# Azure with AJ > A blog by an Azure, DevOps and AI enthusiast, sharing valuable insights and expertise. Written by AJ Bajada, covering Microsoft Azure, DevOps, platform engineering, GitHub, GitHub Copilot, agentic AI workflows and Infrastructure as Code with Bicep. This file follows the [llms.txt](https://llmstxt.org/) convention. It gives large language models and AI assistants a concise, structured map of https://azurewithaj.com. - Content licence: all posts are the original work of AJ Bajada. You may quote or summarise with attribution and a link back to the source URL. - Canonical site: https://azurewithaj.com/ - Full text of every post in one file: https://azurewithaj.com/llms-full.txt - Last generated: 2026-08-15T20:06:27+00:00 ## Blog posts - [Why the GitHub Copilot App Became My Daily Driver](https://azurewithaj.com/github-copilot-app-daily-driver/): 2026-08-02. Why the GitHub Copilot app went from sceptical trial to daily driver, covering automations, multiple accounts, the rough edges and who should actually switch. Tags: github, copilot, agent, agentic, automation, devops. - [GitHub Agentic Workflows vs Microsoft Scout vs Copilot App: Which Tool to Use When](https://azurewithaj.com/agentic-workflows-vs-scout-vs-copilot-app/): 2026-07-15. Confused about GitHub Agentic Workflows vs Microsoft Scout vs the GitHub Copilot app? Here is when to use each, aligned with Microsoft and GitHub's stance. Tags: github, agentic, workflows, copilot, ai, devops. - [Azure DevOps vs GitHub: Your 2026 Platform Decision](https://azurewithaj.com/azure-devops-vs-github-build-2026/): 2026-06-08. Azure DevOps vs GitHub in 2026. What Microsoft really announced at Build, how the platforms differ now, and a pragmatic hybrid path for engineering teams. Tags: azure, devops, github, copilot, agentic, ci/cd, migration. - [How to Organise GitHub Copilot Customisations at Scale](https://azurewithaj.com/organising-copilot-customisations/): 2026-05-17. A practical two-repository pattern for organising GitHub Copilot agents, instructions, skills and plugins at enterprise scale, with governance and ownership guidance. Tags: github, copilot, agent, agentic, skills, plugins. - [Agents as Code: Treating AI Agents as Versioned Artifacts](https://azurewithaj.com/agents-as-code-versioned-artifacts/): 2026-04-11. Why AI agents deserve the same versioning discipline as infrastructure and pipelines, the difference between AGENTS.md and custom agents, and how to treat agents as code. Tags: github, copilot, agent, agentic, devops, ai. - [Agentic Workflows: Reimagining Repository Automation with Natural Language](https://azurewithaj.com/agentic-workflows-reimagining-automation/): 2026-03-15. GitHub Agentic Workflows let you describe repository automation in natural language. How they work, where they beat traditional workflows, and how to get started. Tags: github, agentic, workflows, ai, automation, devops, continuous-ai, copilot. - [MCP Apps: Interactive Dashboards Inside Your AI Conversations](https://azurewithaj.com/mcp-apps/): 2026-02-14. MCP Apps let MCP servers return interactive HTML interfaces inside your AI conversation. What they are, how they work, and an Azure storage dashboard example. Tags: mcp, ai, agents, vscode, github, copilot. - [GitHub Copilot's Agentic Memory: Teaching AI to Remember and Learn Your Codebase](https://azurewithaj.com/github-copilot-agentic-memory/): 2026-01-21. GitHub Copilot's agentic memory in public preview, how AI agents learn and remember your codebase, the privacy and security implications, and best practices for using it. Tags: github, copilot, ai, agentic, memory. - [Beyond Planning: How GitHub Spec Kit Transforms Ideas into Implementation](https://azurewithaj.com/github-spec-kit/): 2025-12-15. My experience with GitHub Spec Kit, how specification-driven development compares to Awesome Copilot and the Plan agent, and when to reach for each tool. Tags: github, copilot, agent, devops, agentic, ai, spec-kit, planning. - [From Awesome Copilot to Plan Agent: GitHub's Built-in Planning Revolution](https://azurewithaj.com/github-plan-agent/): 2025-12-09. GitHub's built-in Plan agent compared with an Awesome Copilot planning workflow, what changed in my approach and whether native planning delivers on its promise. Tags: github, copilot, agent, devops, agentic, ai, plan. - [Azure Copilot Agents: Transforming Cloud Operations](https://azurewithaj.com/azure-copilot-agents/): 2025-11-23. Azure Copilot Agents announced at Ignite 2025, the five specialised agents, how orchestration routes work between them, and the security and governance considerations. Tags: azure, copilot, agent, ai, agentic, devops, ignite, operations. - [Welcome Home, Agents: How GitHub Copilot Agent HQ is Transforming Development Workflows](https://azurewithaj.com/welcome-home-agents/): 2025-11-16. GitHub Agent HQ explained, plus the VS Code agent sessions view, Plan agent, cloud agents, CLI agents and delegation that make orchestrating fleets of agents practical. Tags: github, copilot, agent, devops, agentic, ai, vscode, hq. - [DevOps: Enhanced Release Automation with GitHub's AI-Powered Release Notes](https://azurewithaj.com/devops-release-tag-generation/): 2025-10-21. Evolving release automation by swapping basic release notes for GitHub's automatic release notes generation API, with the complete enhanced GitHub Actions workflow. Tags: devops, release, tags, automation, api. - [Building a Star Wars E-Commerce Empire with GitHub Spark: A Weekend DevOps Story](https://azurewithaj.com/github-spark-star-wars-ecommerce/): 2025-10-13. A DevOps engineer builds a full-stack Star Wars e-commerce app in a weekend with GitHub Spark, and the hard-earned lessons about AI-powered development along the way. Tags: github, spark, ai, agentic, copilot, frontend. - [DevOps and Azure Policy Series: Remediation Tasks](https://azurewithaj.com/devops-azure-policy-series-remediation/): 2025-09-23. How Azure Policy remediation tasks automatically fix non-compliant resources, with PowerShell automation, CI/CD integration and a practical governance workflow. Tags: azure, remediation, iac, policy, ci/cd, devops. - [Delivering Major Enhancements Without Writing Code: My Agentic DevOps Journey](https://azurewithaj.com/agentic-devops-delivered-major-enhancement/): 2025-09-16. How I delivered a major enhancement without writing a single line of code myself, using agentic DevOps principles and GitHub Copilot's coding agent. Tags: github, copilot, agent, devops, agentic, ai. - [Agentic DevOps Safe Mode: A Practical Framework for Secure GitHub Copilot Agents](https://azurewithaj.com/agentic-devops-safe-mode/): 2025-08-26. A practical defence in depth framework for running GitHub Copilot coding agent safely in the enterprise, with repository-level guardrails and human oversight. Tags: github, copilot, agent, devops, agentic, ai, security. - [DevOps and AI Series: Azure Private MCP Registry](https://azurewithaj.com/devops-ai-series-private-mcp-registry/): 2025-08-14. How to build an enterprise-ready private MCP registry with Azure API Center, giving teams secure, governed and centralised access to Model Context Protocol servers. Tags: mcp, ai, devops, azure. - [Agentic DevOps: Getting the Most Out of GitHub Copilot's Coding Agent](https://azurewithaj.com/agentic-devops-github-copilot-coding-agent/): 2025-07-22. Real-world lessons from using GitHub Copilot's coding agent, covering how it works, security considerations and best practices for maximising efficiency. Tags: github, copilot, agent, devops, agentic, ai. - [GitHub Copilot DevOps Excellence: Prompt Files vs Instructions vs Chat Modes](https://azurewithaj.com/github-copilot-prompt-instructions-chatmodes/): 2025-07-16. Prompt files, custom instructions and custom chat modes in GitHub Copilot explained, with clear guidance on when to use each in your DevOps workflows. Tags: github, copilot, devops, ai. - [DevOps and Azure Policy Series: Exemptions](https://azurewithaj.com/devops-azure-policy-series-exemptions/): 2025-06-29. What Azure Policy exemptions are, when to use them, and how to manage them as Infrastructure as Code with Bicep, a governance workflow and CI/CD pipelines. Tags: azure, bicep, iac, policy, ci/cd, devops. - [DevOps: Automating Release Tags](https://azurewithaj.com/devops-release-tags/): 2025-06-09. How to automate semantic versioning, git tags and GitHub Releases with a GitHub Actions workflow, including a flexible way to bump major versions. Tags: devops, release, tags, automation. - [DevOps: Dead or Evolved?](https://azurewithaj.com/devops-dead-or-evolved/): 2025-05-21. Is DevOps dead in the age of AI? Why DevOps has evolved rather than disappeared, what Agentic DevOps means and how to navigate the transition. Tags: ai, devops, agentic. - [DevOps and Azure Policy Series: Custom Policies](https://azurewithaj.com/devops-azure-policy-series-custom-policies/): 2025-05-15. Creating custom Azure Policy definitions and initiatives with Bicep, and deploying them through centralised CI/CD pipelines for consistent governance at scale. Tags: azure, bicep, iac, policy, ci/cd, devops. - [DevOps and Azure IaC Series: Centralised Pipelines](https://azurewithaj.com/devops-azure-iac-series-central-pipelines/): 2025-03-29. How to build centralised, reusable CI/CD pipelines for Azure Infrastructure as Code in GitHub and Azure DevOps, including versioning strategy and change management. Tags: azure, pipelines, devops, iac, ci/cd. - [DevOps and AI Series: Managing AI Models](https://azurewithaj.com/devops-ai-series-ai-models/): 2025-02-09. Managing Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry model deployments with DevOps practices, including who owns them, platform team versus application team, and how to automate them. Tags: ai, devops, ai models, azure. - [DevOps and Azure IaC Series: Deploy](https://azurewithaj.com/azure-iac-devops-series-deploy/): 2025-01-05. The deploy phase for Azure Infrastructure as Code, covering Bicep, environment definitions and approvals, artifact management and reusable deployment pipeline templates. Tags: azure, deploy, devops, iac, ci/cd. - [DevOps and AI Series: Landing Zones](https://azurewithaj.com/ai-devops-series-lz/): 2025-01-05. Why AI deployments need safe, scalable landing zones, and how DevOps teams build the governance, security and automation foundations that make them work. Tags: ai, devops, landing zones, azure. - [DevOps and Azure Policy Series: Deployments](https://azurewithaj.com/azure-policy-bicep-series-deploy/): 2024-12-15. An introduction to Azure Policy with Bicep, covering policy definitions, initiatives and deploying an initiative of built-in policies as Infrastructure as Code. Tags: azure, bicep, iac, policy, devops. - [DevOps and Azure IaC Series: Build](https://azurewithaj.com/azure-iac-devops-series-build/): 2024-12-12. The build phase for Azure Infrastructure as Code, covering Bicep linting, what-if validation, surfacing test results and packaging pipeline artifacts. 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