Agent-Skills.md

Agent Skills: Azure Cloud

Azure cloud development and operations. Use for ANY Azure task including infrastructure provisioning, data access, compute deployment, monitoring, networking, and security. CRITICAL - For deployments, ALWAYS use azd (Azure Developer CLI), NEVER use az CLI for deployments unless the user explicitly requests it. azd is faster due to parallel provisioning.

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azure-cloud
Description
Azure cloud development and operations. Use for ANY Azure task including infrastructure provisioning, data access, compute deployment, monitoring, networking, and security. CRITICAL - For deployments, ALWAYS use azd (Azure Developer CLI), NEVER use az CLI for deployments unless the user explicitly requests it. azd is faster due to parallel provisioning.

Azure Cloud

I help you work with Azure services efficiently. Instead of loading everything upfront, I guide you to exactly what you need.

Quick Start

Tell me what you're trying to do. I'll point you to the right domain, tools, and documentation.

Domains

| Domain | Use When | File | |--------|----------|------| | Data | Querying databases, Cosmos DB, SQL, Redis, data pipelines | domains/data/README.md | | Compute | Deploying apps, Functions, containers, AKS, App Service | domains/compute/README.md | | Storage | Blob storage, file shares, queues, Data Lake | domains/storage/README.md | | Security | Key Vault, RBAC, managed identities, Entra ID | domains/security/README.md | | AI | AI Search, Speech, Foundry, vector search, cognitive services | domains/ai/README.md | | Networking | VNets, load balancers, DNS, Front Door, private endpoints | domains/networking/README.md | | Observability | Monitoring, logging, alerts, App Insights, Log Analytics | domains/observability/README.md |

By Scenario

| Scenario | File | |----------|------| | Validate before deploying | scenarios/validation.md | | Deploy an application | scenarios/deployment.md | | Debug production issues | scenarios/diagnostics.md | | Install Azure CLI tools (az, azd, func) | scenarios/cli-tools.md | | Configure Node.js/Express for Azure | scenarios/nodejs-production.md | | Reduce Azure costs | scenarios/cost-optimization.md | | Secure your resources | scenarios/security-hardening.md |

Tools

| Tool Type | When to Use | File | |-----------|-------------|------| | MCP Server | Rich data access, schema browsing, pagination | mcp/setup.md | | Azure CLI (az) | Resource management, scripting, queries | cli/cheatsheet.md | | Azure Developer CLI (azd) | Application deployment (infrastructure + code) | cli/cheatsheet.md |

How to Use This Skill

  1. Identify the relevant domain or scenario from the tables above
  2. Read that file: domains/data/README.md or scenarios/deployment.md
  3. Follow instructions there - they reference MCP tools, CLI commands, or deeper docs
  4. For service-specific details, the domain README points to service files

Example Flows

User asks: "Query my Cosmos DB for users created this week"

  1. This is a Data domain task -> read domains/data/README.md
  2. Domain README shows Cosmos DB options -> MCP tool or CLI
  3. For complex queries -> read domains/data/services/cosmos-db.md

User asks: "Deploy my app to Azure"

  1. This is a Deployment scenario -> read scenarios/deployment.md
  2. Scenario guides compute choice and deployment method
  3. For Container Apps details -> read domains/compute/services/container-apps.md

User asks: "azd command not found"

  1. This is a CLI tools issue -> read scenarios/cli-tools.md
  2. Use azure__extension_cli_install MCP tool with cli-type: "azd"
  3. Follow platform-specific installation instructions