feat(extensions): publish PR bundles by JeffreyCA · Pull Request #9553 · Azure/azure-dev

JeffreyCA · 2026-08-13T00:03:32Z

Summary

This PR publishes an unsigned, self-contained bundle for each first-party extension PR pipeline and posts a direct install command on the pull request. It provides a safe way to share unmerged extension builds without manually transferring ZIP files or running a release pipeline that can create tags, GitHub releases, durable release artifacts, and registry updates.

PR publishing is separate from signing and official release publishing. Installing a bundle also leaves no temporary PR registry source on the tester's machine.

Publishing and storage

The flow adapts the existing core CLI PR publishing pattern: prepare a pipeline artifact, upload it through a non-production 1ES deployment, then post tagged install instructions. Extensions add a packaging job because their six platform binaries must first be combined into one bundle.

PR versions use <version>-pr.<pr-number>.<build-id>, or <version>.pr.<pr-number>.<build-id> when the base is already a prerelease.
The pipeline packages the existing Linux, macOS, and Windows AMD64 and ARM64 artifacts with azd x pack --bundle.
A non-production 1ES deployment uses the existing Azure SDK Artifacts service connection and azcopy authentication.
Bundles are public block blobs in the azuresdkartifacts static website $web container at azd/extensions/pr/<pr-number>/<sanitized-extension-id>.zip.
Each pipeline uploads one uniquely named bundle, allowing concurrent extension pipelines to share the PR folder without collisions.
Upload uses azcopy copy --overwrite=true, replacing only that extension's previous bundle without deleting sibling blobs.
Each tagged PR comment contains the unsigned-build warning, azd ext install command, version, and merge commit.
The comment helper posts the replacement before deleting older tagged comments and fails closed on GitHub API errors.

Storage retention is managed outside this repository. The common $web/azd/extensions/pr/ prefix allows EngSys to apply a lifecycle rule per blob, such as deletion after a configured number of days since its last modification. No PR-close cleanup job or lifecycle policy is added here.

This is the supported replacement needed before restricting off-main extension release publishing in #9408.

Testing

Ran 45 Pester tests covering stable, prerelease, override, error, and nightly versioning cases.
Ran the generated internal extension pipeline scaffold test.
Parsed the affected pipeline and workflow YAML and verified path filters across all 17 first-party extension pipelines.
Exercised tagged-comment discovery and posting failure paths.
Verified the generated comment Markdown and flattened bundle URL.
Confirmed the internal Azure Pipelines run published bundles and posted extension-specific comments.

azure-pipelines · 2026-08-13T00:05:44Z

Azure Pipelines: Successfully started running 17 pipeline(s). 4 pipeline(s) were filtered out due to trigger conditions. There may be pipelines that require an authorized user to comment /azp run to run.

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Pull request overview

Adds automated, unsigned PR bundles for first-party extensions, published to temporary storage with installation instructions posted on the PR.

Changes:

Generates unique PR-specific extension versions with Pester coverage.
Packs, uploads, and comments multi-platform extension bundles.
Enables the workflow across existing and newly scaffolded extension pipelines.

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File	Description
`eng/scripts/Set-ExtensionVersionVariable.Tests.ps1`	Tests PR and nightly version generation.
`eng/scripts/Set-ExtensionVersionVariable.ps1`	Adds PR-specific version suffixes and overrides.
`eng/pipelines/templates/steps/update-prcomment.yml`	Posts replacement comments before deleting previous ones.
`eng/pipelines/templates/stages/release-azd-extension.yml`	Adds the internal PR publishing stage.
`eng/pipelines/templates/stages/publish-extension-pr.yml`	Builds, uploads, and announces PR bundles.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-microsoft-azd-extensions.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-microsoft-azd-demo.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-microsoft-azd-concurx.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-microsoft-azd-ai-builder.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-coding-agent.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-appservice.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-training.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-toolboxes.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-skills.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-routines.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-rle.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-projects.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-models.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-inspector.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-finetune.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-connections.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`eng/pipelines/release-ext-azure-ai-agents.yml`	Enables shared PR bundle triggers.
`cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/resources/internal/go/pipelines/release-ext.yml.tmpl`	Updates generated internal pipelines.
`cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/cmd/init_test.go`	Verifies generated pipeline references.
`cli/azd/docs/extensions/extension-resolution-and-versioning.md`	Documents PR bundle URLs and versioning.
`.github/workflows/cli-ci.yml`	Runs the new Pester test suite.

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Build and publish unsigned per-PR extension bundles at stable storage URLs, then post concise install instructions on each affected pull request. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Flatten PR bundle storage by extension filename and simplify the generated install comment based on the first successful pipeline run. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a605e7f0-007c-40e9-9e32-0fe36c10599b

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-13T18:39:02Z

azure.ai.models PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-ai-models.zip"

Version: 0.0.7-preview.pr.9553.6699587
Merge commit: 9911725

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eng/pipelines/templates/stages/publish-extension-pr.yml:23

azd-code-reviewer: Fork PRs also satisfy this condition, but the Publish_For_PR deployment requires the Azure SDK Artifacts service connection and the comment job requires a GitHub token; Azure Pipelines withholds these resources from fork builds by default. Those contributors will get a failed validation run instead of the normal build described in #9409. Exclude System.PullRequest.IsFork here (or explicitly skip only the credentialed jobs) so fork PRs remain buildable.

      and(
        succeeded(),
        ne(variables['Skip.Release'], 'true'),

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JeffreyCA · 2026-08-13T21:52:28Z

              SetExecutableBit: true
              AZURE_DEV_CI_OS: mac-arm64

+  - ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'internal') }}:


Currently gated on internal, which means the following extensions won't have the publish integration as they run in azure-sdk/public:

azure.ai.agents

azure.ai.finetune

azure.coding-agents

microsoft.azd.ai.builder

microsoft.azd.concurx

microsoft.azd.demo

microsoft.azd.extensions

github-actions · 2026-08-14T20:49:24Z

📋 Prioritization Note

Thanks for the contribution! The linked issue isn't in the current milestone yet.
Thank you for logging this issue; our team is reviewing it. If you need urgent prioritization, tag Rick Winter (@RickWinter) and Kristen Womack (@kristenwomack) to let us know.

azure-pipelines · 2026-08-14T20:51:10Z

Azure Pipelines: Successfully started running 17 pipeline(s). 4 pipeline(s) were filtered out due to trigger conditions. There may be pipelines that require an authorized user to comment /azp run to run.

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-14T21:30:39Z

azure.appservice PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-appservice.zip"

Version: 0.1.1-pr.9553.6705362
Merge commit: 2d1d240

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-14T21:42:19Z

azure.ai.inspector PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-ai-inspector.zip"

Version: 1.0.0-beta.3.pr.9553.6705364
Merge commit: 2d1d240

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-14T21:42:55Z

azure.ai.training PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-ai-training.zip"

Version: 0.0.3-preview.pr.9553.6705370
Merge commit: 2d1d240

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-14T21:42:59Z

azure.ai.routines PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-ai-routines.zip"

Version: 1.0.0-beta.4.pr.9553.6705366
Merge commit: 2d1d240

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-14T21:44:02Z

azure.ai.projects PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-ai-projects.zip"

Version: 1.0.0-beta.6.pr.9553.6705365
Merge commit: 2d1d240

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-14T21:45:04Z

azure.ai.skills PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-ai-skills.zip"

Version: 1.0.0-beta.3.pr.9553.6705367
Merge commit: 2d1d240

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-14T21:45:20Z

azure.ai.toolboxes PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-ai-toolboxes.zip"

Version: 1.0.0-beta.5.pr.9553.6705368
Merge commit: 2d1d240

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-14T21:45:22Z

azure.ai.connections PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-ai-connections.zip"

Version: 1.0.0-beta.4.pr.9553.6705363
Merge commit: 2d1d240

azure-sdk-automation · 2026-08-14T21:47:59Z

azure.ai.rle PR build

Note

This is an unsigned development build. Install it only if you trust this PR.

Install the extension:

azd ext install "https://azuresdkartifacts.z5.web.core.windows.net/azd/extensions/pr/9553/azure-ai-rle.zip"

Version: 0.3.0-preview.pr.9553.6705373
Merge commit: 2d1d240

Daniel Jurek (danieljurek) · 2026-08-14T22:54:11Z

    [string] $ExtensionDirectory,
    # Defaults to the pipeline-provided values so the script is unit-testable.
    [string] $BuildReason = $env:BUILD_REASON,
+    [string] $BuildReasonOverride = $env:BUILDREASONOVERRIDE,


I discovered (through Richard Park (@richardpark-msft)) that you can specify the reason when queueing the build with the API... which negates much of the BuildReasonOverride logic I wrote in the other parts of the azd engsys: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/build/builds/queue?view=azure-devops-rest-7.1#buildreason

Daniel Jurek (danieljurek)

This all looks reasonable to me

Daniel Jurek (danieljurek) · 2026-08-14T23:06:21Z

cc Chidozie Ononiwu (@chidozieononiwu) ... nothing here CFS-related

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Build and publish unsigned per-PR extension bundles at stable storage URLs, then post concise install instructions on each affected pull request. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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