What you'll do: Preview the Core Labs journey and confirm your prerequisites. Time: ~5 min · Prerequisites: Fundamentals Lab 06
Know the order of the four Core Labs (plus the capstone) and what each one adds to the Agent DevOps loop.
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Plan([Plan]):::active --> Build --> Evaluate --> Deploy --> Monitor --> Optimize --> Evaluate
Monitor --> Protect --> Evaluate
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Read the map:
| Lab | Loop node | Tool | You'll produce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 — Observe portal | Monitor | Foundry portal | first traces |
| 02 — Evaluate portal | Evaluate | Foundry portal | a sample dataset + a quality evaluator |
| 03 — Optimize with skills | Optimize | Copilot + Foundry skills | an optimized prompt |
| 04 — Monitor portal | Monitor | Foundry portal | evidence the change helped |
| 05 — Capstone (Hosted) | Optimize | your own code | same loop applied to src/ |
Confirm you have both agents responding (from Fundamentals Lab 06). If not, loop back before starting Lab 01.
- Core Labs teach the loop; the capstone is where you apply it yourself.
- Every lab targets one node of the loop.