John Lokerse | Microsoft MVP

Check out my sample repository to see how it works, and to learn how to create Azure DevOps projects and repositories using Azure Bicep.

Contributions are welcome, and ⭐ the repository to follow its progress! Follow the instructions in the README file to try out the extension.

GitHub - johnlokerse/azure-devops-bicep-local-deploy: An Azure Bicep local-deploy extension for Azure DevOps An Azure Bicep local-deploy extension for Azure DevOps - GitHub - johnlokerse/azure-devops-bicep-local-deploy: An Azure Bicep local-deploy extension for Azure DevOps

𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐩 ❤️ 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬! With the experimental Bicep local-deploy feature, it’s possible to connect Bicep to services like Azure DevOps. Check out the samples in the repo: github.com/johnlokerse/...

#azuredevops #azurebicep #bicep

Bicep ❤️ Azure DevOps! With Bicep Local, you can interact with more than just Azure or Entra.

You can connect Bicep to anything. This is going to be amazing!

#bicep #azuredevops #azure

This week’s @biceplang.bsky.social #BicepTip by @johnlokerse.dev showcases the Bicep linter! Check it out in the group here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I’m working on an upcoming blog post about @biceplang.bsky.social custom chat modes in GitHub Copilot for planning and implementation. So far, I have learned that you should put important instructions in ALL CAPS; otherwise, Copilot sometimes does not follow them 😅.

Create a Managed DevOps Pool using a Bicep template - Managed DevOps Pools Learn how to create a Managed DevOps Pool using a Bicep template.

🚀 Bicep is now in the Managed DevOps Pools docs! I contributed snippets across the docs, an all-new quickstart to deploy a Managed DevOps Pool to Azure, and references to Azure Verified Modules.

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...

Spectral: The API Linting Tool You Need in Your Workflow 🔎 - Rios Engineer

🚀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄

rios.engineer/spectral-the...

Announcing GA of Bicep templates support for Microsoft Entra ID resources | Microsoft Community Hub Declare Microsoft Entra ID resources like applications and groups in Bicep templates  

We are excited to announce that the Bicep Microsoft Graph extension is fully GA as of today 💪🎉

HUGE thanks to the MS Graph team for making this happen!

Read more about it here: aka.ms/MSGraphGA

Screenshot of VS Code one click instsall button

Another weekend project launched. This time for the MCP community!

VS Code - MCP Install Button Generator

Check it out at VSCodeMCP.com

The backstory: I wanted an easy way for users to one-click install my Lokka.dev MCP Server to VSCode

GitHub Spark’s favourite food is premium requests... 🍽️

Azure DevOps PR Hub overview created by GitHub Spark

🚀 Created my own Azure DevOps pull request hub using GitHub Spark! The hub combines PRs from all accessible repositories into one page.

🔗 Create your own using my requirements document (use GitHub Spark or GitHub Copilot): gist.github.com/johnlokerse/...

Enjoy!

🎯 New #BicepTip! Writing Bicep is great, but generating it with GitHub Copilot? That’s the real magic. Learn more about Bicep Infrastructure as Code generation using GitHub Copilot agent mode in the latest tip:


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#azure #bicep #infrastructureascode

Working on a complex expression in a Bicep template. It's so great to call Microsoft Docs MCP to let the agent learn about a function and then combine it with best practices tools from GitHub Copilot for Azure.

#bicep #infrastructureascode #githubcopilot

🎯 New #BicepTip is posted by @rios.engineer! Reusability plays an important role in avoiding duplication of code. This tip is about how to use import and export in Azure Bicep to avoid duplication:

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#azure #azurebicep

🕵️‍♂️ Want to see Copilot Code Agents in the wild? Microsoft’s own repos are dogfooding them—PRs include AI session details.

You're not just reviewing code, you're watching how they use agents internally.

Goldmine if you know where to look. #GitHubCopilot 💎

Congrats 🚀💪🏼

🚀 I am happy to share that I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP in DevOps and Azure Infrastructure-as-Code for another year!

#MVPBuzz #DevOps #AzureInfrastructureAsCode #Bicep #microsoft

Release v0.36.177 · Azure/bicep Highlights Add Identity Snippets for Resources (#17335) Update Bicep linter diagnostics to point to https://aka.ms/bicep/linter-diagnostics (#17390) Mark conditional resources as nullable for the ...

v0.36 Patch Release is out! 💪

We had several bug fixes and some small highlights - find them here: github.com/Azure/bicep/...

You can watch our short June Community Call, covering v1.0 and Q&A here: youtu.be/MBueToa5Nqo

🎯 New #BicepTip is up! This tip is about how you can inspect external Bicep module templates from an ACR, such as AVM, directly in your Visual Studio Code:

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#azure #azurebicep

Let me know if something needs to be clarified @joescaramanga.co.uk 😉

In my latest blog post, you will learn about the GitHub Copilot for Azure extension and how to use it for Infrastructure as Code generation, including practical examples you can use in your day-to-day work.

#github #githubcopilot #azure #infrastructureascode #azurebicep #cloudmarathoner #MVPBuzz

From Prompt to Bicep: GitHub Copilot for Azure in Action Over two years ago, I wrote about GitHub Copilot for the first time. Back then, it was powered by OpenAI Codex models, not the models we know today. GitHub Copilot has come a long way since then, w…

🚀 New blog! If you work with GitHub Copilot, Azure and Bicep, you will want to check out GitHub Copilot for Azure (GA). It can generate fully schema-validated Bicep files for you using agent mode.

🔗 Read the blog post here: johnlokerse.dev/2025/06/30/f...

Check out this weeks #BicepDidYouKnow by @johnlokerse.dev ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #bicep #cloudcommunity

Developer Community Developer Community

I love the Managed DevOps Pools product, but I really miss the ability to change the agent pool name:

developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Managed-De...

#azure #azuredevops

Starting tomorrow 👇! #azurebicep

The tools range from working with Work Items and listing pull requests per project/repository to searching Wikis, and much more!

GitHub - microsoft/azure-devops-mcp: The MCP server for Azure DevOps, bringing the power of Azure DevOps directly to your agents. The MCP server for Azure DevOps, bringing the power of Azure DevOps directly to your agents. - microsoft/azure-devops-mcp

🚀 The official Azure DevOps MCP is here! It includes an extensive set of tools you can use with GitHub Copilot to interact with Azure DevOps directly from Visual Studio Code.

🔗 Get to know more about the Azure DevOps MCP here: github.com/microsoft/az...

#AzureDevOps #mcp #MVPBuzz

We hope to inspire you with these posts to get more out of Bicep 🚀

💪 @rios.engineer and I are rebooting the @biceplang.bsky.social tip and did you know series. We will share a weekly tip or did you know on Bicep every Tuesday!

Join the Azure Bicep users community here: www.linkedin.com/groups/13004...

#azure #azurebicep #mvpbuzz #infrastructureascode