More bug fixes and improved tool descriptions 🛠️

This release fixes an issue when passing long-running queries to Kusto tools, provides installation instructions when azd or other registry components are missing, and improves the tool descriptions for the Service Bus and Application Insights tool namespaces, as well as the appservice_database_add tool.

The current individual tool count is: 173

📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:

• 🧩 IDE Extensions:
  • 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
  • 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
  • ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
• 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
• 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
• 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp

GitHub coding agent instructions and more bug fixes! 🤖🛠️

This release adds Azure MCP Server instructions for the GitHub coding agent and fixes issues listing Entre administrators and SQL Server firewall rules. It also fixes a Visual Studio bug where tool names were not properly displayed.

The current individual tool count is: 173

📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:

• 🧩 IDE Extensions:
  • 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
  • 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
  • ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
• 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
• 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
• 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp

Telemetry and schema updates 📃

This release fixes a telemetry issue and updates the NuGet MCP schema to the latest version.

The current individual tool count is: 173

📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:

• 🧩 IDE Extensions:
  • 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
  • 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
  • ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
• 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
• 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
• 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp

New startup mode! ✨

This release adds a new optional "consolidated" mode that groups Azure MCP tools by tasks and actions tools conduct. It can be enabled by using the --consolidated flag at server startup. Additionally, we've removed the azmcp_ prefix from all commands.

The current individual tool count is: 173

📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:

• 🧩 IDE Extensions:
  • 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
  • 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
  • ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
• 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
• 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
• 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp

Fixed elicitation and better ACS tool descriptions 🔨📱

This release fixes a critical issue with elicitation when using tools that handle secret data. It also improves the descriptions of the Azure Communications Services tools for better LLM accuracy.

The current individual tool count is: 173

📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:

• 🧩 IDE Extensions:
  • 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
  • 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
  • ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
• 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
• 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
• 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp

Performance gains! 📈

This release fixes retained-buffer leaks for better performance.

The current individual tool count is: 173

📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:

• 🧩 IDE Extensions:
  • 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
  • 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
  • ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
• 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
• 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
• 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp

Bug fixes and better logging 🔧📃

This release fixes an issue with SQL database renaming, logs server configuration when starting, and improves LLM selection of Workbook tools.

The current individual tool count is: 173

📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:

• 🧩 IDE Extensions:
  • 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
  • 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
  • ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
• 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
• 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
• 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp