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diff --git a/articles/event-grid/mqtt-publish-and-subscribe-cli.md b/articles/event-grid/mqtt-publish-and-subscribe-cli.md
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 ---
-title: 'Quickstart: Publish and subscribe on an MQTT topic by using the CLI'
+title: 'Quickstart: Publish on an MQTT topic by using the CLI'
 description: Quickstart guide to use the Azure Event Grid MQTT broker feature and the Azure CLI to publish and subscribe to MQTT messages on a topic.
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.custom:
   - build-2023
   - devx-track-azurecli
   - ignite-2023
-ms.date: 11/15/2023
+ms.date: 06/24/2025
 author: george-guirguis
 ms.author: geguirgu
 ms.subservice: mqtt
+#customer intent: As a developer, I want to use the Azure Event Grid MQTT broker for messaging of apps and IoT.
 ---
 
 # Quickstart: Publish and subscribe to MQTT messages on an Event Grid namespace with the Azure CLI
 
-The Azure Event Grid MQTT broker feature supports messaging by using the MQTT protocol. Clients (both devices and cloud applications) can publish and subscribe to MQTT messages over flexible hierarchical topics for scenarios such as high-scale broadcast and command and control.
+In this quickstart, you use the Azure Event Grid MQTT broker feature to support messaging by using the MQTT protocol. Clients, including both devices and cloud applications, can publish and subscribe to MQTT messages over flexible hierarchical topics for scenarios such as high-scale broadcast and command and control.
 
 In this article, you use the Azure CLI to:
 
@@ -27,11 +28,11 @@ If you don't have an [Azure subscription](/azure/guides/developer/azure-develope
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- If you're new to Event Grid, read through the [Event Grid overview](../event-grid/overview.md) before you start this tutorial.
+- If you're new to Event Grid, see the [Event Grid overview](../event-grid/overview.md) before you start this tutorial.
 - Register the Event Grid resource provider according to the steps in [Register the Event Grid resource provider](../event-grid/custom-event-quickstart-portal.md#register-the-event-grid-resource-provider).
-- Make sure that port 8883 is open in your firewall. The sample in this tutorial uses the MQTT protocol, which communicates over port 8883. This port might be blocked in some corporate and educational network environments.
+- Make sure that port 8883 is open in your firewall. This tutorial uses the MQTT protocol, which communicates over port 8883. This port might be blocked in some corporate and educational network environments.
 - Use the Bash environment in [Azure Cloud Shell](../cloud-shell/overview.md). For more information, see [Get started with Azure Cloud Shell](../cloud-shell/quickstart.md).
-- If you prefer to run CLI reference commands locally, [install](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli) the Azure CLI. If you're running on Windows or macOS, consider running the Azure CLI in a Docker container. For more information, see [Run the Azure CLI in a Docker container](/cli/azure/run-azure-cli-docker).
+- If you prefer to run CLI reference commands locally, [install](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli) the Azure CLI. If you run on Windows or macOS, consider running the Azure CLI in a Docker container. For more information, see [Run the Azure CLI in a Docker container](/cli/azure/run-azure-cli-docker).
 - If you're using a local installation, sign in to the Azure CLI by using the [`az login`](/cli/azure/reference-index#az-login) command. To finish the authentication process, follow the steps that appear in your terminal. For other sign-in options, see [Authenticate to Azure using Azure CLI](/cli/azure/authenticate-azure-cli).
 - When you're prompted, install the Azure CLI extension on first use. For more information about extensions, see [Manage Azure CLI Extensions](/cli/azure/azure-cli-extensions-overview).
 - Run [az version](/cli/azure/reference-index?#az-version) to find the version and dependent libraries that are installed. To upgrade to the latest version, run [az upgrade](/cli/azure/reference-index?#az-upgrade).
@@ -43,49 +44,50 @@ If you don't have an [Azure subscription](/azure/guides/developer/azure-develope
 
 If you don't already have a certificate, you can create a sample certificate by using the [step CLI](https://smallstep.com/docs/step-cli/installation/). Consider installing manually for Windows.
 
-After a successful installation by using the step CLI, open a command prompt in your user profile folder (Win+R type %USERPROFILE%).
+After a successful installation by using the step CLI, open a Command Prompt window in your user profile folder (`Win+R type %USERPROFILE%`).
 
 1. To create root and intermediate certificates, run the following command. Remember the password, which you need to use in the next step.
 
     ```powershell
     step ca init --deployment-type standalone --name MqttAppSamplesCA --dns localhost --address 127.0.0.1:443 --provisioner MqttAppSamplesCAProvisioner
     ```
 
-1. Use the certificate authority (CA) files generated to create a certificate for the client. Make sure to use the correct path for the cert and secrets files in the command.
+1. To create a certificate for the client, use the certificate authority (CA) files generated. Make sure to use the correct path for the cert and secrets files in the command.
 
     ```powershell
     step certificate create client1-authnID client1-authnID.pem client1-authnID.key --ca .step/certs/intermediate_ca.crt --ca-key .step/secrets/intermediate_ca_key --no-password --insecure --not-after 2400h
     ```
 
 1. To view the thumbprint, run the step command.
-    
-    ```powershell
-    step certificate fingerprint client1-authnID.pem
-    ```
+
+   ```powershell
+   step certificate fingerprint client1-authnID.pem
+   ```
 
 ## Create a namespace
 
-Use the command to create a namespace. Update the command with your resource group and a namespace name.
+Use this command to create a namespace. Update the command with your resource group and a namespace name.
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
 az eventgrid namespace create --resource-group {Resource Group} --name {Namespace Name} --topic-spaces-configuration "{state:Enabled}"
 ```
 
-To keep the quickstart simple, you create a namespace with minimal properties. For detailed steps about configuring network, security, and other settings on other pages of the wizard, see [Create and manage namespaces](create-view-manage-namespaces.md).
+To keep this quickstart simple, create a namespace with minimal properties. For more information about network, security, and settings on other tabs, see [Create and manage namespaces](create-view-manage-namespaces.md).
 
 ## Create clients
 
-Use the command to create the client. Update the command with your resource group and a namespace name.
+Use this command to create the client. Update the command with your resource group and a namespace name.
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
 az eventgrid namespace client create --resource-group {Resource Group} --namespace-name {Namespace Name} --name {Client Name} --authentication-name client1-authnID --client-certificate-authentication "{validationScheme:ThumbprintMatch,allowed-thumbprints:[Client Thumbprint]}"
 ```
-- To keep the quickstart simple, you use thumbprint match for authentication. For steps on how to use the X.509 CA certificate chain for client authentication, see [Client authentication using certificate chain](./mqtt-certificate-chain-client-authentication.md).
-- For this exercise, we use the default `$all client` group, which includes all the clients in the namespace. To learn more about creating custom client groups by using client attributes, see [Client groups](mqtt-client-groups.md).
+
+- To keep this quickstart simple, use thumbprint match for authentication. For steps on how to use the X.509 CA certificate chain for client authentication, see [Client authentication using certificate chain](./mqtt-certificate-chain-client-authentication.md).
+- For this exercise, use the default `$all client` group, which includes all the clients in the namespace. To learn more about creating custom client groups by using client attributes, see [Client groups](mqtt-client-groups.md).
 
 ## Create topic spaces
 
-Use the command to create the topic space. Update the command with your resource group, namespace name, and topic space name.
+Use this command to create the topic space. Update the command with your resource group, namespace name, and topic space name.
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
 az eventgrid namespace topic-space create --resource-group {Resource Group} --namespace-name {Namespace Name} --name {Topicspace Name} --topic-templates ['contosotopics/topic1']
@@ -99,20 +101,20 @@ Use the `az eventgrid` command to create the first permission binding for publis
 az eventgrid namespace permission-binding create --resource-group {Resource Group} --namespace-name {Namespace Name} --name {Permission Binding Name} --client-group-name '$all' --permission publisher --topic-space-name {Topicspace Name}
 ```
 
-Use the command to create the second permission binding. Update the command with your resource group, namespace name, and permission binding name. This permission binding is for subscribers.
+Use this command to create the second permission binding. Update the command with your resource group, namespace name, and permission binding name. This permission binding is for subscribers.
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
 az eventgrid namespace permission-binding create --resource-group {Resource Group} --namespace-name {Namespace Name} --name {Name of second Permission Binding} --client-group-name '$all' --permission subscriber --topic-space-name {Topicspace Name}
 ```
 
 ## Publish and subscribe to MQTT messages
 
-The following sample code is a simple .NET publisher that attempts to connect and publish to a namespace and subscribes to the MQTT topic. You can use the code to modify according to your requirement and run the code in Visual Studio or any of your favorite tools.
+The following sample code is a simple .NET publisher that attempts to connect and publish to a namespace and subscribes to the MQTT topic. You can modify the code for your requirements and run it in Visual Studio or another design tool.
 
-You need to install the MQTTnet package (version 4.1.4.563) from NuGet to run this code. (In Visual Studio, right-click the project name in Solution Explorer, go to **Manage NuGet packages**, and search for **MQTTnet**. Select **MQTTnet package** and install.)
+You need to install the MQTTnet package (version 4.1.4.563) from NuGet to run this code. In Visual Studio, right-click the project name in Solution Explorer, go to **Manage NuGet packages**, and search for **MQTTnet**. Select **MQTTnet package** and install.
 
 > [!NOTE]
->The following sample code is for demonstration purposes only and isn't intended for production use.
+> The following sample code is for demonstration purposes only and isn't intended for production use.
 
 ### Sample C# code to connect a client, publish, and subscribe to an MQTT message on a topic
 
