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Microsoft Foundry April 2026: Foundry Local GA, GPT-5.5, CodeAct with Hyperlight
April's Foundry recap is heavy: Foundry Local hits GA, GPT-5.5 arrives, Agent Framework gets OpenTelemetry tracing, CodeAct runs Python in Hyperlight micro-VMs, and the Agent Monitoring Dashboard lands.
Your Local MAF Agent Just Got a Production Home
Foundry Hosted Agents gives your Microsoft Agent Framework agent identity, scaling, session persistence, and zero-extra-wiring observability. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Foundry Local 1.1: Real-Time Transcription, Embeddings, and the Responses API
Foundry Local 1.1 adds live microphone transcription, text embeddings, and Responses API support — all running locally with no cloud dependency, no network latency, no per-token cost.
GPT-5.5 Is Here and It's Coming to Azure Foundry — What .NET Developers Need to Know
GPT-5.5 is generally available in Microsoft Foundry. Here's the progression from GPT-5 to 5.5, what's actually improved, and how to start using it in your agents today.
Foundry's RFT Just Got Cheaper and Smarter — Here's What Changed
Microsoft Foundry shipped three RFT updates this month: global training for o4-mini, new GPT-4.1 model graders, and a best practices guide that'll save you hours of debugging.
Connect Your MCP Servers on Azure Functions to Foundry Agents — Here's How
Build your MCP server once, deploy it to Azure Functions, and connect it to Microsoft Foundry agents with proper auth. Your tools work everywhere — VS Code, Cursor, and now enterprise AI agents.
Microsoft Foundry March 2026 — GPT-5.4, Agent Service GA, and the SDK Refresh That Changes Everything
Microsoft Foundry's March 2026 update is massive: Agent Service hits GA, GPT-5.4 brings reliable reasoning, the azure-ai-projects SDK goes stable across all languages, and Fireworks AI brings open models to Azure.
Azure DevOps MCP Server Lands in Microsoft Foundry: What This Means for Your AI Agents
The Azure DevOps MCP Server is now available in Microsoft Foundry. Connect your AI agents directly to DevOps workflows — work items, repos, pipelines — with a few clicks.
Foundry Agent Service is GA: What Actually Matters for .NET Agent Builders
Microsoft's Foundry Agent Service just hit GA with private networking, Voice Live, production evaluations, and an open multi-model runtime. Here's what you need to know.
From Laptop to Production: Deploying AI Agents to Microsoft Foundry with Two Commands
The Azure Developer CLI now has 'azd ai agent' commands that take your AI agent from local dev to a live Foundry endpoint in minutes. Here's the full workflow.