--- title: How to build an app on Azure SQL with an AI coding agent description: Microsoft has released Microsoft SQL Agent Skills and the Azure SQL Developer Hub, both open source and live now, aimed at making Azure SQL easy for AI coding... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-an-app-on-azure-sql-with-an-ai-coding-agent-hyseem3y2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to build an app on Azure SQL with an AI coding agent | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft has released Microsoft SQL Agent Skills and the Azure SQL Developer Hub, both open source and live now, aimed at making Azure SQL easy for AI coding... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-an-app-on-azure-sql-with-an-ai-coding-agent-hyseem3y2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HysEEM3Y2.png og:image:alt: How to build an app on Azure SQL with an AI coding agent og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to build an app on Azure SQL with an AI coding agent **[DevBlogs](https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has released Microsoft SQL Agent Skills and the Azure SQL Developer Hub, both open source and live now, aimed at making Azure SQL easy for AI coding agents to build against. The Skills teach agents Entra-based passwordless authentication, connection pooling, schema design, migrations, query troubleshooting, and vector search for GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and VS Code. The Developer Hub provides a free database and ready-made prompts for scenarios like task-list apps, APIs, RAG search, serverless functions, and row-level security, letting a developer paste a prompt into their agent and get a working app connected to a real database. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I install Microsoft SQL Agent Skills for GitHub Copilot CLI? Run 'copilot plugin marketplace add microsoft/microsoft-sql' followed by 'copilot plugin install microsoft-sql@microsoft-sql'. This installs Microsoft SQL Agent Skills, which teach the agent Azure SQL connection patterns using Microsoft Entra authentication, connection pooling, schema design, migrations, query troubleshooting, and vector search. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and VS Code have their own installation steps, with VS Code's MSSQL extension offering a one-click install. _Developers wiring AI agents into Azure SQL projects can find setup guidance like this on daily.dev._ ### Which AI coding agents work with the Azure SQL Developer Hub and Microsoft SQL Agent Skills? GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor are all supported. The skills install per agent, and the Developer Hub provides prompts that any of these agents can use to scaffold apps connected to a free Azure SQL database using passwordless Microsoft Entra authentication rather than stored credentials. _daily.dev helps developers comparing agent compatibility across database tooling stay current._ ### Do I need a paid Azure SQL database to try the Developer Hub prompts? No, every scenario on the Azure SQL Developer Hub works on the free database offer, with the option to upgrade later. The Hub also authenticates without passwords, using Microsoft Entra for every prompt, and a local Azure SQL Database container is available in preview for offline testing. _Developers evaluating free-tier database options for agent-built apps can track updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Azure Cosmos DB Agent Skills: Securing Database Access for AI Coding Agents](https://daily.dev/posts/azure-cosmos-db-agent-skills-securing-database-access-for-ai-coding-agents-5nriajmxs) · C\# Corner · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Built-in Agent Skills Bring .NET and Azure Expertise into Visual Studio](https://daily.dev/posts/built-in-agent-skills-bring-net-and-azure-expertise-into-visual-studio-ixnlmfuw0) · DevBlogs · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#azure](https://daily.dev/tags/azure), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-an-app-on-azure-sql-with-an-ai-coding-agent-hyseem3y2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to build an app on Azure SQL with an AI coding agent","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-an-app-on-azure-sql-with-an-ai-coding-agent-hyseem3y2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-an-app-on-azure-sql-with-an-ai-coding-agent-hyseem3y2"},"datePublished":"2026-09-29T07:07:51.589Z","dateModified":"2026-09-29T07:08:15.562Z","description":"Microsoft has released Microsoft SQL Agent Skills and the Azure SQL Developer Hub, both open source and live now, aimed at making Azure SQL easy for AI coding...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/32caf4d7651617a7b44d042795963a6c?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/32caf4d7651617a7b44d042795963a6c?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"DevBlogs","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"DevBlogs","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/8f68b453325f482ebeb73fb780092713","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-an-app-on-azure-sql-with-an-ai-coding-agent-hyseem3y2","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,github,azure,backend,mcp","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DevBlogs","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to build an app on Azure SQL with an AI coding agent"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-an-app-on-azure-sql-with-an-ai-coding-agent-hyseem3y2#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I install Microsoft SQL Agent Skills for GitHub Copilot CLI?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Run 'copilot plugin marketplace add microsoft/microsoft-sql' followed by 'copilot plugin install microsoft-sql@microsoft-sql'. 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