Fix environment variable leak and flag propagation for extensions by jongio · Pull Request #7314 · Azure/azure-dev

jongio · 2026-03-25T16:29:17Z

Summary

This is a redo of #7035 (which was reverted by #7274). It fixes two problems:

Environment variable leak (azd <extension> -e <env> leaks default environment variables into extension process #7034): Extensions never received the correct -e/--environment value because extension commands use DisableFlagParsing: true, so cobra never parsed the flag. The DI resolver always fell back to the default environment.
Flag propagation broken by revert (Revert: Fix env var leak when running extension commands with -e flag (#7035) #7274): The revert also broke --debug and --cwd propagation to extensions, since it changed extensions.go back to using cmd.Flags() which returns defaults for extension commands.

What changed

global_command_options.go: Added EnvironmentName field and EnvironmentNameFlagName constant
auto_install.go: Added -e/--environment to CreateGlobalFlagSet() using the EnvironmentNameFlagName constant (prevents drift with container.go). Lenient validation in ParseGlobalFlags() — valid env names are accepted, invalid values (e.g., URLs) are silently ignored with debug-level logging when --debug is enabled
container.go: Updated EnvFlag DI resolver to fall back to globalOptions.EnvironmentName
extensions.go: Uses globalOptions (populated before cobra) for ALL InvokeOptions fields (debug, cwd, environment, no-prompt)
environment.go: Added exported InvalidEnvironmentNameError() for shared validation across call sites
manager.go: Replaced 3 inconsistent error message formats with the shared InvalidEnvironmentNameError()
64 snapshot files: Updated to reflect the new -e, --environment flag in help text
auto_install_test.go: 37 subtests across 5 test functions (6 valid env name, 5 invalid env name, 6 extension compatibility, agent detection, and core flag tests)

Key difference from #7035

PR #7035 added strict -e validation which broke extensions that reused -e for URLs (e.g., azd ai models custom create -e https://endpoint.com). The error environment name 'https://...' is invalid killed the entire command.

This PR uses lenient validation instead: valid environment names (matching [a-zA-Z0-9-()_.]{1,64}) are accepted, and anything else is silently ignored. Since valid env names can never contain ://, /, or :, there is natural disambiguation — no ambiguity between env names and URLs is possible.

This means:

azd deploy -e myenv — myenv captured as environment name
azd ai models custom create -e https://... — URL silently ignored, extension receives -e in its raw args and parses it normally
Third-party extensions reusing -e for any non-env-name value — works unchanged
PR Deprecate -e short flag for --project-endpoint in AI extensions #7313 is no longer a hard prerequisite — this PR is safe to merge independently

How `globalOptions` solves it

ParseGlobalFlags() runs before cobra, manually parsing the raw os.Args. For extension commands (DisableFlagParsing: true), cobra skips all flag parsing, but globalOptions already has the correct values. Both the DI resolver and extension invocation now read from globalOptions instead of cmd.Flags().

Closes #7034
Closes #7271

Co-authored-by: Copilot 223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com

Copilot

Pull request overview

This PR fixes global flag propagation (notably -e/--environment, --debug, --cwd) to extension commands that run with DisableFlagParsing: true, and standardizes invalid environment-name errors.

Changes:

Introduces GlobalCommandOptions.EnvironmentName and parses -e/--environment early via ParseGlobalFlags().
Updates extension invocation and DI env resolver to read from pre-parsed globalOptions rather than cmd.Flags().
Centralizes invalid environment-name error formatting and updates help/usage snapshots to include the new global flag.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 71 out of 71 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
cli/azd/pkg/environment/manager.go	Replaces ad-hoc invalid env name messaging with shared `InvalidEnvironmentNameError()`
cli/azd/pkg/environment/environment.go	Adds shared exported invalid env name error helper
cli/azd/internal/global_command_options.go	Adds `EnvironmentName` to carry pre-parsed `-e/--environment` value
cli/azd/cmd/extensions.go	Propagates debug/cwd/env/no-prompt to extensions via `globalOptions`
cli/azd/cmd/container.go	DI resolver for `EnvFlag` falls back to `globalOptions.EnvironmentName`
cli/azd/cmd/auto_install.go	Adds global `-e/--environment` and validates it in `ParseGlobalFlags()`
cli/azd/cmd/auto_install_test.go	Adds tests for parsing/validating `-e/--environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestFigSpec.ts	Moves `--environment/-e` to persistent options; removes per-command env options in a few places
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-x.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-version.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-template.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-template-source.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-template-source-remove.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-template-source-list.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-template-source-add.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-template-show.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-template-list.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-pipeline.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-mcp.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-mcp-start.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-infra.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-hooks.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-upgrade.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-uninstall.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-source.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-source-validate.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-source-remove.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-source-list.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-source-add.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-show.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-list.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-extension-install.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-env.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-env-select.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-env-new.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-env-list.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-env-config.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-demo.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-copilot.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-copilot-consent.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-copilot-consent-revoke.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-copilot-consent-list.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-copilot-consent-grant.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-config.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-config-unset.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-config-show.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-config-set.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-config-reset.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-config-options.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-config-list-alpha.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-config-get.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-concurx.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-completion.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-completion-zsh.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-completion-powershell.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-completion-fish.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-completion-fig.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-completion-bash.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-coding-agent.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-auth.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-auth-status.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-auth-logout.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-auth-login.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-appservice.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-ai.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-ai-models.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-ai-finetuning.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-ai-agent.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`
cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestUsage-azd-add.snap	Updates help snapshot to include `-e, --environment`

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (2)

cli/azd/internal/global_command_options.go:1

This comment says EnvironmentName is empty when the passed -e value is not a valid environment name (e.g., extensions reuse -e for URLs), but ParseGlobalFlags() now returns an error for invalid values. Update the comment to match the new strict-validation behavior (or relax validation if the intent is still to allow extensions to reuse -e).
cli/azd/pkg/environment/environment.go:1
The standardized error message hard-codes the allowed character set as 'only alphanumeric characters and hyphens'. In this PR, TestParseGlobalFlags_EnvironmentName treats a name containing a dot (my-env.v2) as valid. Either adjust the test expectations/validation to disallow dots, or update the error message to accurately describe what IsValidEnvironmentName permits so users get correct guidance.

cli/azd/cmd/auto_install.go

cli/azd/cmd/testdata/TestFigSpec.ts

spboyer

Reviewed the core fix (switching extensionAction from cmd.Flags() to globalOptions for DisableFlagParsing extensions), IoC plumbing, AZD_DISABLE_AGENT_DETECT kill switch, InvalidEnvironmentNameError refactor, and require.Fail -> require.Failf fix. No issues found.

wbreza

Code Review — PR #7314

Fix environment variable leak and flag propagation for extensions by @jongio

Findings

Priority	Count
Low	4
Total	4

Backwards Compatibility Assessment

Scenario	Status
Strict `-e` validation	✅ Safe (with #7313 merged first)
`EnvFlag` DI fallback chain	✅ Correct precedence
`extensions.go` using `globalOptions`	✅ Correct fix for `DisableFlagParsing`
`-e` on non-env commands	✅ Benign — silently accepted, unused
Empty/default env names	✅ Properly guarded
Merge order dependency	⚠️ #7313 must merge first

Findings Detail

1. [Low] Doc comment contradicts actual behavior

File: global_command_options.go — EnvironmentName field

The comment says it's "empty when the value was not a valid environment name" — but ParseGlobalFlags() actually returns a hard error for invalid names. No code path silently leaves it empty for invalid input. Consider: "It is empty when the user did not pass -e. If the value fails validation, ParseGlobalFlags returns an error."

2. [Low] Error message understates allowed characters

File: environment.go — InvalidEnvironmentNameError

Says "only alphanumeric characters and hyphens" but the regex also allows _, ., and (). Now that this is a shared public function called in 3 places, consider listing all valid characters accurately.

3. [Low] Missing max-length boundary test cases

File: auto_install_test.go

The regex enforces {1,64} and there's a EnvironmentNameMaxLength = 64 constant, but neither valid nor invalid test sets exercise the boundary. Consider adding a 64-char valid name and a 65-char invalid name.

4. [Low] Unrelated `detect_confirm_apphost.go` change

Modifies the init confirmation flow (removes warningMessage, adds magenta "Azure Container Apps" text) — unrelated to the env leak fix. Same stray commit appears in #7313.

What's Done Well

Root cause analysis is excellent — the insight that DisableFlagParsing=true makes all cmd.Flags().Get*() return zero values is correct and non-obvious
Clean separation of concerns — ParseGlobalFlags → globalOptions → DI fallback chain is well-layered
Thorough tests — 11 new subtests covering valid names, invalid names (URLs, colons, slashes, special chars, spaces), flag combinations
AZD_DISABLE_AGENT_DETECT env var — excellent addition for test isolation
InvalidEnvironmentNameError consolidation — shared public function eliminates message drift across 3 call sites
require.Fail → require.Failf fix — catches a real bug where format args were silently ignored

Overall: Approve — the core fix is architecturally sound and backwards-compatible. Findings are all low-priority improvements.

Review performed with GitHub Copilot CLI

wbreza

Follow-up: Changing review state to COMMENT

My previous review was posted as APPROVE but should have been COMMENT — posting this to correct the review state. Same findings apply:

Findings

Priority	Count
Low	4
Total	4

1. [Low] Doc comment contradicts actual behavior

File: global_command_options.go — EnvironmentName field

The comment says it's "empty when the value was not a valid environment name" — but ParseGlobalFlags() actually returns a hard error for invalid names. Consider: "It is empty when the user did not pass -e. If the value fails validation, ParseGlobalFlags returns an error."

2. [Low] Error message understates allowed characters

File: environment.go — InvalidEnvironmentNameError

Says "only alphanumeric characters and hyphens" but the regex also allows _, ., and (). Now that this is a shared public function called in 3 places, consider listing all valid characters accurately.

3. [Low] Missing max-length boundary test cases

File: auto_install_test.go

The regex enforces {1,64} and there's a EnvironmentNameMaxLength = 64 constant, but neither valid nor invalid test sets exercise the boundary. Consider adding a 64-char valid name and a 65-char invalid name.

4. [Low] Unrelated `detect_confirm_apphost.go` change

Modifies the init confirmation flow (removes warningMessage, adds magenta "Azure Container Apps" text) — unrelated to the env leak fix.

Backwards Compatibility: ✅ Safe

Scenario	Status
Strict `-e` validation	✅ Safe (with #7313 merged first)
`EnvFlag` DI fallback chain	✅ Correct precedence
`extensions.go` using `globalOptions`	✅ Correct fix for `DisableFlagParsing`
Merge order dependency	⚠️ #7313 must merge first

What's Done Well

Excellent root cause analysis — DisableFlagParsing=true makes cmd.Flags().Get*() return zero values
Clean ParseGlobalFlags → globalOptions → DI fallback layering
11 new subtests with good coverage
AZD_DISABLE_AGENT_DETECT env var for test isolation
InvalidEnvironmentNameError consolidation across 3 call sites
require.Fail → require.Failf bugfix

Review performed with GitHub Copilot CLI

jongio · 2026-03-31T04:01:17Z

Dependent on #7312 and #7313

jongio · 2026-04-01T23:51:37Z

Updated approach: strict → lenient validation for -e/--environment

Changed ParseGlobalFlags() to use lenient validation instead of strict. Invalid environment names (e.g., URLs like https://endpoint.cognitiveservices.azure.com) are now silently ignored rather than rejected with an error.

Why this is safe: Valid azd environment names match [a-zA-Z0-9-()_.]{1,64} — they can never contain ://, /, or :. This provides natural disambiguation with zero ambiguity. When an extension passes -e https://..., the URL fails the regex check and is silently skipped. The extension still receives -e in its raw args via cobra's DisableFlagParsing: true path.

What this means for PR #7313: It is no longer a hard prerequisite. Extensions reusing -e for their own flags (including third-party ones we don't control) work unchanged. PR #7313 is still a nice cleanup but not blocking.

Test results: All 11 subtests pass (6 valid env names + 5 invalid values). Full ./cmd/ test suite passes.

wbreza

Code Review — Environment Variable Leak & Flag Propagation Fix

All 4 prior review findings from the previous review cycle have been verified as resolved ✅

✅ What Looks Good

Excellent test design — table-driven tests cover the full flag interleaving matrix including the subtle pflag last-value-wins edge case, with explicit regression references to reverted PR #7274
Elegant lenient validation — silently ignoring invalid environment names cleanly resolves the extension -e conflict without breaking extension compatibility
Centralized InvalidEnvironmentNameError — eliminates duplication and follows Go conventions
DisableAgentDetectEnvVar test isolation — ensures functional tests work reliably in AI agent environments

Findings

Priority	Count
Low	3

[Low] Flag name literal "environment" in CreateGlobalFlagSet is cross-referenced via constant internal.EnvironmentNameFlagName in container.go — consider using the constant in both places to prevent drift.

[Low] ParseGlobalFlags doesn't check AZURE_ENV_NAME env var for extension commands (pre-existing gap, not a regression — extensions inherit the env var from the parent process).

[Low] Silent override of valid --environment by later invalid -e due to pflag last-value-wins is well-documented in tests but could benefit from debug-level logging.

Overall: All prior feedback resolved. Clean, well-tested fix.

Extension commands use DisableFlagParsing, so cobra never parses global flags like -e/--environment, --debug, or --cwd. This caused two problems: 1. The DI-resolved environment always loaded the default instead of the one specified with -e, leaking wrong env vars into extension processes and never setting AZD_ENVIRONMENT (#7034). 2. --debug and --cwd were also not propagated to extensions because extensions.go read them from cmd.Flags() which returns defaults. Fix by: - Adding -e/--environment to ParseGlobalFlags() with lenient validation: valid env names are accepted, non-env values (like URLs that extensions pass via -e) are silently skipped so extensions still work. - Adding EnvironmentName to GlobalCommandOptions so the pre-parsed value is available to the DI container and extension runner. - Updating container.go EnvFlag resolver to fall back to globalOptions when cmd.Flags() returns empty (extension commands). - Updating extensions.go to use globalOptions for all InvokeOptions fields (debug, cwd, environment, no-prompt) instead of cmd.Flags(). Closes #7034 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Agent detection (agentdetect package) walks the parent process tree and auto-enables --no-prompt when it finds an AI coding agent. In CI and local dev under Copilot CLI, this causes functional tests to fail because piped stdin is ignored when no-prompt is active. Changes: - detect.go: Early return from detectAgent() when AZD_DISABLE_AGENT_DETECT is set, suppressing both env var and parent process detection - cli.go: Set AZD_DISABLE_AGENT_DETECT=1 on all child azd processes in RunCommandWithStdIn(), with nil-Env safety (nil means inherit-all in Go) - detect_test.go: Test that AZD_DISABLE_AGENT_DETECT suppresses detection - env_test.go: Fix require.Fail -> require.Failf format string bug Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

The gosec linter flags os.LookupEnv values as tainted input for log injection (G706). Remove the env var value from the log message since only the presence of the env var matters, not its value. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Workflow steps that specify their own -e/--environment flag (e.g. 'azd: env set KEY VALUE -e env1') were getting the parent command's --environment appended via extractGlobalArgs(), causing the parent's value to override the step's explicit value. The environment flag is now excluded from extractGlobalArgs() since environment propagation to workflow steps is already handled by the globalOptions DI fallback in the EnvFlag resolver. Fixes Test_CLI_Up_EnvironmentFlags. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Change ParseGlobalFlags to silently ignore invalid environment names instead of returning an error. Valid environment names match the regex [a-zA-Z0-9-()_.]{1,64} which can never match URLs containing ://, so there is natural disambiguation between azd env names and extension flags that reuse -e for other purposes (e.g., --project-endpoint). This fixes the environment variable leak (azd env name not propagating to workflow steps) while preserving backward compatibility with all extensions — including third-party ones that use -e for their own flags. PR 7313 (migrating first-party extensions off -e) is no longer a hard prerequisite since invalid values are silently skipped, not rejected. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Remove stale --host option from ai agents init that was incorrectly kept during rebase conflict resolution. The current azure.ai.agents extension no longer exposes this option. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Add TestParseGlobalFlags_ExtensionCompatibility that verifies real extension scenarios (azure.ai.models, azure.ai.finetune) using -e for --project-endpoint URLs are not broken by global -e/--environment flag parsing. Covers: URL endpoints, --project-endpoint passthrough, valid env before extension args, mixed global flags, and pflag last-value-wins behavior. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Break long args slices across multiple lines to comply with the 125-char lll linter rule enforced by golangci-lint. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

- Replace string literal 'environment' with internal.EnvironmentNameFlagName constant in CreateGlobalFlagSet and ParseGlobalFlags to prevent drift - Add debug-level log when an invalid environment name is silently ignored, making the lenient skip observable when --debug is enabled Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

azure-sdk · 2026-04-03T00:05:24Z

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azd

The Azure Developer CLI (azd) is an open-source tool that helps onboard and manage your project on Azure

Options

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for azd.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd add

Add a component to your project.

azd add [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd add in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for add.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd auth

Authenticate with Azure.

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd auth in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for auth.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd auth login

Log in to Azure.

Synopsis

Log in to Azure.

When run without any arguments, log in interactively using a browser. To log in using a device code, pass
--use-device-code.

To log in as a service principal, pass --client-id and --tenant-id as well as one of: --client-secret,
--client-certificate, or --federated-credential-provider.

To log in using a managed identity, pass --managed-identity, which will use the system assigned managed identity.
To use a user assigned managed identity, pass --client-id in addition to --managed-identity with the client id of
the user assigned managed identity you wish to use.

azd auth login [flags]

Options

      --check-status                           Checks the log-in status instead of logging in.
      --client-certificate string              The path to the client certificate for the service principal to authenticate with.
      --client-id string                       The client id for the service principal to authenticate with.
      --client-secret string                   The client secret for the service principal to authenticate with. Set to the empty string to read the value from the console.
      --docs                                   Opens the documentation for azd auth login in your web browser.
      --federated-credential-provider string   The provider to use to acquire a federated token to authenticate with. Supported values: github, azure-pipelines, oidc
  -h, --help                                   Gets help for login.
      --managed-identity                       Use a managed identity to authenticate.
      --redirect-port int                      Choose the port to be used as part of the redirect URI during interactive login.
      --tenant-id string                       The tenant id or domain name to authenticate with.
      --use-device-code[=true]                 When true, log in by using a device code instead of a browser.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd auth logout

Log out of Azure.

Synopsis

Log out of Azure

azd auth logout [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd auth logout in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for logout.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd auth status

Show the current authentication status.

Synopsis

Display whether you are logged in to Azure and the associated account information.

azd auth status [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd auth status in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for status.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd completion

Generate shell completion scripts.

Synopsis

Generate shell completion scripts for azd.

The completion command allows you to generate autocompletion scripts for your shell,
currently supports bash, zsh, fish and PowerShell.

See each sub-command's help for details on how to use the generated script.

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd completion in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for completion.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd completion bash

Generate bash completion script.

azd completion bash

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd completion bash in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for bash.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd completion fig

Generate Fig autocomplete spec.

azd completion fig

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd completion fig in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for fig.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd completion fish

Generate fish completion script.

azd completion fish

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd completion fish in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for fish.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd completion powershell

Generate PowerShell completion script.

azd completion powershell

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd completion powershell in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for powershell.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd completion zsh

Generate zsh completion script.

azd completion zsh

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd completion zsh in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for zsh.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd config

Manage azd configurations (ex: default Azure subscription, location).

Synopsis

Manage the Azure Developer CLI user configuration, which includes your default Azure subscription and location.

Available since azure-dev-cli_0.4.0-beta.1.

The easiest way to configure azd for the first time is to run azd init. The subscription and location you select will be stored in the config.json file located in the config directory. To configure azd anytime afterwards, you'll use azd config set.

The default value of the config directory is:

$HOME/.azd on Linux and macOS
%USERPROFILE%.azd on Windows

The configuration directory can be overridden by specifying a path in the AZD_CONFIG_DIR environment variable.

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd config in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for config.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd config get

Gets a configuration.

Synopsis

Gets a configuration in the configuration path.

The default value of the config directory is:

$HOME/.azd on Linux and macOS
%USERPROFILE%\.azd on Windows

The configuration directory can be overridden by specifying a path in the AZD_CONFIG_DIR environment variable.

azd config get <path> [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd config get in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for get.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd config list-alpha

Display the list of available features in alpha stage.

azd config list-alpha [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd config list-alpha in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for list-alpha.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd config options

List all available configuration settings.

Synopsis

List all possible configuration settings that can be set with azd, including descriptions and allowed values.

azd config options [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd config options in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for options.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd config reset

Resets configuration to default.

Synopsis

Resets all configuration in the configuration path.

The default value of the config directory is:

$HOME/.azd on Linux and macOS
%USERPROFILE%\.azd on Windows

The configuration directory can be overridden by specifying a path in the AZD_CONFIG_DIR environment variable to the default.

azd config reset [flags]

Options

      --docs    Opens the documentation for azd config reset in your web browser.
  -f, --force   Force reset without confirmation.
  -h, --help    Gets help for reset.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd config set

Sets a configuration.

Synopsis

Sets a configuration in the configuration path.

The default value of the config directory is:

$HOME/.azd on Linux and macOS
%USERPROFILE%\.azd on Windows

The configuration directory can be overridden by specifying a path in the AZD_CONFIG_DIR environment variable.

azd config set <path> <value> [flags]

Examples

azd config set defaults.subscription <yourSubscriptionID>
azd config set defaults.location eastus

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd config set in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for set.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd config show

Show all the configuration values.

Synopsis

Show all configuration values in the configuration path.

The default value of the config directory is:

$HOME/.azd on Linux and macOS
%USERPROFILE%\.azd on Windows

The configuration directory can be overridden by specifying a path in the AZD_CONFIG_DIR environment variable.

azd config show [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd config show in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for show.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd config unset

Unsets a configuration.

Synopsis

Removes a configuration in the configuration path.

The default value of the config directory is:

$HOME/.azd on Linux and macOS
%USERPROFILE%\.azd on Windows

The configuration directory can be overridden by specifying a path in the AZD_CONFIG_DIR environment variable.

azd config unset <path> [flags]

Examples

azd config unset defaults.location

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd config unset in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for unset.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd copilot

Manage GitHub Copilot agent settings. (Preview)

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd copilot in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for copilot.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd copilot consent

Manage tool consent.

Synopsis

Manage consent rules for tool execution.

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd copilot consent in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for consent.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd copilot consent grant

Grant consent trust rules.

Synopsis

Grant trust rules for tools and servers.

This command creates consent rules that allow tools to execute
without prompting for permission. You can specify different permission
levels and scopes for the rules.

Examples:

Grant always permission to all tools globally

azd copilot consent grant --global --permission always

Grant project permission to a specific tool with read-only scope

azd copilot consent grant --server my-server --tool my-tool --permission project --scope read-only

azd copilot consent grant [flags]

Options

      --action string       Action type: 'all' or 'readonly' (default "all")
      --docs                Opens the documentation for azd copilot consent grant in your web browser.
      --global              Apply globally to all servers
  -h, --help                Gets help for grant.
      --operation string    Operation type: 'tool' or 'sampling' (default "tool")
      --permission string   Permission: 'allow', 'deny', or 'prompt' (default "allow")
      --scope string        Rule scope: 'global', or 'project' (default "global")
      --server string       Server name
      --tool string         Specific tool name (requires --server)

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd copilot consent list

List consent rules.

Synopsis

List all consent rules for tools.

azd copilot consent list [flags]

Options

      --action string       Action type to filter by (readonly, any)
      --docs                Opens the documentation for azd copilot consent list in your web browser.
  -h, --help                Gets help for list.
      --operation string    Operation to filter by (tool, sampling)
      --permission string   Permission to filter by (allow, deny, prompt)
      --scope string        Consent scope to filter by (global, project). If not specified, lists rules from all scopes.
      --target string       Specific target to operate on (server/tool format)

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd copilot consent revoke

Revoke consent rules.

Synopsis

Revoke consent rules for tools.

azd copilot consent revoke [flags]

Options

      --action string       Action type to filter by (readonly, any)
      --docs                Opens the documentation for azd copilot consent revoke in your web browser.
  -h, --help                Gets help for revoke.
      --operation string    Operation to filter by (tool, sampling)
      --permission string   Permission to filter by (allow, deny, prompt)
      --scope string        Consent scope to filter by (global, project). If not specified, revokes rules from all scopes.
      --target string       Specific target to operate on (server/tool format)

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd deploy

Deploy your project code to Azure.

azd deploy <service> [flags]

Options

      --all                   Deploys all services that are listed in azure.yaml
      --docs                  Opens the documentation for azd deploy in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string    The name of the environment to use.
      --from-package string   Deploys the packaged service located at the provided path. Supports zipped file packages (file path) or container images (image tag).
  -h, --help                  Gets help for deploy.
      --timeout int           Maximum time in seconds for azd to wait for each service deployment. This stops azd from waiting but does not cancel the Azure-side deployment. (default: 1200) (default 1200)

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd down

Delete your project's Azure resources.

azd down [<layer>] [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd down in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --force                Does not require confirmation before it deletes resources.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for down.
      --purge                Does not require confirmation before it permanently deletes resources that are soft-deleted by default (for example, key vaults).

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env

Manage environments (ex: default environment, environment variables).

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd env in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for env.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env config

Manage environment configuration (ex: stored in .azure//config.json).

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd env config in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for config.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env config get

Gets a configuration value from the environment.

Synopsis

Gets a configuration value from the environment's config.json file.

azd env config get <path> [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd env config get in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for get.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env config set

Sets a configuration value in the environment.

Synopsis

Sets a configuration value in the environment's config.json file.

Values are automatically parsed as JSON types when possible. Booleans (true/false),
numbers (42, 3.14), arrays ([...]), and objects ({...}) are stored with their native
JSON types. Plain text values are stored as strings. To force a JSON-typed value to be
stored as a string, wrap it in JSON quotes (e.g. '"true"' or '"8080"').

azd env config set <path> <value> [flags]

Examples

azd env config set myapp.endpoint https://example.com
azd env config set myapp.debug true
azd env config set myapp.count 42
azd env config set infra.parameters.tags '{"env":"dev"}'
azd env config set myapp.port '"8080"'

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd env config set in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for set.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env config unset

Unsets a configuration value in the environment.

Synopsis

Removes a configuration value from the environment's config.json file.

azd env config unset <path> [flags]

Examples

azd env config unset myapp.endpoint

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd env config unset in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for unset.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env get-value

Get specific environment value.

azd env get-value <keyName> [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd env get-value in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for get-value.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env get-values

Get all environment values.

azd env get-values [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd env get-values in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for get-values.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env list

List environments.

azd env list [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd env list in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for list.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env new

Create a new environment and set it as the default.

azd env new <environment> [flags]

Options

      --docs                  Opens the documentation for azd env new in your web browser.
  -h, --help                  Gets help for new.
  -l, --location string       Azure location for the new environment
      --subscription string   ID of an Azure subscription to use for the new environment

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env refresh

Refresh environment values by using information from a previous infrastructure provision.

azd env refresh <environment> [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd env refresh in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for refresh.
      --hint string          Hint to help identify the environment to refresh
      --layer string         Provisioning layer to refresh the environment from.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env remove

Remove an environment.

azd env remove <environment> [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd env remove in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --force                Skips confirmation before performing removal.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for remove.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env select

Set the default environment.

azd env select [<environment>] [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd env select in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for select.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env set

Set one or more environment values.

Synopsis

Set one or more environment values using key-value pairs or by loading from a .env formatted file.

azd env set [<key> <value>] | [<key>=<value> ...] | [--file <filepath>] [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd env set in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --file string          Path to .env formatted file to load environment values from.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for set.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd env set-secret

Set a name as a reference to a Key Vault secret in the environment.

Synopsis

You can either create a new Key Vault secret or select an existing one.
The provided name is the key for the .env file which holds the secret reference to the Key Vault secret.

azd env set-secret <name> [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd env set-secret in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for set-secret.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension

Manage azd extensions.

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd extension in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for extension.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension install

Installs specified extensions.

azd extension install <extension-id> [flags]

Options

      --docs             Opens the documentation for azd extension install in your web browser.
  -f, --force            Force installation, including downgrades and reinstalls
  -h, --help             Gets help for install.
  -s, --source string    The extension source to use for installs
  -v, --version string   The version of the extension to install

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension list

List available extensions.

azd extension list [--installed] [flags]

Options

      --docs            Opens the documentation for azd extension list in your web browser.
  -h, --help            Gets help for list.
      --installed       List installed extensions
      --source string   Filter extensions by source
      --tags strings    Filter extensions by tags

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension show

Show details for a specific extension.

azd extension show <extension-id> [flags]

Options

      --docs            Opens the documentation for azd extension show in your web browser.
  -h, --help            Gets help for show.
  -s, --source string   The extension source to use.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension source

View and manage extension sources

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd extension source in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for source.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension source add

Add an extension source with the specified name

azd extension source add [flags]

Options

      --docs              Opens the documentation for azd extension source add in your web browser.
  -h, --help              Gets help for add.
  -l, --location string   The location of the extension source
  -n, --name string       The name of the extension source
  -t, --type string       The type of the extension source. Supported types are 'file' and 'url'

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension source list

List extension sources

azd extension source list [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd extension source list in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for list.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension source remove

Remove an extension source with the specified name

azd extension source remove <name> [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd extension source remove in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for remove.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension source validate

Validate an extension source's registry.json file.

Synopsis

Validate an extension source's registry.json file.

Accepts a source name (from 'azd extension source list'), a local file path,
or a URL. Checks required fields, valid capabilities, semver version format,
platform artifact structure, and extension ID format.

azd extension source validate <name-or-path-or-url> [flags]

Options

      --docs     Opens the documentation for azd extension source validate in your web browser.
  -h, --help     Gets help for validate.
      --strict   Enable strict validation (require checksums)

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension uninstall

Uninstall specified extensions.

azd extension uninstall [extension-id] [flags]

Options

      --all    Uninstall all installed extensions
      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd extension uninstall in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for uninstall.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd extension upgrade

Upgrade specified extensions.

azd extension upgrade [extension-id] [flags]

Options

      --all              Upgrade all installed extensions
      --docs             Opens the documentation for azd extension upgrade in your web browser.
  -h, --help             Gets help for upgrade.
  -s, --source string    The extension source to use for upgrades
  -v, --version string   The version of the extension to upgrade to

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd hooks

Develop, test and run hooks for a project.

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd hooks in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for hooks.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd hooks run

Runs the specified hook for the project and services

azd hooks run <name> [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd hooks run in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for run.
      --platform string      Forces hooks to run for the specified platform.
      --service string       Only runs hooks for the specified service.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd infra

Manage your Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd infra in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for infra.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd infra generate

Write IaC for your project to disk, allowing you to manually manage it.

azd infra generate [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd infra generate in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --force                Overwrite any existing files without prompting
  -h, --help                 Gets help for generate.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd init

Initialize a new application.

azd init [flags]

Options

  -b, --branch string         The template branch to initialize from. Must be used with a template argument (--template or -t).
      --docs                  Opens the documentation for azd init in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string    The name of the environment to use.
  -f, --filter strings        The tag(s) used to filter template results. Supports comma-separated values.
      --from-code             Initializes a new application from your existing code.
  -h, --help                  Gets help for init.
  -l, --location string       Azure location for the new environment
  -m, --minimal               Initializes a minimal project.
  -s, --subscription string   ID of an Azure subscription to use for the new environment
  -t, --template string       Initializes a new application from a template. You can use a Full URI, <owner>/<repository>, <repository> if it's part of the azure-samples organization, or a local directory path (./dir, ../dir, or absolute path).
      --up                    Provision and deploy to Azure after initializing the project from a template.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd mcp

Manage Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. (Alpha)

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd mcp in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for mcp.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd mcp start

Starts the MCP server.

Synopsis

Starts the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.

This command starts an MCP server that can be used by MCP clients to access
azd functionality through the Model Context Protocol interface.

azd mcp start [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd mcp start in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for start.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd monitor

Monitor a deployed project.

azd monitor [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd monitor in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for monitor.
      --live                 Open a browser to Application Insights Live Metrics. Live Metrics is currently not supported for Python apps.
      --logs                 Open a browser to Application Insights Logs.
      --overview             Open a browser to Application Insights Overview Dashboard.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd package

Packages the project's code to be deployed to Azure.

azd package <service> [flags]

Options

      --all                  Packages all services that are listed in azure.yaml
      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd package in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for package.
      --output-path string   File or folder path where the generated packages will be saved.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd pipeline

Manage and configure your deployment pipelines.

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd pipeline in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for pipeline.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd pipeline config

Configure your deployment pipeline to connect securely to Azure. (Beta)

azd pipeline config [flags]

Options

  -m, --applicationServiceManagementReference string   Service Management Reference. References application or service contact information from a Service or Asset Management database. This value must be a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID). You can set this value globally by running azd config set pipeline.config.applicationServiceManagementReference <UUID>.
      --auth-type string                               The authentication type used between the pipeline provider and Azure for deployment (Only valid for GitHub provider). Valid values: federated, client-credentials.
      --docs                                           Opens the documentation for azd pipeline config in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string                             The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                                           Gets help for config.
      --principal-id string                            The client id of the service principal to use to grant access to Azure resources as part of the pipeline.
      --principal-name string                          The name of the service principal to use to grant access to Azure resources as part of the pipeline.
      --principal-role stringArray                     The roles to assign to the service principal. By default the service principal will be granted the Contributor and User Access Administrator roles. (default [Contributor,User Access Administrator])
      --provider string                                The pipeline provider to use (github for Github Actions and azdo for Azure Pipelines).
      --remote-name string                             The name of the git remote to configure the pipeline to run on. (default "origin")

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd provision

Provision Azure resources for your project.

azd provision [<layer>] [flags]

Options

      --docs                  Opens the documentation for azd provision in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string    The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                  Gets help for provision.
  -l, --location string       Azure location for the new environment
      --no-state              (Bicep only) Forces a fresh deployment based on current Bicep template files, ignoring any stored deployment state.
      --preview               Preview changes to Azure resources.
      --subscription string   ID of an Azure subscription to use for the new environment

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd publish

Publish a service to a container registry.

azd publish <service> [flags]

Options

      --all                   Publishes all services that are listed in azure.yaml
      --docs                  Opens the documentation for azd publish in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string    The name of the environment to use.
      --from-package string   Publishes the service from a container image (image tag).
  -h, --help                  Gets help for publish.
      --to string             The target container image in the form '[registry/]repository[:tag]' to publish to.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd restore

Restores the project's dependencies.

azd restore <service> [flags]

Options

      --all                  Restores all services that are listed in azure.yaml
      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd restore in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for restore.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd show

Display information about your project and its resources.

azd show [resource-name|resource-id] [flags]

Options

      --docs                 Opens the documentation for azd show in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                 Gets help for show.
      --show-secrets         Unmask secrets in output.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd template

Find and view template details.

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd template in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for template.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd template list

Show list of sample azd templates. (Beta)

azd template list [flags]

Options

      --docs             Opens the documentation for azd template list in your web browser.
  -f, --filter strings   The tag(s) used to filter template results. Supports comma-separated values.
  -h, --help             Gets help for list.
  -s, --source string    Filters templates by source.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd template show

Show details for a given template. (Beta)

azd template show <template> [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd template show in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for show.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd template source

View and manage template sources. (Beta)

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd template source in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for source.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd template source add

Adds an azd template source with the specified key. (Beta)

Synopsis

The key can be any value that uniquely identifies the template source, with well-known values being:
・default: Default templates
・awesome-azd: Templates from https://aka.ms/awesome-azd

azd template source add <key> [flags]

Options

      --docs              Opens the documentation for azd template source add in your web browser.
  -h, --help              Gets help for add.
  -l, --location string   Location of the template source. Required when using type flag.
  -n, --name string       Display name of the template source.
  -t, --type string       Kind of the template source. Supported types are 'file', 'url' and 'gh'.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd template source list

Lists the configured azd template sources. (Beta)

azd template source list [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd template source list in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for list.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd template source remove

Removes the specified azd template source (Beta)

azd template source remove <key> [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd template source remove in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for remove.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd up

Provision and deploy your project to Azure with a single command.

azd up [flags]

Options

      --docs                  Opens the documentation for azd up in your web browser.
  -e, --environment string    The name of the environment to use.
  -h, --help                  Gets help for up.
  -l, --location string       Azure location for the new environment
      --subscription string   ID of an Azure subscription to use for the new environment

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string   Sets the current working directory.
      --debug        Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
      --no-prompt    Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

azd version

Print the version number of Azure Developer CLI.

azd version [flags]

Options

      --docs   Opens the documentation for azd version in your web browser.
  -h, --help   Gets help for version.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -C, --cwd string           Sets the current working directory.
      --debug                Enables debugging and diagnostics logging.
  -e, --environment string   The name of the environment to use.
      --no-prompt            Accepts the default value instead of prompting, or it fails if there is no default.

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Code Review — PR #7314

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title: Azure Developer CLI reference description: This article explains the syntax and parameters for the various Azure Developer CLI commands. author: alexwolfmsft ms.author: alexwolf ms.date: 04/02/2026 ms.service: azure-dev-cli ms.topic: conceptual ms.custom: devx-track-azdevcli

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title: Azure Developer CLI reference
description: This article explains the syntax and parameters for the various Azure Developer CLI commands.
author: alexwolfmsft
ms.author: alexwolf
ms.date: 04/02/2026
ms.service: azure-dev-cli
ms.topic: conceptual
ms.custom: devx-track-azdevcli