Frontier Architecture · Field-Tested

The Cheat Code

No theory. No slide decks. Each pattern is extracted from a validated customer build and turned into an interactive walkthrough you can land this week.

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Issue 001
Practical

Code-First Agent Delivery

Build, deploy, and integrate a production agent into Teams in a single working session. VS Code → Azure → Copilot Chat.

Cristiano Almeida Gonçalves
VS Code Azure Teams
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Flow
Issue 002
Conceptual

Scoped Multi-Source Search

Stop searching everything. Analyze the input first, then target specific sources. The fix for "Copilot found the wrong stuff."

Raghav BN
RAG Query Routing ADO + Graph
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Branch
Issue 003
Practical

Prompt-Chained Triage

Extract → Classify → Recommend. One prompt chain with YAML playbooks that replaces a manual triage board.

Raghav BN
Prompt Chaining YAML Playbooks
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Pipeline
Issue 004
Conceptual

Secure In-Boundary Processing

"Our data can't leave our tenant." MCP connectors + in-memory aggregation + tenant-scoped AI for regulated industries.

Raghav BN
MCP Tenant Security Compliance
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Boundary
Issue 005
Conceptual

Human-in-the-Loop Approval Gates

When agents need a human checkpoint before acting. Approval workflows, escalation patterns, and trust boundaries for high-stakes decisions.

Pete Puustinen
Approval Gates Trust Workflow
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Approval
Issue 006
Practical

Meeting-to-Knowledge Pipeline

Two agents, one pipeline — from Teams meeting transcript to searchable knowledge base. Built in 2.5 days at a customer hackathon.

Pete Puustinen
Pipeline AI Search Hackathon
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Pipeline
Issue 007
Conceptual

Holographic Memory

Every node carries enough redundant context to reconstruct meaning — giving your agent resilient cross-domain recall even when sources go missing.

Tyson Dowd
Knowledge Graph AI Search Resilience
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Memory
Issue 008
Practical

Cross-Project Knowledge Agent

The build that lands Holographic Memory in Copilot Studio — Azure AI Search index, custom enrichment skill, cross-project system prompt, and a plugin action that turns chat exports into searchable knowledge.

Tyson Dowd
Copilot Studio Azure AI Search Power Automate
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Build
Issue 009
Conceptual

Adaptive Guardrails

Guardrails that learn and adapt to the conversation — not just static deny-lists. Context-aware boundaries that strengthen as risk signals emerge.

TBD
Safety Trust Governance
Coming May 19
Guardrails
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Built and validated by ABS Tech Strategy from first-encounter customer scenarios. Each issue extracts a reusable pattern so you can land it — not just learn about it.

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