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February (2)

ai: Building an AI Skills Executor in .NET: Bringing Anthropic’s Agent Pattern to the Microsoft Ecosystem

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-02-06

Guest post outlining how to implement an “AI Skills Executor” in .NET using Azure OpenAI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) C# SDK to replicate Anthropic-style agent patterns.

vscode: Your Home for Multi-Agent Development

Visual Studio Code

2026-02-05

VS Code adds a unified interface to manage multiple coding agents (local, background, and cloud) from one place. It supports using third-party agents like Claude and Codex alongside Copilot and emphasizes interoperability via MCP and Agent Skills.

2025 (10)

December (2)

devops+ai: 🔥Migrating VeraResearch to First-Class MCP Tool Support in Strands🔥

Let's do DevOps

2025-12-16

The post announces migrating VeraResearch into first-class MCP tool support inside Strands, emphasizing a shift to let teams 'manage the complexity' by providing native, supported tooling and integrations that simplify workflows and reduce accidental overhead.

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 (8)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure MCP Server for Azure Database for MySQL

Azure Updates

2025-11-24

Azure MCP Server is now generally available with support for Azure Database for MySQL, allowing AI agents and applications to interact with MySQL data using natural language via the open Model Context Protocol (MCP).

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: MCP support for AI toolchain operator add-on in AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-20

Microsoft announced General Availability of MCP support for the AI Toolchain Operator add-on in AKS. The add-on now supports KAITO inference workspaces with integrated tool calling and Model Context Protocol (MCP), helping address challenges related to dynamic model/context handling in inference workflows.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft Foundry data connection for Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2025-11-19

Azure Databricks Genie is now integrated with Microsoft Foundry and available in public preview, enabling Genie spaces to connect directly to Foundry agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to give seamless access to trusted data for building intelligent solutions.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure API Management adds support for A2A Agent APIs

Azure Updates

2025-11-19

Azure API Management now publicly previews support for A2A (agent) APIs. This enables organizations to manage and govern agent APIs alongside AI model APIs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools, and traditional APIs.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool trigger for Azure Functions

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure announced the general availability of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool trigger for Azure Functions. MCP is a protocol that lets applications provide capabilities and context to large language models, including defining tools that AI agents can call. The new trigger makes it easier to expose Azure Functions as MCP tools so LLM-based agents can invoke serverless operations directly.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Self-hosted remote MCP servers on Azure Functions

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure announced a public preview that lets you host remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers built with MCP SDKs on Azure Functions, enabling easier self-hosting and integration with the Functions platform.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Dynamic sessions shell environment and MCP support in Azure Container Apps

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Container Apps announced a public preview of dynamic shell sessions — platform-managed, built-in containers that provide isolated, sandboxed environments to run and execute common shell commands. The update also adds MCP support.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Govern Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoints using Azure API Management

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure API Management (APIM) now generally supports governance for Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoints. The GA release brings APIM's governance, security, and observability capabilities to AI-driven workloads, enabling enterprises to manage and monitor MCP endpoints through existing APIM controls.