Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-ai-docs-pr into stp_final_prompt

Author: s-polly

.gitignore

@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ _repo.*/
 # .github/prompts/*.zip
 # .github/patterns/*.md
 
-articles/ai-foundry/includes/get-started-fdp.md
+articles/ai-foundry/includes/get-started-fdp.md
+articles/ai-foundry/toc-files/setup-management/toc.yml

.openpublishing.publish.config.json

@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
       "branch": "master",
       "branch_mapping": {}
     },
+    {
+      "path_to_root": "azure-sdk-for-js-docs",
+      "url": "https://github.com/Azure-samples/azure-sdk-for-js-docs",
+      "branch": "main",
+      "branch_mapping": {}
+    },
     {
       "path_to_root": "samples-luis",
       "url": "https://github.com/Azure-Samples/cognitive-services-language-understanding",
@@ -121,6 +127,12 @@
       "url": "https://github.com/azure-ai-foundry/foundry-samples",
       "branch": "main",
       "branch_mapping": {}
+    },
+        {
+      "path_to_root": "foundry-samples-nov25-updates",
+      "url": "https://github.com/azure-ai-foundry/foundry-samples",
+      "branch": "nov25-updates",
+      "branch_mapping": {}
     },
     {
       "path_to_root": "azureml-examples-main",
@@ -188,6 +200,12 @@
       "branch": "main",
       "branch_mapping": {}
     },
+    {
+      "path_to_root": "azure-search-java-samples",
+      "url": "https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-search-java-samples",
+      "branch": "main",
+      "branch_mapping": {}
+    },
     {
       "path_to_root": "azure-search-dotnet-samples",
       "url": "https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-search-dotnet-samples",

articles/ai-foundry/.openpublishing.redirection.ai-studio.json

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
           "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/whats-new-azure-ai-foundry",
           "redirect_document_id": false
         },
+        {
+          "source_path_from_root": "/articles/ai-foundry/foundry-models/how-to/github/create-model-deployments.md",
+          "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/foundry-models/how-to/create-model-deployments",
+          "redirect_document_id": false
+        },
         {
           "source_path_from_root": "/articles/ai-foundry/concepts/rbac-ai-foundry.md",
           "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/concepts/rbac-azure-ai-foundry",
@@ -205,6 +210,11 @@
             "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/how-to/deploy-models-llama",
             "redirect_document_id": true
           },
+          {
+            "source_path_from_root": "/articles/ai-foundry/open-ai/how-to/deployment-types.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/foundry-models/concepts/deployment-types",
+            "redirect_document_id": true
+          },
           {
             "source_path_from_root": "/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/deploy-models-llama.md",
             "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/concepts/models-featured#meta",
@@ -908,6 +918,11 @@
             "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-studio/how-to/data-add",
             "redirect_document_id": false
         },
+        {
+            "source_path_from_root": "/articles/ai-foundry/openai/how-to/manage-costs.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/foundry-models/how-to/manage-costs",
+            "redirect_document_id": true
+        },
         {
             "source_path_from_root": "/articles/ai-studio/how-to/simulator-interaction-data.md",
             "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-studio/how-to/data-add",
@@ -1268,6 +1283,11 @@
           "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/openai/how-to/responses",
           "redirect_document_id": false
         },
+        {
+          "source_path_from_root": "/articles/ai-foundry/openai/chatgpt-quickstart.md",
+          "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/openai/how-to/responses",
+          "redirect_document_id": false
+        },
      {
           "source_path_from_root": "/articles/ai-foundry/openai/how-to/work-with-code.md",
           "redirect_url": "/azure/ai-foundry/openai/how-to/responses",

articles/ai-foundry/agents/concepts/model-region-support.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Projects are currently the unit of sharing and isolation in Foundry. See the [wh
 
 ### Prerequisites 
 
-* An Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/cognitive-services).
+* An Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).
 * Ensure that the individual creating the account and project has the **Azure AI Account Owner** role at the subscription scope
 * If configuring a [standard setup](#choose-your-setup), the same individual must also have permissions to assign roles to required resources (Cosmos DB, Azure AI Search, Azure Blob Storage). For more information on RBAC roles, specific to Azure AI Foundry Agent Service, see [Azure AI Foundry Agent Service RBAC roles](../concepts/rbac-azure-ai-foundry.md).
     * The built-in role needed is **Role Based Access Administrator**.

articles/ai-foundry/agents/environment-setup.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
   ms.subservice: azure-ai-foundry-agent-service
   ms.topic: faq
-  ms.date: 06/30/2025
+  ms.date: 10/09/2025
   ms.author: aahi
   author: aahill
 title: Azure AI Foundry Agent Service frequently asked questions
@@ -55,8 +55,4 @@ sections:
       - question: |
           Is there any additional pricing or quota for using Foundry Agent Service? 
         answer: |
-          No. All [quotas](quotas-limits.md) apply to using models with Foundry Agent Service.
-      - question: |
-          Does the Foundry Agent Service API support non-Azure OpenAI models?   
-        answer: |
-          Yes, the Foundry Agent Service API supports non-Azure OpenAI models. See the [models](concepts\model-region-support.md) page for more information.
+          No. All [quotas](quotas-limits.md) apply to using models with Foundry Agent Service.

articles/ai-foundry/agents/faq.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ms.subservice: azure-ai-foundry-agent-service
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 08/15/2025
+ms.date: 09/26/2025
 author: aahill
 ms.author: aahi
 ms.custom: azure-ai-agents
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The authorization will happen between Grounding with Bing Custom Search service
 
 Developers and end users don't have access to raw content returned from Grounding with Bing Custom Search. The model response, however, includes citations with links to the websites used to generate the response and is allowed to be stored using the mechanisms provided by the Agents Service. You can retrieve the model response by accessing the data in the thread that was created. These references must be retained and displayed in the exact form provided by Microsoft, as per Grounding with Bing Custom Search's Use and Display Requirements. 
 
- 
+Transactions with your Grounding with Bing resource are counted by the number of tool calls per run. You can see how many tool calls are made from the run step.
 
 ## Setup 
 

articles/ai-foundry/agents/how-to/tools/bing-custom-search.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ms.subservice: azure-ai-foundry-agent-service
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 08/07/2025
+ms.date: 09/26/2025
 author: aahill
 ms.author: aahi
 ms.custom: azure-ai-agents
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Grounding with Bing returns relevant search results to the customer's model depl
 
 The authorization will happen between Grounding with Bing Search service and Azure AI Foundry Agent Service. Any Bing search query that is generated and sent to Bing for the purposes of grounding is transferred, along with the resource key, outside of the Azure compliance boundary to the Grounding with Bing Search service. Grounding with Bing Search is subject to Bing's terms and do not have the same compliance standards and certifications as the Azure AI Foundry Agent Service, as described in the [Grounding with Bing Search Terms of Use](https://www.microsoft.com/bing/apis/grounding-legal). It is your responsibility to assess whether the use of Grounding with Bing Search in your agent meets your needs and requirements.
 
+Transactions with your Grounding with Bing resource are counted by the number of tool calls per run. You can see how many tool calls are made from the run step.
+
 ## Supported capabilities and known issues
 - Grounding with Bing Search tool is designed to retrieve real-time information from web, NOT specific web domains.
 - NOT Recommended to **summarize** an entire web page.

articles/ai-foundry/agents/how-to/tools/bing-grounding.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ms.subservice: azure-ai-foundry-agent-service
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/04/2025
+ms.date: 09/30/2025
 author: aahill
 ms.author: aahi
 zone_pivot_groups: selection-mcp-code
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ ms.custom: azure-ai-agents-code
 
 # How to use the Model Context Protocol tool (preview)
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> Supported regions are `westus`, `westus2`, `uaenorth`, `southindia`, and `switzerlandnorth`.
-
 Use this article to find code samples for connecting Azure AI Foundry Agent Service with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
 
 ## Prerequisites
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ Use this article to find code samples for connecting Azure AI Foundry Agent Serv
 Create a client object that contains the endpoint for connecting to your AI project and other resources.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> You can find an asynchronous example on [GitHub](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/blob/main/sdk/ai/Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent/samples/Sample26_PersistentAgents_MCP.md)
+> You can find an asynchronous example on [GitHub](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/main/sdk/ai/Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent/samples)
 
 ```csharp
 var projectEndpoint = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PROJECT_ENDPOINT");

articles/ai-foundry/agents/how-to/tools/model-context-protocol-samples.md

@@ -7,17 +7,13 @@ manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ms.subservice: azure-ai-foundry-agent-service
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/04/2025
+ms.date: 10/10/2025
 author: aahill
 ms.author: aahi
-ms.custom: references_regions
 ---
 
 # Connect to Model Context Protocol servers (preview)
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> Supported regions are `westus`, `westus2`, `uaenorth`, `southindia`, and `switzerlandnorth`.
-
 > [!NOTE]
 > When using a [Network Secured Azure AI Foundry](../../how-to/virtual-networks.md), private MCP servers deployed in the same virtual network is not supported, only publicly accessible MCP servers are supported.
 
@@ -78,6 +74,21 @@ For more information on using MCP, see:
 
 1. Submit your approval to the agent with `call_id` by setting `approve` to `true`.
 
+## Host a local MCP server
+
+The Azure AI Foundry Agent Service runtime only accepts a remote MCP server endpoint. If you want to add tools from a local MCP server, you'll have to self-host it on [Azure Container Apps](/samples/azure-samples/mcp-container-ts/mcp-container-ts/) or [Azure Functions](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-python/blob/main/ExistingServer.md) to get a remote MCP server endpoint. Pay attention to the following considerations when attempting to host local MCP servers in the cloud:
+
+|Local MCP server setup | Hosting in Azure Container Apps | Hosting in Azure Functions |
+|:---------:|:---------:|:---------:|
+| **Transport** | HTTP POST/GET endpoints required. | HTTP streamable required. | 
+| **Code changes** | Container rebuild required. | Azure Functions-specific configuration files required in the root directory. |
+| **Authentication** | Custom authentication implementation required. | Key-based only. OAuth needs API Management. |
+| **Language** | Any language that runs in Linux containers (Python, Node.js, .NET, TypeScript, Go). | Python, Node.js, Java, .NET only. |
+| **Container Requirements** | Linux (linux/amd64) only. No privileged containers.| Containerized servers are not supported. |
+| **Dependencies** | All dependencies must be in container image. | OS-level dependencies (such as Playwright) are not supported. |
+| **State** | Stateless only. | Stateless only. |
+| **UVX/NPX** | Supported. | Not supported. `npx` start commands not supported. |
+
 ## Related content
 
 * [Code samples for the Model Context Protocol tool](./model-context-protocol-samples.md)