Azure Functions shipped a serverless agents runtime in public preview at Build 2026. Agents are defined in .agent.md markdown ...

Microsoft is positioning Azure‑hosted AI agents as a core cloud service for enterprises, rolling out new tools and infrastructure that make autonomous, task‑oriented software agents a standard part of ...

Microsoft's new Azure Skills Plugin bundles curated Azure skills, the Azure MCP Server, and the Foundry MCP Server into a single install for AI coding agents. The package is designed to help agents ...

Microsoft introduced a new azd AI agent extension that lets developers build and deploy Microsoft Foundry agents directly from their local development environments. The update brings agent workflows ...

Outcome-based resolution pricing means companies pay only when the AI agent resolves an issue autonomously, without human ...