Turn Any REST API Into an AI Agent Tool

Connect your own REST API to an AI agent in Microsoft Foundry using an OpenAPI tool, then ask it questions in plain English, with no API calls to write. This clip is from a live session in my Microsoft Foundry series. An agent without tools is like a wise person: it can advise you, but it can't do the work. Attach tools and it can act. I connect my free API testing practice site to an agent, ask it questions in English, and then use traces to see exactly which API calls it made. What you'll learn: - What tools are in an AI agent, and why they matter - Adding catalog tools in Foundry: Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Azure DevOps - Connecting a REST API as an OpenAPI 3 tool with a Bearer/API key auth header - Reading agent traces: graph view, API calls and token usage - Connecting a local MCP server (tunneling) and what Foundry Local offers Chapters: 0:00 Why AI Agents Need Tools 0:50 My API Practice Site as a Tool 1:44 Add Tools: Jira, Confluence & More 2:16 Connect an OpenAPI Tool & Ask in English 3:13 Tracing: Graph View & Token Usage 4:37 Set Up the OpenAPI Tool with Auth 5:35 Connect SharePoint & Websites 6:24 Local MCP Server & Foundry Local Resources mentioned: 🧪 Free API testing practice site: https://gauravkhurana.com/practise-api/ ▶ Practice REST API Testing Like a Pro | Auth, UI + Real Test Scenarios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmSB2mWHGzU Watch next: ▶ Microsoft Foundry - AI Platform (full playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeGiFBPpRC04 Connect: 🎓 Courses: https://gauravkhurana.com/courses 🌐 Website: https://gauravkhurana.com 📅 1:1 mentoring: https://topmate.io/gauravkhurana #MicrosoftFoundry #AIAgents #APITesting #AgenticAI #SharingIsCaring