A developer CLI for working with Azure resources to build and deploy AI applications. Commands map to key workflow stages: code, build, deploy, and monitor.
Azure Developer CLI (azd) is a command-line tool for building, deploying, and operating applications on Azure. Developers use it to move through application workflows such as coding, building, deployment, and monitoring with Azure templates and resources. Its catalogue entries help AI agents work with azd and Azure application projects.
Latest release azure-dev-cli_1.37.1 · 21 Oct 2026
21 files for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex and OpenCode: Agentic Workflows, azure-dev copilot-instructions.md, azure-dev documentation.instructions.md, azure-dev extensions.instructions.md and 17 more — 1,879 tokens loaded in every session.
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