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 January 2026

Azure Developer CLI (azd)

New articles:

• Azure Developer CLI publishing workflows
• Configure a proxy server for the Azure Developer CLI
• Full-stack deployment templates for Azure Developer CLI
• Full-stack deployment with Azure Developer CLI

Azure for Java

New articles:

• Migrate Java apps to Azure by using GitHub Copilot app modernization via custom agent
• Optimize chat results for migrating Java apps to Azure
• Passwordless authentication with Spring Cloud Azure

Azure for JavaScript

Updated articles:

• Authenticate JavaScript apps to Azure services using the Azure Identity library - Align JavaScript SDK authentication overview and service principal article with .NET structure
• Authenticate to Azure resources from JavaScript apps hosted on-premises - Update JavaScript on-premises authentication article using ClientSecretCredential

Azure for Python

New articles:

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

Updated articles:

• Authenticate Python apps to Azure services during local development using developer accounts - Update "Authenticate Python apps to Azure service during local development using developer accounts"

Azure MCP Server

New articles:

• Azure MCP Server concepts
• Azure Policy tools for Azure MCP Server overview
• Manage Azure Functions with Azure MCP Server
• Manage Azure Key Vault with Azure MCP Server
• Manage Azure Redis with Azure MCP Server
• Azure File Sync Tools

Updated articles:

• Azure Key Vault tools for the Azure MCP Server overview - MCP - kv - fix required params
• Azure Managed Lustre tools for Azure MCP Server overview - Azure MCP server: new auto-import and auto-export tools for Managed Lustre

What's new for December 2025

Azure Developer CLI (azd)

Updated articles:

• Azure Developer CLI reference - Update reference documents for Azure CLI @ 1.22.5

Azure for C++

New articles:

• Authenticate Azure-hosted C++ apps to Azure resources using a system-assigned managed identity
• Authenticate Azure-hosted C++ apps to Azure resources using a user-assigned managed identity
• Authenticate C++ apps to Azure services during local development using developer accounts
• Authenticate C++ apps to Azure services during local development using service principals

Updated articles:

• Authenticate C++ apps to Azure services using the Azure Identity library - Add C++ authentication articles

Azure for JavaScript

Updated articles:

• Deployment JavaScript app to Azure overview - Update JavaScript deployment article with modern Azure services
• Developing Serverless Node.js Apps with Azure Functions - Refresh serverless Node.js article with 2025 Azure Functions features
• Tutorial: Upload an image to an Azure Storage blob with TypeScript - Update article and sample code to use latest Azure SDK for JavaScript/TypeScript libraries and infrastructure with Azure Developer CLI
• Tutorial: Build a LangChain.js agent with Azure AI Search - Update article and sample code to use latest SDK and infrastructure with Azure Developer CLI

Azure for Python

New articles:

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

Azure MCP Server

Updated articles:

• Get started with the Azure MCP Server using Visual Studio - Update for Visual Studio 2026 release

GitHub Copilot app modernization

New articles:

• Configure settings for GitHub Copilot app modernization to optimize the experience for IntelliJ
• Customize the Java project upgrade plan when using GitHub Copilot app modernization
• GitHub Copilot app modernization Java utilities
• Quickstart: generate Java unit tests with GitHub Copilot app modernization
• Quickstart: upgrade a Java project with GitHub Copilot app modernization
• Upgrade a Java framework or third-party dependency by using GitHub Copilot app modernization

TypeSpec on Azure

Updated articles:

• Resources for developing TypeSpec apps updated to include latest information

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:

• Microsoft 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