Azure

Expert knowledge for Azure Artifact Signing development including best practices, decision making, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing signing cert lifecycle, RBAC roles, DGSSv2 migration, diagnostic logs, or CI/CD signing integrations, and other Azure Artifact Signing related development tasks. Not for Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Artifacts (use azure-artifacts), Azure Information Protection (use azure-information-protection).

Expert knowledge for Azure Web PubSub development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using WebSockets/MQTT, Socket.IO, Functions bindings, geo-replication, or Premium autoscale in Web PubSub, and other Azure Web PubSub related development tasks. Not for Azure SignalR Service (use azure-signalr-service), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Relay (use azure-relay).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Search development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring indexes/skillsets, indexers, vectors/semantic ranker, private endpoints, or RAG/agent retrieval flows, and other Azure AI Search related development tasks. Not for Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer).

Expert knowledge for Azure App Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing App Service plans/ASE, configuring VNet/custom domains/certs, CI/CD slots, or managed identity access, and other Azure App Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Spring Apps (use azure-spring-apps), Azure Static Web Apps (use azure-static-web-apps), Azure Service Fabric (use azure-service-fabric).

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Api Builder development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when exposing SQL/Cosmos via REST/GraphQL, tuning filters/paging, securing with Entra/JWT, or deploying to Azure, and other Azure Data Api Builder related development tasks. Not for Azure API Management (use azure-api-management), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure App Testing development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when running Azure Load Testing, Playwright Workspaces, JMeter/Locust tests, VNet/private endpoint tests, or CI/CD test pipelines, and other Azure App Testing related development tasks. Not for Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Playwright Workspaces (use azure-playwright-workspaces).

Expert knowledge for Azure Defender For Iot development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when deploying OT sensors, configuring micro agents, mirroring OT traffic, integrating with SIEM/Sentinel, or managing alerts, and other Azure Defender For Iot related development tasks. Not for Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure External Attack Surface Management (use azure-external-attack-surface-management), Azure IoT (use azure-iot).

Expert knowledge for Azure Attestation development including troubleshooting, best practices, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when validating attestation tokens, authoring policies, managing SGX/TPM baselines, or securing private endpoints, and other Azure Attestation related development tasks. Not for Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing), Azure Virtual Enclaves (use azure-virtual-enclaves), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm).

Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall Manager development including best practices, decision making, security, and configuration. Use when managing DDoS plans, WAF policies, DNS proxy/FQDN rules, IP Groups, or secured virtual hub vs VNet, and other Azure Firewall Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Network Function Manager (use azure-network-function-manager), Azure Networking (use azure-networking).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Bot Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Azure AI bots with Direct Line/Web Chat, Teams, OAuth/SSO, human handoff, or proactive messaging, and other Azure AI Bot Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Health Bot (use azure-health-bot), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Immersive Reader development including best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when tuning read-aloud/translation, storing user prefs, Entra auth setup, JS SDK integration, or language support, and other Azure AI Immersive Reader related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Language (use azure-language-service), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure Translator (use azure-translator), Azure AI services (use microsoft-foundry-tools).

Expert knowledge for Azure Cache for Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring geo-replicated caches, Private Link access, persistence, CLI/PowerShell automation, or ARM/Bicep deployments, and other Azure Cache for Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Redis (use azure-managed-redis), Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage).

Expert knowledge for Azure Impact Reporting development including troubleshooting, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when wiring Impact Reporting to Monitor alerts, Logic Apps, Service Health, HPC Guest Health, or impact categories, and other Azure Impact Reporting related development tasks. Not for Azure Carbon Optimization (use azure-carbon-optimization), Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor).

Expert knowledge for Azure Cloud Shell development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, and security. Use when debugging Cloud Shell storage/connectivity, session limits, required storage accounts, or private VNet access, and other Azure Cloud Shell related development tasks. Not for Azure Portal (use azure-portal), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure Internet Peering development including troubleshooting. Use when validating Peering Service prefixes, checking prefix registration, verifying routing, or fixing reachability issues, and other Azure Internet Peering related development tasks. Not for Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway).

Expert knowledge for Azure Elastic SAN development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when creating iSCSI volumes, AVS datastores, snapshots, CMK encryption, or AKS-integrated workloads, and other Azure Elastic SAN related development tasks. Not for Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files), Azure Managed Lustre (use azure-managed-lustre), Azure Container Storage (use azure-container-storage), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Language development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using CLU, custom NER/classification, CQA, sentiment/summarization, or PII/health text analysis APIs, and other Azure AI Language related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure Translator (use azure-translator), Azure AI Bot Service (use azure-bot-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure Fluid Relay development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using AzureClient, audience APIs, JWT auth tokens, container recovery, or Static Web Apps hosting, and other Azure Fluid Relay related development tasks. Not for Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure SignalR Service (use azure-signalr-service), Azure Relay (use azure-relay), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus).

Expert knowledge for Azure Machine Learning development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Azure ML workspaces, compute clusters, pipelines, AutoML, online/batch endpoints, or Prompt Flow, and other Azure Machine Learning related development tasks. Not for Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (use azure-data-science-vm).

Expert knowledge for Azure IoT Central development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing device templates, data export, IoT Edge gateways, REST/CLI automation, or IoT Central–to–IoT Hub migrations, and other Azure IoT Central related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure IoT Operations (use azure-iot-operations), Azure Digital Twins (use azure-digital-twins).

Expert knowledge for Azure Red Hat OpenShift development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when creating ARO clusters, configuring networking/storage, securing with Entra/Key Vault, or integrating GPUs/NetApp, and other Azure Red Hat OpenShift related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure VMware Solution (use azure-vmware-solution), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure NAT Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when managing SNAT ports, outbound IPs, NAT Gateway V2 deployments, flow logs, or Azure Firewall integration, and other Azure NAT Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer).

Expert knowledge for Azure Resource Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when authoring Bicep/ARM templates, CI/CD deployments, template specs, deployment stacks, or CLI/PowerShell automation, and other Azure Resource Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Blueprints (use azure-blueprints), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Graph (use azure-resource-graph), Azure Portal (use azure-portal).

Expert knowledge for Azure Payment Hsm development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, and configuration. Use when configuring Payment HSM VNets/FastPath, payShield Manager access, HA/DR topologies, SKUs, or traffic inspection, and other Azure Payment Hsm related development tasks. Not for Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Cloud Hsm (use azure-cloud-hsm), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Information Protection (use azure-information-protection).

Expert knowledge for Azure Stream Analytics development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building ASA jobs with Event Hubs/Kafka, Cosmos DB/SQL/ADX outputs, ML/AML, IoT Edge, or Power BI, and other Azure Stream Analytics related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs).

Expert knowledge for Azure Reliability development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, and limits & quotas. Use when choosing Azure regions/zones, AKS/DB/queue designs, Web PubSub scaling, or DR/failover architectures, and other Azure Reliability related development tasks. Not for Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Sre Agent (use azure-sre-agent).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Machines development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing VM fleets/HPC, configuring scale sets/GPU, using ADE/CMK, AKS/Oracle VMs, or VM image deployments, and other Azure Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (use azure-data-science-vm), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Cloud Services (use azure-cloud-services).

Expert knowledge for Azure Service Bus development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when securing namespaces, configuring queues/topics, using JMS clients, geo-DR/replication, or NServiceBus, and other Azure Service Bus related development tasks. Not for Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Event Grid (use azure-event-grid), Azure Queue Storage (use azure-queue-storage), Azure Relay (use azure-relay).

Expert guidance for designing, assessing, and optimizing Azure workloads using Azure Well Architected. Covers design review checklists, recommendations, design principles, tradeoffs, service guides, workload patterns, and assessment questions. Use when designing AI, HPC, SaaS, AVD, or mission-critical workloads with WAF-aligned patterns, guides, and tradeoffs, and other Azure Well Architected related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Spring Apps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring ASA networking/security, Tanzu tools, observability/APM, CI/CD deployments, or blue‑green releases, and other Azure Spring Apps related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions).

Expert knowledge for Azure Analysis Services development including troubleshooting. Use when testing server endpoints, checking firewalls/VNETs, validating DNS, or diagnosing gateway/SSL issues, and other Azure Analysis Services related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual WAN development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing Virtual WAN hubs, P2S VPN, hub routing/BGP, NVAs/SD‑WAN, or ExpressRoute/Private Link integration, and other Azure Virtual WAN related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure App Configuration development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using feature flags, dynamic refresh, snapshots, geo-replication, or App Configuration REST APIs, and other Azure App Configuration related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Automation (use azure-automation).

Expert knowledge for Azure VPN Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring S2S/P2S tunnels, IPsec/IKE/BGP, active-active gateways, NVA integrations, or cross-cloud VPNs, and other Azure VPN Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure Container Storage development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when configuring CMK-encrypted Elastic SAN volumes, ACS pools, LRS/ZRS redundancy, volume resize, or v1 installs, and other Azure Container Storage related development tasks. Not for Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files), Azure Elastic SAN (use azure-elastic-san), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files).

Expert knowledge for Azure Firmware Analysis development including best practices, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring RBAC access, deploying workspaces via ARM/Bicep/Terraform, or automating firmware uploads via CLI/PowerShell/Python, and other Azure Firmware Analysis related development tasks. Not for Azure Defender For Iot (use azure-defender-for-iot), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing).

Expert knowledge for Azure Notification Hubs development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when integrating FCM/APNS/WNS, configuring PNS creds, targeting devices/tags, scheduling pushes, or scaling multi-tenant hubs, and other Azure Notification Hubs related development tasks. Not for Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Communication Services (use azure-communication-services).

Expert knowledge for Azure Partner Solutions development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Service Connector to Confluent/MongoDB/Neon, Dynatrace/Datadog/Elastic/New Relic on Azure, or Palo Alto Cloud NGFW with App Gateway, and other Azure Partner Solutions related development tasks. Not for Azure Industry (use azure-industry), Azure Managed Applications (use azure-managed-applications), Azure Lighthouse (use azure-lighthouse), Azure Oracle (use azure-oracle).

Expert knowledge for Azure Service Connector development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when wiring Azure compute to databases, messaging, storage, AI, or third‑party services via Service Connector, and other Azure Service Connector related development tasks. Not for Azure API Management (use azure-api-management), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure Synapse Analytics development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when working with Synapse SQL pools, Spark pools, Synapse Link, PolyBase ELT, or Cosmos DB integrations, and other Azure Synapse Analytics related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Local (aka Azure AI Foundry Local) development including best practices, decision making, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when compiling HF models with Olive, using Foundry Local CLI, chat/embeddings APIs, tool calling, or SDK migration, and other Microsoft Foundry Local related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure Local (use azure-local).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Tools (aka Azure AI services, Azure Cognitive Services) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Content Moderator, Content Understanding analyzers, document layout extraction, face detection, or REST/.NET APIs, and other Microsoft Foundry Tools related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local).

Expert knowledge for Azure Container Registry development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing ACR auth, geo-replication, connected registries, image signing/Defender scans, or caching rules, and other Azure Container Registry related development tasks. Not for Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (use azure-redhat-openshift).

Expert knowledge for Azure Database Migration service development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when planning Azure DMS migrations for SQL/MySQL/PostgreSQL, SSIS to Azure SQL/MI, or scripted PowerShell workflows, and other Azure Database Migration service related development tasks. Not for Azure Migrate (use azure-migrate), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure Defender For Cloud development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when securing VMs, containers, SQL, multicloud connectors, or automating Defender for Cloud via API/CLI/ARG, and other Azure Defender For Cloud related development tasks. Not for Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Sentinel (use azure-sentinel), Azure DDos Protection (use azure-ddos-protection), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing AKS clusters, node pools/GPUs, Fleet/multi-cluster, service mesh, or AI/ML & Wasm workloads, and other Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) related development tasks. Not for Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (use azure-redhat-openshift), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets).

Expert knowledge for Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing AKS Edge/Arc clusters, Arc onboarding, IoT/AI edge workloads, TPM/camera access, or OPC UA discovery, and other Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure Application Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring listeners/routing, WAF/TLS, autoscale v2 gateways, AKS ingress/AGIC, or App Gateway for Containers, and other Azure Application Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Carbon Service REST API, Python exports, RBAC roles, emissions data quality, or dashboard issues, and other Azure Carbon Optimization related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Impact Reporting (use azure-impact-reporting), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).

Expert knowledge for Azure Confidential Ledger development including troubleshooting, decision making, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Entra ID auth, MST payloads, Cosmos DB/Blob integrations, ACL Explorer, or ARM/Terraform deployment, and other Azure Confidential Ledger related development tasks. Not for Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing), Azure Virtual Enclaves (use azure-virtual-enclaves), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Database for PostgreSQL (use azure-database-postgresql).

Expert knowledge for Azure Container Instances development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when configuring ACI networking/VNet IPs, standby pools, GitHub Actions deploys, TLS/ACR auth, or logs/events, and other Azure Container Instances related development tasks. Not for Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Batch (use azure-batch).

Expert knowledge for Azure Database for PostgreSQL development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using pgvector, query store, partitioning, VNet/Private Link, or CI/CD/Bicep for Azure PostgreSQL, and other Azure Database for PostgreSQL related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db).

Expert knowledge for Azure Microsoft Discovery development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Discovery workspaces, shared sessions, supercomputer jobs, Docker tools, or Log Analytics queries, and other Azure Microsoft Discovery related development tasks. Not for Azure Resource Graph (use azure-resource-graph), Azure Portal (use azure-portal), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Classic (aka Azure AI Foundry classic) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Foundry agents, configuring RAG/search, using tools (Functions/OpenAPI/MCP), routing models, or deploying hubs, and other Microsoft Foundry Classic related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools).

Expert knowledge for Azure Active Directory B2C development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building B2C user flows/custom policies, configuring IdPs/MFA, securing APIs, automating CI/CD, or monitoring with Sentinel, and other Azure Active Directory B2C related development tasks. Not for Azure Role-based access control (use azure-rbac), Azure Information Protection (use azure-information-protection), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Sentinel (use azure-sentinel).

Expert knowledge for Azure Energy Data Services development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring ADME tiers, partitions & zones, DDMS/ACZ/EDS APIs, security controls, or Geospatial CZ on AKS, and other Azure Energy Data Services related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks).

Expert knowledge for Azure Health Data Services development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using FHIR/DICOM APIs, bulk export/import, de-identification, Synapse/ADF pipelines, or SMART on FHIR apps, and other Azure Health Data Services related development tasks. Not for Azure Health Bot (use azure-health-bot), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer).

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Applications development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when designing createUiDefinition UIs, JIT access, managed identities, StorageAccountSelector, or Bicep-based catalog publishing, and other Azure Managed Applications related development tasks. Not for Azure Blueprints (use azure-blueprints), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Lighthouse (use azure-lighthouse), Azure Partner Solutions (use azure-partner-solutions).

Expert knowledge for Azure SQL Managed Instance development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when planning MI tiers/migrations, configuring networking, HA/DR & geo‑replication, security (Entra/TDE), or MI Link, and other Azure SQL Managed Instance related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Database Migration service (use azure-database-migration).

Expert knowledge for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when planning SQL VM vs managed options, Always On/FCI, IaaS Agent, Key Vault/MI auth, or Blob Storage backups, and other SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (use azure-data-science-vm).