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The tool search tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft's Tool Search feature in Microsoft Foundry, which reached general availability on September 24, 2026. Tool Search lets agent developers load tool definitions on demand rather than all at once, addressing token spend and the operational cost of running agents in production. Coverage of this tag sits alongside related Foundry capabilities such as Routines, which schedules agents, and Insights, which entered public preview for investigating agent behavior from traces. Discussion here focuses on making AI agents operable at scale, including scheduling, cost control, and diagnosing failures, rather than on model capability alone.
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    Microsoft Foundry September 2026: Routines and Tool Search Go GA, Insights Enters Preview

    Microsoft Foundry's September 2026 update is less about smarter agents and more about making them operable. Routines and Tool Search are now generally available (GA), and Insights has entered public preview. Microsoft's own roundup describes the month as one that helps teams run agents on a...