Foundry Agent Service
Securely design, deploy, and scale AI Agents with ease.
Deploy and orchestrate AI agents at scale—governed, observable, and integrated for enterprise transformation.
OVERVIEW
Build and deploy AI agents to automate complex tasks
- Quickly design and deploy multi-agent applications with a user-friendly interface and comprehensive toolset.
- Develop agents with your choice of language models, frameworks, and protocols—and bring your custom-code agents into Microsoft Foundry with ease.
- Secure and govern agents with Microsoft Entra Agent ID, centralized control plane observability, continuous guardrails, and compliance-ready security for enterprise-scale operations.
- Ensure enterprise-grade security and compliance with features such as bring-your-own storage, virtual network integration, and built-in observability.
FEATURES
Discover tools and capabilities to build your own agents
Azure Logic Apps integration
Create a wide range of automated workflows with more than 1,400 connectors in Azure Logic Apps.
Hosted agents
Run custom-code agents, developed with frameworks like the Microsoft Agent Framework and LangGraph, in Microsoft Foundry with built-in scaling, observability, and governance.
Multi-agent workflows
Build and manage AI-driven workflows with multiple agents.
Built-in tools
Add ready-to-use tools for common enterprise needs across SharePoint, Microsoft Fabric, and Deep Research.
Model Context Protocol
Connect agents to custom APIs and tools with Model Context Protocol (MCP), helping provide secure access, interoperability, and streamlined integration.
Built-in memory
Extend organisational knowledge and user context securely across every agent interaction.
One-click deployment
Deploy agents instantly to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot with one click.
Entra Agent ID integration
Give every agent a first-class Entra identity with lifecycle, access, and policy governance.
Observability and guardrails
Monitor quality, cost, and safety with dashboards, tracing, red teaming, and built-in guardrails.
Security
Embedded security and compliance
34,000
Full-time equivalent engineers dedicated to security initiatives at Microsoft.
15,000
Partners with specialized security expertise.
>100
Compliance certifications, including over 50 specific to global regions and countries.
Pricing
Flexible, consumption-based pricing
Foundry Agent Service pricing is based on the individual models and tools you access and use from the service.
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CUSTOMER STORIES
Organisations are building custom agents with Foundry Agent Service
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Foundry Agent Service is a platform that empowers developers to securely design, deploy, and scale AI agents with ease. It works with a rich ecosystem of models from the Foundry model catalog; knowledge sources such as Bing, SharePoint, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure AI Search; and more than 1,400 action connectors with Azure Logic Apps.
- Agents are your AI assistants that can help you optimise business processes and enhance productivity across all areas of your business. They are available in a wide array of capabilities, tools, and levels of complexity depending on your organisation’s needs.
- AI agents are powered by several key capabilities that make them far more dynamic and versatile than traditional systems. For example, agents can use tools such as web search, code execution, and calendars, while retaining memory of past interactions to inform decisions. The ability to plan, act, and react in real time allows these agents to provide adaptive solutions for a variety of use cases. AI agents can even critique their own performance and collaborate with humans to improve their output.
- Foundry Agent Service addresses a wide range of use cases, including:
- Automating customer support by integrating with CRM systems to provide real-time assistance and resolve queries.
- Enhancing productivity by automating routine tasks and workflows, such as scheduling meetings, sending reminders, and generating reports.
- Improving decision-making by providing data-driven insights and recommendations based on real-time data analysis.
- Developers can easily build enterprise-grade agents that are secure, scalable, and performant. They can ground their agents with relevant, secure enterprise knowledge, automate complex workflows, and use prebuilt tools for advanced data analysis. Additionally, developers can choose the best model for their needs and benefit from scalable, secure memory management.
- Foundry Agent Service helps ensure data security by allowing you to bring your own data storage and private virtual networks, ensuring no public egress for your data traffic. It also supports keyless setup and on-behalf-of authentication and provides OpenTelemetry-based tracing for monitoring agent performance.
- Copilot Studio is a streamlined, low-code platform that emphasizes ease of use and native Microsoft 365 integration for rapid AI agent creation. Foundry Agent Service, on the other hand, is a flexible, pro-code solution with extensive developer tooling and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) integration designed for complex enterprise scenarios. It uniquely supports multi-agent orchestration, enabling dynamic collaboration among specialized agents. Additionally, Foundry Agent Service offers advanced security, compliance features, flexible model support, and a wide array of connectivity options, making it better suited for large-scale, regulated environments.
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