microsoft / microsoft/documentdb-mcp

[DX] Investigate hosted ephemeral sandbox

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Description

Goal

Remove install Docker first from the funnel.

What to ship

A spike investigating a Microsoft-hosted ephemeral sandbox that:

  • Spins up a clean DocumentDB instance per user, pre-seeded with sample data.
  • Exposes an MCP endpoint the user can hit from VS Code with a one-time token.
  • Self-destructs after 1 hour.

Acceptance criteria

  • Document the cost, security, and abuse-prevention model.
  • Decide go / no-go before any engineering work.
  • If go: prototype on Container Apps / ACI.

Why

Reduces first-success time from ~15 minutes to ~30 seconds for the curious user. High UX value but real operational cost — needs evaluation before commitment.

Depends on

  • Positioning Q2 (self-hosted-only vs hosted runtime) — this is a wedge into the hosted-runtime question.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by assessing the Microsoft-hosted ephemeral sandbox described in the issue, including a per-user DocumentDB instance, MCP endpoint, one-time token, and one-hour lifetime. Compare Container Apps and ACI, then document the cost, security, and abuse-prevention model; done means a clear go/no-go decision before engineering work.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
azure
Domain
cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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