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MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard protocol that enables AI agents to securely connect with apps, data, and systems, supporting easy interoperability and seamless platform expansion. At Ignite, Microsoft Foundry introduced Foundry Tools, which serves as a central hub for...

Announcing the preview of open, modular data ingestion building blocks in .NET, empowering developers to build scalable AI pipelines with seamless integration, extensibility, and easy getting started experiences across the .NET ecosystem.

Visual Studio 2026 is here! If you haven’t heard the news yet, we’re excited to share with you that Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available! This new version can better assist you with several performance improvements, a redesigned user experience, and a major leap in...

A straight look at what’s behind the keys We’ve all tried unlearning a keyboard shortcut - it feels like forgetting how to breathe. Muscle memory doesn’t mess around. We wrestle with this every time someone suggest a “quick” shortcut change. It’s not just editing a keybinding...

Request the directory security attributes that correspond to your proposed operation.

A deep dive into the evolution of Aspire Pipelines from basic callbacks in version 9.4 to the sophisticated pipeline execution model in Aspire 13, covering deployment orchestration, concurrency, and state management.

A new release of the Microsoft build of Go including security fixes is now available for download.

Join us for AI Dev Days, a two-day virtual event exploring the latest Microsoft Azure, Foundry and GitHub innovations. Whether you’re modernizing legacy apps, building with agents, or exploring the newest AI models, this is your moment to skill up, ship faster, and connect with experts.

Discover how treating AI agents as collaborators, not automation, transforms engineering workflows and accelerates complex projects