--- title: Azure Functions Ships Serverless Agents Runtime at Build... description: Microsoft announced the Azure Functions serverless agents runtime in public preview at Build 2026, introducing a markdown-first programming model where agents... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/azure-functions-ships-serverless-agents-runtime-at-build-2026-sajc9mte5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Azure Functions Ships Serverless Agents Runtime at Build 2026 | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft announced the Azure Functions serverless agents runtime in public preview at Build 2026, introducing a markdown-first programming model where agents... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/azure-functions-ships-serverless-agents-runtime-at-build-2026-sajc9mte5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/saJC9mTe5.png og:image:alt: Azure Functions Ships Serverless Agents Runtime at Build 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Azure Functions Ships Serverless Agents Runtime at Build 2026 **[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft announced the Azure Functions serverless agents runtime in public preview at Build 2026, introducing a markdown-first programming model where agents are defined in .agent.md files with YAML triggers, MCP server access, 1,400+ connectors, and sandboxed execution. The runtime adds no cold start overhead beyond standard HTTP triggers and carries no billing premium over Flex Consumption's per-second scale-to-zero model. Agents can be triggered by HTTP, Timer, Service Bus, Event Hubs, SQL, Cosmos DB, Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint events. The MCP extension reached GA with full tool, resource, and prompt trigger support across .NET, Java, Python, TypeScript, and JavaScript. Additional announcements include Go as a first-class language, Durable Task Scheduler on-demand sandboxes, Azure Functions Skills for coding agents like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, and rolling updates for Flex Consumption now GA. Microsoft positions Functions for code-first developers, Logic Apps for low-code workflows, and Azure API Management for governance across both. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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