Azure Cosmos DB Shell: From NuGet to MCP in 2 Minutes | Public Preview

Discover Azure Cosmos DB Shell—the open-source CLI that makes local Cosmos DB development fast, scriptable, and AI-ready. In this quick demo, we'll show you: 🚀 One-command installation via NuGet (dotnet global tool) 💻 Hands-on shell commands against the local emulator 🔍 Live queries on e-commerce sample data 🤖 MCP integration for agentic workflows with AI assistants What You'll See 0:00–0:15 – Discover Cosmos DB Shell on NuGet 0:15–0:35 – Install with dotnet tool install 0:35–1:10 – Navigate and query the emulator 1:10–1:25 – Write operations and validation 1:25–1:40 – Enable MCP for agent connectivity 1:40–2:00 – See AI assistants query via MCP Key Features ✅ Local-first development – Run everything against the emulator ✅ Fast iteration – No cloud round trips during dev/test ✅ Agent-ready – MCP support for agentic workflows ✅ Open source – Community-driven, transparent ✅ Scriptable – Integrate into CI/CD pipelines Get Started NuGet Package: https://www.nuget.org/packages/CosmosDBShell/ Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cosmos-db/shell/overview GitHub: http://github.com/Azure/CosmosDBShell