Features & Improvements

• GitHub Copilot for Azure extension now depends on the Azure MCP Server extension to bring Azure MCP tools. Azure MCP server now exposes less number of tools by collapsing tools of the same namespace into one single tool for each namespace to help reduce the chance of hitting the 128 tool count limit.
• Added topic based custom chat mode recommendation for AWS Lambda migration and Azure Functions code generation and deployment.

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Features & Improvements

• Updated Azure MCP to 0.4.1. On extension activation, GitHub Copilot for Azure will detect if a separate instance of Azure MCP is installed and stop registering its Azure MCP server to avoid duplicating tools.
• Added a custom chat mode to help with Azure Functions code generation and deployment, and a custom chat mode with custom prompts to help with migrating AWS Lambda to Azure Functions.
• Redesigned the walkthrough to introduce how to use the extension features in Agent mode.

(#a05fee44/0.2.564)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing the GitHub Copilot in Deploy to Azure custom chat mode to not be able to edit files or run terminal commands.
• Disabled non-readonly tools from Azure MCP server.

(#edeb788c/0.2.558)

Features & Improvements

• Updated Azure MCP to version 0.2.5. GitHub Copilot for Azure now installs the Azure MCP as an MCP server in VS Code. To prevent the number of tools exceeding the tool count limit, we adjusted the Azure MCP services enabled by default. You can ask the Agent for the full list of supported services and configure the setting to enable the ones not enabled by default.
• Added a custom chat mode that provide fine-tuned instructions for Azure deployment scenarios. Use the Add Azure Custom Mode command to view the custom mode offered by GitHub Copilot for Azure and select the ones to add to your workspace. If you have ideas on how to improve the instructions in a custom mode or ideas for a new custom mode. Please open an issue and let us know.

(#118f36ce/0.2.564)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing Azure CLI command generation tool to fail

(#23572079/0.2.558)

Fixes

• Addressed a transient issue during releasing to VS Code marketplace

(#e41f89ac/0.2.554)

Features & Improvements

• Updated Azure MCP to version 0.1.1
• Static Web App best practice enhancements

Fixes

• Removed dependency on .NET runtime, preventing "Failed to acquire .NET runtime" errors
• Code to Cloud bug fixes

(#b90f827c/0.2.554)

Features & Improvements

• Improved best practices content for Static Web App scenarios.

Fixes

• Various bug fixes.

(#41b9ecbb/0.2.545)

GitHub Copilot for Azure VS Code extension is generally available now. 🎉

Features & Improvements

• Added Azure MCP CLI tool to support data plane operations that aren't supported by Azure CLI.
• Various improvements for deployment scenarios.

We have also updated our License to align with the license of GitHub Copilot products.

(#386e2c73/0.2.542)

Features & Improvements

• Upgraded to use GPT 4.1 model for all users.
• Split the best practices tools for targeted scenarios to improve their effectiveness.
• Added guidance for deploying Azure Static Web Apps.
• Various improvements for deployment scenarios.

Fixes

• Reduced the frequency of user survey notifications.

(#b7069dc9/0.2.540)