--- title: Build an AI agent without leaving VS Code! | daily.dev description: This video walks through building an AI agent inside VS Code using a model saved to Foundry. It shows adding system instructions for a sample cupcake store... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/build-an-ai-agent-without-leaving-vs-code--66f5pe7te twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Build an AI agent without leaving VS Code! | daily.dev og:description: This video walks through building an AI agent inside VS Code using a model saved to Foundry. 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