sdk-workflow

Development

**UTILITY SKILL** — Must be consulted for SDK development workflow tasks. Routes agents to the correct tools and documentation for building, testing, linting, formatting, provisioning, deploying, and other package development tasks. WHEN: "build package", "run tests", "lint code", "format code", "run checks", "prepare samples", "publish samples", "apply customization", "run migrations", "bump version", "extract API", "update snippets", "check API compatibility", "manage test recordings", "provision test resources", "deploy test resources", "create test resources", "set up test environment", "authenticate to Azure", "login to Azure", "release package", "increment version", "troubleshoot CI", "fix CI failure", "CredScan", "credential scan", "push recordings", "asset sync", "update recordings".

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SDK Development Workflow

This skill routes you to the correct tools and documentation for common SDK development tasks. Read the referenced docs — don't guess at commands.

Key Documentation

What you need	Where to look
Dev workflows (build, test, lint, install deps, clean)	`CONTRIBUTING.md` § "Development Workflows"
Dev-tool CLI commands (checks, samples, API extraction, etc.)	`common/tools/dev-tool/README.md`
Writing and running tests	`documentation/Quickstart-on-how-to-write-tests.md`
Test recordings (record, playback, push)	`documentation/Quickstart-on-how-to-write-tests.md` § "Recording"
Provisioning test resources	`eng/common/TestResources/README.md`
Linting rules and troubleshooting	`documentation/linting.md`
Code generation from TypeSpec	`documentation/Generate-code-from-TypeSpec.md`
Customization after code generation	`documentation/modular-customization.md`
Build system (dual emit with warp)	`documentation/dual-emitting-using-warp.md`
Dependency management	`documentation/dependency-management.md`
Min/max dependency version testing	`eng/tools/dependency-testing/README.md`
Post-generation steps (changelog, samples, release prep)	`documentation/steps-after-generations.md`
Bundling for browser	`documentation/Bundling.md`
Resolving pnpm-lock.yaml merge conflicts	`documentation/resolve-pnpm-lock-merge-conflict.md`
Writing and running perf tests	`sdk/test-utils/perf/GettingStarted.md`
TypeSpec client generator CLI	`eng/common/tsp-client/README.md`
Code review agents (archie, scribe, sentinel, tester, dash, dexter)	`documentation/reviewer-agents.md`
Troubleshooting CI failures	`documentation/Troubleshoot-ci-failure.md`
Asset sync workflow (test recordings)	`sdk/test-utils/recorder/ASSET_SYNC_WORKFLOW.md`
CredScan suppression process	`documentation/credscan-process.md`

Important Notes

Prerequisites: If pnpm or node are not available, download and install them before running any commands. Provisioning test resources requires PowerShell 7+ (pwsh) and the Azure PowerShell module. If pwsh is not installed, install it from https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell, then run Install-Module -Name Az -Force -AllowClobber to install the Az module. Always run pnpm install before building or running any dev-tool commands.
Azure DevOps npm feed (devfeed priming): If pnpm install fails due to feed authentication errors, or when adding new packages that are not yet cached for anonymous access, authenticate to the Azure Artifacts feed by running npx artifacts-npm-credprovider at the repo root. pnpm is configured to install from the internal Azure Artifacts feed (devfeed); anonymous read access works for packages already in the feed, but authenticated access may be required when installing new or updated packages. See CONTRIBUTING.md § "Authenticating to the Azure DevOps npm feed" for details.
Building with turbo: To build a package and its dependencies, use pnpm turbo build --filter=<package-name>... --token 1 (note the trailing ...). Running npm run build in a package directory will fail if dependencies aren't built.
Dev-tool: Most package.json scripts delegate to dev-tool under the hood. Use npx dev-tool <command> --help for detailed options. Dev-tool does not need to be built — it runs via tsx after pnpm install.
Checks: npx dev-tool check runs format, lint, build, test, and package.json validation. Use --fix to auto-repair, --tag to select check categories.
Pre-push checks: All code changes must pass build, format, lint, and test checks locally before pushing — CI will fail otherwise. Run npx dev-tool check for format, lint, and package.json validation, then npx dev-tool check --tag=local for build and unit tests.
Versioning: When there is a new change to src/ after a release, the package version must be incremented. Use npx dev-tool package increment-version to bump the version in package.json, update tracked version constants, and add a new changelog entry. Before opening or updating a PR, verify whether a version bump is needed by running the following from the repo root:
```
node eng/tools/ci-runner/index.js check-package-version <service-dir> -packages "<artifact-name>"
```
where <service-dir> is the first path segment after sdk/ (e.g. keyvault for sdk/keyvault/keyvault-keys) and <artifact-name> is the package name with @ removed and / replaced by - (e.g. azure-keyvault-keys for @azure/keyvault-keys). If the check exits with a non-zero code, run npx dev-tool package increment-version from the package directory and commit the result before opening the PR or pushing updates to PRs.
Azure authentication: You must be logged in to Azure when running tests live, recording, or provisioning test resources. Always authenticate using the interactive browser-based login flow (e.g. Connect-AzAccount or az login). Never use device code authentication.
Test resources: When provisioning test resources with New-TestResources.ps1, use the TME tenant and its subscription Azure SDK Test Resources - TME (4d042dc6-fe17-4698-a23f-ec6a8d1e98f4). The script auto-selects this subscription when it detects a TME tenant, but you can also pass -SubscriptionId explicitly. After provisioning, write the output environment variables to a .env file in every library under the service folder. For example, for sdk/keyvault, write the .env file in sdk/keyvault/keyvault-keys, sdk/keyvault/keyvault-certificates, etc.
Test proxy: npx dev-tool run test:vitest automatically manages the test proxy lifecycle. You do not need to start it manually.
Code review agents: Available locally for reviewing changes before pushing. See documentation/reviewer-agents.md for details on each agent — archie (API design), scribe (documentation), sentinel (security), tester (test coverage), dash (performance), dexter (dependencies), mgmt-review (management SDKs).