Features overview
Most of what you’ll do on the platform comes down to six building blocks. This page is a map — start here if you’re not sure which concept page to read.
| Concept | When to read it |
|---|---|
| Projects and applications | The resource hierarchy — projects, applications, workflows, sandboxes. |
| Permissions | Project + app scopes, role matrix, owners, and how to share. |
| Visual designer | The drag-and-drop canvas and how to author nodes. |
| AI workflow assistant | Describing workflows in natural language and iterating with the assistant. |
| Workflows | Triggers, actions, control flow, expressions, JavaScript, IntelliSense, stateful vs stateless. |
| Agents | Native vs Foundry agents, the agent loop, agent parameters, adding tools (including Code Interpreter), chat log in monitoring. |
| Knowledge bases | Attach Azure AI Search, Foundry IQ, Document Upload, or Work IQ so an agent can ground its answers in your data. (preview) |
| Sandboxes | Isolated microVM environments where agents execute code, with optional cloned repos and skills. |
| Connectors | The catalog of integrations and how connections are managed. |
| Runs and monitoring | Real-time streaming of draft runs, run history, working with drafts, action inputs / outputs. |
Need to get the stack running first? Jump to Setup and Quickstart.