Azure Developer CLI (azd) - June 2025
Table of Contents
Main Menu Updates
The main menu has been reorganized to bring a cleaner organization to features and how to use them, as well as creating sections for the beta and alpha commands. Users can now easily navigate and explore the features of Azure Developer CLI.
Extensions
You can now try out the experience of building an extension with the developer extension in the new alpha feature. A step-by-step guide has been provided for creating your first extension and integrating it with your workflow.
Compose Feature
The compose feature has been moved to beta for new projects (greenfield). It allows users to add Azure components to their project efficiently.
Other Features
- Support for Azure App Service.
- Update azd pipeline config to manage existing GitHub Actions variables and secrets during pipeline configuration.
- Add support for deploying a single service in .NET Aspire projects via vs-server.
- Aspire detection message update.
New Docs
Several new docs have been published on Microsoft Learn to help users get the most out of the Azure Developer CLI. The guides cover topics such as initialization workflows, creating extensions, and configuring GitHub Actions pipelines.
New Templates
A new tag for "Model Context Protocol (MCP)" has been added to make it easier to identify templates that are MCP server examples. A template for an AI-Powered Code Snippet Manager with Azure Functions and MCP has been authored by Govind Kamtamneni, showcasing a modern code snippet management system using Azure Functions and AI capabilities.