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Azure app onboard

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Azure kubernetes

2 skills

Deploy model

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/preset

Intelligently deploys Azure OpenAI models to optimal regions by analyzing capacity across all available regions. Automatically checks current region first and shows alternatives if needed. USE FOR: quick deployment, optimal region, best region, automatic region selection, fast setup, multi-region capacity check, high availability deployment, deploy to best location. DO NOT USE FOR: custom SKU selection (use customize), specific version selection (use customize), custom capacity configuration (use customize), PTU deployments (use customize).

/customize

Interactive guided deployment flow for Azure OpenAI models with full customization control. Step-by-step selection of model version, SKU (GlobalStandard/Standard/ProvisionedManaged), capacity, RAI policy (content filter), and advanced options (dynamic quota, priority processing, spillover). USE FOR: custom deployment, customize model deployment, choose version, select SKU, set capacity, configure content filter, RAI policy, deployment options, detailed deployment, advanced deployment, PTU deployment, provisioned throughput. DO NOT USE FOR: quick deployment to optimal region (use preset).

/capacity

Discovers available Azure OpenAI model capacity across regions and projects. Analyzes quota limits, compares availability, and recommends optimal deployment locations based on capacity requirements. USE FOR: find capacity, check quota, where can I deploy, capacity discovery, best region for capacity, multi-project capacity search, quota analysis, model availability, region comparison, check TPM availability. DO NOT USE FOR: actual deployment (hand off to preset or customize after discovery), quota increase requests (direct user to Azure Portal), listing existing deployments.

Microsoft foundry

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Models

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/azure-reliability

Assess and improve the reliability posture of PaaS Applications (Azure Functions and Azure App Service). Scans deployed resources for zone redundancy, ZRS storage, health probes, and multi-region failover. Presents a feature-pivoted checklist, then drives staged remediation (CLI or IaC patches) end-to-end with user confirmation. WHEN: "assess reliability", "check reliability", "zone redundant", "multi-region failover", "high availability", "disaster recovery", "single points of failure", "reliability posture", "resiliency".

/microsoft-foundry

Build, deploy, evaluate, optimize, fine-tune, and manage Microsoft Foundry agents, models, and resources end to end. USE FOR: foundry, azd ai agent, azd provision/deploy, hosted agent scaffold/develop/run/deploy/troubleshoot, prompt agent create, create agent, update agent, add tool to agent, invoke agent, agent.yaml, agent insights, pull agent insights, evaluate agent, batch eval, continuous eval, continuous monitoring, agent CI/CD, optimize prompt, improve prompt, prompt optimizer, optimize agent instructions, Agent Optimizer scaffold, dataset curation from traces, deploy model, model fine-tuning (SFT/DPO/RFT), Foundry project, RBAC, role assignment, permissions, quota, capacity, region, deployment failure, AI Services, create Foundry resource, knowledge index, customize deployment, onboard, availability, training-data, grader, distillation, large file upload. DO NOT USE FOR: Azure Functions, App Service, general Azure deploy (use azure-deploy), general Azure prep (use azure-prepare).

/azure-app-onboard

End-to-end orchestrator: from a business idea, app idea, or existing app to running Azure deployment with cost estimates and pre-deploy approval. Analyzes your app, auto-detects the right Azure services, scaffolds infrastructure code, and deploys β€” tailored to your app, not a template. Handles moving existing apps to Azure without rewriting or with minimal changes. WHEN: bring your app to Azure, plan my app, cost to run, is my code ready to deploy, deploy my app to the cloud, deploy all my services, what Azure services do I need, plan my Azure deployment, deploy my new app to Azure, one-click deploy, I have an app and want it on Azure, migrate my app to Azure, help me get started, build an app, no code yet, starter project. DO NOT USE FOR: use azd for deployment(use azure-deploy), optimizing existing costs (use cost-optimization), code readiness checks only (use azure-app-onboard-prereq).

/azure-prepare

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-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 cost-optimization from the optional azure-cost plugin), or non-Azure clouds.

/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.

/azure-app-onboard-prereq

Assess whether source code is ready to deploy to Azure β€” the check BEFORE infrastructure work. Evaluates build health, app completeness, dependencies and local services, stack compatibility, and deployment feasibility. Answers questions about what your app needs before it can be deployed β€” frameworks, dependencies, and configuration. Checks whether dependencies are compatible and identifies deployment blockers and unsupported frameworks. WHEN: "evaluate my repo", "is my app ready to deploy", "what does my app need to deploy", "what do I need before deploying", "does my app need", "can I ship this to Azure", "scan my repo for issues", "is this app deployable", "check if my app is ready for Azure", "do I need a Dockerfile", "what's blocking my deployment", "are there any blockers", "are my dependencies compatible", "does Azure support my framework", "what needs to change before deploying", "check my app configuration".

/azure-cloud-migrate

Assess and migrate cross-cloud workloads to Azure with reports and code conversion. Supports Lambda→Functions, Beanstalk/Heroku/App Engine→App Service, Fargate/Kubernetes/Cloud Run/Spring Boot→Container Apps. WHEN: migrate Lambda to Functions, AWS to Azure, migrate Beanstalk, migrate Heroku, migrate App Engine, Cloud Run migration, Fargate to ACA, ECS/Kubernetes/GKE/EKS to Container Apps, Spring Boot to Container Apps, cross-cloud migration.

/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, VM RDP, Linux SSH, VM black screen, can't connect to VM, reset VM password, NSG or firewall blocking, 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.

/azure-kusto-graph

Build and query Kusto graphs from natural language. Covers transient graphs (make-graph), persistent graph models/snapshots, pattern matching (graph-match), shortest paths, connected components, and graph-to-table export. Generates the edges-first thinking: define edges, define node lookups, union, make-graph. WHEN: make-graph, graph-match, graph-shortest-paths, graph-to-table, graph-mark-components, persistent graph, graph model, graph snapshot, build a graph from data, find paths between nodes, pattern matching in graph, connected components, transient graph, Kusto graph, KQL graph.

/azure-kusto-irql-graph

Apply IRQL graph functions to KQL or IRQL query results for Kusto Explorer visualization. Generates Lift_To_Graph mappings and composes Graph_Render_View, Graph_Fold_By_Property, Extract_Node_*, Enrich_Node_*, and Enrich_Graph_* calls. Accepts a supplied query or limited basic natural-language source request; it is not a general natural-language-to-KQL/IRQL skill. WHEN: Lift_To_Graph, Graph_Render_View, Graph_Fold_By_Property, IRQL graph enrichment, graph mapping for existing query results, icon-decorated graph, fold graph nodes. Use azure-kusto-graph for native make-graph analysis, graph-match, shortest paths, components, or persistent graphs.

/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, enable AKS observability, design AKS networking, choose AKS SKU, secure AKS, optimize AKS, AKS spot nodes, AKS cluster-autoscaler, rightsize AKS pod, pod rightsizing, over-provisioned AKS pod, pod resource requests and limits, Vertical Pod Autoscaler, VPA recommendations.

/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.

/azure-speech-to-text-rest-py

Azure Speech to Text REST API for short audio (Python). Use for simple speech recognition of audio files up to 60 seconds without the Speech SDK. Triggers: "speech to text REST", "short audio transcription", "speech recognition REST API", "STT REST", "recognize speech REST". DO NOT USE FOR: Long audio (>60 seconds), real-time streaming, batch transcription, custom speech models, speech translation. Use Speech SDK or Batch Transcription API instead.

/azure-compute

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 β€” use compute_vm_list-skus / compute_vm_list-images / compute_vm_check-quota.

/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 β€” 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" β€” use azure-prepare for these.

/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.

/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).

/entra-agent-id

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).

/azure-ai-voicelive-py

Build real-time voice AI applications using Azure AI Voice Live SDK (azure-ai-voicelive). Use this skill when creating Python applications that need real-time bidirectional audio communication with Azure AI, including voice assistants, voice-enabled chatbots, real-time speech-to-speech translation, voice-driven avatars, or any WebSocket-based audio streaming with AI models. Supports Server VAD (Voice Activity Detection), turn-based conversation, function calling, MCP tools, avatar integration, and transcription.

/teams-app-developer

Builds, tests, and deploys Microsoft 365 apps and agents for Teams and Copilot. Includes sub-skills for project creation, local testing, cloud deployment, troubleshooting, and Slack-to-Teams migration. USE FOR: Teams agent, bot, tab, message extension, Declarative Agents, Custom Engine Agents, local testing, Agents Playground, Azure resource provision, remote deployment, Slack to Teams migration, cross-platform bot development, Block Kit to Adaptive Cards conversion. DO NOT USE FOR: general web development, non-bot/non-Teams projects.

/debugview

Sysinternals DebugView CLI (DbgViewCli) for capturing and analyzing usermode and kernel-mode Windows debug output from the command line. USE FOR: capturing OutputDebugString output, kernel DbgPrint/KdPrint capture, boot-time debug logging, remote debug monitoring, filtering debug output by PID or process name, crash dump analysis, automated debug capture with bounded execution. DO NOT USE FOR: non-Windows platforms, application-level logging frameworks (log4j, serilog), Azure Monitor or cloud telemetry, ETW tracing (use WPR/xperf instead), user-mode crash dumps (use WinDbg). Triggers: "debug output", "DbgView", "DebugView", "kernel debug", "capture debug logs", "boot logging", "OutputDebugString", "DbgPrint", "KdPrint", "remote debug monitor", "debug capture CLI".

/declarative-agent-developer

Create, build, deploy, and localize declarative agents for M365 Copilot and Teams. USE THIS SKILL for ANY task involving a declarative agent β€” including localization, scaffolding, editing manifests, adding capabilities, and deploying. Localization requires tokenized manifests and language files that only this skill knows how to produce. Triggers: "create agent", "create a declarative agent", "new declarative agent", "scaffold an agent", "new agent project", "add a capability", "add a plugin", "configure my agent", "deploy my agent", "fix my agent manifest", "edit my agent", "localize my agent", "add localization", "translate my agent", "multi-language agent", "add an API plugin", "add an MCP plugin", "add OAuth to my plugin", "review instructions", "improve instructions", "fix my instructions"

/ui-widget-developer

Build MCP servers for Copilot Chat using the OpenAI Apps SDK or MCP Apps SDK widget rendering support (any language). Use this skill when: - Creating MCP servers that integrate with M365 Copilot declarative agents - Building rich interactive widgets (React + Fluent UI) that render in Copilot Chat - Implementing tools that return structuredContent for widget rendering - Adapting an existing MCP server to support Copilot widget rendering - Setting up devtunnels for localhost MCP server exposure - Configuring mcpPlugin.json manifests with RemoteMCPServer runtime Do NOT use this skill for general agent development (scaffolding, manifests, deployment) β€” use declarative-agent-developer instead. This skill is ONLY for MCP server + widget development. Triggers: "MCP server for Copilot", "OpenAI Apps SDK", "Copilot widget", "structuredContent", "MCP plugin", "devtunnels MCP", "OAI app", "widget rendering", "UI widget"

/azure-resource-manager-cosmosdb-dotnet

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Cosmos DB in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Cosmos DB accounts, databases, containers, throughput settings, and RBAC via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for data plane operations (CRUD on documents) - use Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos for that. Triggers: "Cosmos DB account", "create Cosmos account", "manage Cosmos resources", "ARM Cosmos", "CosmosDBAccountResource", "provision Cosmos DB".

/azure-resource-manager-playwright-dotnet

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-resource-manager-redis-dotnet

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Redis in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Azure Cache for Redis instances, firewall rules, access keys, patch schedules, linked servers (geo-replication), and private endpoints via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for data plane operations (get/set keys, pub/sub) - use StackExchange.Redis for that. Triggers: "Redis cache", "create Redis", "manage Redis", "ARM Redis", "RedisResource", "provision Redis", "Azure Cache for Redis".

/azure-resource-manager-sql-dotnet

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Azure SQL in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing SQL servers, databases, elastic pools, firewall rules, and failover groups via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for data plane operations (executing queries) - use Microsoft.Data.SqlClient for that. Triggers: "SQL server", "create SQL database", "manage SQL resources", "ARM SQL", "SqlServerResource", "provision Azure SQL", "elastic pool", "firewall rule".

/applicationinsights-web-ts

Instrument browser/web apps with the Application Insights JavaScript SDK (@microsoft/applicationinsights-web). Use for Real User Monitoring (RUM) β€” page views, clicks, AJAX/fetch dependencies, exceptions, custom events, and browser-side GenAI agent traces correlated to backend OpenTelemetry traces. Covers SDK Loader Script and npm setup, framework extensions (React, React Native, Angular), Click Analytics, telemetry initializers, and OTel GenAI semantic conventions for agent/tool/model spans emitted from the browser.

/kql

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 β€” even simple ones β€” 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.

/microsoft-azure-webjobs-extensions-authentication-events-dotnet

Microsoft Entra Authentication Events SDK for .NET. Azure Functions triggers for custom authentication extensions. Use for token enrichment, custom claims, attribute collection, and OTP customization in Entra ID. Triggers: "Authentication Events", "WebJobsAuthenticationEventsTrigger", "OnTokenIssuanceStart", "OnAttributeCollectionStart", "custom claims", "token enrichment", "Entra custom extension", "authentication extension".

/frontend-design-review

Review and create distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with high design quality and design system compliance. Evaluates using three pillars: frictionless insight-to-action, quality craft, and trustworthy building. USE FOR: PR reviews, design reviews, accessibility audits, design system compliance checks, creative frontend design, UI code review, component reviews, responsive design checks, theme testing, and creating memorable UI. DO NOT USE FOR: Backend API reviews, database schema reviews, infrastructure or DevOps work, pure business logic without UI, or non-frontend code.

Teams app developer

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