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2025 (4)

December (1)

ai: Announcing Foundry MCP Server (preview), speeding up AI development with Microsoft Foundry

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-12-03

Microsoft announced the Foundry MCP Server (preview), building on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to help AI agents securely connect with apps, data, and systems. At Ignite, Microsoft Foundry also introduced Foundry Tools as a central hub to discover, connect, and manage both public and private MCP tools securely, simplifying integration and expanding interoperability.

November (3)

ai: Azure Content Understanding is now generally available

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-11-25

Microsoft announced that Azure Content Understanding in Foundry Tools is now generally available. The GA follows preview usage across multiple industries and incorporates customer feedback; the release emphasizes flexibility and control with models.

ai: Announcing Azure Language in Foundry Tools for deterministic, privacy-first agents

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-11-20

Microsoft announced the integration of Azure Language into Foundry Tools to support building enterprise-grade agents that emphasize deterministic behavior and stronger privacy protections. The update is positioned to help teams create predictable, secure agentic applications with tighter integration across their AI stack.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Foundry Tools (rebrand from Azure AI Services)

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft announced Foundry Tools (rebranded from Azure AI Services) as generally available — a unified suite of prebuilt, production-ready AI capabilities for audio, video, images, documents, and text, seamlessly integrated into the Microsoft Foundry platform to empower developers.