Practical AI Agents and Azure Integration

Learn to build AI agents and Azure integration solutions through practical tutorials, videos, and lessons from enterprise projects. I’m Stephen W. Thomas, a Microsoft MVP since 2003, sharing what I learn from more than 25 years in enterprise integration.

Microsoft MVP since 2003

25+ years in enterprise integration

Hundreds of videos and articles

Clients worldwide, based in Austin

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Learn Azure Integration

Start with Logic Apps, then learn how Service Bus and API Management fit into an integration solution.

Learn AI Agents and MCP

Build your first agent skill, connect tools through MCP, and understand the decisions behind useful AI workflows.

Solve a Specific Problem

Search practical guides on Azure integration, AI agents, and developer tools when you need a focused answer.

Watch the Tutorials

Follow practical walkthroughs on YouTube, then use the written guides here as a reference while you build.

Practical Guides to Start With

How to Enable Remote MCP Servers in ChatGPT

Connect ChatGPT to remote MCP servers, step by step.

How to Build Your First Agent Skill in VS Code

Build a reusable agent skill from an empty folder.

Expose Azure Logic Apps as MCP Tools

Connect AI tools to an integration workflow using Azure Logic Apps and the Model Context Protocol.

Ways to Work Together

Architecture and Design

Review an Azure integration or AI agent design, compare options, and work through the decisions that matter before implementation.

Implementation Support

Get hands-on support with Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, BizTalk modernization, and AI integrations.

Training and Mentoring

Help your team understand the tools and apply them to real work through focused training and mentoring.

About Stephen

I’m Stephen W. Thomas, an Azure integration architect and Microsoft MVP since 2003. I share practical lessons from more than 25 years working with enterprise integration, including 19 years with BizTalk Server.

Based in Austin, Texas, I work with teams worldwide on architecture, implementation, training, and mentoring. This site is where I share tutorials and ideas you can apply to your own projects.

More about my background

Stephen W. Thomas, Microsoft MVP and Azure Integration Architect

Let's Talk

I take a limited number of engagements at a time and I am usually on a project, so the more you can tell me about what you are building and roughly when you need it, the better I can tell you whether I am the right fit.