Microsoft Foundry

You can connect Microsoft Foundry to the Connect AI MCP Server to discover and use external tools and data sources.

Prerequisites

Before you can configure and use Microsoft Foundry with Connect AI, you must do the following:

• Connect a data source to your Connect AI account if you have not done so already. See Sources for more information.

• Generate a Personal Access Token (PAT) on the Settings page. Copy this down, as it acts as your password during authentication.

• Base64 encode your Connect AI credentials in the following format: Base64("email:PAT").

Connect Microsoft Foundry to the Connect AI MCP

1. Create a project in Microsoft Foundry.

2. Click Create Agent.

   
3. Provide a name for your agent, and then click Create.

   
4. After naming your agent, click Save. Add instructions (optional). Under Tools, click Add.

   
5. In the Select a tool dialog, click the Custom tab, and then click Model Context Protocol.

   
6. In the Add Model Context Protocol dialog, enter the following:

   • Name–the name of your MCP server, for example, ConnectAIMCPServer.
   • Remote MCP Server endpoint–https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp.
   • Authentication–select Key-based.
   • Credential–enter Basic, followed by your Base64-encoded email:PAT.

   
7. Click Connect. You should see the MCP server listed under Tools.

8. Click Save again to save your agent.

9. You can confirm your connection by clicking the YAML tab. You should see the following:

   
10. Click the Chat tab and ask the agent a question about your data. The agent shows the tools used to arrive at an answer.