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Expert knowledge for Azure Network Watcher development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring flow logs, Traffic Analytics, packet capture, VPN monitoring, or KQL/Terraform integrations, and other Azure Network Watcher related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Peering Service development including limits & quotas. Use when validating prefix size, routing setup, BGP config, RPKI status, or AS number requirements, and other Azure Peering Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Internet Peering (use azure-internet-peering), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan).

Expert knowledge for Azure SignalR Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring SignalR modes, upstreams, private endpoints, autoscale, multi-region topologies, or Event Grid integration, and other Azure SignalR Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs).

Expert knowledge for Azure Static Web Apps development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when wiring SWA APIs to Azure DBs, configuring custom domains/DNS, auth/roles, CI/CD, or plan limits, and other Azure Static Web Apps related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub).

Expert knowledge for Azure Traffic Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Traffic Manager profiles, routing methods, IaC (ARM/Bicep/Terraform), Traffic View, or nested designs, and other Azure Traffic Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Desktop development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing AVD host pools, autoscale, FSLogix profiles, MSIX App Attach, or Teams optimization, and other Azure Virtual Desktop related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Dev Box (use azure-dev-box), Azure VMware Solution (use azure-vmware-solution).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when configuring VNets, NSGs, VNet peering, service endpoints, public IP upgrades, or hybrid app routing, and other Azure Virtual Network related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute).

Expert knowledge for Azure VMware Solution development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring AVS networking/HCX, vSAN/datastores, Horizon/VDI, JetStream DR, or SQL workloads on AVS, and other Azure VMware Solution related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Large Instances (use azure-large-instances), Azure Nutanix (use azure-nutanix), SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances (use azure-sap).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Anomaly Detector development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, configuration, and deployment. Use when tuning Docker-based Anomaly Detector, ACI or IoT Edge deployments, univariate/multivariate APIs, or service limits, and other Azure AI Anomaly Detector related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Metrics Advisor (use azure-metrics-advisor), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

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, diagnostics/logs, or CI/CD signing integration, 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 AI Search development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing indexes, skillsets, indexers, vector/semantic search, or secure data source access, 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 Table Storage (use azure-table-storage), Azure Open Datasets (use azure-open-datasets).

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 DB objects via REST/GraphQL, tuning paging/timeouts, securing auth/RLS, or deploying DAB to Azure, and other Azure Data Api Builder 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 Defender For Iot development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring OT sensors/micro agents, traffic mirroring, Zero Trust OT monitoring, SIEM/SOAR integrations, or OT network design, 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 IoT (use azure-iot), Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub).

Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall Manager development including best practices, decision making, security, and configuration. Use when configuring DDoS plans, DNS proxy, FQDN/IP groups, WAF policies, or secured virtual hubs, 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 Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

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 diagnostic logs, and other Azure Impact Reporting related development tasks. Not for Azure Carbon Optimization (use azure-carbon-optimization), Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor).

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 AI Language development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building CLU intents, custom NER, CQA, health text, sentiment/PII, or orchestration workflows, and other Azure AI Language related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure Speech in Foundry Tools (use azure-speech), Azure Translator (use azure-translator), Azure AI Document Intelligence (use azure-document-intelligence).

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 running AutoML jobs, Prompt Flow/RAG, online endpoints, feature stores, or Azure ML CLI/YAML, and other Azure Machine Learning related development tasks. Not for Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (use azure-data-science-vm).

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 Entra auth & CMK, or integrating GPUs/NetApp Files, 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 Container Instances (use azure-container-instances).

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, stacks/registries, multi-scope deployments, CI/CD, or cross-tenant auth, and other Azure Resource Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Graph (use azure-resource-graph), Azure Portal (use azure-portal), Azure Role-based access control (use azure-rbac).

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/SQL outputs, ML/UDF queries, autoscale, or IoT Edge clusters, and other Azure Stream Analytics related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Functions (use azure-functions).

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 sizing Azure VMs, tuning HPC/GPU/InfiniBand, encrypting disks/Trusted Launch, or running Oracle workloads, and other Azure Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), Azure Virtual Desktop (use azure-virtual-desktop), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (use azure-redhat-openshift).

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 workloads, choosing regions/AZs, or configuring AKS, App Service, and databases, and other Azure Well Architected related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Anyscale On Azure development including limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when setting up Anyscale image builds, VNET/subnet networking, Azure AD auth, RBAC roles, or region availability, and other Azure Anyscale On Azure related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Batch (use azure-batch), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

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, snapshots, dynamic refresh, REST API, or CI/CD with Azure App Configuration, and other Azure App Configuration related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Automation (use azure-automation).

Expert knowledge for Azure Container Storage development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when configuring Elastic SAN-backed pools, CMK encryption, LRS/ZRS redundancy, volume resizing, or Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, 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, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when integrating FCM/APNS/WNS, targeting devices/users, using tags/templates, IaC config, or Private Link, 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).

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 Redis, databases, storage, messaging, AI services, or third‑party endpoints, and other Azure Service Connector related development tasks. Not for Azure API Management (use azure-api-management), Azure Connector Namespace (use azure-connector-namespace), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus).

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 using Synapse SQL pools, Spark pools, Synapse Link, PolyBase ELT, or Delta Lake features, 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 Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics).

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, embeddings/chat/audio APIs, or OpenAI-style integrations, and other Microsoft Foundry Local related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Azure Local (use azure-local), Azure Content Understanding in Foundry Tools (use azure-content-understanding).

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 Safety, Content Understanding analyzers, REST/.NET APIs, or document extraction workloads, 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, image signing, geo-replication, connected registries, or ACR Tasks, 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 MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SSIS-to-Azure SQL, or hybrid workloads, 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/AKS, SQL, storage, multi‑cloud connectors, or automating via Defender APIs, 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 External Attack Surface Management (use azure-external-attack-surface-management).

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 running AI/GPU workloads, Fleet multi-cluster setups, Istio/KEDA/Dapr, KAITO/Ray, or AKS CI/CD pipelines, 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 on Azure Local, SDN VNets, BGP/MetalLB, GPU workloads, or IoT/OPC integrations, and other Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (use azure-redhat-openshift), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge).

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, WAF/TLS, AKS ingress/AGIC, autoscaling v2 gateways, or App Gateway for Containers, and other Azure Application Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Application Network development including decision making, and configuration. Use when enabling App Network logs, Azure Monitor metrics, AKS/App Gateway versioning, or upgrade compatibility, and other Azure Application Network related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway).

Expert knowledge for Azure Confidential Ledger development including troubleshooting, decision making, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring ACL auth/attestation, integrating with Blob/Cosmos, using MST payloads, or deploying via ARM/Terraform, and other Azure Confidential Ledger related development tasks. Not for Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Payment Hsm (use azure-payment-hsm).

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 standby pools, static IP networking, GPU containers, secure ACR pulls, or GitHub Actions deploys, 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 App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

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 Flexible Server, replicas, PgBouncer, Query Store, Redis caching, or vector search workloads, 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 Database for MySQL (use azure-database-mysql).

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 Engine shared sessions, ACR tool images, REST jobs, Log Analytics queries, or Bicep deployments, and other Azure Microsoft Discovery related development tasks.

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 configuring Foundry Agents/Models, RAG indexes, Azure OpenAI routing, PTU quotas, or hub deployments, and other Microsoft Foundry Classic related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local), Content Safety in Foundry Control Plane (use azure-content-safety), Azure Speech in Foundry Tools (use azure-speech).

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 metrics/partitioning, choosing tiers, securing auth/ACLs, deploying AKS geospatial, or fixing ingestion logs, 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 import/export, de-identification, events, or Synapse/Data Lake integrations, and other Azure Health Data Services related development tasks. Not for Azure Health Bot (use azure-health-bot), Azure Data Manager for Agriculture (use azure-data-manager-for-agri), Azure Energy Data Services (use azure-energy-data-services).

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 using MI link, geo-replication, Entra/Kerberos auth, private endpoints, or In-memory OLTP, 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 Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

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 configuring SQL Server AG/FCI on Azure VMs, DNN listeners, Key Vault/EKM, Blob backups, or Confidential VMs, 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), SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances (use azure-sap).

Expert knowledge for Azure Content Understanding in Foundry Tools development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when designing Content Understanding analyzers, RAG document flows, audiovisual analysis, REST/SDK calls, or agentic workflows, and other Azure Content Understanding in Foundry Tools related development tasks. Not for Content Safety in Foundry Control Plane (use azure-content-safety), Azure AI Language (use azure-language-service), Azure AI Document Intelligence (use azure-document-intelligence), Azure Speech in Foundry Tools (use azure-speech).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Document Intelligence development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing custom models, calling AnalyzeDocument APIs, running containers/offline, or migrating to v4.0, and other Azure AI Document Intelligence related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure AI Custom Vision (use azure-custom-vision), Azure AI Video Indexer (use azure-video-indexer).

Expert knowledge for Azure Communication Services development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building ACS calling/chat apps, SMS/email senders, Teams interop, Rooms/Job Router, or WhatsApp flows, and other Azure Communication Services related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Bot Service (use azure-bot-service), Azure Notification Hubs (use azure-notification-hubs), Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure SignalR Service (use azure-signalr-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure Confidential Computing development including decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building SGX/SEV-SNP apps, AKS confidential containers, SKR/Key Vault flows, vTPM/CVMs, or Fortanix CCM, and other Azure Confidential Computing related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Enclaves (use azure-virtual-enclaves), Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Cloud Hsm (use azure-cloud-hsm), Azure Payment Hsm (use azure-payment-hsm).

Expert knowledge for Azure Information Protection development including best practices, decision making, configuration, and deployment. Use when choosing Azure RMS vs AD RMS, deploying RMS connectors, migrating keys/policies, or configuring MSIPC clients, and other Azure Information Protection related development tasks. Not for Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using GeoCatalog/STAC APIs, configuring collections/tiles, securing access, integrating QGIS/ArcGIS, or troubleshooting ingestion, and other Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro related development tasks. Not for Azure Maps (use azure-maps), Azure Open Datasets (use azure-open-datasets), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer).

Expert knowledge for Azure Deployment Environments development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring ADE catalogs, RBAC/managed identities, Git/ARM catalogs, custom images, or CI/CD environment automation, and other Azure Deployment Environments related development tasks. Not for Azure DevTest Labs (use azure-devtest-labs), Azure Dev Box (use azure-dev-box), Azure Integration Environments (use azure-integration-environments), Azure Managed Applications (use azure-managed-applications).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when managing AVNM network groups/topologies, IPAM pools, connectivity hubs, UDR automation, or security admin rules, and other Azure Virtual Network Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Network Watcher (use azure-network-watcher), Azure Networking (use azure-networking).

Expert guidance for planning and executing cloud adoption using Azure Cloud Adoption Framework. Covers strategy, planning, readiness & landing zones, adoption patterns, governance, security, operations & management, organization & teams, and adoption scenarios. Use when planning or operating SAP, Oracle, AKS, AVD/AVS, or Arc workloads and their Azure landing zones, and other Azure Cloud Adoption Framework related development tasks.