What you could build today
For our Dev Days with Microsoft session — here are real problems worth solving with the tools we're learning today. Pick one that pulls you in, grab a table, and start building.
Climate
An agent that reads a building's utility bills and flags the three biggest opportunities to cut energy waste.
Connect an agent to a public air-quality or weather API and have it generate a daily "is it safe to be outside today" brief for a specific neighborhood.
A script that turns raw sensor or open climate data into a simple chart showing local temperature trends over time.
A recurring workflow that checks NOAA or NWS alerts and auto-sends a plain-language heads-up to a community group before extreme heat or storms.
Health
An agent that summarizes public health guidance (CDC, WHO) into plain-language, reading-level-adjusted explainers for a specific audience.
A wellness-check-in agent that asks a few daily questions and surfaces patterns to a user over time — not diagnosing, just tracking and reflecting back.
Connect an agent to a calendar so it can help someone manage medication reminders or appointment scheduling.
A small embeddable tool that answers common health-literacy questions (how to read a nutrition label, what a symptom might mean to ask a doctor about) with clear "see a professional" guardrails.
Education
An agent that turns a dense textbook chapter or article into a study guide at a chosen reading level.
A tutoring agent scoped to one subject (like algebra or grammar) that gives hints instead of answers.
A script that batch-generates practice quiz questions from a set of course materials.
A workflow that watches a shared folder of student submissions and drafts first-pass feedback for a teacher to review and personalize.
Economic mobility
An agent that turns a resume and a job posting into a tailored cover letter and interview prep questions.
Connect an agent to a spreadsheet of local job postings or training programs and have it match users to opportunities based on their skills.
A small embeddable budgeting tool that helps someone track spending and flag patterns — without giving investment advice.
A recurring agent that checks for new grant, scholarship, or benefits application deadlines relevant to a specific community and sends reminders.