Single agents can be useful—but many real-world applications rely on multiple agents working together. So how does that actually work?

In this episode of The Shift Podcast: Agentic Edition, members of the Microsoft Foundry team explore how multi‑agent systems are designed, coordinated, and evaluated. The discussion breaks down what “working together” means in practice—without assuming agents behave deterministically or perfectly.

Topics discussed include:

· What agent orchestration looks like in modern AI systems.

· How tool calling and function calling enable agents to collaborate.

· Why evaluation and iteration matter in multi‑agent workflows.

· The role of platforms and frameworks in coordinating agent behavi ...