Describe tool parameters like API contracts

Give AI tools precise parameter names, units, formats, and side-effect expectations so the model receives an unambiguous contract.

July 24, 2026 · 2 min · Lukas Walter

Microsoft Foundry: When Agent Framework Agents Become Managed Resources

How to host a Microsoft Agent Framework agent in Foundry while keeping authorization, conversation ownership, identity, and governance boundaries explicit.

July 22, 2026 · 16 min · Lukas Walter

Keep agent tools narrow and boring

Expose only the small, specific capabilities the agent needs for the current workflow.

July 9, 2026 · 2 min · Lukas Walter

Use approval for side effects, not for every tool call

Reserve human approval for actions where a wrong call would actually matter.

July 5, 2026 · 2 min · Lukas Walter