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Start Here - Building an AI System

Why I'm building a full AI system in public, piece by piece - and how to follow along (and deploy it yourself).

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The MCP Server on an Azure Function App

The foundation - standing up a Model Context Protocol server on a serverless Azure Function App.

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Connectors

Wiring the MCP server to the clients and data sources it talks to.

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Data Flow

How data moves through the system, end to end.

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Custom Instructions

Shaping how the system behaves and stays on task.

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Multi-Client Wireup - ChatGPT, Claude Code, Grok, Copilot

One server, every client - connecting the same MCP to the tools you already use.

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Where We Are Now

A checkpoint - the architecture as it stands so far.

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Service-Side Infra - RAG, Vector, and a Local Service API

The brains - retrieval, vectors, and a local service API wired internal and external, in one resource group.

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External Tool Access

Letting the system reach out to the wider world, safely.

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The Agent - an Azure AI Intelligence App

Tying it all together into an intelligent agent that helps manage Azure.

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Build Your Own

Take the whole thing, install it, and build your own apps on top.

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What an AI Agent Actually Is

Everyone says 'agent' like it's magic. It isn't; it's a loop. Here's the whole idea in plain English.

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Tokens and the Context Window

What the model actually sees; and why it seems to forget things mid-conversation.

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Embeddings: How a Computer Gets Meaning

How words and ideas become numbers a machine can actually compare.

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RAG in Plain English

Retrieve-then-generate; what it is, and when it beats fine-tuning.

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Tool Calling: How an LLM Actually Does Things

How a text-only model reaches out and acts on the real world.

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MCP, Explained

One plug for every tool; why everyone is suddenly shipping an MCP server.

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What an Eval Is

How you measure an AI system before shipping it, so 'is it better?' stops being a vibe.

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The True Cost of One LLM Call

Tokens, latency, and dollars; the real math behind a single call.

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