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microsoft-foundry

279.8K

Stars

764

Downloads

279K

azure-ai

269.7K

Stars

764

Downloads

268.9K

azure-deploy

269.6K

Stars

764

Downloads

268.8K

azure-prepare

269.6K

Stars

764

Downloads

268.8K

azure-diagnostics

269.5K

Stars

764

Downloads

268.7K

azure-compute

269.4K

Stars

764

Downloads

268.6K

azure-cloud-migrate

269.3K

Stars

764

Downloads

268.6K

azure-validate

269.3K

Stars

764

Downloads

268.6K

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Research

microsoft-foundry

Deploy, evaluate, and manage Foundry agents end-to-end: Docker build, ACR push, hosted/prompt agent create, container start, batch eval, continuous eval, prompt optimizer workflows, agent.yaml, dataset curation from traces. USE FOR: deploy agent to Foundry, hosted agent, create agent, invoke agent, evaluate agent, run batch eval, continuous eval, continuous monitoring, continuous eval status, optimize prompt, improve prompt, prompt optimizer, optimize agent instructions, improve agent instructions, optimize system prompt, deploy model, Foundry project, RBAC, role assignment, permissions, quota, capacity, region, troubleshoot agent, deployment failure, create dataset from traces, dataset versioning, eval trending, create AI Services, Cognitive Services, create Foundry resource, provision resource, knowledge index, agent monitoring, customize deployment, onboard, availability. DO NOT USE FOR: Azure Functions, App Service, general Azure deploy (use azure-deploy), general Azure prep (use azure-prepare).

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279K764Microsoft

General

azure-ai

Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, OpenAI, Document Intelligence. Helps with search, vector/hybrid search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcription, OCR. WHEN: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcribe, OCR, convert text to speech.

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268.9K764Microsoft

General

azure-deploy

Execute Azure deployments for ALREADY-PREPARED applications that have existing .azure/deployment-plan.md and infrastructure files. DO NOT use this skill when the user asks to CREATE a new application — use azure-prepare instead. This skill runs azd up, azd deploy, terraform apply, and az deployment commands with built-in error recovery. Requires .azure/deployment-plan.md from azure-prepare and validated status from azure-validate. WHEN: "run azd up", "run azd deploy", "execute deployment", "push to production", "push to cloud", "go live", "ship it", "bicep deploy", "terraform apply", "publish to Azure", "launch on Azure". DO NOT USE WHEN: "create and deploy", "build and deploy", "create a new app", "set up infrastructure", "create and deploy to Azure using Terraform" — use azure-prepare for these.

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268.8K764Microsoft

General

azure-prepare

Prepare Azure apps for deployment (infra Bicep/Terraform, azure.yaml, Dockerfiles). Use for create/modernize or create+deploy; not cross-cloud migration (use azure-cloud-migrate). WHEN: "create app", "build web app", "create API", "create serverless HTTP API", "create frontend", "create back end", "build a service", "modernize application", "update application", "add authentication", "add caching", "host on Azure", "create and deploy", "deploy to Azure", "deploy to Azure using Terraform", "deploy to Azure App Service", "deploy to Azure App Service using Terraform", "deploy to Azure Container Apps", "deploy to Azure Container Apps using Terraform", "generate Terraform", "generate Bicep", "function app", "timer trigger", "service bus trigger", "event-driven function", "containerized Node.js app", "social media app", "static portfolio website", "todo list with frontend and API", "prepare my Azure application to use Key Vault", "managed identity".

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268.8K764Microsoft

General

azure-diagnostics

Debug Azure production issues on Azure using AppLens, Azure Monitor, resource health, and safe triage. WHEN: debug production issues, troubleshoot app service, app service high CPU, app service deployment failure, troubleshoot container apps, troubleshoot functions, troubleshoot AKS, kubectl cannot connect, kube-system/CoreDNS failures, pod pending, crashloop, node not ready, upgrade failures, analyze logs, KQL, insights, image pull failures, cold start issues, health probe failures, resource health, root cause of errors, troubleshoot event hubs, troubleshoot service bus, messaging SDK error, AMQP connection failure, message lock lost, service bus dead letter.

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268.7K764Microsoft

Coding

azure-compute

Azure VM and VMSS router for recommendations, pricing, autoscale, orchestration, connectivity troubleshooting, and capacity reservations. WHEN: Azure VM, VMSS, scale set, recommend, compare, server, website, burstable, lightweight, VM family, workload, GPU, learning, simulation, dev/test, backend, autoscale, load balancer, Flexible orchestration, Uniform orchestration, cost estimate, connect, refused, Linux, black screen, reset password, reach VM, port 3389, NSG, troubleshoot, capacity reservation, CRG, reserve VMs, guarantee capacity, pre-provision capacity, CRG association, CRG disassociation.

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268.6K764Microsoft

Coding

azure-cloud-migrate

Assess and migrate cross-cloud workloads to Azure with migration reports and code conversion. Supports Lambda→Functions, Fargate→Container Apps, Kubernetes→Container Apps, Cloud Run→Container Apps. WHEN: migrate Lambda to Functions, AWS to Azure, Lambda assessment, convert serverless, readiness report, from AWS, from GCP, Cloud Run migration, Fargate to ACA, ECS to Container Apps, Kubernetes to ACA, GKE to Azure, EKS to Container Apps.

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268.6K764Microsoft

Research

azure-validate

Pre-deployment validation for Azure readiness. Run deep checks on configuration, infrastructure (Bicep or Terraform), RBAC role assignments, managed identity permissions, and prerequisites before deploying. WHEN: validate my app, check deployment readiness, run preflight checks, verify configuration, check if ready to deploy, validate azure.yaml, validate Bicep, test before deploying, troubleshoot deployment errors, validate Azure Functions, validate function app, validate serverless deployment, verify RBAC roles, check role assignments, review managed identity permissions, what-if analysis, validate Container Apps deployment.

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268.6K764Microsoft

General

azure-storage

Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake. Answers questions about storage access tiers (hot, cool, cold, archive), when to use each tier, and tier comparison. Provides object storage, SMB file shares, async messaging, NoSQL key-value, and big data analytics. Includes lifecycle management. USE FOR: blob storage, file shares, queue storage, table storage, data lake, upload files, download blobs, storage accounts, access tiers, storage tiers, hot cool cold archive, storage tier comparison, when to use storage tiers, lifecycle management, Azure Storage concepts. DO NOT USE FOR: SQL databases, Cosmos DB (use azure-prepare), messaging with Event Hubs or Service Bus (use azure-messaging).

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268.5K764Microsoft

Security

entra-app-registration

Guides Microsoft Entra ID app registration, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and MSAL integration. USE FOR: create app registration, register Azure AD app, configure OAuth, set up authentication, add API permissions, generate service principal, MSAL example, console app auth, Entra ID setup, Azure AD authentication. DO NOT USE FOR: Azure RBAC or role assignments (use azure-rbac), Key Vault secrets (use azure-keyvault-expiration-audit), general Azure resource security guidance.

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268.5K764Microsoft

General

appinsights-instrumentation

Guidance for instrumenting webapps with Azure Application Insights. Provides telemetry patterns, SDK setup, and configuration references. WHEN: how to instrument app, App Insights SDK, telemetry patterns, what is App Insights, Application Insights guidance, instrumentation examples, APM best practices.

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268.5K764Microsoft

Coding

azure-messaging

Troubleshoot and resolve issues with Azure Messaging SDKs for Event Hubs and Service Bus. Covers connection failures, authentication errors, message processing issues, and SDK configuration problems. WHEN: event hub SDK error, service bus SDK issue, messaging connection failure, AMQP error, event processor host issue, message lock lost, message lock expired, lock renewal, lock renewal batch, send timeout, receiver disconnected, SDK troubleshooting, azure messaging SDK, event hub consumer, service bus queue issue, topic subscription error, enable logging event hub, service bus logging, eventhub python, servicebus java, eventhub javascript, servicebus dotnet, event hub checkpoint, event hub not receiving messages, service bus dead letter, batch processing lock, session lock expired, idle timeout, connection inactive, link detach, slow reconnect, session error, duplicate events, offset reset, receive batch.

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268.5K764Microsoft

Web3

azure-rbac

Helps users find the right Azure RBAC role for an identity with least privilege access, then generate CLI commands and Bicep code to assign it. Also provides guidance on permissions required to grant roles. WHEN: bicep for role assignment, what role should I assign, least privilege role, RBAC role for, role to read blobs, role for managed identity, custom role definition, assign role to identity, what role do I need to grant access, permissions to assign roles.

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268.4K764Microsoft

Security

azure-compliance

Run Azure compliance and security audits with azqr plus Key Vault expiration checks. Covers best-practice assessment, resource review, policy/compliance validation, and security posture checks. WHEN: compliance scan, security audit, BEFORE running azqr (compliance cli tool), Azure best practices, Key Vault expiration check, expired certificates, expiring secrets, orphaned resources, compliance assessment.

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268.4K764Microsoft

Coding

azure-hosted-copilot-sdk

Build, deploy, modify GitHub Copilot SDK apps on Azure. MANDATORY when codebase contains @github/copilot-sdk or CopilotClient — use this skill instead of azure-prepare. PREFER OVER azure-prepare when codebase contains copilot-sdk markers. WHEN: copilot SDK, @github/copilot-sdk, copilot-powered app, deploy copilot app, add feature, modify copilot app, BYOM, bring your own model, CopilotClient, createSession, sendAndWait, azd init copilot. DO NOT USE FOR: general web apps without copilot SDK (use azure-prepare), Copilot Extensions, Foundry agents (use microsoft-foundry).

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268.4K764Microsoft

Research

azure-resource-lookup

List, find, and show Azure resources across subscriptions or resource groups. Handles prompts like "list the websites in my subscription", "list my web apps", "show my app services", "list virtual machines", "list my VMs", "show storage accounts", "find container apps", and "what resources do I have". USE FOR: list websites, list web apps, list app services, show websites in subscription, resource inventory, find resources by tag, tag analysis, orphaned resource discovery (not for cost analysis), unattached disks, count resources by type, cross-subscription lookup, and Azure Resource Graph queries. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying/changing resources (use azure-deploy), cost optimization (use azure-cost), or non-Azure clouds.

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268.4K764Microsoft

Automation

azure-aigateway

Configure Azure API Management as an AI Gateway for AI models, MCP tools, and agents. WHEN: semantic caching, token limit, content safety, load balancing, AI model governance, MCP rate limiting, jailbreak detection, add Azure OpenAI backend, add AI Foundry model, test AI gateway, LLM policies, configure AI backend, token metrics, AI cost control, convert API to MCP, import OpenAPI to gateway.

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268.4K764Microsoft

General

azure-resource-visualizer

Analyze Azure resource groups and generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams showing the relationships between individual resources. WHEN: create architecture diagram, visualize Azure resources, show resource relationships, generate Mermaid diagram, analyze resource group, diagram my resources, architecture visualization, resource topology, map Azure infrastructure.

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268.4K764Microsoft

Research

azure-kusto

Query and analyze data in Azure Data Explorer (Kusto/ADX) using KQL for log analytics, telemetry, and time series analysis. WHEN: KQL queries, Kusto database queries, Azure Data Explorer, ADX clusters, log analytics, time series data, IoT telemetry, anomaly detection.

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268.3K764Microsoft

General

azure-quotas

Check/manage Azure quotas and usage across providers. For deployment planning, capacity validation, region selection. WHEN: "check quotas", "service limits", "current usage", "request quota increase", "quota exceeded", "validate capacity", "regional availability", "provisioning limits", "vCPU limit", "how many vCPUs available in my subscription".

Repository SourceNeeds Review

243.5K764Microsoft

Coding

azure-upgrade

Assess and upgrade Azure workloads between plans, tiers, or SKUs, or modernize Azure SDK dependencies in source code. WHEN: upgrade Consumption to Flex Consumption, upgrade Azure Functions plan, migrate hosting plan, change hosting plan, function app SKU, migrate App Service to Container Apps, migrate legacy Azure SDKs for Java, upgrade legacy Azure Java SDK, com.microsoft.azure to com.azure.

Repository SourceNeeds Review

231.3K764Microsoft

Security

azure-enterprise-infra-planner

Architect and provision enterprise Azure infrastructure from workload descriptions. For cloud architects and platform engineers planning networking, identity, security, compliance, and multi-resource topologies with WAF alignment. Generates Bicep or Terraform directly (no azd). WHEN: 'plan Azure infrastructure', 'architect Azure landing zone', 'design hub-spoke network', 'plan multi-region DR topology', 'set up VNets firewalls and private endpoints', 'subscription-scope Bicep deployment', 'Azure Backup for VM workloads'. PREFER azure-prepare FOR app-centric workflows.

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188.6K764Microsoft

Security

azure-kubernetes

Plan, create, and configure production-ready Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. Covers Day-0 checklist, SKU selection (Automatic vs Standard), networking options (private API server, Azure CNI Overlay, egress configuration), security, and operations (autoscaling, upgrade strategy, cost analysis). WHEN: create AKS environment, provision AKS environment, enable AKS observability, design AKS networking, choose AKS SKU, secure AKS, optimize AKS, rightsize AKS pod, AKS spot nodes, AKS cluster-autoscaler.

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176.6K764Microsoft

General

azure-cost-optimization

Azure Cost Optimization Skill

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156.1K764microsoft

Security

azure-cost

Unified Azure cost management: query historical costs, forecast future spending, and optimize to reduce waste. WHEN: "Azure costs", "Azure spending", "Azure bill", "cost breakdown", "cost by service", "cost by resource", "how much am I spending", "show my bill", "monthly cost summary", "cost trends", "top cost drivers", "actual cost", "amortized cost", "forecast spending", "projected costs", "estimate bill", "future costs", "budget forecast", "end of month costs", "how much will I spend", "optimize costs", "reduce spending", "find cost savings", "orphaned resources", "rightsize VMs", "cost analysis", "reduce waste", "unused resources", "optimize Redis costs", "cost by tag", "cost by resource group", "AKS cost analysis add-on", "namespace cost", "cost spike", "anomaly", "budget alert", "AKS cost visibility". DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources, provisioning infrastructure, diagnostics, security audits, or estimating costs for new resources not yet deployed.

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136.8K764Microsoft

Coding

azure-observability

Azure Observability Services

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115.5K201microsoft

General

airunway-aks-setup

Set up AI Runway on AKS — from bare cluster to running model. Covers cluster verification, controller install, GPU assessment, provider setup, and first deployment. WHEN: "setup AI Runway", "onboard AKS cluster", "install AI Runway", "airunway setup", "deploy model to AKS", "GPU inference on AKS", "KAITO setup on AKS", "run LLM on AKS", "vLLM on AKS", "set up model serving on AKS", "AI Runway controller".

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47.2K764Microsoft

Coding