diff --git a/KernelMemory.sln b/KernelMemory.sln
index 17bd10995..79a5db85a 100644
--- a/KernelMemory.sln
+++ b/KernelMemory.sln
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "tools", "tools", "{CA49F1A1-C3FA-4E99-ACB3-D7FF33D47976}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		tools\ask.sh = tools\ask.sh
-		tools\create-azure-webapp-publish-artifacts.sh = tools\create-azure-webapp-publish-artifacts.sh
 		tools\README.md = tools\README.md
 		tools\run-elasticsearch.sh = tools\run-elasticsearch.sh
 		tools\run-mongodb-atlas.sh = tools\run-mongodb-atlas.sh
diff --git a/tools/AzureBlobUpload/AzureBlobUpload.csproj b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/AzureBlobUpload.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd0a8df28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/AzureBlobUpload.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <RootNamespace />
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);KMEXP03;CA2000;CA1303;</NoWarn>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensions\AzureBlobs\AzureBlobs.csproj" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/tools/AzureBlobUpload/Program.cs b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b829343ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+/*
+ * Usage: dotnet run [file path]
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *  dotnet run file4-KM-Readme.pdf
+ *  upload.sh file4-KM-Readme.pdf
+ *
+ * For more advanced features, consider using azcopy: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-ref-azcopy
+ *
+ * Env vars required:
+ * - BLOB_CONN_STRING: Azure blob connection string
+ * - BLOB_CONTAINER: name of the container where files are uploaded
+ * - BLOB_PATH: name of the virtual folder where files are uploaded
+ * - DOCUMENT_ID: name of the document folder containing the files
+ *
+ * You can store env vars under Properties/launchSettings.json, see the example below:{
+    {
+      "profiles": {
+        "run": {
+          "environmentVariables": {
+            "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
+            "BLOB_CONN_STRING": "DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=...FOO...;AccountKey=...KEY...;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net",
+            "BLOB_CONTAINER": "...NAME...",
+            "BLOB_PATH": "/",
+            "DOCUMENT_ID": "...NAME..."
+          },
+          "commandName": "Project",
+          "launchBrowser": false
+        }
+      }
+    }
+ */
+
+using Microsoft.KernelMemory;
+using Microsoft.KernelMemory.DocumentStorage.AzureBlobs;
+
+if (args.Length == 0 || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args[0]))
+{
+    Console.WriteLine("File path not specified. Provide the path of the file to upload.");
+    Environment.Exit(-1);
+}
+
+var filePath = args[0];
+if (Directory.Exists(filePath))
+{
+    Console.WriteLine($"The path provided is a directory, not a file: {filePath}");
+    Environment.Exit(-2);
+}
+
+if (!File.Exists(filePath))
+{
+    Console.WriteLine($"File not found: {filePath}");
+    Environment.Exit(-3);
+}
+
+var fileName = filePath.Replace('\\', '/').Split('/').Last();
+
+Console.WriteLine("Uploading...");
+await GetAzureBlobClient().WriteFileAsync(
+    index: GetIndexName(),
+    documentId: GetDocumentId(),
+    fileName: fileName,
+    streamContent: File.OpenRead(filePath)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+Console.WriteLine($"File uploaded: {fileName}");
+
+static AzureBlobsStorage GetAzureBlobClient()
+{
+    var blobConnString = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("BLOB_CONN_STRING");
+    var blobContainer = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("BLOB_CONTAINER");
+
+    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(blobConnString))
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("BLOB_CONN_STRING env var not defined. Provide the Azure Blobs connection string.");
+        Environment.Exit(-4);
+    }
+
+    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(blobContainer))
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("BLOB_CONTAINER env var not defined. Provide the Azure Blobs container name.");
+        Environment.Exit(-5);
+    }
+
+    return new AzureBlobsStorage(new AzureBlobsConfig
+    {
+        Auth = AzureBlobsConfig.AuthTypes.ConnectionString,
+        ConnectionString = blobConnString,
+        Container = blobContainer,
+    });
+}
+
+static string GetIndexName()
+{
+    var indexName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("BLOB_PATH");
+    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(indexName))
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("BLOB_PATH env var not defined. Provide the Azure Blobs container virtual folder name.");
+        Environment.Exit(-6);
+    }
+
+    return indexName;
+}
+
+static string GetDocumentId()
+{
+    var id = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DOCUMENT_ID");
+    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id))
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("DOCUMENT_ID env var not defined. Provide the name of the document folder containing the files.");
+        Environment.Exit(-6);
+    }
+
+    return id;
+}
diff --git a/tools/AzureBlobUpload/Properties/.gitignore b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/Properties/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..031950aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/Properties/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+launchSettings.json
diff --git a/tools/AzureBlobUpload/build.sh b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..da042dbc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && pwd)"
+cd $HERE
+
+dotnet build -c Release --nologo -v m
diff --git a/tools/AzureBlobUpload/file4-KM-Readme.pdf b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/file4-KM-Readme.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cba9d854
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diff --git a/tools/AzureBlobUpload/file5-NASA-news.pdf b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/file5-NASA-news.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92c129799
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diff --git a/tools/AzureBlobUpload/upload.sh b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/upload.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e5ccb5a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/AzureBlobUpload/upload.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && pwd)"
+cd $HERE
+
+# if file x doesn't exist, then create it
+if [ ! -f "bin/Release/net8.0/AzureBlobUpload.dll" ]; then
+    echo "Building tool..."
+    dotnet build -c Release --nologo -v q
+fi
+
+dotnet run -c Release --no-build $*
diff --git a/tools/create-azure-webapp-publish-artifacts.sh b/tools/create-azure-webapp-publish-artifacts.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index eab6616a1..000000000
--- a/tools/create-azure-webapp-publish-artifacts.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -e
-
-HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/"
-cd "$HERE"
-
-cd ../dotnet/Service
-
-dotnet publish -c Release -o ./bin/Publish
diff --git a/tools/dev/build.sh b/tools/dev/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f21a5e9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dev/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && cd ../.. && pwd)"
+cd $ROOT
+
+clean() {
+    dotnet clean --nologo -v q -c Release KernelMemory.sln
+    dotnet clean --nologo -v q -c Debug KernelMemory.sln
+}
+
+echo "### Release build"
+clean
+dotnet build --nologo -v m -c Release KernelMemory.sln
+
+echo "### Debug build"
+clean
+dotnet build --nologo -v m -c Debug KernelMemory.sln
diff --git a/tools/dev/changes-since-last-release.sh b/tools/dev/changes-since-last-release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..def4c8abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dev/changes-since-last-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && cd ../.. && pwd)"
+cd $ROOT
+
+LAST_TAG="$(git tag -l|grep packages|sort -r|head -n 1)"
+echo "# Last release: $LAST_TAG"
+
+CMD='git log --pretty=oneline ${LAST_TAG}..HEAD -- .'
+
+if [ -z "$(eval $CMD)" ]; then
+  echo "# No changes since last release"
+else
+  echo "# Changes since last release:"
+  eval $CMD
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/dev/create-azure-webapp-publish-artifacts.sh b/tools/dev/create-azure-webapp-publish-artifacts.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c3f9ec1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dev/create-azure-webapp-publish-artifacts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && cd ../.. && pwd)"
+cd $ROOT
+
+cd service/Service
+
+dotnet publish -c Release -o ./bin/Publish
diff --git a/tools/dev/run-unit-tests.sh b/tools/dev/run-unit-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6668b09af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dev/run-unit-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && cd ../.. && pwd)"
+cd $ROOT
+
+dotnet test KernelMemory.sln -c Debug --nologo --filter Category=UnitTest -v q
diff --git a/tools/run-km-service-from-source.sh b/tools/run-km-service-from-source.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8f522217b..000000000
--- a/tools/run-km-service-from-source.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Use this script to avoid relying on KM published packages,
-# and use the local source code instead, e.g. in case changes
-# are being made to Abstractions, Core, etc.
-
-set -e
-
-cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")"
-cd ../service/Service
-
-dotnet clean
-
-# Build using a different solution name. The same can be done using a KernelMemoryDev.sln file.
-# Note: dotnet run doesn't support [ -p "SolutionName=KernelMemoryDev" ]
-dotnet build -c Debug -p "SolutionName=KernelMemoryDev"
-
-# Run the special build, detached from external KM nugets.
-dotnet run -c Debug --no-build --no-restore
diff --git a/tools/run-km-service.sh b/tools/run-km-service.sh
index 6769100a5..6847944cb 100755
--- a/tools/run-km-service.sh
+++ b/tools/run-km-service.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 set -e
 
-cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")"
-cd ../service/Service
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && cd .. && pwd)"
+cd $ROOT
+
+cd service/Service
 
 dotnet clean
-dotnet build -c Debug -p "SolutionName=KernelMemory"
+dotnet build -c Debug
 ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development dotnet run --no-build --no-restore
diff --git a/tools/setup-km-service.sh b/tools/setup-km-service.sh
index b29669a47..74816fca7 100755
--- a/tools/setup-km-service.sh
+++ b/tools/setup-km-service.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 set -e
 
-cd "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/"
-cd ../service/Service
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && cd .. && pwd)"
+cd $ROOT
+
+cd service/Service
 
 dotnet clean
-dotnet build -c Debug -p "SolutionName=KernelMemory"
+dotnet build -c Debug
 ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development dotnet run setup --no-build --no-restore