> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-ai-docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Solutions Overview

> Explore reference architectures and solution patterns for building AI applications with Microsoft Foundry.

# Foundry Solutions

Microsoft Foundry enables a wide range of AI solution patterns across industries and use cases.

## Common Solution Patterns

### Customer Support Automation

Build intelligent agents that:

* Answer common questions using knowledge bases
* Retrieve customer order information
* Escalate complex issues to human agents
* Maintain conversation context

**Key components**:

* File Search for FAQ retrieval
* Function calling for order lookup
* Azure AI Search for knowledge base

### Document Processing

Automate document workflows:

* Extract information from documents
* Summarize lengthy reports
* Generate responses based on document content
* Classify and route documents

**Key components**:

* File Search tool
* GPT-4o with vision for document analysis
* Code Interpreter for data extraction

### Data Analysis

Enable natural language data analysis:

* Query databases using natural language
* Generate visualizations
* Perform statistical analysis
* Create reports

**Key components**:

* Code Interpreter for analysis
* Function calling for database access
* GPT-4o for reasoning

### Content Generation

Create content at scale:

* Generate marketing copy
* Create product descriptions
* Write blog posts and articles
* Personalize content for audiences

**Key components**:

* GPT-4o for generation
* File Search for brand guidelines
* Function calling for content management

## Reference Architectures

### RAG Pattern

Retrieval-Augmented Generation for knowledge grounding:

1. User query received
2. Retrieve relevant documents
3. Inject into context
4. Generate grounded response

### Multi-Agent System

Specialized agents working together:

1. Supervisor agent coordinates
2. Research agent gathers information
3. Analysis agent processes data
4. Writing agent creates output

### Tool Integration Pattern

Agent with multiple tool capabilities:

1. Agent analyzes request
2. Calls appropriate tools
3. Combines results
4. Generates final response

## Getting Started

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/foundry/quickstart">
    Build your first application
  </Card>

  <Card title="Agents" icon="robot" href="/foundry/agents/overview">
    Create intelligent agents
  </Card>

  <Card title="Models" icon="brain" href="/foundry/models/overview">
    Choose the right model
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tools" icon="wrench" href="/foundry/agents/tools/code-interpreter">
    Extend capabilities
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