The most useful AI agent skills, curated and maintained

Deploy, evaluate, and manage Foundry agents end-to-end: Docker build, ACR push, hosted/prompt agent create, container start, batch eval, prompt optimization, 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, optimize prompt, improve prompt, prompt optimization, prompt optimizer, improve agent instructions, optimize 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).

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.

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\".

Debug Azure production issues on Azure using AppLens, Azure Monitor, resource health, and safe triage. WHEN: debug production issues, 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

List, find, and show Azure resources across subscriptions or resource groups. Handles prompts like \"list websites\", \"list virtual machines\", \"list my VMs\", \"show storage accounts\", \"find container apps\", and \"what resources do I have\". USE FOR: 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.

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

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.

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.

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\".

Assess and upgrade Azure workloads between plans, tiers, or SKUs within Azure. Generates assessment reports and automates upgrade steps. WHEN: upgrade Consumption to Flex Consumption, upgrade Azure Functions plan, migrate hosting plan, upgrade Functions SKU, move to Flex Consumption, upgrade Azure service tier, change hosting plan, upgrade function app plan, migrate App Service to Container Apps.