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MCP Beyond the Chat Window: Build Diagnostics in CI

A practical tour of the Model Context Protocol tools for .NET build diagnostics - the full Binlog MCP toolset, how those tools run inside a GitHub Actions workflow, and what the evaluation data says about the efficiency gains.

It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Changing administrative settings

Unlocking the door from the inside.

Not all model upgrades are upgrades

A new model drops with lower per-token pricing and better benchmarks. You switch. A week later someone asks why the agent is burning 12x more tokens on the same task while producing worse output. We ran 150 agent tasks across 15 scenarios on two models, Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Claude...

Jun 9, 2026

Copilot Code Reviews for Azure Repos

Dan,

Andrew

🚨 July 6 Update: This private preview is no longer accepting new sign-ups. We are working to expand availability and expect to open a public preview within the next few weeks. Over the last several years, we have encouraged customers to move their repositories...

Azure DevOps Blog

Jun 8, 2026

Microsoft Build 2026 recap: vision, launches, and top sessions

Jon Galloway

Catch up on Microsoft Build 2026 with the vision lead-off, top developer announcements, and must-watch sessions across the Microsoft developer ecosystem.

Microsoft for Developers

Jun 8, 2026

.NET at Microsoft Build 2026: Must watch sessions

Daniel Roth

Catch up on all the .NET sessions from Microsoft Build 2026 covering .NET 11, union types in C#, AI building blocks, the agentic web, .NET MAUI, and more!

.NET Blog

Jun 8, 2026

Enterprise Live Migrations: Moving from Azure DevOps Repo to GitHub with minimal disruption

Soo,

Bhuvan

Over the last several years, we’ve encouraged customers to move their repositories from Azure Repos to GitHub to take advantage of the latest AI-powered and agentic development experiences. For many enterprise teams, however, migrating at scale comes with real constraints. Traditional...

Azure DevOps Blog