Azure Functions CLI 4.8.0

Host Version

• Host Runtime Version: 4.1046.100
• In-Proc CLI:
  • CLI Version: 4.4.0
  • Host Runtime Version: 4.46.100 (includes 4.846.100, 4.646.100)

Breaking Changes

• Python 3.7 and 3.8 are no longer supported. These versions have reached end-of-life. Please upgrade to Python 3.9 or later to continue using Azure Functions Core Tools. (#4756)

Changes

• Added end-of-life warnings for all runtime versions during func azure functionapp publish. (#4760)
• Reduced console output noise by moving informational messages to verbose logging. (#4768)
• Fixed an issue where creating an MCP Tool trigger function would fail with "Unknown template 'McpToolTrigger'" error. (#4768)
• Added new func bundles commands for managing extension bundles (#4769)
  • func bundles download - Download the extension bundle configured in host.json with optional --force flag to re-download
  • func bundles list - List all downloaded extension bundles
  • func bundles path - Get the path to the downloaded extension bundle
  • func bundles add - Add extension bundle configuration to host.json with --channel flag to select GA (default), Preview, or Experimental bundles
  • Support for custom bundle download paths via AzureFunctionsJobHost__extensionBundle__downloadPath environment variable
• Added --bundles-channel option to func init command to specify extension bundle channel (GA, Preview, or Experimental) during project initialization
• Added global --offline variable to run in offline mode (#4772)
• Fallback to cached bundles if there is no network connection during func start (#4772)
• Enable offline support for func init and func new (#4775)
• Improved error message for func azure functionapp publish when the connection fails due to networking restrictions, with a link to networking options documentation. (#4807)