Stephen W. Thomas

Azure Logic Apps just got an upgrade. You can now natively expose your workflows as MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers easily using new tooling! I wrote a guide on how to set this up and test it in VS Code: buff.ly/O7IWj2t #Azure #LogicApps #AI #MCP #DevOps #APIDevelopment

Recently, I almost bought my first Apple device just to run OpenClaw. Then, I tried GitHub Copilot CLI with slash commands…and actually like it! No dragging and dropping required. What'll happen next! The CLI brings a lot of the power of GitHub Copilot Chat, plus the flexibility I like from OpenClaw, without locking me into an IDE. Great intros from @burkeholland and @KentWeare below: Burke: youtube.com/watch?v=CqcqWL… Kent: youtube.com/watch?v=AEZQwF… #GitHubCopilot #CLI #AIforDevelopers #Integration

Want your AI agents to query your backend SQL databases securely? 🤖🗄️ Azure Logic Apps just made this incredibly easy with new Model Context Protocol (MCP) tooling. In my new tutorial, I show you how to: 🔹 Expose existing Logic Apps as MCP servers 🔹 Setup API Key Authentication 🔹 Execute Logic App based MCP Servers (SQL Stored Procedures) directly from VS Code using AI No custom integration code required. Watch the demo 👇 🔗 buff.ly/PsCWneg #Azure #LogicApps #MCP #AIAgents #LogicAppsAviators

Want to build with Google Gemini using the API? I’ve put together a blog post on how to get started making calls immediately using Text, Image, and Video APIs. It's the perfect way to test multimodal AI. 👇 Start here: buff.ly/qwdPMos #GoogleGemini #AI #LLM #API

Stop bloating your system prompts. 🛑 Agent Skills are the modular, efficient way to extend AI capabilities. Learn how to build your first skill in the Antigravity IDE to save tokens and speed up processing. 🚀🤖 Full tutorial here: buff.ly/lRQzdsR #AI #AIAgents #Antigravity #Anthropic #Coding #TechTrends #LLM

Ready to build with multi-modal AI? 🚀 In my latest video, I break down how to get started with the Google Gemini API. Learn how to generate text, images (Imagen 3), and even video (Veo) using simple REST calls. I compare it to the OpenAI & Anthropic frameworks and demonstrate real-world integration in Azure Logic Apps. Watch the full tutorial here: buff.ly/b6drwUj #AI #GeminiAPI #GoogleCloud

Stop overpaying for multimodal AI. 🛑 Kimi K2.5 is changing the game for developers: ✅ $0.60 per 1M tokens (Input) ✅ $3.00 per 1M tokens (Output) ✅ Native video/image processing ✅ OpenAI SDK compatible Full review & pricing deep dive: buff.ly/7AEkvzx #AI #KimiK25 #LLM #Azure #CloudDev #TechNews #OpenAI

Using Claude Opus 4.6 for coding is like staying in a Suite on a cruise ship. Once you've experienced it, it's really hard to go back. #AzureDeveloper #AIAssistant #CodingWithAI #Microsoft

Massive system prompts are a scaling nightmare. 📉 I just published a blog post on building Agent Skills in VS Code. Learn how to use Anthropic's open standard to reduce token noise and build faster, more efficient AI agents. Check it out: buff.ly/yHwgEtS #AI #VSCode #Anthropic #AIAgents #PromptEngineering

Stop stuffing your system prompts with complex instructions. 🛑 I just created a quick video on building Agent Skills in Google's Antigravity. It’s the cleaner, more efficient way to give your agent new capabilities (such as file validation or PDF parsing) without increasing your token count. Watch the full setup & demo: buff.ly/ZT5slJn #AI #AntiGravity #AgentSkills #Anthropic

I recently moved all my Logic App agent tools to MCP servers. Result: ✔ Cleaner agent loops ✔ Reusable logic (both via MCP or HTTP) ✔ Better observability Full breakdown blog post here: buff.ly/UoUk91o Would you do things differently? #AzureLogicApps #AgentLoops #MCPServers #AzureIntegration #LogicAppsAviators

Kimi K2.5 just changed the game for video AI: - 256K context window - Multimodal: text + images + VIDEO - Drop-in OpenAI SDK replacement - $0.60/$3.00 per 1M tokens API is clean, OpenAI-compatible, and file uploads just work. See my video review of the API here: buff.ly/dMAbxjG #AI #LLM #KimiK25 #VideoAI #API #MultimodalAI

Agent Skills are the cleanest way I’ve found to extend AI agents. No bloated system prompts. No noisy MCP tools. Just name + description → fewer tokens, faster agents. Full VS Code walkthrough 👇 🔗 buff.ly/s02g4dz #AgentSkills #AgenticAI #VSCode #AIEngineering

How to call Kimi k2.5 inside Azure Logic Apps. 🚀 This model is making waves for a reason: ✅ Multimodal (Text/Image/Video) ✅ Cheap ($0.60/1M input, $3/1M output tokens) ✅ OpenAI API Compatible (Easy swap!) I show you how to set up the API key and build the Logic App flow in minutes. Watch here: buff.ly/KVIi6db #Azure #LogicApps #KimiK25 #AI #LogicAppsAviators

My GitHub Copilot Pro account quota resets on January 31st, and I still have some leftover. That means I can use Opus 4.5 all day today! #Opus45 #GitHubCopilot #HappyDay

Most AI is passive. You type, it answers. Clawdbot is different. It texts you first. It’s an open-source Node.js bridge that runs locally on your machine. ✅ Real Access: Reads local files, PDFs, and calendars. ✅ Action: "Move this file to Dropbox" -> Done. ✅ Proactive: Sends 7AM briefings automatically via Cron jobs. Watch the breakdown: buff.ly/Grez1MF #AI #OpenSource #Clawdbot #Automation #TechTips

MCP server support completely changes how I build solutions in Azure Logic App Agent Loops! No more inline tools and business logic. Reusable MCP components. Cleaner agents. Lower cost. 🎥 Full walkthrough: buff.ly/tEzc28g #AzureLogicApps #MCPServers #AzureAI #LogicAppsAviators

Stop paying $0.06 per image when you can pay $0.015. I tested the new GLM-4 Image Model against Google Imagen 3. The quality is surprisingly close, but the cost difference is massive (75% cheaper). I also broke down how to integrate the API into your workflows. This model is open source and can even be run locally. Full setup guide: buff.ly/1ibSvJZ #AI #GLM4 #GLM-IMage #Azure #GenerativeAI

Azure Service Bus Topics are my go-to for clean pub/sub in Azure. I dive into the basics in my latest blog post! I break down: benefits of using topics, subscription filters, and real routing examples. Check out the post hereL buff.ly/bYgef83 #AzureServiceBus #AzureIntegration #PubSub

Want to build AI Agents in Azure without breaking the bank? 💸 I built a conversational agent using Azure Logic Apps Consumption + Agent Loop. ✅ No AI Foundry setup ✅ No hosting costs ✅ Total cost for 25 runs: $1.11 ✅If you don't run it for a month, you pay zero! It’s one of the fastest (and cheapest) ways to start building agentic workflows in Azure! Full guide & walkthrough: buff.ly/adW10Hg #Azure #LogicApps #AIAgents #Serverless #MicrosoftAzure