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Senior Cloud Advocate & Software Engineer · Microsoft

Hey, I'm Liam 👋

Senior Cloud Advocate and Software Engineer at Microsoft on the VS Code Developer Tools Advocacy team. Member of the AAIF Outreach Committee (Agentic AI Foundation, Linux Foundation). I love sharing knowledge and creating simple, concise content for others to learn from.

Microsoft AAIF Outreach Committee Ex-Meetup Organiser · 20k+ members 30+ countries
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Available for speaking & collaboration
Selected work

Recent projects.

A mix of open-source tooling, AI experiments, and conference content I've shipped recently.

macOSGoCopilot CLI

Copilot CLI Session Monitor

A lightweight macOS menu bar app that shows your active GitHub Copilot CLI sessions at a glance. Click any session to jump straight to its terminal tab.

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GoCopilot SDKCLI

Interview Doctor

An AI-powered CLI tool that generates tailored interview questions based on your CV, job title, seniority level, and job description URL.

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MCPGitHub Copilot

MCP Apps Project Collection

A collection of MCP (Model Context Protocol) applications and examples for extending AI capabilities.

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SwiftPythoniOSCopilot SDK

iOS Scratch Map with Copilot SDK

An iOS scratch map application built with Swift, integrating the Copilot SDK for enhanced AI-powered features and interactions.

Public repository coming soon
GitHub CopilotAI Tour 2026

GitHub Copilot as an AI Agent in the Developer Workflow

Microsoft AI Tour 2026 breakout session resources demonstrating how to use GitHub Copilot effectively.

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GoAzure AI FoundryBicep IaC

DeepSeek-R1 × Go AZD Template

An AI Chat application ready-made template using DeepSeek-R1 model deployed in Azure Foundry.

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On screen

Recent video content.

Live streams, demos and deep-dives across GitHub Copilot, MCP and VS Code.

Claude & Codex Agents in VS Code

Exploring how to use Claude and Codex as AI agents directly within VS Code.

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Create and install an F1 inspired MCP Server in VS Code

Build a Formula 1 themed MCP server from scratch and install it in VS Code.

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Don't just settle for the subscription based models!

Discover how to bring your own models and go beyond the default subscription options in VS Code.

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Using Tools with Agents in VS Code

Learn how to equip AI agents with tools to extend their capabilities within VS Code.

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Extending Agents with MCP Servers

Extend the power of AI agents by connecting them to MCP servers in VS Code.

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Agent Plugins in VS Code

A look at agent plugins and how they enhance the AI agent experience in VS Code.

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Hosted Agents League — Creative Apps (GitHub Copilot)

Live stream battle showcasing creative app building with GitHub Copilot agents.

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Working with MCP servers in GitHub Copilot Agent mode

Using the GitHub MCP server combined with the Perplexity MCP server within VS Code.

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Using the GitHub Copilot SDK with Python

Connect your apps to the underlying GitHub Copilot Engine using the SDKs. Liam connects his iOS app to GitHub Copilot using a Python script.

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GitHub MCP Registry integrated in VS Code Insiders

Unlock the GitHub MCP Registry to get started with the Playwright MCP server to write and run automated tests.

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Using Agent Sessions in VS Code

Agent Sessions in VS Code is a powerful way to boost productivity, letting you use both local and remote AI Agents.

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The new MCP registry experience in VS Code!

Get hands on with the new GitHub MCP server registry experience directly in VS Code.

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MCP Apps Support in VS Code

Get a GUI-returned output on your MCP responses in your agent.

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More videos

See more of my content on the VS Code YouTube channel.

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On stage

Conference & meetup talks.

Selected speaking from Microsoft Ignite, Build, AI Tour, GopherCon and beyond.

May 2026

GitHub Copilot Dev Days — London

Organiser & Speaker

Organised, spoke at and hosted a GitHub Copilot focused developer day in London.

No recording available
May 2026

GitHub Copilot Dev Days — Budapest

Organiser & Speaker

Organised, spoke at and hosted a GitHub Copilot focused developer day in Budapest.

No recording available
May 2026

Building with MCP — London

Organiser & Host

Organised and hosted a community event focused on building with MCP in London.

No recording available
April 2026

AI Engineer Europe 2026

Conference Talk

Spoke at AI Engineer Europe conference.

No recording available
April 2026

Microsoft AI Tour 2026 — Zurich

Session

Delivered a session at Microsoft AI Tour in Zurich, Switzerland.

No recording available
February 2026

Microsoft AI Tour 2026 — London

Session

Delivered a session at Microsoft AI Tour in London.

No recording available
November 2025

Microsoft AI Tour 2025 — Frankfurt

Workshop

Led a hands-on GitHub Copilot workshop at Microsoft AI Tour in Frankfurt, Germany.

No recording available
October 2025

Microsoft AI Tour 2025 — Toronto

Breakout Sessions × 2

Delivered two breakout sessions at Microsoft AI Tour Toronto: GitHub Copilot, and Securing AI workflows.

No recording available
September 2025

Microsoft AI Tour 2025 — Chicago

Breakout Session

Delivered a breakout session on GitHub Copilot at Microsoft AI Tour in Chicago.

No recording available
September 2024

MSFT Reactor Stream

Scaling and Maintaining AI Apps on Azure

AI fundamentals and LLM interaction, with a demo of the Azure Developer CLI for building and deploying production AI applications.

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August 2024

GopherCon UK '24

Improving your code craft with Generative AI

Session on prompt engineering, GenAI in the SDLC, and a live demo with GitHub Copilot and Azure OpenAI function calling.

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September 2023

code.talks Germany

Code to Cloud with the Azure Developer CLI

Conference talk at one of Germany's biggest conferences, focused on the Azure Developer CLI for deploying end-to-end applications.

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June 2023

London DevOps Meetup

The Serverless Revolution (updated)

Meetup talk at Amazon London HQ with a Serverless Revolution presentation and Azure Developer CLI demo.

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December 2022

DevOpsDays Tel Aviv

The Serverless Revolution

Main stage presentation on how developers are decoupling infrastructure and its effect on the DevOps lifecycle.

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December 2021

GopherCon US

Go to the Edge

Lightning talk on TinyGo and how "the networking language of the future" is being used on IoT and embedded devices.

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More talks

See more on the Microsoft Reactor YouTube channel.

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In writing

Articles & tutorials.

Practical write-ups on Azure, GitHub, and developer tooling.

Step-by-step: How to setup and use Azure CLI Interactive mode

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The difference between the Azure CLI and Azure Developer CLI?

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How to build, test and deploy your application using Azure and GitHub

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More articles

Visit my Dev.to blog for more technical articles and tutorials.

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Let's talk

Want to collaborate?

I'm open to speaking invitations, workshops, and interesting open-source projects. The fastest way to reach me is on the socials below.