diff --git a/src/Common/dataAccess/readCollections.test.ts b/src/Common/dataAccess/readCollections.test.ts
index 50348b574..d3998ecfc 100644
--- a/src/Common/dataAccess/readCollections.test.ts
+++ b/src/Common/dataAccess/readCollections.test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,39 @@
 jest.mock("../../Utils/arm/request");
 jest.mock("../CosmosClient");
+jest.mock("../Logger");
+jest.mock("../ErrorHandlingUtils", () => ({ handleError: jest.fn() }));
+jest.mock("../../Utils/NotificationConsoleUtils");
+import * as Logger from "Common/Logger";
 import { AuthType } from "../../AuthType";
 import { DatabaseAccount } from "../../Contracts/DataModels";
 import { updateUserContext } from "../../UserContext";
+import { logConsoleProgress } from "../../Utils/NotificationConsoleUtils";
 import { armRequest } from "../../Utils/arm/request";
 import { client } from "../CosmosClient";
+import { handleError } from "../ErrorHandlingUtils";
 import { readCollections } from "./readCollections";
 
 describe("readCollections", () => {
+  const clearMessage = jest.fn();
+  const fetchAll = jest.fn();
+  const readAll = jest.fn(() => ({ fetchAll }));
+  const database = jest.fn(() => ({ containers: { readAll } }));
+  const diagnostics = {
+    clientSideRequestStatistics: {
+      requestDurationInMs: 123,
+      locationEndpointsContacted: ["https://test.documents.azure.com"],
+      retryDiagnostics: { failedAttempts: [{ statusCode: 429 }] },
+    },
+    diagnosticNode: { data: { responsePayload: "not-for-logging" } },
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    (logConsoleProgress as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(clearMessage);
+    (client as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ database });
+    updateUserContext({ authType: AuthType.MasterKey });
+  });
+
   beforeAll(() => {
     updateUserContext({
       databaseAccount: {
@@ -23,26 +49,61 @@ describe("readCollections", () => {
     });
     await readCollections("database");
     expect(armRequest).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(client).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(clearMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it("should call SDK if not logged in with non-AAD method", async () => {
-    updateUserContext({
-      authType: AuthType.MasterKey,
+  it("should log SDK request statistics and return collections for non-AAD authentication", async () => {
+    const resources = [{ id: "container" }];
+    fetchAll.mockResolvedValue({ resources, diagnostics });
+
+    await expect(readCollections("database")).resolves.toBe(resources);
+
+    expect(database).toHaveBeenCalledWith("database");
+    expect(readAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+    expect(fetchAll).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(Logger.logInfo).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining(`diagnostics=${JSON.stringify(diagnostics.clientSideRequestStatistics)}`),
+      "readCollections",
+    );
+    expect(JSON.stringify(jest.mocked(Logger.logInfo).mock.calls)).not.toContain("not-for-logging");
+    expect(clearMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("should log SDK failure statistics and rethrow the original error", async () => {
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("fetchAll failed"), { diagnostics });
+    fetchAll.mockRejectedValue(error);
+
+    await expect(readCollections("database")).rejects.toBe(error);
+
+    expect(Logger.logError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      `readCollections: fetchAll failed for database database, diagnostics=${JSON.stringify(
+        diagnostics.clientSideRequestStatistics,
+      )}`,
+      "readCollections",
+    );
+    expect(handleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      error,
+      "ReadCollections",
+      "Error while querying containers for database database",
+    );
+    expect(clearMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("should preserve error handling when diagnostics are unavailable", async () => {
+    const error = new Error("client initialization failed");
+    (client as jest.Mock).mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+      throw error;
     });
-    (client as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
-      database: () => {
-        return {
-          containers: {
-            readAll: () => {
-              return {
-                fetchAll: (): unknown => [],
-              };
-            },
-          },
-        };
-      },
-    });
-    await readCollections("database");
-    expect(client).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    await expect(readCollections("database")).rejects.toBe(error);
+
+    expect(Logger.logError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(handleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      error,
+      "ReadCollections",
+      "Error while querying containers for database database",
+    );
+    expect(clearMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/Common/dataAccess/readCollections.ts b/src/Common/dataAccess/readCollections.ts
index d90832219..caf317a16 100644
--- a/src/Common/dataAccess/readCollections.ts
+++ b/src/Common/dataAccess/readCollections.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ export async function readCollections(databaseId: string): Promise<DataModels.Co
     const sdkResponse = await client().database(databaseId).containers.readAll().fetchAll();
     Logger.logInfo(
       `readCollections: fetchAll completed for database ${databaseId}, count=${sdkResponse.resources
-        ?.length}, durationMs=${Date.now() - fetchAllStart}`,
+        ?.length}, durationMs=${Date.now() - fetchAllStart}, diagnostics=${JSON.stringify(
+        sdkResponse.diagnostics?.clientSideRequestStatistics,
+      )}`,
       "readCollections",
     );
     traceSuccess(
@@ -88,6 +90,15 @@ export async function readCollections(databaseId: string): Promise<DataModels.Co
     );
     return sdkResponse.resources as DataModels.Collection[];
   } catch (error) {
+    const diagnostics = error instanceof Error && "diagnostics" in error ? error.diagnostics : undefined;
+    if (diagnostics && typeof diagnostics === "object" && "clientSideRequestStatistics" in diagnostics) {
+      Logger.logError(
+        `readCollections: fetchAll failed for database ${databaseId}, diagnostics=${JSON.stringify(
+          diagnostics.clientSideRequestStatistics,
+        )}`,
+        "readCollections",
+      );
+    }
     traceFailure(Action.ReadCollections, { databaseId, error: error?.message }, startKey);
     handleError(error, "ReadCollections", `Error while querying containers for database ${databaseId}`);
     throw error;
diff --git a/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts b/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
index 770ee7948..ad8cbdf38 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
+++ b/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export interface DatabaseAccountBackupPolicy {
 }
 
 export interface DatabaseAccountExtendedProperties {
+  apiProperties?: DatabaseAccountApiProperties;
   documentEndpoint?: string;
   disableLocalAuth?: boolean;
   tableEndpoint?: string;
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ export interface DatabaseAccountExtendedProperties {
   enableAllVersionsAndDeletesChangeFeed?: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface DatabaseAccountApiProperties {
+  serverVersion?: string;
+}
+
 export interface DatabaseAccountResponseLocation {
   documentEndpoint: string;
   failoverPriority: number;
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/AbstractShellHandler.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/AbstractShellHandler.tsx
index 783dcd99b..3834538c3 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/AbstractShellHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/AbstractShellHandler.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export const EXIT_COMMAND_MONGO = ` printf "\\033[1;31mSession ended. Please clo
  */
 export const DISABLE_TELEMETRY_COMMAND = `mongosh --nodb --quiet --eval 'disableTelemetry()'`;
 
+const MONGOSH_PACKAGE_VERSION = "2.5.6";
+const MONGOSH_36_PACKAGE_VERSION = "1.10.6";
+
 /**
  * Abstract class that defines the interface for shell-specific handlers
  * in the CloudShell terminal implementation. Each supported shell type
@@ -96,14 +99,14 @@ export abstract class AbstractShellHandler {
    * Each command runs conditionally only if mongosh
    * is not already present in the environment.
    */
-  protected mongoShellSetupCommands(): string[] {
-    const PACKAGE_VERSION: string = "2.5.6";
+  protected mongoShellSetupCommands(serverVersion?: string): string[] {
+    const packageVersion = serverVersion === "3.6" ? MONGOSH_36_PACKAGE_VERSION : MONGOSH_PACKAGE_VERSION;
     return [
       "if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then echo '⚠️ mongosh not found. Installing...'; fi",
-      `if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then curl -LO https://downloads.mongodb.com/compass/mongosh-${PACKAGE_VERSION}-linux-x64.tgz; fi`,
-      `if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then tar -xvzf mongosh-${PACKAGE_VERSION}-linux-x64.tgz; fi`,
-      `if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then mkdir -p ~/mongosh/bin && mv mongosh-${PACKAGE_VERSION}-linux-x64/bin/mongosh ~/mongosh/bin/  && chmod +x ~/mongosh/bin/mongosh; fi`,
-      `if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then rm -rf mongosh-${PACKAGE_VERSION}-linux-x64 mongosh-${PACKAGE_VERSION}-linux-x64.tgz; fi`,
+      `if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then curl -LO https://downloads.mongodb.com/compass/mongosh-${packageVersion}-linux-x64.tgz; fi`,
+      `if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then tar -xvzf mongosh-${packageVersion}-linux-x64.tgz; fi`,
+      `if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then mkdir -p ~/mongosh/bin && mv mongosh-${packageVersion}-linux-x64/bin/mongosh ~/mongosh/bin/  && chmod +x ~/mongosh/bin/mongosh; fi`,
+      `if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then rm -rf mongosh-${packageVersion}-linux-x64 mongosh-${packageVersion}-linux-x64.tgz; fi`,
       "if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then echo 'export PATH=$HOME/mongosh/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc; fi",
       "if ! command -v mongosh &> /dev/null; then source ~/.bashrc; fi",
     ];
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/MongoShellHandler.test.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/MongoShellHandler.test.tsx
index 28a79d404..dcba243bf 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/MongoShellHandler.test.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/MongoShellHandler.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import { MongoShellHandler } from "./MongoShellHandler";
 // Define interfaces for type safety
 interface DatabaseAccountProperties {
   mongoEndpoint?: string;
+  apiProperties?: {
+    serverVersion?: string;
+  };
 }
 
 interface DatabaseAccount {
@@ -80,6 +83,17 @@ describe("MongoShellHandler", () => {
       expect(commands.length).toBe(7);
       expect(commands[1]).toContain("mongosh-2.5.6-linux-x64.tgz");
     });
+
+    it("should download a MongoDB 3.6-compatible package for 3.6 accounts", () => {
+      const properties = (userContext as UserContextType).databaseAccount.properties;
+      const originalApiProperties = properties.apiProperties;
+      properties.apiProperties = { serverVersion: "3.6" };
+
+      const commands = mongoShellHandler.getSetUpCommands();
+
+      expect(commands[1]).toContain("mongosh-1.10.6-linux-x64.tgz");
+      properties.apiProperties = originalApiProperties;
+    });
   });
 
   describe("getConnectionCommand", () => {
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/MongoShellHandler.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/MongoShellHandler.tsx
index b41dbd6db..12869cb93 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/MongoShellHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/CloudShellTab/ShellTypes/MongoShellHandler.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class MongoShellHandler extends AbstractShellHandler {
   }
 
   public getSetUpCommands(): string[] {
-    return this.mongoShellSetupCommands();
+    return this.mongoShellSetupCommands(userContext.databaseAccount?.properties.apiProperties?.serverVersion);
   }
 
   public getConnectionCommand(): string {