Azure developer documentation: What's new

Welcome to what's new in the Azure developer documentation for the last three months. This article lists some of the major changes to docs during this period.

What's new for November 2025

AI apps using Azure services

Updated articles:

• Get started with multimodal vision chat apps using Azure OpenAI - code changes

Azure Developer CLI (azd)

New articles:

• Deploy an agent to Microsoft Foundry with the Azure Developer CLI AI agent extension

Updated articles:

• Deploy to Azure Container Apps using the Azure Developer CLI - rewrite docs to reference new revision-based deployment

Azure for Go

New articles:

• Authenticate Azure-hosted Go apps to Azure resources using a system-assigned managed identity
• Authenticate Azure-hosted Go apps to Azure resources using a user-assigned managed identity

Updated articles:

• Deploy a Go web app to Azure Container Apps - Simplify steps by using environment variables

Azure for Java

New articles:

• Integrate portfolio assessment with GitHub Copilot app modernization
• Migrate from Oracle to PostgreSQL by using GitHub Copilot app modernization
• Modernize Java apps by using GitHub Copilot app modernization in coding agent
• Modernize Java apps by using GitHub Copilot app modernization in the Copilot CLI
• Working with assessment: Comprehensive guide to application assessment with GitHub Copilot App Modernization for Java

Updated articles:

• Quickstart: create and apply your own tasks for GitHub Copilot app modernization - updates for Ignite

Azure for JavaScript

New articles:

• Authenticate JavaScript apps to Azure services during local development using brokered authentication

Azure for Rust

New articles:

• Use the azure-core crate for advanced scenarios in Rust applications

Azure MCP Server

New articles:

• Azure AI best practices tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Deploy a self-hosted remote Azure MCP Server and connect to it using Copilot Studio
• Deploy a self-hosted remote Azure MCP Server and connect to it using Microsoft Foundry
• Get started with the Azure MCP Server in Eclipse

Updated articles:

• Azure AI Foundry tools for the Azure MCP Server - MCP update Foundry tools
• Azure Database for MySQL tools for Azure MCP Server - MCP - mysql - required resource name parameter
• Azure Database for PostgreSQL tools for the Azure MCP Server - MCP -postgres - required params in example prompts
• Azure SQL tools for the Azure MCP Server - MCP - azure SQL - required resource group param

GitHub Copilot App Modernization

New articles:

• Languages and frameworks supported by GitHub Copilot app modernization

GitHub Copilot for Azure

Updated articles:

• Example prompts for deploying your application with GitHub Copilot for Azure - Remove ask mode from all GHCPA articles
• Example prompts for learning about Azure and your application with GitHub Copilot for Azure - Remove ask mode from all GHCPA articles

What's new for October 2025

AI apps using Azure services

New articles:

• How to switch between OpenAI and Azure OpenAI endpoints

Updated articles:

• Get started with multimodal vision chat apps using Azure OpenAI - Update "Get started with multimodal vision chat apps using Azure OpenAI" with code changes
• How to switch between OpenAI and Azure OpenAI endpoints
  • Add JS, Java, and Go to "How to switch between OpenAI and Azure OpenAI endpoints"
  • Add "How to switch between endpoints" for OpenAI dev days support

Azure Developer CLI (azd)

New articles:

• Connect GitHub Copilot coding agent with Azure MCP Server using azd extensions

Updated articles:

• Azure Developer CLI reference - Update reference documents for Azure CLI @ 1.20.0

Azure MCP Server

New articles to help you get started using Azure MCP Server tools:

• Cline
• IntelliJ
• Windsurf
• Connect GitHub Copilot coding agent to the Azure MCP Server

Update articles to help you get started using Azure MCP server tools:

• Get started with the Azure MCP Server using Visual Studio - Add NuGet option

Services with new, updated, or removed tools

• Azure AI Best practices
• Azure AI Search
• Azure AI Speech
• Azure App Configuration
• Azure App Lens
• Azure App Service
• Azure CLI
• Azure Communication Services
• Azure Confidential Ledger
• Azure Event Grid
• Azure Event Hubs
• Azure Foundry
• Azure Functions
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Managed Lustre
• Marketplace
• Azure Monitor
• Azure Managed Redis
• Azure Resource Health
• Azure SQL
• Azure Storage
• App Insights

GitHub Copilot for Azure

Updated articles:

• Rewrite of almost every article to remove https://github.com/Azure and focus on "agent mode".
• What is GitHub Copilot for Azure? - Add tools to GHCPA Introduction

Azure for Go

New articles:

• Authenticate Azure-hosted Go apps to Azure resources using a system-assigned managed identity
• Authenticate Azure-hosted Go apps to Azure resources using a user-assigned managed identity

Updated articles:

• Authenticate Go apps to Azure services during local development using developer accounts - Update Go SDK authentication guidance
• Authenticate Go apps to Azure services using the Azure Identity library - Update Go SDK authentication guidance

Azure for Java

New articles:

• What is Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ?

Azure for JavaScript

Updated articles:

• Credential chains in the Azure Identity library for JavaScript

Azure for Rust

New articles:

• Azure SDK for Rust crates
• OpenTelemetry in Azure SDK for Rust crates

What's new for September 2025

AI apps using Azure services

New articles:

• Build a .NET OpenAI Agent using an MCP server on Azure Container Apps

Azure Developer CLI (azd)

New articles:

• Work with Azure Developer CLI metadata for Bicep input parameters

Updated articles:

• Azure Developer CLI reference - Update reference documents for Azure CLI @ 1.19.0

Azure MCP Server

New articles:

• Get started with the Azure MCP Server in Cline
• Azure App Lens tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure App Service tools for Azure MCP Server
• Azure Event Grid tools for the Azure MCP Server

Updated articles:

• Get started with the Azure MCP Server in Cursor
• Get started with the Azure MCP Server in IntelliJ
• Get started with the Azure MCP Server in Windsurf
• Get started with the Azure MCP Server using Visual Studio
• Get started with the Azure MCP Server using Visual Studio Code
• Azure App Configuration tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure AI Foundry tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure AI Search tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure Functions tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure Health Resource tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure Load Testing tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure Key Vault tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure Kubernetes Service tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure Managed Lustre tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure Monitor tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure MCP Tool tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure SQL tools for the Azure MCP Server
• Azure Storage tools for the Azure MCP Server

Azure for Java

Updated articles:

• Updates for Spring Cloud Azure 6.0.0:
  • Spring Boot Starter for Microsoft Entra developer's guide
  • Spring Cloud Azure Redis support
  • Spring Cloud Azure support for Spring Cloud Stream
  • Spring Cloud Azure support for Spring Security

Azure for JavaScript

Updated articles:

• Authenticate Azure-hosted JavaScript apps to Azure resources using a system-assigned managed identity
• Authenticate Azure-hosted JavaScript apps to Azure resources using a user-assigned managed identity
• Authenticate Node.js apps to Azure services during local development using developer accounts

Azure for .NET

New articles:

• Quickstart: Vector search with .NET in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore)

Azure for Rust

New articles:

• OpenTelemetry in Azure SDK for Rust crates

Updated articles:

• Authenticate Rust apps to Azure services
• Configure your Rust development environment for Azure
• Use Azure SDK for Rust crates to access Azure services
• What are Azure SDK for Rust crates?

GitHub Copilot for Azure

Updated articles:

• What is GitHub Copilot for Azure? - Added table for supported development environments

GitHub Copilot app modernization

New articles:

• Quickstart: containerize your Java project using GitHub Copilot app modernization
• Quickstart: deploy your Java project to Azure by using GitHub Copilot app modernization

Updated articles:

• GA release updates:
  • GitHub Copilot app modernization
  • GitHub Copilot app modernization FAQ
  • Quickstart: assess and migrate a Java project using GitHub Copilot app modernization