The Azure Functions MCP extension has had a breakout year 🚀
From "tools only" → a full MCP platform:
✅ tools, resources, prompts
✅ MCP Apps (interactive UI)
✅ built-in auth rich types
and more! Check out: aka.ms/functions-mcp-build#MSBuild
Azure Functions at Build 2026: serverless agents in a .agent.md file, 1,400 M365 and SaaS connectors as triggers, Go as a first-class language, full MCP support, new CLI, On-demand Sandboxes for DTS and much more!
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Durable AI agent workflows are here for .NET — build workflows that survive restarts, scale on Azure Functions, and expose capabilities as MCP tools with the Microsoft Agent Framework.👇
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The MCP extension is now GA and we would love your feedback as we shape the next milestones. Our goal is to make Azure Functions the easiest and best place to run your MCP servers.
🚀The Azure Functions MCP extension is now GA, making it easier than ever to host remote MCP servers. And now you can also host MCP SDK–based servers on Functions. If you've already built these servers, just deploy as-is. Serverless, secured, and flexible. techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
.NET 10 is here!
The latest release brings performance boosts, cloud-native enhancements, and AI integration to supercharge your development experience. With improved tooling for #ASPNET Core, expanded C# features, (cont) msft.it/l/6019tMo7l
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🙌 .NET Conf 2025 in on its way... 👏
Join us November 11th for an action-packed keynote welcoming the release of .NET 10! Scott Hanselman will kick off the conference with .NET and Visual Studio team members (cont) msft.it/l/6016tEh0r
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Welcome to .NET 10 & Visual Studio 2026!
Allie Barry, Brady Gaster, Cathy Sullivan, David Fowler, Gaurav Seth, Maddy Montaquila, Mike Kistler, Scott Hanselman, Mads Kristensen, Damian Edwards, Safia Abdalla, Rachel Kang, Maria Naggaga Nakanwagi
#dotnet 10 preview 6 is out, with (IMO) a _freaking huge_ new capability that everyone should go play with: RID-specific .NET Tools!
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Open protocols like A2A and MCP are key to enabling the agentic web. With A2A support coming to Copilot Studio and Foundry, customers can build agentic systems that interoperate by design.
We are entering a new era in business where agents will not only act independently but also work together as a team. To bring this vision to life, open protocols like Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent (A2A) are essential for agent interoperability.
I am excited to announce that Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry will support A2A, building on the MCP support we announced earlier this spring. We have also joined the A2A working group on GitHub to help shape the spec and tooling.
This is a significant step forward and I can’t wait to see how it will transform the way we work. Find out more here: microsoft.com/en-us/microsof…