Merge pull request #28 from sanjeev3/deep-researcher

Deep research tool: Supported regions and resources

Author: aahill

articles/ai-foundry/agents/how-to/tools/deep-research-samples.md

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Use this article to learn how to use the Deep Research tool with the Azure AI Pr
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> * The  `o3-deep-research` model and the GPT model deployments should be part of your AI Foundry project resulting in all three resources in the same Azure subscription and same region. Supported regions are **West US** and **Norway East**.
+
 * The requirements in the [Deep Research overview](./deep-research.md).
 * The Deep Research tool requires the latest prerelease versions of the `azure-ai-projects` library. You can install it with the following command:
 

articles/ai-foundry/agents/how-to/tools/deep-research.md

@@ -35,24 +35,28 @@ The deep research tool is a **code-only release** and available for use using th
 ## Knowledge source support
 The deep research tool is tightly integrated with Grounding with Bing Search and only supports web-based research.
 
-## How Deep Research works
-
-At its core, the Deep Research tool orchestrates a multi-step research pipeline uses the Azure OpenAI's `o3-deep-research` model together with Grounding with Bing Search to autonomously search for and read information from multiple online sources appropriate to the user prompt. This enables the Deep Research tool to generate thorough, documented, and cited reports on complex topics. 
+## Region support
+The Deep Research tool is supported in the following regions where the deep research model is available for deployment.
+|West US  | Norway East |
+|---------|---------|
+| ✔️ | ✔️ | 
 
-### Deep research model deployment
+## Deep research model
+The Deep Research tool uses the Azure OpenAI `o3-deep-research` model for its research tasks. The model was fine-tuned on the Azure OpenAI `o3` reasoning model. Key features:
 
-The Deep Research tool uses the Azure OpenAI `o3-deep-research` model for its research tasks. The model was fine-tuned on the Azure OpenAI `o3` reasoning model.
-
-**Key features**:
 - Handles data as part of its research tasks.
 - 200-K context length, 100-K completion tokens, and May 31, 2024 knowledge cutoff.
 - Outputs its thinking as reasoning summary as it analyzes information.
 - Delivers a synthesized report at the end of the research task.
 
-**Deployment information**:
-- Deployment type: Global Standard
-- Available regions: West US, Norway East
-- Quotas and limits: Enterprise: `30K RPS / 30M TPM`, Default: `3K RPS / 3M TPM`
+### Deployment information
+- **Deployment type**: Global Standard
+- **Available regions**: West US, Norway East
+- **Quotas and limits**: Enterprise: `30K RPS / 30M TPM`, Default: `3K RPS / 3M TPM`
+  
+## How Deep Research works
+
+At its core, the Deep Research tool orchestrates a multi-step research pipeline uses the Azure OpenAI's `o3-deep-research` model and any GPT model together with Grounding with Bing Search to autonomously search for and read information from multiple online sources appropriate to the user prompt. This enables the Deep Research tool to generate thorough, documented, and cited reports on complex topics. 
 
 ### GPT model deployment for clarifying intent
 
@@ -74,16 +78,19 @@ The output is a structured report that documents not only the comprehensive answ
 
 ## Prerequisites
 - If you already have access to the Azure OpenAI `o3` model, no request is required to access the `o3-deep-research`  model. Otherwise, fill out the [request form](https://aka.ms/OAI/deepresearchaccess). 
-- An Azure subscription with the ability to create resources [Set up your environment](../../environment-setup.md)
+- An Azure subscription with the ability to create AI Foundry project, Grounding with Bing Search, deep research model and GPT model resources [Set up your environment](../../environment-setup.md) in the **West US** and **Norway East** regions.
 - [Grounding with Bing Search tool](./bing-grounding.md) resource for connecting to your Azure AI Foundry project.
 - [Model deployments](../../../model-inference/how-to/create-model-deployments.md) for the following models
     - `o3-deep-research` version `2025-06-26`. This model is available in `West US` and `Norway East`.
-    - Any Azure OpenAI GPT model like `gpt-4o` for intent clarification.
+    - Any Azure OpenAI GPT model like `gpt-4o` for intent clarification. Deploy in the same regions.
 
 ## Setup 
 
 To use the Deep Research tool, you need to create the Azure AI Foundry type project, add your Grounding with Bing Search resource as a new connection, deploy the `o3-deep-research-model`, and deploy the selected Azure OpenAI GPT model. 
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> * The  `o3-deep-research` model and the GPT model deployments should be part of your AI Foundry project resulting in all three resources in the same Azure subscription and same region. Supported regions are **West US** and **Norway East**.
+
 :::image type="content" source="../../media/tools/deep-research/setup-deep-research-tool.png" alt-text="A diagram of the steps to set up the deep research tool." lightbox="../../media/tools/deep-research/setup-deep-research-tool.png":::
 
 1. Navigate to the [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs) and create a new project.