This curriculum helps teams ramp on the Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF) portfolio that ships with this repository. It replaces the retired “Foundation Framework” material with up-to-date guidance focused on the apps you have just refreshed—Deep Research, FinAgent Dynamic, FinAgent, Advisor Productivity, Multimodal Insights, and the Patterns Sandbox.
- 01-maf-overview.md – Core concepts, terminology, and architecture primitives in MAF
- 02-reference-architecture.md – Cross-app architecture blueprint and shared infrastructure choices
- 03-orchestration-patterns.md – Pattern catalogue with links back to working code in the portfolio
- 04-agent-implementation.md – Agent authoring checklist, MCP integration, and context strategies
- 05-reference-apps.md – How each reference application applies patterns, agents, and Azure services
- 06-development-guide.md – Environment setup, debugging tips, and deployment helpers
- 07-advanced-topics.md – Observability, governance, evaluation, and production hardening