**TL;DR:** Symptom: DefaultAzureCredential failed to retrieve a token from the included credentials Cause: None of the credentials in the chain could produce a token. Locally this means no az login, no usable env vars, and no VS/VS Code auth; on Azure it means no managed identity is assigned or the IMDS en CONFIRM IT CONFIRM: run with debug logging (AZURE_LOG_LEVEL=debug in Python). FIX FIX: local dev: az login (or set AZURE_CLIENT_ID / AZURE_TENANT_ID / AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET for a service principal).

## The fix

SYMPTOM
DefaultAzureCredential failed to retrieve a token from the included credentials

CAUSE
None of the credentials in the chain could produce a token. Locally this means no az login, no usable env vars, and no VS/VS Code auth; on Azure it means no managed identity is assigned or the IMDS endpoint is blocked.

CONFIRM IT
CONFIRM: run with debug logging (AZURE_LOG_LEVEL=debug in Python). The log lists each credential tried and why it was skipped: EnvironmentCredential missing vars, ManagedIdentityCredential endpoint not found, AzureCliCredential 'not logged in'. Locally, run `az account get-access-token` - if that fails, no dev-tool step in the chain can work either.

FIX
FIX: local dev: `az login` (or set AZURE_CLIENT_ID / AZURE_TENANT_ID / AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET for a service principal). On Azure: assign a managed identity to the host (VM/App Service/Functions identity blade) and grant it the data-plane role the code needs. If IMDS is blocked by firewall/proxy, allow the instance metadata endpoint.

VERIFY
VERIFY: re-run with debug logging and confirm one credential step reports success; then run the actual SDK call and confirm data returns instead of the credential error.

## When to use this

- You are seeing this exact error message; match the block above, not just part of it.
- The failing call matches the scenario in the title: Diagnose.
- You want the fastest verified fix before digging through logs.

## When not to use this

- Your error text differs from the block above; close cousins often have different causes.
- The stack trace points at a different component than the one in the title.
- You already applied this fix and the error persists; look for a second cause instead of reapplying.

## Compatibility

- Not pinned to a specific version; follows current Diagnose behavior.

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