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microsoft/microsoft-azuresqldb-container

v1.0.0MIT

Develop and test applications locally with the Azure SQL Database container, including setup, secure connections, schema and data management, CI, migration from SQL Server containers, local-to-cloud workflows, APIs, and RAG.

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Microsoft Azure SQL Database container

microsoft-azuresqldb-container · Version 1.0.0

Develop and test applications locally with the Azure SQL Database container, including setup, secure connections, schema and data management, CI, migration from SQL Server containers, local-to-cloud workflows, APIs, and RAG.

This package follows the Agent Plugins 1.0 format and is published in microsoft/microsoft-sql.

Included skills

SkillDescription
azuresql-db-authConnects an app to the Azure SQL Database container securely, with a least-privilege database user instead of the sa login, the right auth method per environment, and safe handling of the connection secret.
azuresql-db-ciRuns integration tests against the Azure SQL Database container (Private Preview, local engine) in CI.
azuresql-db-connectionsMakes an app's database connections reliable against the local Azure SQL Database container (Private Preview) and, unchanged, against Azure SQL Database in the cloud.
azuresql-db-containerRuns the Azure SQL Database container locally (Private Preview).
azuresql-db-dabStands up an instant no-code REST + GraphQL API over the local Azure SQL Database container using Microsoft Data API Builder (DAB).
azuresql-db-faqAnswers questions about what the Azure SQL Database container (Private Preview) can and cannot do, and WHY it differs from Azure SQL Database in the Microsoft Azure cloud.
azuresql-db-feedbackReports a bug or files feedback about the azuresql-db-* agent skills themselves, or about the Azure SQL Database container (Private Preview).
azuresql-db-from-sql-serverMigrates a local SQL Server setup to the Azure SQL Database container for Azure-faithful local development.
azuresql-db-functionsBuilds a serverless API and event-driven handlers over the local Azure SQL Database container using Azure Functions with the Azure SQL bindings.
azuresql-db-importImports an existing Azure SQL Database or SQL Server schema and data INTO the local Azure SQL Database container using SqlPackage.
azuresql-db-local-to-cloudProves that code built and tested against the local Azure SQL Database container runs unchanged against Azure SQL Database in the cloud, with only the connection string changing.
azuresql-db-ragBuilds local vector search, RAG, embeddings, and semantic search on the Azure SQL Database container using the native VECTOR type and VECTOR_DISTANCE.
azuresql-db-scaffoldScaffolds a NEW app (.NET Aspire, FastAPI, Next.js, NestJS) wired to the local Azure SQL Database container as its default dev database.
azuresql-db-schema-migrationRuns database schema migrations against the local Azure SQL Database container so the same migrations apply identically on the local engine and in the Azure cloud.
azuresql-db-seedPopulates the local Azure SQL Database container's database (appdb) with realistic sample/test data so a developer has something to build against.
azuresql-db-sidecarAdds the Azure SQL Database container as a sidecar service in an existing Docker Compose stack or Dev Container.
azuresql-db-testingWrites integration tests that run IN CODE against a real Azure SQL Database container, spun up per test or per suite with Testcontainers and torn down after.

Install

  • Copilot CLI: copilot plugin marketplace add microsoft/microsoft-sql, then copilot plugin install microsoft-azuresqldb-container@microsoft-sql
  • Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add microsoft/microsoft-sql, then /plugin install microsoft-azuresqldb-container@microsoft-sql
  • VS Code: add microsoft/microsoft-sql to chat.plugins.marketplaces, then install from Chat: Open Customizations > Plugins or the Extensions view (@agentPlugins)
  • Codex: codex plugin marketplace add microsoft/microsoft-sql --ref main, then codex plugin add microsoft-azuresqldb-container@microsoft-sql
  • Cursor: cursor-agent plugin marketplace add https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-sql, then run cursor-agent and install microsoft-azuresqldb-container from /plugin
  • Grok Build: grok plugin marketplace add microsoft/microsoft-sql, then grok plugin install microsoft-azuresqldb-container --trust
  • Other Agent Skills clients: copy skills/<skill>/ only when the client has no plugin marketplace