Dan Wahlin

Host Your Node.js MCP Server on Azure Functions in 3 Simple Steps - Microsoft for Developers Building AI agents with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is powerful, but when it comes to hosting your MCP server in production, you need a solution that’s reliable, scalable, and cost-effective.…

Just published a quick guide on hosting your Node.js MCP server on Azure Functions.
Only 3 steps to get you up and running with serverless scaling! 🛠️

Take a look and let me know how you like serverless hosting for your servers using Node.js + Anthropic SDK.

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From the @coffeeandopensource.com Archives, I chatted with @danwahlin.bsky.social about all sorts of great #tech and #oss topics. Access the stream or listen to the podcast below. Be sure to like/subscribe. Thanks for tuning in!
https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/guest/dan-wahlin.html

OSS AI Summit: Building with LangChain | Microsoft Reactor Learn new skills, meet new peers, and find career mentorship. Virtual events are running around the clock so join us anytime, anywhere!

Join us on Dec. 10 for the OSS AI Summit!
We’ll explore #LangChain, how it powers AI apps with agents & tools in Python + JS. Plus live demos and a Q&A with the LangChain team. Friendly, technical, no fluff. See you there! 👋
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GitHub - Azure-Samples/mcp-agent-langchainjs: Serverless AI agent using LangChain.js and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration to order burgers from a burger restaurant Serverless AI agent using LangChain.js and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration to order burgers from a burger restaurant - Azure-Samples/mcp-agent-langchainjs

Congrats @langchain.bsky.social team on the v1 release! 🎉

I'm happy to join the celebration with this new serverless Node.js agent built with LangChain.js v1 + MCP tools:
🍔 Interacts with a burger API
🔍 Streams traces to a web UI
☁️ Deploys with azd up

Repo: aka.ms/mcp-burger

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Had a great time chatting with @danwahlin.bsky.social on @coffeeandopensource.com today about all kinds of #tech topics. Video is live on YouTube and podcast is available wherever you find them. Take a look/listen and thanks!
https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/guest/dan-wahlin.html

Bring Your Own Remote TypeScript MCP Server to Azure Functions YouTube video by Microsoft Azure Developers

🚀 New video on bringing your own remote TypeScript MCP Server to Azure Functions. Really great new preview feature! 🌟

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLKP...

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🚀 New "Agent Mode" adventures just landed in the GitHub Copilot Adventures repo!

Explore hands-on scenarios with GitHub Copilot Agent Mode.

Start your journey! 👇

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Hey Isaac! Sounds great. I'll get something scheduled with you.

A lot of great new features in this release! 🌟I really like the new MCP gallery! 🚀

AI June Jams with JavaScript at the JS AI Build-a-thon banner

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Join the JS AI Build-a-thon (from June 9 - June 30) to kick start your transition from dev to AI engineer! 💻

🛠️ Build local AI prototypes
☁️ Deploy to #AIFoundry
🤖 Create AI agents & MCP servers
👨‍💻 Join a #studyjam near you

Register 👉🏽 aka.ms/JSAIBuild-a-...

MCP for Beginners

🚀 Check out the AI Repo of the Week: MCP for Beginners. A must learn topic for AI developers! 🌟

👉 github.com/microsoft/mc...

#GitHub #AI #MCP

Example of JavaScript code used to work with agents - from the Azure AI Foundry QuickStart.

Check out the latest Azure AI Foundry docs and samples and get started using AI completions and agents using the new QuickStart:

learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-fou...

Samples repo:

github.com/azure-ai-fou...

VS Code: Open Source AI Editor We will open source the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. It’s the next step towards making VS Code an open source AI editor.

Super excited that the GitHub Copilot Chat extension in VS Code is going open-source! 🎉

✅ Inspect & contribute to the AI experience in VS Code
✅ Full support for other AI providers
✅ Build your own custom chat-based AI extensions

Learn more 👇

code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/0...

Running AI Foundry Local from a terminal window

Trying out AI Foundry Local on my Mac! 🚀 You can build cross-platform AI apps with local models (running on your machine), MCP tools, agents, and SDK support. Now in preview for Windows and macOS. #AI #MicrosoftAI

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🌟AI Repo of the Week: GitHub Copilot Adventures

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Copilot ask, edit, and agent modes: What they do and when to use them An introduction to GitHub Copilot's three distinct modes and a practical guide for integrating them effectively into your workflow.

Copilot ask, edit, and agent modes: What they do and when to use them

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New Tutorial! 🌟 Build a LangChain.js agent with Azure AI Search by Dina Berry.

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Azure Cosmos DB Python Basics - YouTube The Azure Cosmos DB Python Basics series provides Python developers with essential skills for working with Azure Cosmos DB through focused short tutorials. S...

New #Python series for #AzureCosmosDB is live! 🐍
Learn how to get started with NoSQL on Azure—fast.

Start with the 5-minute setup and follow along with real code examples:
aka.ms/AzureCosmosD...

Refactored the DC Comics MCP server to break tools out into their own subfolders. Makes them more independent and the associated schemas are easier to find.

Moving forward (having tried various patterns now), this structure works really well with a lot of API endpoints.

github.com/DanWahlin/dc...

I needed a visual way to explain AI model parameters and weights so I asked ChatGPT to create a comic for me. It did a great job! Easy to understand and follow.

Prompting is the New Scripting: Meet GenAIScript - Yohan Lasorsa - dotJS 2025

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Microsoft Copilot in Azure is now generally available | Microsoft Community Hub Today, we are excited to announce General Availability (GA) of Copilot in Azure. We are also thrilled to share that the current capabilities of Copilot in...

Microsoft Copilot in Azure is now generally available.

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#copilot #cloud #azure #microsoft #ai

DC Comics AI MCP Server Example - Wraps the Comic Vine API YouTube video by Dan Wahlin

Was able to get the DC Comics MCP Server running. It's not perfect - but a good start.

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Here's the repo. Overall idea is to show how MCP can wrap APIs and expose them to AI systems.

github.com/DanWahlin/dc...

Appreciate the DC Comics API provided by Comic Vine!

Top 12 scenarios to Streamline Azure Tasks in VS Code Using GitHub Copilot GitHub Copilot for Azure is a powerful VS Code extension that simplifies managing Azure resources using natural language prompts. Integrated with GitHub...

Streamline Azure Tasks in VS Code Using GitHub Copilot! 🚀 12 scenarios you can learn from.

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New post! 🌟 Integrating AI with External APIs: Building a Marvel MCP Server

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🦸‍♂️ Spent some time this weekend building out a Marvel MCP server. It makes access to the Marvel API accessible from Claude Desktop, GitHub Copilot in VS Code, or other MCP hosts.

github.com/DanWahlin/ma...

The main goal was to provide an example of using MCP to wrap APIs. ✨

Building Generative AI apps with JavaScript | Microsoft Reactor Learn new skills, meet new peers, and find career mentorship. Virtual events are running around the clock so join us anytime, anywhere!

🚀 Live in 1 hour! Join us for a deep dive into Building Generative AI Apps with JavaScript!

Whether you're new to AI or an experienced dev, this session will give you the tools to build smarter, AI-powered apps. Don’t miss it!

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#AI #JavaScript #GenerativeAI

Take full control of your AI APIs with Azure API Management Gateway

This week, we focus on #challenges faced while implementing #GenAI apps in #production

Expect a video each day diving deeper into the unique challenges shared by customers as they enrich their app with #LLMs, but for today, let's have a high level intro

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurede...

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Finally ready to announce our next hackathon + live stream series!

🚀 AI Agents Hackathon 2025

A FREE 3-week virtual hackathon, Apr 8 – 30.

Learn from 30+ live streams across multiple languages, then build and submit your agent for a chance to win cash prizes! 💸
Join now: aka.ms/agentshack

A 10x faster TypeScript YouTube video by Microsoft Developer

Watch Anders Hejlsberg demo the incredible progress so far! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNlq...