# Microsoft previews Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry

> Microsoft announced a public preview of Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service. The company described an API and SDK offering based on OpenAI's research capability, with Bing Search grounding and source-backed output. Microsoft positioned the service as a composable agent tool that could be invoked by applications, workflows, or other agents and orchestrated with Foundry connectors, Logic Apps, and Azure Functions.

Canonical: https://hypler.com/ai-news/microsoft-foundry-deep-research-preview-2025
Hypler publication: 2026-10-06
Original source date: 2025-07-07
Publisher: Microsoft
Article kind: source-briefing
Category: Agents
Tags: Microsoft, Azure AI Foundry, research, agents

## Engineering relevance

Research agents can produce source-backed material, but citations do not eliminate the need to assess scope, source quality, and task-specific limitations. Turning research into a reusable tool also makes invocation rules and output review important. Teams need to decide when an agent may gather information, which sources are acceptable, and when a person must validate a conclusion.

## Research as a service

Microsoft described Deep Research as a public-preview API and SDK offering in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service. The company said it used OpenAI's advanced agentic research capability and Bing Search grounding. It presented the tool as a component that developers could call from applications, workflows, or other agents.

## Composition and traceability

The announcement said developers could compose Deep Research with Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and Foundry connectors for automated workflows. Microsoft emphasized source-backed insights and traceability. That supports review, but the source does not claim that automated reports are complete, current for every use, or fit to make high-impact decisions without oversight.

## Original source

- [Microsoft](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-deep-research-in-azure-ai-foundry-agent-service/)

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