Migrate to Langchain4j Agentic module, Langchain4j MCP client, and Azure AI Foundry infrastructure

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Summary

This PR migrates the banking assistant from a custom agent framework to the official langchain4j-agentic module, adopts the Langchain4j MCP client for tool integration, and updates the Azure infrastructure from OpenAI to Azure AI Foundry.

What Changed

1. Langchain4j Agentic Module

• Replaced the custom agent framework (AbstractReActAgent, MCPToolAgent, manual ReAct loop) with the official langchain4j-agentic module (v1.10.0-beta18)
• SupervisorAgent rewritten from a concrete class with manual routing to a declarative interface using @Agent, @SystemMessage, and AgenticScopeAccess
• New builder classes (AccountMCPAgentBuilder, TransactionHistoryMCPAgentBuilder, PaymentMCPAgentBuilder, SupervisorAgentBuilder) encapsulate agent construction using AgenticServices
• Supervisor uses SupervisorResponseStrategy.LAST for sub-agent orchestration
• Agent prompts extracted to resource files under prompts/
• ChatController updated from List<ChatMessage> invoke() to String chat(conversationId, message) with conversation memory via @MemoryId
• Thought process extraction via AgenticScope for debugging visibility

2. Langchain4j MCP Client

• Replaced custom MCP infrastructure (MCPToolAgent, MCPServerMetadata, MCPProtocolType) with official langchain4j-mcp client
• Each agent builder wires McpToolProvider with HttpMcpTransport for SSE-based MCP server connections
• Custom tools (e.g., InvoiceScanTool) integrated alongside MCP tools via .tools() builder method

3. Azure AI Foundry Infrastructure (Bicep)

• Renamed all openAi* Bicep params/modules to foundry* to reflect Azure AI Foundry branding
• Changed Cognitive Services kind from OpenAI to AIServices
• Added allowProjectManagement: true and SystemAssigned managed identity
• Upgraded API version to 2025-06-01
• Default model updated to gpt-4.1 with GlobalStandard SKU
• Added AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT env var output for the copilot service

Files Deleted (Custom Framework)

• AbstractReActAgent.java, Agent.java, AgentExecutionException.java, AgentMetadata.java
• MCPToolAgent.java, MCPServerMetadata.java, MCPProtocolType.java
• AccountMCPAgent.java, TransactionHistoryMCPAgent.java, PaymentMCPAgent.java

Files Added

• 4 agent builder classes in langchain4j.agent.builder/
• 5 prompt resource files in resources/prompts/
• 3 documentation files in docs/

Breaking Changes

• Agent API changed from List<ChatMessage> to String-based conversation with memory IDs
• ChatAppRequest and ResponseChoice now include session_state for conversation continuity
• Bicep parameter names changed from openAi* to foundry* — requires azd env updates if redeploying

Testing

• All integration tests updated to use new builder pattern and chat() API

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