https://haslam93.github.io/Foundry-Demo-Site/ Official Foundry releases, SDK versions and source changes. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:58:18 GMT https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/commit/41e3c602570ea640b2c2de893eb39f56a15c02de The watched source changed since the previous check. Revisit its instructions before using the saved guide. This is a source change, not a product release. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:29:21 GMT cdeca8ee75b3fc0ebc41 updated https://pypi.org/project/azure-ai-projects/2.6.0 Python package 2.6.0 was published to PyPI (stable channel). Review the package's changelog and migration guidance before upgrading; package stability does not establish feature availability. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:18:13 GMT e66e78fa5cd94ac00185 published https://pypi.org/project/azure-ai-evaluation/1.18.5 Python package 1.18.5 was published to PyPI (stable channel). Review the package's changelog and migration guidance before upgrading; package stability does not establish feature availability. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:36:10 GMT b7be8f1cf7a870b922b6 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-1.17.0 [1.17.0] - 2026-09-03 Added - samples: Add an end-to-end Foundry-hosted Telegram agent sample (7883) - agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Add explicit Agent Server or agent-owned model history selection while preventing duplicated conversation replay (7997) Changed - agent-framework-core... Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:49:35 GMT eb238ff97f50479e5145 published https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/foundry/whats-new-foundry Discover documentation and product updates in Microsoft Foundry for August 2026. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:22:00 GMT 0a16117cbd6f2574aff3 updated https://github.com/microsoft/foundry-local/releases/tag/v2.0.1 🚀 Foundry Local v2.0.1 Release Notes We're excited to announce Foundry Local v2.0.1. This release introduces a unified, cross-language inference API, a shared native runtime, and packaging and reliability improvements for Linux and ARM64. > [!IMPORTANT] > > In-process OpenAI-style SDK clients are... Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:04:37 GMT 12283c5d8337a80c6cc9 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.20.0 What's Changed .NET: Bump AWSSDK.Extensions.Bedrock.MEAI from 4.0.6.10 to 4.0.101.8 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7829 .NET: Stabilize Foundry recovery tests by @rogerbarreto in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7817 .NET: fix: preserve... Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:53:19 GMT 86edba1469bab6afb48c published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-1.16.0 [1.16.0] - 2026-08-27 Added - agent-framework-core: Add configurable timeouts for waiting on the first background-agent task completion (7908) - agent-framework-core: Allow programmatic OpenTelemetry service metadata, resource attributes, and OTLP exporter configuration (7703) Changed -... Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:52:39 GMT b384ba601bfc4138605f published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.19.0 What's Changed .NET: Add session-persisted chat client routing by @westey-m in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7641 .NET: Fix snake_case argument names in Harness file tool descriptions by @westey-m with @Copilot in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7731 .NET: Pass... Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:48:00 GMT 92a936c47fda00f5a578 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-1.15.0 [1.15.0] - 2026-08-21 Added - agent-framework-ag-ui, agent-framework-openai: Add optional A2UI support for agent-generated interfaces and preserve streaming tool-call indices for A2UI consumers (7423) - agent-framework-core: Add MiddlewareFailure as a first-class fatal signal for function middleware... Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:08:41 GMT f8eb4a9bd68bbd7dcf1f published https://pypi.org/project/azure-ai-projects/2.5.0 Python package 2.5.0 was published to PyPI (stable channel). Review the package's changelog and migration guidance before upgrading; package stability does not establish feature availability. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:56:58 GMT 16443b5fa8b92ce2233c published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.18.0 What's Changed .NET: [Experimental] Extend A2A task store with isolation key scoping by SergeyMenshykh in #7504 .NET: Add CodeQL suppression for DevUI proxy validation by SergeyMenshykh in #7505 .NET: Bound the tool-approval auto-approval loop ( #7472 ) by Atharva Vichare (@atty57) in #7474 .NET: Harden file skill... Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT e21dc9f5962d9038340b published https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/five-new-claude-capabilities-now-available-in-foundry Structured outputs, web search, web fetch, MCP connector, and tool search are now available for Claude models hosted on Azure in Microsoft Foundry, turning a model endpoint into a production agent platform. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:20:07 GMT 0e042fdff85a7042605f published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-1.14.0 [1.14.0] - 2026-08-13 Added - agent-framework-core, agent-framework-mistral: Add a Mistral chat client with native chat, streaming, tools, structured output, and embeddings support (7392) - agent-framework-core: Add experimental AGENT-HOOKS-0.1 enforcement middleware behind the opt-in agent-hooks... Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:08:06 GMT aa7d5e104e4dfd9b3e28 published https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/azure-content-understanding-updates-august-2026 Enterprise content is no longer just something people read. AI apps and agents are only as useful as the information they can understand, yet much of the world’s enterprise knowledge is locked in documents, forms, tables, images, audio, and video. The latest Azure Content Understanding updates help... Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:43:01 GMT 90119e9aadcc5e42aa70 published https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/azure-content-understanding-gpt-5-series-guide-model-selection-grounding-improvements-and-confidence-enhancements Enterprise content is no longer just something people consume. As organizations increasingly rely on AI to extract and act on information from documents, images, audio, and video, Azure Content Understanding is expanding support for the GPT-5 series and improving grounding and confidence to deliver... Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:42:25 GMT 7ab8a30d759dbcb815b0 published https://github.com/microsoft/foundry-local/releases/tag/cli-preview-0.10.3 Public preview update for the Foundry Local CLI. > [!IMPORTANT] > Preview. This is an early CLI build. Expect rough edges, missing polish, and changes between releases. Please file issues with [cli] in the title and include foundry report output when possible. What's New Updated Foundry Local SDK... Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:46:47 GMT 646f42b6b91a08c98e2b published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=568910 Unity AI Gateway is now generally available on Azure Databricks. Unity AI Gateway provides centralized governance for AI models, agents, tools, and MCP services, helping organizations monitor usage, manage costs, apply guardrails, and enforce access contr Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:32:45 GMT 081433b6ce6862a21cfa published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.17.0 What's Changed .NET and Python: Extract Durable Task and Azure Functions integrations by @cgillum in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7465 .NET: Fix Handoff orchestration sample not responding to user input by @peibekwe in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7442 .NET... Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:27:18 GMT 0b1b3b6697c1d2d07c42 published https://github.com/microsoft/foundry-local/releases/tag/v1.2.4 - Resolves FL winml variant bug where webgpu execution provider was being discovered twice (through winml catalog eps in addition to FL eps) - Resolves race condition reported in https://github.com/microsoft/foundry-local/issues/867 CLI release will follow shortly. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:51:03 GMT 93755f247d247961d010 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-1.13.0 [1.13.0] - 2026-07-30 Added - agent-framework-core, agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Add bounded, in-memory archive skill discovery for MCP sources and expose archive controls through FoundryToolbox (7121) - agent-framework-core, agent-framework-foundry-hosting, agent-framework-hosting... Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:22:33 GMT a1d3e06e6f84ac229e30 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.16.0 What's Changed .NET: fix InMemoryChatHistoryProvider persisting when service stores history by @westey-m in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7284 .NET: Add TodoProvider and AgentModeProvider samples by @westey-m in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7262 .NET... Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:13:10 GMT 579a168dd75106986ded published https://pypi.org/project/azure-ai-evaluation/1.18.3 Python package 1.18.3 was published to PyPI (stable channel). Review the package's changelog and migration guidance before upgrading; package stability does not establish feature availability. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:16:09 GMT 144f41cd832a066ad080 published https://pypi.org/project/azure-ai-projects/2.4.0 Python package 2.4.0 was published to PyPI (stable channel). Review the package's changelog and migration guidance before upgrading; package stability does not establish feature availability. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:53:02 GMT 35253eb85e72f1642f31 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=568184 The AI Gateway tier for Azure API Management is now available in public preview. Building on the AI gateway capabilities already available across API Management tiers, the new AI Gateway tier provides a dedicated experience optimized for AI workloads.As o Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:44:29 GMT 6cb6c1129bcdf0bf35a5 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-hosting-a2a-1.0.0a260723 Added - agent-framework-hosting-a2a: Add progressive agent and workflow A2A adapters with native card generation, skill discovery, typed conversion, and mode-aware validation (7258) Changed - samples: Update the app-owned A2A hosting sample to use the progressive adapter surface (7258) Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:25:21 GMT aff8b8a646f4bb6ab2fb published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-github-copilot-1.0.0 [github-copilot-1.0.0] - 2026-07-23 Added - agent-framework-github-copilot: Forward input attachments (images, documents, and other inline binary content) to GitHub Copilot as inline blobs (7300) Changed - agent-framework-github-copilot: Promote the package from release candidate to stable Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:32:23 GMT d7bc887273c35bece83d published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-1.12.1 [1.12.1] - 2026-07-22 Added - agent-framework-openai: Add explicit prompt cache breakpoints for GPT-5.6 models and a usage sample (7163) Changed - agent-framework-ag-ui: Promote the package from release candidate to stable - agent-framework-core: Add security guidance for custom MCP Streamable HTTP... Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:36:41 GMT 676ea48abbcb7b8b18bc published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.15.0 What's Changed Python: Add MCPStreamableHTTPTool security guidance for custom http client by @TaoChenOSU in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7245 Harden workflow credential selection by @moonbox3 in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/7249 Python: preserve Gemini 3... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:58:13 GMT a537f00b346f6c8b4f43 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.14.0 The Microsoft Agent Framework has released .NET version 1.14.0, which includes several breaking changes such as the graduation of various components from experimental status, enhancements to message handling, and the restructuring of the AG-UI SDK into separate packages. These updates improve functionality and stability for developers, ensuring a more robust framework for building agent-based applications. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 84ff45872a857250044e published https://pypi.org/project/azure-ai-evaluation/1.18.2 Python package 1.18.2 was published to PyPI (stable channel). Review the package's changelog and migration guidance before upgrading; package stability does not establish feature availability. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:21:01 GMT 5d41eaf4afce3c49a900 published https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/building-agents-that-act-on-your-behalf-with-toolboxes-in-foundry How Toolboxes in Foundry simplify user delegation At some point, many agents move from answering questions to taking action. And when it does, the question becomes: whose identity is it acting with? Imagine you are building an internal employee agent. It needs to call a private, Entra-protected MCP... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:00:29 GMT 4526bf80c038076c4fb6 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-1.12.0 [1.12.0] - 2026-07-21 Added - agent-framework-azure-cosmos-memory: Add an alpha Azure Cosmos DB semantic-memory context provider with fact extraction, user profiles, samples, and integration coverage (6719) - agent-framework-azurefunctions, agent-framework-core, agent-framework-durabletask: Add HITL... Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:40:32 GMT 5bdba8219c526e0e149d published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=567594 Azure Monitor Application Insights now stores generative AI content in a dedicated GenAIContent table (AppGenAIContent in Log Analytics), making it possible to apply newly available access controls to sensitive AI telemetry. Because Application Insights p Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:09:43 GMT 10163d04d99a04383c77 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564071 In public preview, Microsoft Foundry now offers tracing for the Microsoft Agent Framework in both Python and .NET, helping developers observe how agents reason, call tools, and interact with models during execution. This release is part of the broader hos Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:51:45 GMT ae818f49214139c82ea6 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563571 Microsoft Agent Framework reaches general availability for multi-agent orchestration patterns, including the dynamic Magentic pattern that delivered 38 percent on GAIA and competitive results on AssistantBench and WebArena in published benchmarks. The GA Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:57:24 GMT 4f4ce17b2d6a6acb3ea9 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564312 Microsoft Foundry is now introducing Agent Framework, a unified multi-agent orchestration SDK for C and Python. This release consolidates patterns previously spread across AutoGen and Semantic Kernel, giving developers a consistent set of abstractions fo Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:53:28 GMT a6b66f23cb4b9afa8a55 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563701 Microsoft Agent Framework has introduced generally available connectors for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code, enabling developers to create .NET and Python agents that can delegate coding tasks seamlessly. This update simplifies the integration process, allowing for more efficient development workflows without the need for custom adapter code. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 54fd634d4a37735016a8 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563561 Microsoft Agent Framework adds episodic procedural memory in public preview, a built-in store that lets agents remember successful task patterns and replay them on similar future requests. The framework records action sequences, tool selections, and inter Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:48:54 GMT 4728e0d100b0fb03bbcc published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563551 Microsoft Agent Framework adds DevUI Agent Inspector in public preview, a local debugging surface that shows agent runs as a navigable tree of model calls, tool invocations, and intermediate state. Developers can pause, replay, and edit prompts mid-run, s Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:15:25 GMT 408a0ae83a513b212238 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563566 Microsoft Agent Framework adds the CodeAct pattern in public preview, which lets agents collapse a multi-step plan into a single executable code block rather than chaining one tool call at a time. In representative workloads, CodeAct cut end-to-end latenc Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:50:14 GMT 65c14f1675aa7d922040 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563546 Microsoft Agent Framework reaches general availability for Agent Harness, the production runtime for agents built with the framework. Customers running pilots on the preview harness can now move the same agent code into production with backwards compatibi Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:55:40 GMT 56d2153a4bc1c7b2dc15 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563556 Microsoft Agent Framework has introduced the Agent Channel in public preview, allowing agents to communicate through structured messages without the need for custom routing code. This feature supports both request-response and fire-and-forget messaging, streamlining multi-agent interactions and enhancing development efficiency. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT d2c6f0edf7a67bf3dbf3 published https://github.com/microsoft/Foundry-Local/releases/tag/cli-preview-0.10.2 Foundry Local CLI 0.10.2 restores the original Microsoft.FoundryLocal MSIX package identity so Windows and winget perform in-place upgrades instead of installing a duplicate app. Users of earlier 0.10.x builds should uninstall the duplicate package before upgrading. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT e2a1fd3590bb82539cbd published https://github.com/microsoft/foundry-local/releases/tag/cli-preview-0.10.2 Restored the MSIX package identity to Microsoft.FoundryLocal. The previous release used a different identity (Microsoft.FoundryLocalCLI), which Windows treated as a separate app. Installing side-by-side instead of upgrading. With the identity restored, winget upgrade and in-place MSIX upgrades now... Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:39:03 GMT 42d75a7600e91cc210e7 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-1.11.0 [1.11.0] - 2026-07-09 Added - agent-framework-core: Add message injection middleware so tools or host code can enqueue messages into an active run and drain them into the next model call within the same AgentSession (6998) - agent-framework-core: Integrate message injection into create_harness_agent... Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:19:16 GMT 039e19d37d55bb9ad533 published https://pypi.org/project/azure-ai-evaluation/1.18.1 Python package 1.18.1 was published to PyPI (stable channel). Review the package's changelog and migration guidance before upgrading; package stability does not establish feature availability. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:00:04 GMT 21f60634f201ab0cd18b published https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/whats-new-in-microsoft-foundry-june-2026 Claude is now generally available in Microsoft Foundry. Here's everything else that shipped between Build 2026 and the end of June — autopilot agents, expanded Toolboxes and Routines, Agent Optimizer's private preview, and more. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:10:25 GMT 125f6afae9dd99ed8694 published https://pypi.org/project/azure-ai-evaluation/1.18.0 Python package 1.18.0 was published to PyPI (stable channel). Review the package's changelog and migration guidance before upgrading; package stability does not establish feature availability. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:51:18 GMT 8d417e38ee0025a3bc29 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.13.0 What's Changed .NET: Harden dotnet-format workflow shell handling by @SergeyMenshykh in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6796 .NET: Add AgentSkillsSourceContext to AgentSkillsSource.GetSkillsAsync by @SergeyMenshykh in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6797 .NET... Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:42:32 GMT 9618e0ed7a2c142b940c published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.12.0 What's Changed .NET: Fix typo in XML doc comment for workflow outputs param by @marcominerva in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6326 .NET: Add BackgroundTaskCompletionLoopEvaluator for harness background agents by @westey-m in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6736... Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:18:25 GMT 413ab0b86dbccc43b118 published https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-foundry/foundry-models/concepts/claude-models Anthropic's Claude Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku families are now GA in Foundry with Azure-hosted and Anthropic-hosted deployment options, Entra ID auth, Marketplace billing (CCUs), MACC eligibility, and zero-data-retention options for regulated workloads. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT e62c5d4ef6bf74144c09 updated https://pypi.org/project/azure-ai-projects/2.3.0 Python package 2.3.0 was published to PyPI (stable channel). Review the package's changelog and migration guidance before upgrading; package stability does not establish feature availability. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:09:00 GMT b820e5bd591ae9d32929 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563331 Document-based PII detection in Azure AI Language now ships an initial playground experience in the Microsoft Foundry NextGen portal. The playground loads a prepared sample document, runs it through the document-based PII feature, and shows the redacted o Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:04:40 GMT c29ee8a9b6dbfb8e60ff published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564382 Azure AI Language now offers a refreshed Document PII playground in general availability, giving customers a faster way to evaluate personally identifiable information detection on documents. The playground ships with curated sample inputs and outputs, so Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:01:07 GMT c293dc5d6cb568961757 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/python-1.10.0 [1.10.0] - 2026-06-30 Added - agent-framework-core: Explicitly emit available_resources and available_scripts in skill content (6694) - agent-framework-core: Autolabelling MCP servers based on hints and GitHub MCP server interface labels (6171) - agent-framework-core: create_harness_agent... Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:52:06 GMT 9b6475ce243b81f89923 published https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563481 Microsoft Foundry brings Toolboxes to GA, providing a unified endpoint to invoke the most-used tools in prompt agents and callable outside of prompt agents. Today every agent team hand-assembles its own tool list to solve the same tasks, with no shared ar Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:00:51 GMT 7bac9f0a00f7e7b36a54 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.11.1 Changes: d9ec5eaab4918612ae0f7ddf11499576bdb510bf update package version (6752) e3b64fdc4749256fa2d559be18a41f1a008dd7f6 .NET: [BREAKING] Make all AgentSkillsProvider tools require approval by default (6729) [ 6727 ] 3a5bbb5f8e3991d06fc3fe67fe3b01f2441cab0a .NET: Add DeclarativeWorkflowJsonOptions... Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:09:09 GMT 5f0fcd9cc68f45856126 published https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.11.0 Changes: 1109d0bf64f3d1dd1e1f2bcaf3b38912ec7e833b Get date suffix up to date with release date (6690) e030fb53ded912d0ce71bd80fe4c0455bc9d5478 .NET: Replace the symlink index entries with regular file entries (6687) e6ebba1884238134628ad081249b451c0eb15df9 Add ADR 0029: Skills over MCP... Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:18:26 GMT d310888d40f3a2e5775c published https://github.com/microsoft/foundry-local/releases/tag/cli-preview-0.10.1 Public preview update for the Foundry Local CLI. > [!IMPORTANT] > Preview. This is an early CLI build. Expect rough edges, missing polish, and changes between releases. Please file issues with [cli] in the title and include foundry report output when possible. What's New Updated Foundry Local SDK... Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:45:41 GMT 4d94fb07dd8d0ad51518 published