diff --git a/.vscode/cspell.json b/.vscode/cspell.json
index c0f1644c1c9..0c6f8d5ec19 100644
--- a/.vscode/cspell.json
+++ b/.vscode/cspell.json
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     "azsdk",
     "azurecli",
     "bugbug",
+    "callsite",
+    "callsites",
     "checkpointstore",
     "clippy",
     "codeowners",
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
     "cpus",
     "datalake",
     "datetime",
+    "decorrelates",
     "deserializers",
     "devicecode",
     "docsrs",
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@
     "eventhub",
     "eventhubs",
     "execdir",
+    "finalizer",
     "fips",
     "hmac",
     "hostname",
@@ -89,8 +93,8 @@
     "schannel",
     "seekable",
     "servicebus",
-    "splitmix",
     "spector",
+    "splitmix",
     "startswith",
     "stylesheet",
     "subclient",
@@ -105,13 +109,7 @@
     "webpki",
     "windowspool",
     "windowsvmimage",
-    "webpki",
-    "worktree",
-    "decorrelates",
-    "finalizer",
-    "callsite",
-    "callsites",
-    "footgun"
+    "worktree"
   ],
   "dictionaryDefinitions": [
     {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 220a1e705d6..08b4c059869 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -82,18 +82,6 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 [workspace.dependencies.azure_storage_blob]
 version = "1.0.0"
 
-[workspace.dependencies.azure_data_cosmos]
-version = "0.34.0"
-path = "sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos"
-
-[workspace.dependencies.azure_data_cosmos_driver]
-default-features = false
-version = "0.3.0"
-path = "sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_driver"
-
-[workspace.dependencies.azure_data_cosmos_macros]
-version = "0.1.0"
-
 [workspace.dependencies]
 async-lock = "3.4"
 async-stream = { version = "0.3.6" }
diff --git a/sdk/cosmos/.gitignore b/sdk/cosmos/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07e4ffb2970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/cosmos/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Temp files generated by agents/skills
+.temp/
diff --git a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/Cargo.toml b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/Cargo.toml
index 75c5f6b1822..57fc95da84a 100644
--- a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ categories = ["api-bindings"]
 async-lock.workspace = true
 async-trait.workspace = true
 azure_core = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
-azure_data_cosmos_driver = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+azure_data_cosmos_driver = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../azure_data_cosmos_driver", default-features = false }
 base64.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
 pin-project.workspace = true
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ azure_core_test = { workspace = true, features = ["tracing"] }
 # enable extra functionality only during tests. Cargo unions features across
 # dependency tables, so the production crate still gets its full feature set —
 # this entry only adds the internal test feature.
-azure_data_cosmos_driver = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = [
+azure_data_cosmos_driver = { path = "../azure_data_cosmos_driver", default-features = false, features = [
   "__internal_test_diagnostics_construction",
 ] }
 azure_identity.workspace = true
diff --git a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_driver/Cargo.toml b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_driver/Cargo.toml
index 5c218994095..e8eef9a47b2 100644
--- a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_driver/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_driver/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async-trait.workspace = true
 azure_core = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = [
   "hmac_rust",
 ] }
-azure_data_cosmos_macros.workspace = true
+azure_data_cosmos_macros.version = "0.1.0"
 base64.workspace = true
 bytes.workspace = true
 crossbeam-epoch = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_driver/docs/HEDGING_SPEC.md b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_driver/docs/HEDGING_SPEC.md
index fa10118e23a..39290232bfe 100644
--- a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_driver/docs/HEDGING_SPEC.md
+++ b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_driver/docs/HEDGING_SPEC.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Cross-Region Hedging Availability Strategy Spec
 
-**Status:** Draft  
+**Status:** Draft
 **Date:** 2026-05-14
-**Authors:** (team)  
+**Authors:** (team)
 **Crate:** `azure_data_cosmos_driver`
 
 ---
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ behavior of every other awaited operation in the driver.
 >   flight to multiple regions simultaneously via async replication.
 > - Adoption in Java v4 has been near-zero; the operational surprise
 >   of a "successful" hedge that produces a 409 on the loser-region
->   replay is consistently called out as a footgun.
+>   replay is consistently called out as a frequent customer issue.
 > - Single-master writes have never been hedged in any SDK; PPAF
 >   handles write failover for single-master.
 >
diff --git a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_perf/Cargo.toml b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_perf/Cargo.toml
index 0bc85de59de..13e9aa1ca58 100644
--- a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_perf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos_perf/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 async-trait.workspace = true
 azure_core = { workspace = true, features = ["reqwest"] }
-azure_data_cosmos = { workspace = true, features = ["key_auth"] }
+azure_data_cosmos = { path = "../azure_data_cosmos", features = ["key_auth"] }
 azure_identity.workspace = true
 clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive", "env"] }
 futures.workspace = true