Practical Use of this.exists() and this.existingResource() in Azure Bicep | Cloud Administrator in Azure World A practical guide to using Azure Bicep this.exists() and this.existingResource() functions to handle idempotent deployments of Azure MySQL Flexible Server replicas.

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Set these environment variables and reboot Copilot CLI:
• export COPILOT_PROVIDER_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
• export COPILOT_PROVIDER_API_KEY=YOUR_OPENROUTER_KEY
• export COPILOT_MODEL=minimax/minimax-m2.7

Or run "copilot help providers" for more information about these variables.

In case you didn't know, the GitHub Copilot CLI agent harness can be used with models from OpenRouter! Enabling the Copilot CLI to use open weight/source models.

#github #githubcopilot #githubcopilotcli

In this blog, you will learn how to test Bicep User-Defined Functions using the Bicep console, Pester, and a custom PowerShell helper with Azure DevOps build validation for clear pass/fail results before changes go to production.

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Testing Azure Bicep User-Defined Functions using Bicep Console and Pester Azure Bicep User-Defined Functions are powerful tools for standardising and sharing logic across your organisation. However, changes to these functions can introduce errors that impact your deploym…

🚀 New blog! Bicep Console is now GA and production ready and I have another great use case for it! Use it to run automated CI test cases with Pester to validate your Bicep User-Defined Functions return the expected outputs.

🔗 Read the blog here: johnlokerse.dev/2026/04/07/t...

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Goodbye Seattle, it was a great week filled with lots of laughter! I'm happy to have been part of the MVP Summit again this year and loved all the sessions I attended. Thanks @microsoft.com 🚀

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Learn how to build agents and workflows in Python | Microsoft Community Hub We just concluded Python + Agents, a six-part livestream series where we explored the foundational concepts behind building AI agents in Python using the...

If you want to get started with Microsoft Agent Framework (successor to Autogen and Semantic Kernel), I taught a 6-part livestream series walking through agents, tools, workflows, observability, and evals.
You can rewatch the vids or grab slides from here:
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Working on my side projects with GitHub Copilot above Greenland while on my way to Seattle for MVP Summit! 🤖

Underway to Redmond for the MVP Summit! 💪🏻Together with @johnlokerse.dev

Interesting! My subscription is still valid till 2028, but I might move to this in the future too. Do you keep your analytics from Wordpress?

The hype is real for MVP Summit! Flying to Seattle on Saturday for a full week of tech, people and @microsoft.com awesomeness 🚀

#MVPBuzz

Azure Bicep Snapshots – Test and Validate Your Code and Deployments Azure Bicep Snapshots, introduced in version 0.36.1, enables users to generate resource definitions as JSON files, reflecting their configurations in the Azure Portal. This feature allows for local…

Last week I have blogged: Azure Bicep Snapshots – Test and Validate Your Code and Deployments cloudadministrator.net/2026/02/18/a... #Azure #AzureBicep #AzureBicepSnapshots #AzureMonitor #LogAnalytics #LogAlerts #IaC #DevOps

The review in action:

Azure Bicep code review using 3 subagents (models: Opus 4.6, Gemini 3 Pro and Codex 5.3) Azure Bicep code review using 3 subagents (models: Opus 4.6, Gemini 3 Pro and Codex 5.3) - bicep-code-review-codex.agent.md

Azure Bicep review using GitHub Copilot parallel agents! In this gist, you will find three subagents and a prompt file. Run the prompt file /bicep-review to kickstart.

Shoutout to @pierceboggan.bsky.social since his version heavily inspires this!

gist.github.com/johnlokerse/...

Demo 3: Works seamlessly on mobile (Copilot running server-side)

🎬 Demo 2: Personalized recommendations based on your watch history

🎬 Demo 1: Get movie recommendations for upcoming releases

GitHub - johnlokerse/watchlist: Personal movie & series watchlist app with an AI assistant powered by the GitHub Copilot SDK Personal movie & series watchlist app with an AI assistant powered by the GitHub Copilot SDK - johnlokerse/watchlist

Link to repository: github.com/johnlokerse/...

Copilot is aware of context, and it knows my movie taste, current backlog, and more.

Ask questions like:
• “Scream 7 comes out in 3 days. Recommend 3 movies to get me ready.”
• “Is there a new season announced for the series Hijack?”
• “I’ve heard good things about Mercy (2026). What is it about?"

Integrated the GitHub Copilot SDK into my movie & series tracking web app for personalized recommendations. Built with React + server-side integration. Check out the demos in this thread! 🧵

#githubcopilot #GitHub #githubcopilotsdk

GitHub - johnlokerse/browsing-with-copilot-sdk: Side-panel chat that executes backend tool calls in the active tab with GitHub Copilot SDK Side-panel chat that executes backend tool calls in the active tab with GitHub Copilot SDK - johnlokerse/browsing-with-copilot-sdk

Link to repository: github.com/johnlokerse/...

Browse the web with GitHub Copilot SDK!

I built a browser extension that connects to the Copilot SDK. It takes a prompt as input and browses the web. This is a simple example, but think about the automation possibilities (for example, automating timesheets).

#githubcopilot #githubcopilotsdk

Azure Bicep Snapshots – Test and Validate Your Code and Deployments Azure Bicep Snapshots, introduced in version 0.36.1, enables users to generate resource definitions as JSON files, reflecting their configurations in the Azure Portal. This feature allows for local…

Azure Bicep Snapshots – Test and Validate Your Code and Deployments cloudadministrator.net/2026/02/18/a... #Azure #AzureBicep #AzureBicepSnapshots #AzureMonitor #LogAnalytics #LogAlerts #IaC #DevOps

GitHub - johnlokerse/github-copilot-sdk-remotion-studio: This project uses GitHub Copilot SDK to generate short Remotion videos This project uses GitHub Copilot SDK to generate short Remotion videos - johnlokerse/github-copilot-sdk-remotion-studio

If you want to try it out yourself. Check out the repo here: github.com/johnlokerse/...

Having a blast with the GitHub Copilot SDK and Remotion! I’ve built a web app that lets you generate videos with Remotion. You type a prompt, pick a model, and it generates and renders a short MP4 you can preview in the browser.

#githubcopilot #remotion #githubcopilotsdk

🚀 You can use the Azure Bicep MCP Server with GitHub Copilot CLI!

🔗 I’ve updated my repository with instructions on how to run the MCP server with the GitHub Copilot CLI:

github.com/johnlokerse/...

Conditional Access Documenter YouTube video by Brian Veldman

What if I told you that you can export your Conditional Access policies to PowerPoint, providing a high-level overview of your security posture? youtu.be/ANZLw1jkX8s?...

Tip: In GitHub Copilot CLI, if you run copilot --resume without an ID, it opens an interactive session picker that shows the available sessions so that you can easily dive back into one of them

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