June 2026 monthly summary focused on API specification work for Azure REST API specs. Delivered new resource type InterconnectBlocks for Microsoft.Compute and aligned with the 2026-03-01 stable API, with forward-carry from 2025-11-01. Also performed extensive spec and example updates, formatting fixes, and policy adjustments to improve quality and consistency. Recompiled Swagger and prepared for production release, reinforcing API coverage and developer experience.

May 2026 monthly summary for microsoft/mcp: Focused on Azure VM management reliability and automation. Delivered Azure VM Management Enhancements by revamping the VM creation flow to remove deprecated image options and enforce current image aliases/URNs, and by adding a new CLI command to manage VM power states (start, stop, restart, deallocate). Completed targeted maintenance fixes around image configurations (non-legacy images, offerID) and expanded documentation (including azmcp-commands.md and metadata). These changes align VM lifecycle tooling with current Azure offerings, improve deployment consistency, and enable richer automation for operators and CI/CD pipelines.

April 2026 monthly summary for the mikeharder/azure-rest-api-specs repo highlights a major Azure Compute API upgrade, VM settings enhancements, and refreshed documentation, underpinned by TypeSpec migration and improved tooling. Focused on delivering business value through a more capable API surface, clearer examples, and a smoother developer experience.

March 2026 (2026-03) monthly summary for microsoft/mcp: This period focused on delivering and stabilizing Azure CLI Disk Management capabilities for managed disks, with emphasis on business value, reliability, and maintainability.

February 2026 monthly summary for microsoft/mcp focused on Azure Compute Disk Details and Listing/Filtering. Delivered disk detail retrieval and listing/filtering capabilities for managed disks to improve inventory accuracy and operational visibility. Tightened CI and test reliability by addressing live tests and aligning naming conventions. Enhanced integration and tooling, including optional resource group parameter, updates to consolidated tools to incorporate the new compute operation, and server/project build updates. Polished maintainability through sanitization improvements, changelog updates, and parameter enhancements (location) with a readonly option for safer discovery.

January 2026 performance: Focused delivery on API/docs accuracy and SDK enhancements for Compute workflows across two repositories, driving developer experience improvements and stronger resource-management capabilities.

Month: 2025-11 — Delivered Disk Restore Points Management in the Azure Compute SDK for Azure/azure-sdk-for-net, introducing new restore point properties and enhanced access state handling to improve disk restore workflows and data protection. This work enables customers to manage restore point lifecycles more effectively, supporting backup/DR scenarios and compliance requirements.