Code with Cosmos: AI-Assisted Development with Azure Cosmos DB

Marko Hotti and Patty Chow show how to build an Azure Cosmos DB app using AI-assisted development, starting from a blank folder and a product spec to generate a working travel planner. They cover data modeling, container design, queries, and local testing using the Cosmos DB Linux emulator and GitHub Copilot in VS Code.

Overview

The video walks through an end-to-end workflow for building an Azure Cosmos DB application with local tools and AI assistance, without requiring an Azure subscription.

Key elements called out in the video description:

• Starting point: a blank folder plus a product specification
• Outcome: generating a working AI travel planner application
• Core Cosmos DB topics:
  • Data modeling
  • Container design
  • Writing queries
  • Testing application code locally
• Tools used:
  • Azure Cosmos DB Linux emulator
  • GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code
  • Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit
  • MCP Toolkit

Links

• Repo: https://aka.ms/cosmos-travel-planner
• Playlist: https://aka.ms/CodeWithCosmosPlaylist
• Try Azure Cosmos DB: https://aka.ms/trycosmosfree