Foundry Agent Service GA + Open Agentic Stack + Deployment Tools
Key Questions
What is the current status of Foundry Agent Service?
Foundry Agent Service has reached general availability (GA), including an open-sourced governance toolkit, seven MAI models, Agent Control Spec, and ASSERT. It also includes Claude Sonnet 5 GA on Foundry.
What are the June 2026 updates for Foundry?
The updates include GA publishing to M365 Copilot/Teams, autopilot agents with Entra identity, and Microsoft bringing its AI Agent Framework to Go (preview). A practical guide covers these changes along with Toolboxes and Tool Search.
What is the AI Gateway control plane in Foundry?
Foundry now features an AI Gateway control plane with APIM integration that requires no app changes, project-level token limits, and agent inventory capabilities.
How does Foundry's model catalog compare to competitors?
Bedrock vs Azure AI Foundry vs Vertex AI comparisons highlight Foundry's 1,700+ model catalog as a key differentiator alongside its open agentic stack and deployment tools.
Where can users find details on the Foundry Model Router and Catalog?
The Model Catalog lives in the Foundry portal at https://ai.azure.com, with a deep dive article available on its contents and capabilities.
Agent Service GA with open-sourced governance toolkit, seven MAI models, Agent Control Spec, ASSERT. Claude Sonnet 5 GA on Foundry. June 2026 update: GA publishing to M365 Copilot/Teams, autopilot agents with Entra identity. Microsoft brings AI Agent Framework to Go (preview). Bedrock vs Azure AI Foundry vs Vertex AI comparison highlights Foundry's 1,700+ model catalog. New: Foundry now has an AI Gateway control plane – APIM integration without app changes, project-level token limits, and agent inventory. A practical guide (ex-6fbc4571) covers June 2026 updates including Claude GA, Autopilot agents, Toolboxes, and Tool Search.