diff --git a/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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+# Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct
+
+This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/).
+
+Resources:
+
+- [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/)
+- [Microsoft Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/)
+- Contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with questions or concerns
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
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+<!--
+IF SUFFICIENT INFORMATION IS NOT PROVIDED VIA THE FOLLOWING TEMPLATE THE ISSUE MIGHT BE CLOSED WITHOUT FURTHER CONSIDERATION OR INVESTIGATION
+-->
+> Please provide us with the following information:
+> ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+### This issue is for a: (mark with an `x`)
+```
+- [ ] bug report -> please search issues before submitting
+- [ ] feature request
+- [ ] documentation issue or request
+- [ ] regression (a behavior that used to work and stopped in a new release)
+```
+
+### Minimal steps to reproduce
+>
+
+### Any log messages given by the failure
+>
+
+### Expected/desired behavior
+>
+
+### OS and Version?
+> Windows 7, 8 or 10. Linux (which distribution). macOS (Yosemite? El Capitan? Sierra?)
+
+### Versions
+>
+
+### Mention any other details that might be useful
+
+> ---------------------------------------------------------------
+> Thanks! We'll be in touch soon.
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diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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+## Purpose
+<!-- Describe the intention of the changes being proposed. What problem does it solve or functionality does it add? -->
+* ...
+
+## Does this introduce a breaking change?
+<!-- Mark one with an "x". -->
+```
+[ ] Yes
+[ ] No
+```
+
+## Pull Request Type
+What kind of change does this Pull Request introduce?
+
+<!-- Please check the one that applies to this PR using "x". -->
+```
+[ ] Bugfix
+[ ] Feature
+[ ] Code style update (formatting, local variables)
+[ ] Refactoring (no functional changes, no api changes)
+[ ] Documentation content changes
+[ ] Other... Please describe:
+```
+
+## How to Test
+*  Get the code
+
+```
+git clone [repo-address]
+cd [repo-name]
+git checkout [branch-name]
+npm install
+```
+
+* Test the code
+<!-- Add steps to run the tests suite and/or manually test -->
+```
+```
+
+## What to Check
+Verify that the following are valid
+* ...
+
+## Other Information
+<!-- Add any other helpful information that may be needed here. -->
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev-delete-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev-delete-deploy.yml
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+name: Manual delete the Azure deployed resource
+on: 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+  security-events: write
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      AZURE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+      AZURE_TENANT_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+      AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+      AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}      
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install azd 
+        uses: Azure/setup-azd@v1.0.0
+
+      - name: Install .NET 9
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
+
+      - name: Log in with Azure (Federated Credentials)
+        if: ${{ env.AZURE_CLIENT_ID != '' }}
+        run: |
+          echo 'login with federated credentials'
+          azd auth login `
+            --client-id "$Env:AZURE_CLIENT_ID" `
+            --federated-credential-provider "github" `
+            --tenant-id "$Env:AZURE_TENANT_ID"
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Azd Down and Purge existing Infrastructure
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          echo 'running azd down --no-prompt --force --purge'
+          azd down --no-prompt --force --purge
+        env:
+          AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+          AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}
+          AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          CREATE_ROLE_FOR_USER: false
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev-deploy.yml
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+name: Manual Deploy to Azure
+on: 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+  security-events: write
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      AZURE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+      AZURE_TENANT_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+      AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+      AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}      
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install azd 
+        uses: Azure/setup-azd@v1.0.0
+
+      - name: Install .NET 9
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
+
+      - name: Log in with Azure (Federated Credentials)
+        if: ${{ env.AZURE_CLIENT_ID != '' }}
+        run: |
+          echo 'login with federated credentials'
+          azd auth login `
+            --client-id "$Env:AZURE_CLIENT_ID" `
+            --federated-credential-provider "github" `
+            --tenant-id "$Env:AZURE_TENANT_ID"
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Azd Down and Purge existing Infrastructure
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          echo 'running azd down --no-prompt --force --purge'
+          azd down --no-prompt --force --purge
+        env:
+          AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+          AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}
+          AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          CREATE_ROLE_FOR_USER: false
+
+      - name: Provision Infrastructure
+        run: |
+          echo 'Provision Infrastructure azd provision'
+          azd provision --no-prompt
+        env:
+          AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+          AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}
+          AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          CREATE_ROLE_FOR_USER: true
+
+      - name: Deploy Application
+        run: azd deploy --no-prompt
+        env:
+          AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+          AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}
+          AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
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+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+  security-events: write
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      AZURE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+      AZURE_TENANT_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+      AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+      AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install azd 
+        uses: Azure/setup-azd@v1.0.0
+
+      - name: Install .NET 9
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
+
+      - name: Log in with Azure (Federated Credentials)
+        if: ${{ env.AZURE_CLIENT_ID != '' }}
+        run: |
+          azd auth login `
+            --client-id "$Env:AZURE_CLIENT_ID" `
+            --federated-credential-provider "github" `
+            --tenant-id "$Env:AZURE_TENANT_ID"
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Run Microsoft Security DevOps Analysis
+        uses: microsoft/security-devops-action@v1
+        id: msdo
+        with:
+          tools: templateanalyzer
+
+      - name: Upload results to Security tab
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
+        with:
+          sarif_file: ${{ steps.msdo.outputs.sarifFile }}
+
+      - name: Log in with Azure (Federated Credentials)
+        if: ${{ env.AZURE_CLIENT_ID != '' }}
+        run: |
+          echo 'login with federated credentials'
+          azd auth login `
+            --client-id "$Env:AZURE_CLIENT_ID" `
+            --federated-credential-provider "github" `
+            --tenant-id "$Env:AZURE_TENANT_ID"
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Provision Infrastructure
+        run: |
+          echo 'Provision Infrastructure azd provision'
+          azd provision --no-prompt
+        env:
+          AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+          AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}
+          AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          CREATE_ROLE_FOR_USER: false
+
+      - name: Deploy Application
+        run: azd deploy --no-prompt
+        env:
+          AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+          AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}
+          AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-gate.yml
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+name: AI Gallery Template Gate Validation
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  security-events: write
+
+jobs:
+  validation:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      AZURE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+      AZURE_TENANT_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+      AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_ENV_NAME }}
+      AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Get PR branch URL
+        id: get_pr_branch_url
+        run: |
+          PR_REPO_URL="https://github.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}"
+          PR_BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          echo "PR_REPO_URL=${PR_REPO_URL}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PR_BRANCH_NAME=${PR_BRANCH_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - id: validation
+        uses: microsoft/template-validation-action@v0.0.2
+        with:
+          repositoryURL: ${{ env.PR_REPO_URL }}
+          branch: ${{ env.PR_BRANCH_NAME }}
+        env:
+          PR_BRANCH_NAME: ${{ env.PR_BRANCH_NAME }}
+          PR_REPO_URL: ${{ env.PR_REPO_URL }}
+  
+      - name: Read file content
+        if: always()
+        id: read_validation_result
+        run: |
+          cat ${{ steps.validation.outputs.resultFile }}
+          FILE_CONTENT=$(cat ${{ steps.validation.outputs.resultFile }})
+          echo "validation_result<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "$FILE_CONTENT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Post comment on PR
+        if: always()
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          COMMENT_BODY: ${{ env.validation_result }}
+        run: |
+          gh pr comment ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --body "${{ env.COMMENT_BODY }}"
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