Stay up to date with the latest Microsoft Foundry Agent Service updates, new features, and improvements. Here's what changed in 2026.
The agent tier model now formally covers prompt, workflow, and hosted agents, with hosted agents supporting containerized deployment of custom code built with LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or AutoGen. Model Context Protocol (MCP) support has been added for custom tool integration, and the model catalog has grown to over 11,000 foundation models with intelligent routing capabilities.
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Changelog last updated March 2026