Merge branch 'main' into 2025-09-22-model-deployment-policy

Author: jonburchel

articles/ai-foundry/concepts/encryption-keys-portal.md

@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ description: Learn how to use customer-managed keys (CMK) for enhanced encryptio
 ms.author: jburchel 
 author: jonburchel 
 ms.reviewer: deeikele
-ms.date: 09/15/2025
+ms.date: 09/22/2025
 ms.service: azure-ai-services
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.custom:
   - ignite-2023
   - build-aifnd
   - build-2025
-zone_pivot_groups: project-type
 ai-usage: ai-assisted
 # Customer intent: As an admin, I want to understand how I can use my own encryption keys with Azure AI Foundry.
 ---

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/connections-add.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ms.custom:
   - build-2024
   - ignite-2024
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/12/2025
+ms.date: 09/22/2025
 ms.reviewer: sgilley
 ms.author: sgilley
 author: sdgilley

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-projects.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: This article describes how to create an Azure AI Foundry project so
 author: sdgilley
 ms.author: sgilley
 ms.reviewer: deeikele
-ms.date: 09/12/2025
+ms.date: 09/22/2025
 ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.custom:

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/trace-agents-sdk.md

@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ with tracer.start_as_current_span("example-tracing"):
     run = project_client.agents.runs.create_and_process(thread_id=thread.id, agent_id=agent.id)
 ```
 
+### Alternative: AI Toolkit for VS Code
+
+AI Toolkit gives you a simple way to trace locally in VS Code. It uses a local OTLP-compatible collector, making it great for development and debugging. 
+
+The toolkit supports AI frameworks like Azure AI Foundry Agents Service, OpenAI, Anthropic, and LangChain through OpenTelemetry. You can see traces instantly in VS Code without needing cloud access.
+
+For detailed setup instructions and SDK-specific code examples, see [Tracing in AI Toolkit](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/intelligentapps/tracing).
+
 ## Trace custom functions
 
 To trace your custom functions, use the OpenTelemetry SDK to instrument your code.

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/trace-application.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: View trace results for AI applications using OpenAI SDK with OpenTe
 author: lgayhardt
 ms.author: lagayhar
 ms.reviewer: ychen
-ms.date: 09/15/2025
+ms.date: 09/22/2025
 ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ms.topic: how-to
 ai-usage: ai-assisted
@@ -291,6 +291,15 @@ Configure tracing as follows:
     }
     ```
 
+## Trace locally with AI Toolkit
+
+AI Toolkit offers a simple way to trace locally in VS Code. It uses a local OTLP-compatible collector, making it perfect for development and debugging without needing cloud access.
+
+The toolkit supports the OpenAI SDK and other AI frameworks through OpenTelemetry. You can see traces instantly in your development environment.
+
+For detailed setup instructions and SDK-specific code examples, see [Tracing in AI Toolkit](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/intelligentapps/tracing).
+
+
 ## Related content
 
 * [Trace agents using Azure AI Foundry SDK](trace-agents-sdk.md)

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/hub-configure-private-link.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ms.custom:
     - ignite-2024
     - hub-only
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/15/2025
+ms.date: 09/22/2025
 ms.reviewer: meerakurup
 ms.author: jburchel 
 author: jonburchel 
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ To find the private IP addresses for your A records, see the [Azure Machine Lear
 
 ## Next steps
 
+- [Configure a private link for a Foundry project](configure-private-link.md)
 - [Create an Azure AI Foundry project](create-projects.md)
 - [Learn more about Azure AI Foundry](../what-is-azure-ai-foundry.md)
 - [Learn more about Azure AI Foundry hubs](../concepts/ai-resources.md)

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/hub-connections-add.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn how to use connections in Azure AI Foundry hubs.
 manager: scottpolly
 ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/12/2025
+ms.date: 09/22/2025
 ms.reviewer: scottpolly
 reviewer: scottpolly
 ms.author: jburchel
@@ -77,4 +77,5 @@ Prefer managed identity wherever possible for keyless and rotated credential man
 
 ## Next steps
 
-Secure network traffic with [Private Link](./hub-configure-private-link.md).
+- [Create and managed connections in Azure AI Foundry projects](./connections-add.md).
+- [Secure network traffic with private link](./hub-configure-private-link.md).

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/hub-create-projects.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn how to create a hub-based project in Azure AI Foundry.
 author: sdgilley
 ms.author: sgilley
 ms.reviewer: deeikele
-ms.date: 09/12/2025
+ms.date: 09/22/2025
 ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.custom:
@@ -111,5 +111,6 @@ Delete hub (with all projects): In Hub properties, select Delete hub to open Azu
 
 ## Related content
 
-- [Quickstart: Get started with Azure AI Foundry (Hub projects)](../quickstarts/hub-get-started-code.md)
-- [Learn more about Azure AI Foundry](../what-is-azure-ai-foundry.md)
+- [Create an Azure AI Foundry project](create-projects.md).
+- [Quickstart: Get started with Azure AI Foundry (Hub projects)](../quickstarts/hub-get-started-code.md).
+- [Learn more about Azure AI Foundry](../what-is-azure-ai-foundry.md).

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/hub-quota.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ms.custom:
   - ignite-2024
   - hub-only
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/15/2025
+ms.date: 09/22/2025
 ms.reviewer: haakar
 ms.author: mopeakande
 author: msakande 
@@ -110,5 +110,6 @@ Use quotas to manage compute and model quota across hubs in the same subscriptio
 
 ## Related content
 
+- [Manage and increase quotas for Azure AI Foundry projects](./quota.md)
 - [Plan to manage costs](./costs-plan-manage.md)
 - [How to create compute](./create-manage-compute.md)

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/quota.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ms.custom:
   - build-2024
   - ignite-2024
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/12/2025
+ms.date: 09/22/2025
 ms.reviewer: haakar
 reviewer: haakar
 ms.author: mopeakande