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version: "1.0.8" name: microsoft-foundry description: Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry (aka Azure AI Foundry) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Foundry agents with IQ retrieval, Azure OpenAI, VNet/private connectivity, CI/CD, or Copilot/Teams publishing, and other Microsoft Foundry related development tasks. Not for Content Safety in Foundry Control Plane (use azure-content-safety), Azure Content Understanding in Foundry Tools (use azure-content-understanding), Azure Speech in Foundry Tools (use azure-speech), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic). compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation. metadata: generated_at: "2026-08-09" generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"
Microsoft Foundry Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Microsoft Foundry. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
How to Use This Skill
IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g.,L35-L120), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
- Preferred: Use
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L37-L46 | Diagnosing and fixing hosted agent, evaluation/observability, webhook, and service issues, including health checks, recovery from data loss, and known bugs/workarounds. | |
| Best Practices | L47-L61 | Best practices for configuring and tuning Foundry agents: tools, routing, system messages, safety, evaluation, latency/throughput, and operating provisioned deployments. | |
| Decision Making | L62-L105 | Guides for choosing models, deployments, hosting, networking, billing modes, and upgrade/migration paths (Assistants→Foundry, preview→GA, Azure OpenAI→Foundry), plus cost/perf optimization and DR. | |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L106-L113 | Design patterns for secure, scalable Foundry agents: VNet networking, private retrieval with Foundry IQ, shared session pooling, and high availability architectures. | |
| Limits & Quotas | L114-L133 | Quotas, rate limits, regions, and throughput settings for agents, models (Claude, Azure OpenAI, partner), vector stores, sessions, AI Gateway, and evaluation, including gov/enterprise options. | |
| Security | L134-L181 | Identity, RBAC, networking, guardrails, data privacy, compliance, and policy controls for securing Foundry agents, models, tools, traces, and infrastructure. | |
| Configuration | L182-L250 | Configuring and operating Foundry agents and models: YAML schemas, runtime contracts, networking, storage, observability, evaluations, OpenTelemetry, Azure OpenAI, and private/managed connectivity. | |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L251-L341 | Patterns and code to integrate Foundry agents and models with tools, data, MCP, Azure/OpenAI APIs, tracing, memory, voice, search, and external services for end-to-end agent solutions. | |
| Deployment | L342-L367 | Deploying and managing Foundry hosted agents and models: infrastructure setup, CI/CD, private registries, publishing to Copilot/Teams, evaluations, red teaming, and healthcare/model-specific deployments. |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Check hosted agent project health with agent doctor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/agent-doctor | |
| Troubleshoot Microsoft Foundry hosted agent issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/debug-hosted-agent | |
| Recover Foundry Agent Service from resource and data loss | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/agent-service-operator-disaster-recovery | |
| Troubleshoot Foundry evaluation and observability issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/troubleshooting | |
| Set up and troubleshoot Azure OpenAI webhooks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/webhooks | |
| Known issues and workarounds for Microsoft Foundry services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/reference/foundry-known-issues |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Apply tool usage best practices in Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/tool-best-practice | |
| Optimize hosted agent instructions, tools, skills, and models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/optimize-agent-targets | |
| Optimize toolbox tool search to reduce context costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/tool-search | |
| Use Task Adherence signals for Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/guardrails/task-adherence | |
| Evaluate Microsoft Foundry AI agents with built-in evaluators | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/evaluate-agent | |
| Design effective system messages for Azure OpenAI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/advanced-prompt-engineering | |
| Apply routing modes and best practices for model router | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-router-how-it-works | |
| Apply safety system message templates in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/safety-system-message-templates | |
| Apply best practices for vision fine-tuning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/fine-tuning-vision | |
| Optimize Azure OpenAI latency and throughput in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/latency | |
| Operate provisioned throughput deployments in production | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/provisioned-get-started |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Check Foundry Agent Service feature availability in Azure Government | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/azure-government | |
| Choose networking options for Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/networking-options | |
| Plan migration from Assistants API to Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/migrate | |
| Decide and migrate to new Foundry agent model | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/migrate-agent-applications | |
| Migrate Foundry hosted agents from preview to latest backend | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/migrate-hosted-agent-preview | |
| Choose the right web grounding tool for Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/web-overview | |
| Choose the right Microsoft Foundry build approach | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/choose-build-approach | |
| Decide when and how to adopt Microsoft Foundry GA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/general-availability | |
| Plan and manage Microsoft Foundry cost usage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/manage-costs | |
| Optimize Foundry model cost and performance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/control-plane/how-to-optimize-cost-performance | |
| Understand Claude CCU billing and migration in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/claude-models-billing | |
| Choose Azure vs Anthropic hosting for Claude | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/claude-models-hosting-comparison | |
| Choose the right Foundry deployment type | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/deployment-types | |
| Choose Foundry deployment types in Azure Government | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/deployment-types-gov | |
| Manage model versioning and upgrade policies in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/model-versions | |
| Choose and manage model version policies in Foundry Gov | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/model-versions-gov | |
| Select Azure-sold Foundry Models by capability and region | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/models-sold-directly-by-azure | |
| Select Foundry Models by Azure region and deployment type | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/models-sold-directly-by-azure-region-availability | |
| Decide when to upgrade from GitHub Models to Foundry Models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/quickstart-github-models | |
| Plan disaster recovery for Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/agent-service-disaster-recovery | |
| Use Foundry model leaderboard for selection | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/benchmark-model-in-catalog | |
| Choose Microsoft Foundry SDKs and endpoints for projects | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview | |
| Interpret and compare Foundry evaluation results | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/evaluate-results | |
| Select and use healthcare AI models in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/healthcare-ai/healthcare-ai-models | |
| Choose integration patterns for Microsoft Foundry APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/integrate-with-other-apps | |
| Plan migration from Foundry classic to current portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/navigate-from-classic | |
| Upgrade Azure OpenAI resources to Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/upgrade-azure-openai | |
| Use Ask AI to upgrade or switch Foundry models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/optimization-model-upgrade | |
| Choose GPT Realtime Transcribe for low-latency streaming | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/gpt-realtime-whisper | |
| Use Foundry model retirement schedule for migrations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule | |
| Use Azure Government model retirement schedule for migrations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule-gov | |
| Plan around Foundry Models lifecycle and retirements | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirements | |
| Plan for Foundry model lifecycle in Azure Government | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirements-gov | |
| Decide when to use Azure OpenAI prompt transformation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/prompt-transformation | |
| Choose PTU billing mode and manage costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/provisioned-throughput-billing | |
| Identify retired Foundry models and alternatives | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/retired-models | |
| Estimate and manage fine-tuning costs in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/fine-tuning-cost-management | |
| Use Foundry model router with agents for optimal model selection | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/model-router-agents | |
| Size provisioned throughput units for Foundry model workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/provisioned-throughput-sizing | |
| Migrate from preview to GA GPT Realtime API protocol | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/realtime-audio-preview-api-migration-guide |
Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Design networking for Foundry Agent Service with BYO VNet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/agents-networking-deep-dive | |
| Design private agentic retrieval architecture with Foundry IQ | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/foundry-iq-tutorial-private-overview | |
| Pool multiple users onto shared Foundry agent sessions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/multiplex-session-users | |
| Design high availability for Microsoft Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/high-availability-resiliency |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Quotas, limits, and regions for Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/limits-quotas-regions | |
| Manage vector store limits and file search behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/vector-stores | |
| Create and manage Foundry hosted agent sessions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/manage-hosted-sessions | |
| Evaluation rate limits, regions, and enterprise options in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/evaluation-regions-limits-virtual-network | |
| Set AI Gateway token limits and quotas in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/configuration/enable-ai-api-management-gateway-portal | |
| Configure token rate limits and quotas in Foundry Control Plane | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/control-plane/how-to-enforce-limits-models | |
| Compare Claude models, quotas, and regions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/claude-models | |
| Use partner and community models in Foundry catalog | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/models-from-partners | |
| Reference quotas and limits for Foundry Models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/quotas-limits | |
| Manage Foundry model deployment quotas and TPM limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/quota | |
| Manage provisioned throughput quotas for Foundry models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/provisioned-throughput | |
| Use Azure OpenAI global batch processing and quotas | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/batch | |
| Manage Azure OpenAI quota and rate limits in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/quota | |
| Use reinforcement fine-tuning with cost safeguards | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/reinforcement-fine-tuning | |
| Azure OpenAI quotas and limits in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/quotas-limits | |
| Reference quotas and limits for Azure OpenAI in US Government | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/quotas-limits-gov |
Security
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Configure Agent 365 identity and governance for Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/agent-365-integration | |
| Configure and govern agent identities in Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/agent-identity | |
| Configure authentication for Agent2Agent tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/agent-to-agent-authentication | |
| Reference permissions for Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/hosted-agent-permissions | |
| Configure RBAC roles and environment for Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/environment-setup | |
| Understand Foundry Agent Service data and access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/faq | |
| Attach RAI guardrail policies to Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/add-hosted-agent-guardrails | |
| Publish and secure Microsoft Foundry agent applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/agent-applications | |
| Configure and share Microsoft Foundry agent endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/configure-agent | |
| Configure Agent 365 data collection for Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/configure-agent-365-data-collection | |
| Assign Agent 365 observability app role in Entra | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/grant-agent-365-permissions | |
| Isolate user sessions and data in Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/isolate-sessions-per-user | |
| Control and disable Grounding with Bing access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/manage-grounding-with-bing | |
| Configure authentication for MCP servers in Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/mcp-authentication | |
| Use isolation keys for Foundry hosted agent partitioning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/pass-isolation-keys | |
| Securely configure the computer use tool for agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/computer-use | |
| Govern MCP tools via AI gateway and API Management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/governance | |
| Configure toolbox authentication and identity passthrough | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/tool-authentication | |
| Configure private networking for Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/virtual-networks | |
| Map elevated roles to admin tasks in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/administrator-guide | |
| Configure authentication and authorization in Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/authentication-authorization-foundry | |
| Configure customer-managed keys for Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/encryption-keys-portal | |
| Use Microsoft Foundry in Azure Government | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/foundry-azure-government | |
| Apply role-based access control in Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/rbac-foundry | |
| Govern Foundry agent infrastructure as Entra admin | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/control-plane/govern-agent-infrastructure-entra-admin | |
| Configure compliance and security for Foundry control plane | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/control-plane/how-to-manage-compliance-security | |
| Create and apply Foundry guardrail policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/control-plane/quickstart-create-guardrail-policy | |
| Configure Entra ID keyless auth for Foundry Models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/configure-entra-id | |
| Configure guided safety and security guardrails for agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/guardrails/guided-set-up | |
| Create custom Azure Policy rules for Foundry resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/custom-policy-definition | |
| Restrict Microsoft Foundry preview features with RBAC and tags | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/disable-preview-features | |
| Secure Foundry with managed virtual network isolation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/managed-virtual-network | |
| Use Azure Policy to govern Foundry model deployment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/model-deployment-policy | |
| Enforce Foundry model router choices with Azure Policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/model-router-policy | |
| Secure Foundry MCP Server with RBAC and policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/mcp/security-best-practices | |
| Control and govern trace data collection in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/concepts/trace-data | |
| Configure Entra auth for Foundry trace ingestion | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/trace-ingestion-entra-authentication | |
| Secure sensitive Microsoft Foundry trace data with RBAC | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/traces-sensitive-content | |
| Understand default Guardrail safety policies in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/default-safety-policies | |
| Design safety system messages for Azure OpenAI in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/system-message | |
| Apply safety evaluation to fine-tuned models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/fine-tuning-safety-evaluation | |
| Configure data privacy and security for Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/responsible-ai/agents/data-privacy-security | |
| Understand data privacy for Claude models in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/responsible-ai/claude-models/data-privacy | |
| Understand data privacy and security for Foundry Models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/responsible-ai/openai/data-privacy |
Configuration
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Define Foundry hosted agents with agent.yaml schema | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/agent-yaml-reference | |
| Use azure.yaml to configure hosted Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/azure-yaml-reference | |
| Configure and troubleshoot Foundry capability hosts for data routing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/capability-hosts | |
| Implement the Foundry hosted agent runtime contract | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/hosted-agent-contract | |
| Inspect local hosted agents with Agent Inspector | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/agent-inspector | |
| Configure BYOM models with Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/ai-gateway | |
| Author azure.yaml configuration for Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/author-azure-yaml | |
| Configure Foundry project context for azd AI commands | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/cli-project-context | |
| Configure environment variables for Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/configure-hosted-agent-env-variables | |
| Configure OpenTelemetry export for Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/configure-hosted-agent-telemetry | |
| Configure Connected Foundry Models in Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/connected-models | |
| Configure optimizer evaluation datasets and evaluators | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/create-optimizer-dataset | |
| Disable classic agents and assistants in Azure OpenAI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/disable-classic-agents | |
| Enable Agent2Agent endpoints for Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/enable-agent-to-agent-endpoint | |
| Configure private inbound connectivity for Foundry IQ | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/foundry-iq-tutorial-private-inbound | |
| Configure private outbound dependencies for Foundry IQ | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/foundry-iq-tutorial-private-outbound | |
| Install and verify azd Foundry AI extensions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/install-cli-foundry-extensions | |
| Create and manage memory stores in Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/memory-usage | |
| Stream and filter logs for Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/monitor-hosted-agent-logs | |
| Configure private skill catalogs in Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/private-skill-catalog | |
| Configure private tool catalogs with Azure API Center | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/private-tool-catalog | |
| Register external agents for Foundry observability and evaluation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/register-external-agent | |
| Run Foundry hosted agents locally with azd | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/run-hosted-agent-locally | |
| Configure structured inputs for Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/structured-inputs | |
| Author and attach skills to Foundry agent toolboxes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/skills | |
| Create and manage toolboxes for Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/toolbox | |
| Configure and manage toolboxes for Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/toolbox | |
| Reconfigure model deployment for Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/update-hosted-agent-model | |
| Automate azd AI usage with coding agents and scripts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/use-cli-with-coding-agents | |
| Configure Foundry Agent Service to use existing Azure resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/use-your-own-resources | |
| Reference built-in evaluators and parameters in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/built-in-evaluators | |
| Register and configure custom agents in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/control-plane/register-custom-agent | |
| Configure synthetic data generation in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/fine-tuning/data-generation | |
| Configure Claude Code with Microsoft Foundry securely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/configure-claude-code | |
| Configure Claude Desktop to use Microsoft Foundry inference | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/configure-claude-desktop | |
| Configure guardrails and controls in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/guardrails/how-to-create-guardrails | |
| Configure Foundry managed network access to on-premises | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/access-on-premises-resources | |
| Configure bring-your-own storage for Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/bring-your-own-azure-storage-foundry | |
| Set up BYOS for Speech and Language in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/bring-your-own-azure-storage-speech-language-services | |
| Configure private endpoints for Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/configure-private-link | |
| Use the Microsoft Foundry Skill with coding agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/use-microsoft-foundry-skill | |
| Configure diagnostic logging for Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/diagnostic-logging | |
| Run model and agent evaluations in Foundry portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/evaluate-generative-ai-app | |
| Enable and configure Fireworks models in Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/fireworks/enable-fireworks-models | |
| Import and deploy custom Fireworks models in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/fireworks/import-custom-models | |
| Configure health and performance alerts for Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/stay-informed-service-health | |
| Run Foundry agent evaluations with azd CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/azure-developer-cli-evaluation | |
| Configure and interpret Foundry agent monitoring dashboard | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/how-to-monitor-agents-dashboard | |
| Log end user feedback with OpenTelemetry in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/log-end-user-feedback | |
| Use Ask AI to interpret Foundry monitoring dashboards | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/optimization-dashboard | |
| Analyze agent traces with Trace Replay in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/trace-agent-replay | |
| Configure OpenTelemetry tracing for Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/trace-agent-setup | |
| Annotate Foundry traces with human feedback signals | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/trace-annotations | |
| Configure evaluation test suites for hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/quickstarts/quickstart-evaluate-hosted-agent | |
| Configure and use Azure OpenAI v1 API in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/api-version-lifecycle | |
| Configure priority processing tiers for Foundry models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/priority-processing | |
| Automate Azure OpenAI deployments and TPM quota settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/automate-quota-deployments | |
| Configure Azure OpenAI image generation models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/dall-e | |
| Configure direct preference optimization fine-tuning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/fine-tuning-direct-preference-optimization | |
| Configure prompt caching for Azure OpenAI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/prompt-caching | |
| Create and manage reusable skills for Responses API shell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/skills | |
| Configure spillover traffic management for provisioned Azure OpenAI deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/spillover-traffic-management | |
| Monitor Azure OpenAI Foundry with Azure Monitor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/monitor-openai-reference | |
| Configure Azure OpenAI Realtime API events in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/realtime-audio-reference | |
| Set up core Microsoft Foundry resources and access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/tutorials/quickstart-create-foundry-resources |
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Add Responses or Invocations protocol adapters to hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/add-protocol-adapter | |
| Build real-time voice agents using Foundry WebSockets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/build-voice-agent | |
| Connect Foundry agents to Foundry IQ knowledge bases | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/foundry-iq-connect | |
| Validate private agentic retrieval with Foundry IQ | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/foundry-iq-tutorial-private-retrieval | |
| Invoke Foundry hosted agents using azd commands | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/invoke-hosted-agent | |
| Enable agent optimizer integration for hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/make-agent-optimizer-ready | |
| Connect Foundry agents to remote A2A endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/agent-to-agent | |
| Integrate Azure AI Search indexes with Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/ai-search | |
| Integrate Azure Speech MCP tool with Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/azure-ai-speech | |
| Integrate Azure Functions as tools for agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/azure-functions | |
| Use Bing grounding tools with Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/bing-tools | |
| Configure browser automation tool for Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/browser-automation | |
| Deploy a Foundry hosted agent with browser automation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/browser-automation-hosted-agent-quickstart | |
| Use Code Interpreter tool with Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/code-interpreter | |
| Use managed MCP connector namespaces from Foundry Tools Catalog | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/connectors | |
| Connect Microsoft Fabric data agents to Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/fabric | |
| Connect Foundry agents to Fabric IQ data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/fabric-iq | |
| Configure file search tool and vector stores for agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/file-search | |
| Implement function calling with Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/function-calling | |
| Configure image generation tool in Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/image-generation | |
| Integrate Foundry agents with MCP server endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/model-context-protocol | |
| Integrate OpenAPI tools with Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/openapi | |
| Use reminder_preview tool for self-scheduling agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/reminder-tool | |
| Ground Foundry agents with SharePoint content | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/sharepoint | |
| Connect hosted agents to Foundry toolboxes over MCP | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/use-toolbox-hosted-agent | |
| Configure and use the web search tool in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/web-search | |
| Integrate Work IQ and Microsoft 365 with Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/work-iq | |
| Add declarative agent workflows using Foundry VS Code toolkit | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/vs-code-agents-workflow-low-code | |
| Connect Foundry IQ knowledge base to hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/quickstarts/quickstart-foundry-iq-hosted-agent | |
| Use Foundry memory store for persistent agent memory | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/quickstarts/quickstart-memory-hosted-agent | |
| Integrate web search and Learn MCP tools via Foundry toolbox | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/quickstarts/quickstart-toolbox-agent | |
| Call Foundry Responses API from application code | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/quickstarts/responses-api | |
| Run fine-tuning jobs with azd extension | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/fine-tuning/fine-tune-cli | |
| Generate text with Foundry Models via Responses API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/generate-responses | |
| Deploy and call Hugging Face models in Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/hugging-face-models | |
| Deploy and use Claude models in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/use-foundry-models-claude | |
| Deploy and use FLUX image models in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/use-foundry-models-flux | |
| Deploy and call MAI image models in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/use-foundry-models-mai-image | |
| Deploy and call DeepSeek reasoning models in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/tutorials/get-started-deepseek-r1 | |
| Integrate third-party safety guardrails with Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/guardrails/third-party-integrations | |
| Configure and manage Microsoft Foundry connections | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/connections-add | |
| Use admin-connected gateway models in evaluations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/evaluate-admin-connected-models | |
| Host Microsoft Agent Framework agents on Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/framework-hosted-agents | |
| Build LangGraph agents with Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/langchain-agents | |
| Host LangGraph agents on Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/langchain-hosted-agents | |
| Add Foundry long-term memory to LangChain apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/langchain-memory | |
| Integrate Foundry Content Safety middleware in LangChain | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/langchain-middleware | |
| Use Foundry Toolbox tools and skills in LangChain | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/langchain-toolbox | |
| Trace LangChain apps with Foundry and Azure Monitor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/langchain-traces | |
| Run AI Red Teaming Agent scans locally | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/run-scans-ai-red-teaming-agent | |
| Migrate Azure AI Inference SDK calls to OpenAI SDK | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/model-inference-to-openai-migration | |
| Integrate Azure Key Vault with Microsoft Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/set-up-key-vault-connection | |
| Use Foundry MCP Server tools and prompts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/mcp/available-tools | |
| Build and register custom MCP servers with Azure Functions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/mcp/build-your-own-mcp-server | |
| Connect VS Code to Foundry MCP Server securely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/mcp/get-started | |
| Add OpenTelemetry client-side tracing to Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/trace-agent-client-side | |
| Configure OpenTelemetry tracing for AI agent frameworks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/how-to/trace-agent-framework | |
| Instrument hosted agents with OpenTelemetry tracing in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/observability/quickstarts/quickstart-tracing-hosted-agent | |
| Use Azure OpenAI audio completions API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/audio-completions-quickstart | |
| Implement Azure OpenAI chat completions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/chatgpt | |
| Configure and use Codex CLI with Azure OpenAI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/codex | |
| Call o3-deep-research via Azure OpenAI Responses API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/deep-research | |
| Generate Azure OpenAI embeddings with SDKs and REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/embeddings | |
| Fine-tune Foundry models via Python and REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/fine-tuning | |
| Fine-tune Azure OpenAI tool calling behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/fine-tuning-functions | |
| Implement function calling with Azure OpenAI in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/function-calling | |
| Call Azure OpenAI vision-enabled chat models via API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/gpt-with-vision | |
| Configure JSON mode responses for Azure OpenAI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/json-mode | |
| Use Foundry model router to route prompts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/model-router | |
| Optimize latency with predicted outputs in Azure OpenAI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/predicted-outputs | |
| Integrate GPT Realtime API for low-latency audio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/realtime-audio | |
| Connect GPT Realtime API to SIP endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/realtime-audio-sip | |
| Stream GPT Realtime audio via WebRTC in Azure OpenAI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/realtime-audio-webrtc | |
| Connect to GPT Realtime API via WebSockets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/realtime-audio-websockets | |
| Use the Azure OpenAI Responses API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/responses | |
| Call Foundry models via Responses API with routing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/responses-model-routing | |
| Run shell commands with Azure OpenAI Responses API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/shells | |
| Apply structured outputs in Azure OpenAI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/structured-outputs | |
| Use tool search with Azure OpenAI Responses API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/tool-search | |
| Enable and configure web search tool in Responses API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/web-search | |
| Use Azure OpenAI Responses API over WebSockets in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/websockets | |
| Use Azure OpenAI image and audio REST APIs (GA) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/reference | |
| Use Azure OpenAI image and audio REST APIs (preview) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/reference-preview | |
| Use Azure OpenAI image, audio, and video REST APIs (preview) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/reference-preview-latest | |
| Use Azure OpenAI SDKs across supported languages | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/supported-languages | |
| Use Azure OpenAI transcription models for speech to text | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/whisper-quickstart | |
| Get started coding with the Microsoft Foundry SDK | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/quickstarts/get-started-code |
Deployment
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Scaffold and customize hosted agent infrastructure with azd Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/concepts/cli-infrastructure | |
| Deploy Foundry hosted agents via azd, SDK, or REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/deploy-hosted-agent | |
| Deploy Foundry hosted agents with private Azure Container Registry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/deploy-hosted-agent-private-azure-container-registry | |
| Initialize Foundry hosted agent projects with azd | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/init-agent-project | |
| Manage lifecycle and versions of Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/manage-hosted-agent | |
| Publish Foundry agents to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/publish-copilot | |
| Publish private-network Foundry agents to Microsoft 365 and Teams via REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/publish-copilot-virtual-network | |
| Configure CI/CD pipelines for Foundry hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/set-up-ci-cd-cli | |
| Deploy custom code interpreter with Dynamic Sessions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/tools/custom-code-interpreter | |
| Update Foundry hosted agent endpoints and cards with azd | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/update-agent-endpoint-cli | |
| Create and deploy hosted agent workflows from VS Code | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/vs-code-agents-workflow-pro-code | |
| Deploy existing Python agent code to Foundry Agent Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/quickstarts/quickstart-deploy-own-code | |
| Set up GitHub Actions CI/CD for hosted agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/quickstarts/set-up-cicd-hosted-agent | |
| Deploy Foundry models with CLI and Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/how-to/create-model-deployments | |
| Recover Foundry Agent Service from regional platform outages | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/agent-service-platform-disaster-recovery | |
| Deploy open-source models on Foundry managed compute | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/deploy-models-managed | |
| Run cloud evaluations with Foundry SDK in CI/CD | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/cloud-evaluation | |
| Run AI Red Teaming Agent scans in the cloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/run-ai-red-teaming-cloud | |
| Run Foundry agent evaluations in Azure DevOps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/evaluation-azure-devops | |
| Run Foundry agent evaluations in GitHub Actions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/evaluation-github-action | |
| Deploy CxrReportGen Premium healthcare model in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/healthcare-ai/deploy-cxrreportgen-premium | |
| Deploy MedImageInsight Premium healthcare model in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/healthcare-ai/deploy-medimageinsight-premium | |
| Deploy fine-tuned Azure OpenAI models in Foundry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/fine-tuning-deploy |