• 01 September 2026

Microsoft Foundry Basics:

Foundry RBAC roles:

1. Foundry User
2. Foundry Owner
3. Foundry Account Owner
4. Foundry Project Manager

Path for new developers:

Steps:

1. Install 'Foundry Toolkit for VS Code' from "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-windows-ai-studio.windows-ai-studio".
2. Install Azure Developer CLI (azd) from "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/azure-developer-cli/install-azd?tabs=winget-windows%2Cbrew-mac%2Cscript-linux&pivots=os-windows"
3. Install every Foundry extension in one step through the meta-package: azd ext install microsoft.foundry in Command Prompt terminal
4. Install Microsoft Foundry Canvas

Microsoft Foundry Canvas

• Microsoft Foundry Canvas is a GitHub Copilot App extension that is used to design, configure, test and deploy Foundry hosted agents from a side panel.

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