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Carlo-Data
Sep 02, 2026Copper Contributor
Agent with Fabric data agent tool times out at 100s even in background mode
A Foundry agent with a Fabric data agent attached cancels any tool call that takes longer than 100 seconds, even with background mode enabled on a model that supports it. The documentation presents b...
BaptisteGho
Sep 10, 2026Copper Contributor
Hi Carlo, have you received any update or workaround from Microsoft?
Weβre experiencing a different background-mode issue in Foundry: the toggle is greyed out across every model weβve tried. Our asynchronous requests go from queued to canceled, then disappear from the logs available to us. This is blocking course generation in production.
Were you able to enable background mode directly in the playground, or did you configure it through the API? We have an open support case, and any findings from your investigation would be helpful.