GitHub - synologistical/azure-dev: A developer CLI that accelerates the time it takes for you to get started on Azure. The Azure Developer CLI (azd) provides a set of developer-friendly commands that map to key stages in your workflow

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Artifact	Version	Download
CLI		Windows · Linux · macOS
VS Code Extension		Marketplace

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Contributing to this repo? See AGENTS.md for coding standards and guidelines.

Using azd with an AI coding assistant? Check out the docs and templates.

Installation

Install or upgrade to the latest version. For advanced scenarios, see the installer docs.

Windows

# Using winget (recommended)
winget install microsoft.azd

# Or Chocolatey
choco install azd

# Or install script
powershell -ex AllSigned -c "Invoke-RestMethod 'https://aka.ms/install-azd.ps1' | Invoke-Expression"

macOS

brew install azure/azd/azd

Note: If upgrading from a non-Homebrew installation, remove the existing azd binary first.

Linux

curl -fsSL https://aka.ms/install-azd.sh | bash

Shell Completion

Enable tab completion for bash, zsh, fish, or powershell:

azd completion <shell> --help

Uninstall

Windows

v0.5.0+: Use "Add or remove programs" or your package manager (winget uninstall, choco uninstall)

v0.4.0 and earlier:

powershell -ex AllSigned -c "Invoke-RestMethod 'https://aka.ms/uninstall-azd.ps1' | Invoke-Expression"

Linux / macOS

curl -fsSL https://aka.ms/uninstall-azd.sh | bash

Or use your package manager's uninstall command.

Data Collection

This software may collect usage data and send it to Microsoft to help improve our products. You can opt out by setting:

export AZURE_DEV_COLLECT_TELEMETRY=no

See the Microsoft Privacy Statement for details.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our contributing guide for details.

Most contributions require a Contributor License Agreement (CLA). A bot will guide you through this when you open a PR.

This project follows the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. Questions? Contact opencode@microsoft.com.

Template Authors

Microsoft employees and partners contributing official templates should follow the template standardization guidelines.

Trademarks

This project may contain Microsoft trademarks or logos. Use of these must follow Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines. Third-party trademarks are subject to their respective policies.

License

Licensed under the MIT license.