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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 username.

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Connect Microsoft Foundry to the Connect AI MCP

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Create a project in Microsoft Foundry.
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Click Create Agent.
Foundry Agent List
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Provide a name for your agent, and then click Create.
Create New Foundry Agent
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After naming your agent, click Save. Add instructions (optional). Under Tools, click Add.
Foundry Add Tools
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In the Select a tool dialog, click the Custom tab, and then click Model Context Protocol.
Select Custom Tool
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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(YourConnectAIUsernameConvertedToBase64:YourPersonalAccessToken), for example, Basic(anNtaXRoQGV4YW1wbGUuY29t:a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2).
Add MCP Tool
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Click Connect. You should see the MCP server listed under Tools.
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Click Save again to save your agent.
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You can confirm your connection by clicking the YAML tab. You should see the following:
Foundry View Yaml
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Click the Chat tab and ask the agent a question about your data. The agent shows the tools used to arrive at an answer.
Foundry Enter Prompt