https://azure.github.io/taugrid/blog/Recent content in TauGrid blog on TauGridHugoenhttps://azure.github.io/taugrid/blog/first-workspace-connection/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://azure.github.io/taugrid/blog/first-workspace-connection/<p>A researcher should not need a platform engineer&rsquo;s kubeconfig to run a workload. They should not need to understand how Azure Resource Manager credentials become Kubernetes credentials, either. They should be able to clone a repository, review where it wants to connect, and get to work.</p> <p>That is the path behind TauGrid&rsquo;s workspace connection:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span class="line"><span class="cl">az login --tenant &lt;tenant-id&gt; </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="nb">cd</span> &lt;research-repository&gt; </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">tau workspace connection </span></span></code></pre></div><p>The repository contains non-secret coordinates: an AKS resource ID, Microsoft Entra tenant, workspace name, Kubernetes context, and expected authorization mode. It does not contain a token or a shared kubeconfig.</p>