Post by Dennes Torres
Data Platform MVP (2020-2023) | Certified Expert in Fabric Analytics Engineering, Azure Data Engineering, Solutions Architecture, DevOps, and Development
πͺͺ Your AI agents have identities now β did you notice? π€ π» For a long time, AI agents lived in your tenant as ordinary app registrations and service principals. π€· Nothing told you "hey, this identity belongs to an agent." β That era is over. Agent identities are now first-class citizens β and you can SEE them in two places. π΅ IN MICROSOFT ENTRA π‘οΈ The admin center has a dedicated "Agents" section: π Overview of all agent identities in your tenant πͺͺ Agent identities π Agent blueprints π Sign-in logs β yes, agents have sign-in logs now π― Entra Agent ID reached GA in April 2026. Agents stopped being "weird service principals" and became their own object type. πͺ THE HIDDEN DOOR π€« Here is the secret almost nobody tells you: π Open Entra the traditional way and you can easily MISS the "Agents" section. πΊοΈ The path that works: the hamburger menu in the Azure portal β the "Microsoft Cloud" panel β Entra. β‘ Same product, different door β and only one of them shows you your agents. And no, this is not in the documentation. I found it by testing. π£ IN MICROSOFT FOUNDRY π€ π This one is days old, announced at Build 2026 and still in preview. Open an agent and check the new "Details" tab: πͺͺ The Entra agent identity, created automatically π The agent blueprint behind it π Status, versions and endpoints β all in one place β¨ You build the agent. The identity appears in Entra. No extra step. β±οΈ HOW WE GOT HERE π π·οΈ May 2025 β tagged service principals π§± Nov 2025 β real Entra object type (preview) π Apr 2026 β GA ποΈ Jun 2026 β visible inside Foundry itself β οΈ ONE WARNING BEFORE YOU CELEBRATE β οΈ π Open your tenant and compare: the agents you have vs the identities you see. π§© The numbers may not match β and the reason deserves its own post. Stay tuned. π π¬ Did you know about the hidden door? Check your tenant β you may be surprised.