Agent Skills

azure-prepare

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Prepare azd-based Azure projects for deployment: generates azure.yaml, infrastructure (Bicep/Terraform), and Dockerfiles for the Azure Developer CLI (azd) workflow. USE ONLY when the user explicitly wants to use azd as the deployment tool, or the project already has an azure.yaml file. DO NOT USE FOR: non-azd deployments, Python App Service code-only deploys (use python-appservice-deploy), or cross-cloud migration (use azure-cloud-migrate). WHEN: prepare app for azd, create azure.yaml, set up azd infrastructure, modernize app for Azure with azd, deploy with azd, function app, timer trigger, service bus trigger, event-driven function, managed identity, generate Bicep, generate Terraform, create and deploy to Azure.

azure-quotas

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

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".

azure-resource-lookup

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

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.

azure-resource-manager-playwright-dotnet

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Microsoft Playwright Testing in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Playwright Testing workspaces, checking name availability, and managing workspace quotas via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for running Playwright tests - use Azure.Developer.MicrosoftPlaywrightTesting.NUnit for that. Triggers: "Playwright workspace", "create Playwright Testing workspace", "manage Playwright resources", "ARM Playwright", "PlaywrightWorkspaceResource", "provision Playwright Testing".

azure-storage

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

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).

azure-validate

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

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.

entra-agent-id

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Provision Microsoft Entra Agent Identity Blueprints, BlueprintPrincipals, and per-instance Agent Identities via Microsoft Graph, and configure OAuth 2.0 token exchange (fmi_path, OBO, cross-tenant) including the Microsoft Entra SDK for AgentID sidecar. USE FOR: Agent Identity Blueprint, BlueprintPrincipal, agent OAuth, fmi_path token exchange, agent OBO, Workload Identity Federation for agents, polyglot agent auth, Microsoft.Identity.Web.AgentIdentities. DO NOT USE FOR: standard Entra app registration (use entra-app-registration), Microsoft Foundry agent authoring (use microsoft-foundry).

kql

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

KQL language expertise for writing correct, efficient Kusto Query Language queries. Covers syntax gotchas, join patterns, dynamic types, datetime pitfalls, regex patterns, serialization, memory management, result-size discipline, and advanced functions (geo, vector, graph). USE THIS SKILL whenever writing, debugging, or reviewing KQL queries — even simple ones — because the gotchas section prevents the most common errors that waste tool calls and cause expensive retry cascades. Trigger on: KQL, Kusto, ADX, Azure Data Explorer, Fabric Real-Time Intelligence, EventHouse, Log Analytics, log analysis, data exploration, time series, anomaly detection, summarize, where clause, join, extend, project, let statement, parse operator, extract function, any mention of pipe-forward query syntax.

azure-eventhub-java

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Build real-time streaming applications with Azure Event Hubs SDK for Java. Use when implementing event streaming, high-throughput data ingestion, or building event-driven architectures.

azure-compute

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure VM/VMSS router. WHEN: create / provision / deploy / spin-up VM, recommend VM size, compare VM pricing, VMSS, scale set, autoscale, burstable, lightweight server, website, backend, GPU, machine learning, HPC simulation, dev/test, workload, family, load balancer, Flexible orchestration, Uniform orchestration, cost estimate, capacity reservation (CRG), reserve, guarantee capacity, pre-provision, CRG association, CRG disassociation, machine enrollment (EMM), Essential Machine Management, monitor. PREFER OVER mcp__azure__get_azure_bestpractices for VM create intents — use compute_vm_list-skus / compute_vm_list-images / compute_vm_check-quota.

azure-eventhub-dotnet

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Event Hubs SDK for .NET. Use for high-throughput event streaming: sending events (EventHubProducerClient, EventHubBufferedProducerClient), receiving events (EventProcessorClient with checkpointing), partition management, and real-time data ingestion. Triggers: "Event Hubs", "event streaming", "EventHubProducerClient", "EventProcessorClient", "send events", "receive events", "checkpointing", "partition".

azure-eventgrid-py

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Event Grid SDK for Python. Use for publishing events, handling CloudEvents, and event-driven architectures. Triggers: "event grid", "EventGridPublisherClient", "CloudEvent", "EventGridEvent", "publish events".

azure-eventgrid-dotnet

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Event Grid SDK for .NET. Client library for publishing and consuming events with Azure Event Grid. Use for event-driven architectures, pub/sub messaging, CloudEvents, and EventGridEvents. Triggers: "Event Grid", "EventGridPublisherClient", "CloudEvent", "EventGridEvent", "publish events .NET", "event-driven", "pub/sub".

azure-data-tables-py

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Tables SDK for Python (Storage and Cosmos DB). Use for NoSQL key-value storage, entity CRUD, and batch operations. Triggers: "table storage", "TableServiceClient", "TableClient", "entities", "PartitionKey", "RowKey".

azure-data-tables-java

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Build table storage applications with Azure Tables SDK for Java. Use when working with Azure Table Storage or Cosmos DB Table API for NoSQL key-value data, schemaless storage, or structured data at scale.

azure-cosmos-ts

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (@azure/cosmos) for data plane operations. Use for CRUD operations on documents, queries, bulk operations, and container management. Triggers: "Cosmos DB", "@azure/cosmos", "CosmosClient", "document CRUD", "NoSQL queries", "bulk operations", "partition key", "container.items".

azure-cosmos-rust

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Cosmos DB library for Rust (NoSQL API). Document CRUD, containers, and globally distributed data. Triggers: "cosmos db rust", "CosmosClient rust", "document crud rust", "NoSQL rust", "partition key rust".

azure-cosmos-java

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Cosmos DB SDK for Java. NoSQL database operations with global distribution, multi-model support, and reactive patterns. Triggers: "CosmosClient java", "CosmosAsyncClient", "cosmos database java", "cosmosdb java", "document database java".

azure-containerregistry-py

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Container Registry SDK for Python. Use for managing container images, artifacts, and repositories. Triggers: "azure-containerregistry", "ContainerRegistryClient", "container images", "docker registry", "ACR".

azure-compute-batch-java

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Batch SDK for Java. Run large-scale parallel and HPC batch jobs with pools, jobs, tasks, and compute nodes. Triggers: "BatchClient java", "azure batch java", "batch pool java", "batch job java", "HPC java", "parallel computing java".

azure-compliance

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

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.

azure-communication-sms-java

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Send SMS messages with Azure Communication Services SMS Java SDK. Use when implementing SMS notifications, alerts, OTP delivery, bulk messaging, or delivery reports.

azure-communication-chat-java

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Build real-time chat applications with Azure Communication Services Chat Java SDK. Use when implementing chat threads, messaging, participants, read receipts, typing notifications, or real-time chat features.

azure-communication-callingserver-java

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure Communication Services CallingServer (legacy) Java SDK. Note - This SDK is deprecated. Use azure-communication-callautomation instead for new projects. Only use this skill when maintaining legacy code.

azure-communication-callautomation-java

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Build call automation workflows with Azure Communication Services Call Automation Java SDK. Use when implementing IVR systems, call routing, call recording, DTMF recognition, text-to-speech, or AI-powered call flows.

azure-ai-voicelive-ts

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure AI Voice Live SDK for JavaScript/TypeScript. Build real-time voice AI applications with bidirectional WebSocket communication. Use for voice assistants, conversational AI, real-time speech-to-speech, and voice-enabled chatbots in Node.js or browser environments. Triggers: "voice live", "real-time voice", "VoiceLiveClient", "VoiceLiveSession", "voice assistant TypeScript", "bidirectional audio", "speech-to-speech JavaScript".

azure-ai-voicelive-java

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure AI VoiceLive SDK for Java. Real-time bidirectional voice conversations with AI assistants using WebSocket. Triggers: "VoiceLiveClient java", "voice assistant java", "real-time voice java", "audio streaming java", "voice activity detection java".

azure-ai-voicelive-dotnet

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure AI Voice Live SDK for .NET. Build real-time voice AI applications with bidirectional WebSocket communication. Use for voice assistants, conversational AI, real-time speech-to-speech, and voice-enabled chatbots. Triggers: "voice live", "real-time voice", "VoiceLiveClient", "VoiceLiveSession", "voice assistant .NET", "bidirectional audio", "speech-to-speech".

azure-ai-translation-ts

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Build translation applications using Azure Translation SDKs for JavaScript (@azure-rest/ai-translation-text, @azure-rest/ai-translation-document). Use when implementing text translation, transliteration, language detection, or batch document translation.

azure-ai-translation-text-py

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Azure AI Text Translation SDK for real-time text translation, transliteration, language detection, and dictionary lookup. Use for translating text content in applications. Triggers: "text translation", "translator", "translate text", "transliterate", "TextTranslationClient".