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   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "Microsoft presents Microsoft Foundry as the unified agents, models, and tools platform. The page states the brand moved from Azure AI Studio / Azure AI Foundry to Microsoft Foundry.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/what-is-azure-ai-foundry",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "Foundry is an Azure-hosted commercial platform. Get-started and auth pages require an Azure subscription. This pass did not open a public price list.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/what-is-azure-ai-foundry",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "Microsoft documents Foundry DevPack install on Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus the Foundry portal as a web surface.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/install-cli-sdk",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "Microsoft documents direct REST calls to Foundry endpoints for model inference and stateful project APIs such as Agent Service.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/integrate-with-other-apps",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "Documented hosts are POST https://{resource}.services.ai.azure.com/api/ for stateless inference, POST .../api/projects/{project}/ for project APIs, and an OpenAI v1-compatible route.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/integrate-with-other-apps",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "Foundry supports Microsoft Entra ID. Tokens use OAuth 2.0 bearer scoped to https://ai.azure.com/.default. Microsoft recommends Entra for production, including managed identities and RBAC.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/authentication-authorization-foundry",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[1]",
   "note": "Foundry also supports API keys as static secrets on the resource, sent in the api-key header. Microsoft limits keys to prototyping and documents that Agents, Evaluations, and Toolbox do not accept API keys.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/authentication-authorization-foundry",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "The Foundry SDK exposes project APIs for models and platform tools. Agents, evaluations, and OpenAI-compatible Responses are documented. Coverage is the Foundry project surface, not every Azure service.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.docs",
   "note": "Opened Microsoft's current application-integration page, including REST endpoint shapes, Entra and api-key headers, and a curl Responses example.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/integrate-with-other-apps",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.exists",
   "note": "Microsoft documents the Foundry SDK as a thin client over all Foundry project APIs through one project endpoint.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[0]",
   "note": "Official Python package azure-ai-projects 2.x is documented as stable for Foundry (new) projects.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[1]",
   "note": "Official Java packages azure-ai-projects and azure-ai-agents 2.x are documented for Foundry projects.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[2]",
   "note": "Official JavaScript package @azure/ai-projects 2.4.0 is documented for Foundry (new).",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[3]",
   "note": "Official .NET packages Azure.AI.Projects, Azure.AI.Projects.Agents, and Azure.AI.Extensions.OpenAI 2.0.0 GA are documented.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.official",
   "note": "The SDK overview is first-party Microsoft Learn documentation for the Foundry SDK and related official clients.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "Microsoft documents Foundry MCP Server as a cloud-hosted MCP implementation at https://mcp.ai.azure.com with Microsoft Entra ID authentication.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-foundry/mcp/get-started?view=foundry&tabs=user",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.verdict",
   "note": "The Learn get-started page is vendor documentation for the hosted Foundry MCP Server. The microsoft/mcp catalog lists it as a remote first-party server at the same URL.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-foundry/mcp/get-started?view=foundry&tabs=user",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.cli.exists",
   "note": "Microsoft documents Azure Developer CLI Foundry extensions. azd ext install microsoft.foundry installs azd ai agent, connection, project, routine, skill, and toolbox command groups.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/install-cli-foundry-extensions",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting",
   "note": "Microsoft lists ARM templates, Bicep, and Terraform among control-plane tools for creating Foundry resources, projects, networking, and connections.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/authentication-authorization-foundry",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[0]",
   "note": "Documented REST calls return JSON payloads, including Responses API output and chat-completion objects.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/integrate-with-other-apps",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.import[0]",
   "note": "Callers POST JSON bodies with model name and input or messages to Foundry Responses and chat-completions routes.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/integrate-with-other-apps",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "Foundry REST is documented, read/write on project APIs, Entra-authenticated, and paired with official SDKs in four languages. Edition and keyless-auth gates keep it in the broad-production tier rather than unusual completeness.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/integrate-with-other-apps",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The official hosted server exposes models, knowledge, and evaluation tools, but Learn marks it public preview without an SLA and not recommended for production. That is a limited vendor preview, not a 7-8 production official score.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-foundry/mcp/get-started?view=foundry&tabs=user",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.cli",
   "note": "azd ai is the official Foundry terminal surface for agents and projects. The same page marks preview items as without an SLA and not recommended for production, so the CLI path stays useful rather than fully production-grade.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/install-cli-foundry-extensions",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened Microsoft's current Foundry MCP get-started page, including https://mcp.ai.azure.com, Entra On-Behalf-Of auth, Contributor prerequisite, and the public-preview SLA warning.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-foundry/mcp/get-started?view=foundry&tabs=user",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened Microsoft's current Foundry SDK and endpoints overview, including azure-ai-projects packages and the project endpoint shape.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened Microsoft's current Foundry authentication page, including Entra scope https://ai.azure.com/.default, API keys, and the feature support matrix.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/authentication-authorization-foundry",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[3].url",
   "note": "Opened Microsoft's current azd Foundry extensions page, including the microsoft.foundry meta-package and preview terms.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/install-cli-foundry-extensions",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
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  "last_verified": "2026-09-11",
  "volatility": "high",
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    "type": "mcp",
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   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/authentication-authorization-foundry"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/install-cli-foundry-extensions"
   }
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 "id": "microsoft-foundry",
 "license": "commercial",
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   "llms_txt": "unknown"
  },
  "api": {
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    "api-key"
   ],
   "coverage": "partial",
   "docs": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/how-to/integrate-with-other-apps",
   "exists": true,
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   ]
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  "cli": {
   "exists": true
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [
    "json"
   ],
   "import": [
    "json"
   ]
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [
    "bicep",
    "arm-templates"
   ],
   "webhooks": "unknown"
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": "unknown",
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": true,
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. Foundry REST, official SDKs, Azure Developer CLI Foundry extensions, and the hosted Foundry MCP Server cover models, agents, and evaluations without browser control of the Foundry portal. This record is not Palantir Foundry and not the Azure Resource Manager control plane as a whole-cloud identity.\n",
   "ui_stack": [
    "web-dom"
   ],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
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   "languages": [
    "python",
    "java",
    "javascript",
    "csharp"
   ],
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  "web",
  "windows",
  "macos",
  "linux"
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   "microsoft-azure",
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  ],
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 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Microsoft",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
   "api": 8,
   "cli": 6,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 6,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Microsoft Foundry, also documented as Azure AI Foundry, is automatable today through project REST endpoints and official SDKs. This record is the Foundry model, agent, and evaluation platform. It is not Palantir Foundry and not Microsoft Azure as a whole-cloud identity. Callers use https://{resource}.services.ai.azure.com/api/ and the project path /api/projects/{project}/, plus an OpenAI v1-compatible route. Authentication is Microsoft Entra ID with scope https://ai.azure.com/.default, or an API key in the api-key header. Microsoft recommends Entra for production; API keys lack per-user traceability and do not cover Agents, Evaluations, or Toolbox. Official azure-ai-projects clients exist for Python, Java, JavaScript, and .NET. Azure Developer CLI installs azd ext install microsoft.foundry for azd ai agent, connection, project, and related commands; several of those surfaces are public preview. Microsoft documents a cloud-hosted Foundry MCP Server at https://mcp.ai.azure.com with Entra sign-in and Contributor or higher on the project. Learn marks that MCP feature public preview, without an SLA, and not recommended for production workloads. Connector catalogs were not opened. Computer-use viability is unassessed. API scores 8 and is the best path because it is the durable project contract. MCP scores 6 because it is official but preview.\n"
 }
}