# Microsoft adds Claude agent tools to Azure Foundry

_Monday, August 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Microsoft said five Claude capabilities are now available for deployments hosted on Azure through Microsoft Foundry: Structured Outputs, Web Search, Web Fetch, a Model Context Protocol connector and Tool Search. Claude became generally available in Foundry in June, according to the report. The additions let developers use more Claude-specific agent tooling while keeping deployments in Azure, alongside Foundry support for Anthropic's Messages API, prompt caching, extended thinking and tool streaming.

## Sources

- [virtualizationreview.com](https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2026/08/17/as-with-vs-code-microsoft-foundry-meets-claude-on-its-own-terms.aspx)

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