Prepare for guided project

  • 5 minutes

This module is a guided project where you use Visual Studio Code to develop a proof-of-concept artificially intelligent travel assistant. The project demonstrates how the Semantic Kernel SDK can interface with a large language model (LLM) to process and retrieve information, and integrate native code to perform specialized tasks. In this project, you develop the functionality to assist users with their travel plans. Let's start by setting up your development environment!

Project overview

In this project, you apply what you learned about the Semantic Kernel SDK. The AI Travel Agent project uses Visual Studio Code to simulate a travel agent that performs tasks such as destination recommendation, currency conversion, and more. This project demonstrates how the Semantic Kernel SDK can be used to create artificially intelligent agents that can automate custom tasks.

Setup

Use the following steps to prepare for the Guided Project exercises:

Important

You must have Visual Studio Code and the .NET Framework 8.0 installed to complete these steps. You may also need to install the Visual Studio Code C# Dev Kit extension.

  1. Open Visual Studio Code.

  2. Under the Visual Studio Code Start section, select Clone Git Repository.

  3. In the URL bar, enter https://github.com/MicrosoftLearning/APL-2005-Guided-Project.git

  4. In the File Explorer, create a new folder in a location that is easy to find and remember, such as a folder in your Desktop.

  5. Click the Select as Repository Destination button.

    You need to be signed in to GitHub to successfully clone the project.

  6. Open the project in Visual Studio Code.

  7. In Explorer, right-click the AITravelAgent/Starter folder and click Open in Integrated Terminal

  8. Expand the Starter folder

  9. Open the appsettings.json file and update the values with your Azure OpenAI Services modelId, endpoint, and API key.

    {
    "modelId": "gpt-35-turbo-16k",
    "endpoint": "",
    "apiKey": ""
}

  10. In Explorer, right-click the Starter folder and click Open in Integrated Terminal.

Now you're ready to begin the Guided Project exercises. Good luck!