azure-compute

Everything about renting plain virtual machines on Azure — which size to pick, what it will cost, how to create one, and how to reserve capacity so it is there when you need it.

WHEN TO USE

SCOPE

USE FOR

Get a size recommendation for your virtual machine (VM) or VM Scale Set based on your workload.
Compare pricing across different VM sizes and families.
Provision a new bare VM or VM Scale Set from scratch.
Reserve guaranteed VM capacity with a Capacity Reservation Group.
Enroll and monitor machines through Essential Machine Management.

NOT FOR

Deploying an application such as a web app or API; use azure-prepare instead.

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Azure Compute Skill

Routes Azure VM and Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) requests to the right workflow.

When to Use This Skill

User wants to recommend, compare, or price a VM or VMSS
User wants to create, provision, or deploy a VM or VMSS
User asks about Capacity Reservation Groups (CRG) — reserve, guarantee capacity, pre-provision
User asks about Essential Machine Management (EMM) — machine enrollment, monitor

Disambiguate with azure-prepare: if the user wants to deploy an application (Docker service, web app, API, serverless workload), route to azure-prepare. vm-creator is for bare VM/VMSS infrastructure only.

Routing

Mandatory workflow-first routing: never route directly to references/* files. First classify the user intent below, open the matched workflow file, then load only the reference files that workflow requests. Reference files are supporting material, not entry points. If the intent is unclear, ask a clarifying question to disambiguate between the workflows.

Workflow	File	Use when
VM Recommender	vm-recommender.md	User asks which VM/VMSS to choose, whether to use VMSS/autoscaling, wants pricing, or wants to compare options
VM Creator	vm-creator.md	User wants to create, provision, or deploy a bare VM or VMSS (not an app deployment)
Capacity Reservation	capacity-reservation.md	User needs to reserve / guarantee VM capacity (CRG create / associate / disassociate)
Essential Machine Management	essential-machine-management.md	User asks about EMM / machine enrollment / monitor

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npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill "azure-compute" --full-depth

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