Foundry Developer Experience

Build, debug, and evaluate models and agents without leaving the editor

• Go end to end, from agent creation to deployment, with GitHub Copilot in VS Code.
• Browse your Foundry project resources without leaving VS Code.
• Keep models, agent code, resources, tests, and evaluations right in the repository.
• Shorten the build-test loop with scaffolding, F5 debugging, and Agent Inspector.
• View traces to troubleshoot issues quickly, then fix and redeploy without leaving the editor.

Turn Foundry agent development and deployment into repeatable commands and project configuration.

• Go end to end, from agent creation to deployment, in the terminal
• Reproduce provisioning, deployment, and operations across every environment
• Run the same project workflow locally, in scripts, and in CI/CD pipelines
• Keep target environments and consequential actions explicit and reviewable

Design a Foundry agent through a guided, project-aware visual experience in the GitHub Copilot app

• Shape the agent by selecting its model, tools, skills, and guardrails.
• Let Copilot generate and update project artifacts from the design.
• Inspect the resulting files and test the agent locally.
• Keep project, resource, and deployment choices visible for review.

Give your preferred coding agent reusable Foundry workflow knowledge

• Equip the coding agent of your choice with Foundry expertise in creation, deployment, evaluation, and troubleshooting.
• Reuse the same specialized workflows across compatible coding-agent hosts.
• Let the coding agent invoke az, azd, MCP tools, and repository scripts when needed.
• Review plans, file changes, commands, and cost-bearing actions before they run.