Overview of the Az.Tools.Predictor PowerShell module

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The Az.Tools.Predictor PowerShell module is designed to streamline Azure command-line operations. It offers cmdlet suggestions, parameter guidance, and value suggestions by leveraging an AI-powered recommendation engine to enhance user productivity in Azure environments. By providing an intelligent, context-aware command completion tool for Azure PowerShell, it significantly reduces the complexity and improves the accuracy of Azure management tasks. For IT professionals and developers, this means a more intuitive and less error-prone interface when managing Azure resources, aligning with the growing trend of AI-powered operational tools in cloud computing.

How Az.Tools.Predictor enhances PowerShell

The module operates within PowerShell 7.2 or higher using the subsystem plugin model and requires PSReadLine 2.2.2 or above. It integrates seamlessly with the PowerShell environment, providing context-aware suggestions that adapt as users type commands. The intelligence behind Az.Tools.Predictor is tailored to the user's current context, making its recommendations highly relevant and time-saving.

Getting started with Az.Tools.Predictor

To begin using Az.Tools.Predictor, users must ensure they have installed the correct PowerShell and PSReadLine version. Following this, the Az.Tools.Predictor module can be installed with the command Install-Module -Name Az.Tools.Predictor and enabled for all sessions using Enable-AzPredictor -AllSession. The module supports two view modes for suggestions: an inline view, which is the default showing one suggestion at a time, and a list view, which can be toggled by pressing F2.

Privacy and data collection

Privacy is a critical aspect of Az.Tools.Predictor's design. It uses the last two cmdlets entered to generate suggestions, and while it retains the names of cmdlets and parameters, it discards any parameter values. Resource group names and locations used are stored locally for convenience. Additionally, the tool collects anonymized data about its usage to improve future iterations. While we appreciate the insights this data provides, we understand not everyone wants to send usage data. You can disable data collection with the Disable-AzDataCollection cmdlet. For more information, see our privacy statement.