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Public Skills
author-contributions
by microsoft
Identify all files a specific author contributed to on a branch vs its upstream, tracing code through renames. Use when asked who edited what, what code an author contributed, or to audit authorship before a merge. This skill should be run as a subagent — it performs many git operations and returns a concise table.
accessibility
by microsoft
Accessibility guidelines for VS Code features — covers accessibility help dialogs, accessible views, verbosity settings, accessibility signals, ARIA alerts/status announcements, keyboard navigation, and ARIA labels/roles. Applies to both new interactive UI surfaces and updates to existing features. Use when creating new UI or updating existing UI features.
sessions
by microsoft
Agent Sessions window architecture — covers the sessions-first app, layering, folder structure, chat widget, menus, contributions, entry points, and development guidelines. Use when implementing features or fixing issues in the Agent Sessions window.
agent-sessions-layout
by microsoft
Agent Sessions workbench layout — covers the fixed layout structure, grid configuration, part visibility, editor modal, titlebar, sidebar footer, and implementation requirements. Use when implementing features or fixing issues in the Agent Sessions workbench layout.
azure-pipelines
by microsoft
Use when validating Azure DevOps pipeline changes for the VS Code build. Covers queueing builds, checking build status, viewing logs, and iterating on pipeline YAML changes without waiting for full CI runs.
fix-errors
by microsoft
Guidelines for fixing unhandled errors from the VS Code error telemetry dashboard. Use when investigating error-telemetry issues with stack traces, error messages, and hit/user counts. Covers tracing data flow through call stacks, identifying producers of invalid data vs. consumers that crash, enriching error messages for telemetry diagnosis, and avoiding common anti-patterns like silently swallowing errors.
memory-leak-audit
by microsoft
'Audit code for memory leaks and disposable issues. Use when reviewing event listeners, DOM handlers, lifecycle callbacks, or fixing leak reports. Covers addDisposableListener, Event.once, MutableDisposable, DisposableStore, and onWillDispose patterns.'
update-screenshots
by microsoft
Download screenshot baselines from the latest CI run and commit them. Use when asked to update, accept, or refresh component screenshot baselines from CI, or after the screenshot-test GitHub Action reports differences. This skill should be run as a subagent.
tool-rename-deprecation
by microsoft
'Ensure renamed built-in tool references preserve backward compatibility. Use when renaming a toolReferenceName, tool set referenceName, or any tool identifier. Run on ANY change to tool registration code. Covers legacyToolReferenceFullNames for tools and legacyFullNames for tool sets.'
Hygiene Checks
by microsoft
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release-note-generation
by microsoft
Toolkit for generating PowerToys release notes from GitHub milestone PRs or commit ranges. Use when asked to create release notes, summarize milestone PRs, generate changelog, prepare release documentation, request Copilot reviews for PRs, update README for a new release, manage PR milestones, or collect PRs between commits/tags. Supports PR collection by milestone or commit range, milestone assignment, grouping by label, summarization with external contributor attribution, and README version bumping.
playwright-dev
by microsoft
Explains how to develop Playwright - add APIs, MCP tools, CLI commands, and vendor dependencies.
jupyter-notebook
by microsoft
"Use when the user asks to create, scaffold, or edit Jupyter notebooks (.ipynb) for experiments, explorations, or tutorials; prefer the bundled templates and run the helper script new_notebook.py to generate a clean starting notebook."
microsoft-docs
by microsoft
Prohledávejte oficiální dokumentaci Microsoftu, abyste našli koncepty,
jupyter-notebook
by microsoft
Použijte, když uživatel požádá o vytvoření, inicializaci nebo úpravu
microsoft-docs
by microsoft
'Query official Microsoft documentation to find concepts, tutorials, and code examples across Azure, .NET, Agent Framework, Aspire, VS Code, GitHub, and more. Uses Microsoft Learn MCP as the default, with Context7 and Aspire MCP for content that lives outside learn.microsoft.com.'
dev
by microsoft
Development workflows for the playwright-cli repository. Use when the user asks about rolling dependencies, releasing, or other repo maintenance tasks.
playwright-cli
by microsoft
Automates browser interactions for web testing, form filling, screenshots, and data extraction. Use when the user needs to navigate websites, interact with web pages, fill forms, take screenshots, test web applications, or extract information from web pages.
get-search-view-results
by microsoft
'Get the current search results from the Search view in VS Code'
project-setup-info-local
by microsoft
'Provides information about how to setup various kinds of projects. Useful for initializing projects based on requirements and scaffolding the project.'
install-vscode-extension
by microsoft
'How to install a VS Code extension from an extension ID. Useful when the user wants to add new capabilities to their VS Code environment by installing extensions.'
agent-customization
by microsoft
'WORKFLOW SKILL — Create, update, review, fix, or debug VS Code agent customization files (.instructions.md, .prompt.md, .agent.md, SKILL.md, copilot-instructions.md, AGENTS.md). USE FOR: saving coding preferences; troubleshooting why instructions/skills/agents are ignored or not invoked; configuring applyTo patterns; defining tool restrictions; creating custom agent modes or specialized workflows; packaging domain knowledge; fixing YAML frontmatter syntax. DO NOT USE FOR: general coding questions (use default agent); runtime debugging or error diagnosis; MCP server configuration (use MCP docs directly); VS Code extension development. INVOKES: file system tools (read/write customization files), ask-questions tool (interview user for requirements), subagents for codebase exploration. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: For quick YAML frontmatter fixes or creating a single file from a known pattern, edit the file directly — no skill needed.'
project-setup-info-context7
by microsoft
'Provides information about how to setup various kinds of projects. Useful for initializing projects based on requirements and scaffolding the project.'
build-ebpf
by microsoft
Build the eBPF for Windows repository — entire solution or specific components. Use this skill when asked to build, compile, rebuild, restore, or clean the project or any of its components (drivers, libraries, tools, tests, etc.).
verify-prevail
by microsoft
Diagnose eBPF program verification failures from the PREVAIL verifier. Use this skill for linux-compatible eBPF programs verified in the standalone PREVAIL repo (external/ebpf-verifier). For programs using Windows-specific features (bpf2c pipeline, Windows helpers, ebpf-for-windows headers), use the 'verify-bpf' skill instead.
build-prevail
by microsoft
Build and test the PREVAIL verifier (external/ebpf-verifier) standalone. Use this skill when asked to build, test, or iterate on the PREVAIL verifier, run YAML verification tests, or work with the verifier's cmake build system.
verify-bpf
by microsoft
Build and verify eBPF programs for the ebpf-for-windows project. Use this skill when asked to compile a .c BPF source to .o, verify a .o ELF file with bpf2c, or diagnose verification failures. Covers the full clang→bpf2c pipeline.
azure-ai-projects-dotnet
by microsoft
Azure AI Projects SDK for .NET. High-level client for Azure AI Foundry projects including agents, connections, datasets, deployments, evaluations, and indexes. Use for AI Foundry project management, versioned agents, and orchestration. Triggers: "AI Projects", "AIProjectClient", "Foundry project", "versioned agents", "evaluations", "datasets", "connections", "deployments .NET".
azure-cosmos-db-py
by microsoft
Build Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL services with Python/FastAPI following production-grade patterns. Use when implementing database client setup with dual auth (DefaultAzureCredential + emulator), service layer classes with CRUD operations, partition key strategies, parameterized queries, or TDD patterns for Cosmos. Triggers on phrases like "Cosmos DB", "NoSQL database", "document store", "add persistence", "database service layer", or "Python Cosmos SDK".
azure-communication-chat-java
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-common-java
by microsoft
Azure Communication Services common utilities for Java. Use when working with CommunicationTokenCredential, user identifiers, token refresh, or shared authentication across ACS services.
azure-ai-contentsafety-java
by microsoft
Build content moderation applications with Azure AI Content Safety SDK for Java. Use when implementing text/image analysis, blocklist management, or harm detection for hate, violence, sexual content, and self-harm.
azure-ai-document-intelligence-dotnet
by microsoft
Azure AI Document Intelligence SDK for .NET. Extract text, tables, and structured data from documents using prebuilt and custom models. Use for invoice processing, receipt extraction, ID document analysis, and custom document models. Triggers: "Document Intelligence", "DocumentIntelligenceClient", "form recognizer", "invoice extraction", "receipt OCR", "document analysis .NET".
azure-ai-ml-py
by microsoft
Azure Machine Learning SDK v2 for Python. Use for ML workspaces, jobs, models, datasets, compute, and pipelines. Triggers: "azure-ai-ml", "MLClient", "workspace", "model registry", "training jobs", "datasets".
azure-communication-callingserver-java
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-sms-java
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-ai-projects-py
by microsoft
Build AI applications using the Azure AI Projects Python SDK (azure-ai-projects). Use when working with Foundry project clients, creating versioned agents with PromptAgentDefinition, running evaluations, managing connections/deployments/datasets/indexes, or using OpenAI-compatible clients. This is the high-level Foundry SDK - for low-level agent operations, use azure-ai-agents-python skill.
azure-cosmos-py
by microsoft
Azure Cosmos DB SDK for Python (NoSQL API). Use for document CRUD, queries, containers, and globally distributed data. Triggers: "cosmos db", "CosmosClient", "container", "document", "NoSQL", "partition key".
aspire-ts
by microsoft
Orchestrate JavaScript/TypeScript applications with .NET Aspire. Use when building Node.js APIs, React/Vue/Svelte frontends, or Vite apps that need service discovery, telemetry, and deployment orchestration via Aspire's AppHost. Covers AddViteApp, AddNodeApp, AddJavaScriptApp, package managers, OpenTelemetry, and polyglot integration patterns.
copilot-sdk
by microsoft
Build applications powered by GitHub Copilot using the Copilot SDK. Use when creating programmatic integrations with Copilot across Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go, or .NET. Covers session management, custom tools, streaming, hooks, MCP servers, BYOK providers, session persistence, custom agents, skills, and deployment patterns. Requires GitHub Copilot CLI installed and a GitHub Copilot subscription (unless using BYOK).
skill-creator
by microsoft
Guide for creating effective skills for AI coding agents working with Azure SDKs and Microsoft Foundry services. Use when creating new skills or updating existing skills.
podcast-generation
by microsoft
Generate AI-powered podcast-style audio narratives using Azure OpenAI's GPT Realtime Mini model via WebSocket. Use when building text-to-speech features, audio narrative generation, podcast creation from content, or integrating with Azure OpenAI Realtime API for real audio output. Covers full-stack implementation from React frontend to Python FastAPI backend with WebSocket streaming.
azure-ai-agents-persistent-dotnet
by microsoft
Azure AI Agents Persistent SDK for .NET. Low-level SDK for creating and managing AI agents with threads, messages, runs, and tools. Use for agent CRUD, conversation threads, streaming responses, function calling, file search, and code interpreter. Triggers: "PersistentAgentsClient", "persistent agents", "agent threads", "agent runs", "streaming agents", "function calling agents .NET".
azure-ai-contentunderstanding-py
by microsoft
Azure AI Content Understanding SDK for Python. Use for multimodal content extraction from documents, images, audio, and video. Triggers: "azure-ai-contentunderstanding", "ContentUnderstandingClient", "multimodal analysis", "document extraction", "video analysis", "audio transcription".
azure-ai-vision-imageanalysis-java
by microsoft
Build image analysis applications with Azure AI Vision SDK for Java. Use when implementing image captioning, OCR text extraction, object detection, tagging, or smart cropping.
azure-ai-voicelive-java
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-contentsafety-py
by microsoft
Azure AI Content Safety SDK for Python. Use for detecting harmful content in text and images with multi-severity classification. Triggers: "azure-ai-contentsafety", "ContentSafetyClient", "content moderation", "harmful content", "text analysis", "image analysis".
azure-cosmos-java
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".
agent-framework-azure-ai-py
by microsoft
Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai). Use when creating persistent agents with AzureAIAgentsProvider, using hosted tools (code interpreter, file search, web search), integrating MCP servers, managing conversation threads, or implementing streaming responses. Covers function tools, structured outputs, and multi-tool agents.
agents-v2-py
by microsoft
Build container-based Foundry Agents using Azure AI Projects SDK with ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition. Use when creating hosted agents that run custom code in Azure AI Foundry with your own container images. Triggers: "ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition", "hosted agent", "container agent", "Foundry Agent", "create_version", "ProtocolVersionRecord", "AgentProtocol.RESPONSES", "custom agent image".
azure-ai-contentsafety-ts
by microsoft
Analyze text and images for harmful content using Azure AI Content Safety (@azure-rest/ai-content-safety). Use when moderating user-generated content, detecting hate speech, violence, sexual content, or self-harm, or managing custom blocklists.
azure-ai-anomalydetector-java
by microsoft
Build anomaly detection applications with Azure AI Anomaly Detector SDK for Java. Use when implementing univariate/multivariate anomaly detection, time-series analysis, or AI-powered monitoring.
azure-ai-agents-persistent-java
by microsoft
Azure AI Agents Persistent SDK for Java. Low-level SDK for creating and managing AI agents with threads, messages, runs, and tools. Triggers: "PersistentAgentsClient", "persistent agents java", "agent threads java", "agent runs java", "streaming agents java".
azure-ai-document-intelligence-ts
by microsoft
Extract text, tables, and structured data from documents using Azure Document Intelligence (@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence). Use when processing invoices, receipts, IDs, forms, or building custom document models.
azure-ai-voicelive-ts
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-transcription-py
by microsoft
Azure AI Transcription SDK for Python. Use for real-time and batch speech-to-text transcription with timestamps and diarization. Triggers: "transcription", "speech to text", "Azure AI Transcription", "TranscriptionClient".
azure-ai-projects-java
by microsoft
Azure AI Projects SDK for Java. High-level SDK for Azure AI Foundry project management including connections, datasets, indexes, and evaluations. Triggers: "AIProjectClient java", "azure ai projects java", "Foundry project java", "ConnectionsClient", "DatasetsClient", "IndexesClient".
azure-communication-callautomation-java
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-eventgrid-java
by microsoft
Build event-driven applications with Azure Event Grid SDK for Java. Use when publishing events, implementing pub/sub patterns, or integrating with Azure services via events.
azure-ai-translation-text-py
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".
azure-cosmos-ts
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".
github-issue-creator
by microsoft
Convert raw notes, error logs, voice dictation, or screenshots into crisp GitHub-flavored markdown issue reports. Use when the user pastes bug info, error messages, or informal descriptions and wants a structured GitHub issue. Supports images/GIFs for visual evidence.
azure-appconfiguration-java
by microsoft
Azure App Configuration SDK for Java. Centralized application configuration management with key-value settings, feature flags, and snapshots. Triggers: "ConfigurationClient java", "app configuration java", "feature flag java", "configuration setting java", "azure config java".
mcp-builder
by microsoft
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to integrate external APIs or services, whether in Python (FastMCP), Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK), or C#/.NET (Microsoft MCP SDK).
hve-core-installer
by microsoft
'Decision-driven installer for HVE-Core with 6 clone-based installation methods, extension quick-install, environment detection, and agent customization workflows - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core'
video-to-gif
by microsoft
'Video-to-GIF conversion skill with FFmpeg two-pass optimization - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core'
pr-reference
by microsoft
'Generates PR reference XML containing commit history and unified diffs between branches. Includes utilities to list changed files and read diff chunks. Use when creating pull request descriptions, preparing code reviews, analyzing branch changes, discovering work items from diffs, or generating structured diff summaries. - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core'
reactor-app
by microsoft
Create WinUI 3 desktop applications using the Reactor framework — a React-inspired declarative C# projection over WinUI 3. No XAML, no data binding, no templates. This file is the legacy single-file skill — prefer the reactor plugin under plugins/reactor/ (or agentkit/plugins/reactor/ in the NuGet) for a more efficient skill-loading experience.
azure-observability
by microsoft
Azure Observability Services including Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Alerts, and Workbooks. Provides metrics, APM, distributed tracing, KQL queries, and interactive reports.
azure-storage
by microsoft
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.
azure-postgres
by microsoft
Create new Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server instances and configure passwordless authentication with Microsoft Entra ID. Set up developer access, managed identities for apps, group-based permissions, and migrate from password-based to Entra ID authentication. USE FOR: passwordless for postgres, entra id postgres, azure ad postgres authentication, postgres managed identity, migrate postgres to passwordless, create postgres server, configure postgres auth. DO NOT USE FOR: MySQL databases (use azure-prepare), Cosmos DB (use azure-prepare), general Azure resource creation (use azure-prepare).
azure-prepare
by microsoft
Default entry point for Azure application development. Invoke this skill for ANY application work related to Azure: creating apps, building features, adding components, updating code, migrating, or modernizing. Analyzes your project and prepares it for Azure deployment by generating infrastructure code (Bicep/Terraform), azure.yaml configuration, and Dockerfiles. USE FOR: create an app, build a web app, create API, create frontend, create backend, add a feature, build a service, make an application, develop a project, migrate my app, modernize my code, update my application, add database, add authentication, add caching, deploy to Azure, host on Azure, Azure with Terraform (defaults to azd+Terraform), Azure with azd, generate azure.yaml, generate Bicep or Terraform, prepare Azure Functions. DO NOT USE FOR: only validating an already-prepared app (use azure-validate), only running azd up/deploy (use azure-deploy), pure Terraform without azd (prefer azd+Terraform).
azure-hosted-copilot-sdk
by microsoft
"Build and deploy GitHub Copilot SDK apps to Azure. USE FOR: build copilot app, create copilot app, copilot SDK, @github/copilot-sdk, scaffold copilot project, copilot-powered app, deploy copilot app, host on azure, azure model, BYOM, bring your own model, use my own model, azure openai model, DefaultAzureCredential, self-hosted model, copilot SDK service, chat app with copilot, copilot-sdk-service template, azd init copilot, CopilotClient, createSession, sendAndWait, GitHub Models API. DO NOT USE FOR: using Copilot (not building with it), Copilot Extensions, Azure Functions without Copilot, general web apps without copilot SDK, Foundry agent hosting (use microsoft-foundry skill), agent evaluation (use microsoft-foundry skill)."
Azure Validate
by microsoft
GitHub Copilot for Azure
microsoft-foundry
by microsoft
Use this skill to work with Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI Foundry): deploy AI models from catalog, build RAG applications with knowledge indexes, create and evaluate AI agents, manage RBAC permissions and role assignments, manage quotas and capacity, create Foundry resources. USE FOR: Microsoft Foundry, AI Foundry, deploy model, model catalog, RAG, knowledge index, create agent, evaluate agent, agent monitoring, create Foundry project, new Foundry project, set up Foundry, onboard to Foundry, provision Foundry infrastructure, create Foundry resource, create AI Services, multi-service resource, AIServices kind, register resource provider, enable Cognitive Services, setup AI Services account, create resource group for Foundry, RBAC, role assignment, managed identity, service principal, permissions, quota, capacity, TPM, deployment failure, QuotaExceeded. DO NOT USE FOR: Azure Functions (use azure-functions), App Service (use azure-create-app), generic Azure resource creation (use azure-create-app).
azure-messaging
by microsoft
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. USE FOR: event hub SDK error, service bus SDK issue, messaging connection failure, AMQP error, event processor host issue, message lock lost, 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 DO NOT USE FOR: creating Event Hub or Service Bus resources (use azure-prepare), monitoring metrics (use azure-observability), cost analysis (use azure-cost-optimization)
azure-kusto
by microsoft
Query and analyze data in Azure Data Explorer (Kusto/ADX) using KQL for log analytics, telemetry, and time series analysis. USE FOR: KQL queries, Kusto database queries, Azure Data Explorer, ADX clusters, log analytics, time series data, IoT telemetry, anomaly detection DO NOT USE FOR: SQL databases (use azure-postgres), NoSQL queries (use azure-storage), Elasticsearch, AWS analytics tools
Azure Resource Lookup
by microsoft
GitHub Copilot for Azure
azure-aigateway
by microsoft
Configure Azure API Management (APIM) as AI Gateway to secure, observe, control AI models, MCP servers, agents. Helps with rate limiting, semantic caching, content safety, load balancing. USE FOR: AI Gateway, APIM, setup gateway, configure gateway, add gateway, model gateway, MCP server, rate limit, token limit, semantic cache, content safety, load balance, OpenAPI import, convert API to MCP. DO NOT USE FOR: deploy models (use microsoft-foundry), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), databases (use azure-postgres).
azure-deploy
by microsoft
Execute deployment to Azure. Final step after preparation and validation. Runs azd up, azd deploy, or infrastructure provisioning commands. USE FOR: run azd up, run azd deploy, execute deployment, provision infrastructure, push to production, go live, ship it, deploy web app, deploy container app, deploy static site, deploy Azure Functions, bicep deploy, terraform apply. DO NOT USE FOR: creating or building apps (use azure-prepare), validating before deploy (use azure-validate).
azure-rbac
by microsoft
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. USE FOR: "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". DO NOT USE FOR: creating or configuring managed identities, or general Azure security hardening; those are out of scope for this role-selection skill.
appinsights-instrumentation
by microsoft
Guidance for instrumenting webapps with Azure Application Insights. Provides telemetry patterns, SDK setup, and configuration references. USE FOR: how to instrument app, App Insights SDK, telemetry patterns, what is App Insights, Application Insights guidance, instrumentation examples, APM best practices. DO NOT USE FOR: adding App Insights to my app (use azure-prepare), add telemetry to my project (use azure-prepare), add monitoring (use azure-prepare). This skill provides guidance—azure-prepare orchestrates component changes.
azure-compliance
by microsoft
Comprehensive Azure compliance and security auditing capabilities including best practices assessment, Key Vault expiration monitoring, and resource configuration validation. USE FOR: compliance scan, security audit, azqr, Azure best practices, Key Vault expiration check, compliance assessment, resource review, configuration validation, expired certificates, expiring secrets, orphaned resources, policy compliance, security posture evaluation. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources (use azure-deploy), cost analysis alone (use azure-cost-optimization), active security hardening (use azure-security-hardening), general Azure Advisor queries (use azure-observability).
entra-app-registration
by microsoft
Guides Microsoft Entra ID app registration, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and MSAL integration. USE FOR: create app registration, register Azure AD app, configure OAuth, set up authentication, add API permissions, generate service principal, MSAL example, console app auth, Entra ID setup, Azure AD authentication. DO NOT USE FOR: Azure RBAC or role assignments (use azure-rbac), Key Vault secrets (use azure-keyvault-expiration-audit), Azure resource security (use azure-security).
azure-cost-optimization
by microsoft
Identify and quantify cost savings across Azure subscriptions by analyzing actual costs, utilization metrics, and generating actionable optimization recommendations. USE FOR: optimize Azure costs, reduce Azure spending, reduce Azure expenses, analyze Azure costs, find cost savings, generate cost optimization report, find orphaned resources, rightsize VMs, cost analysis, reduce waste, Azure spending analysis, find unused resources, optimize Redis costs. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources (use azure-deploy), general Azure diagnostics (use azure-diagnostics), security issues (use azure-security)
azure-diagnostics
by microsoft
Debug and troubleshoot production issues on Azure. Covers Container Apps diagnostics, log analysis with KQL, health checks, and common issue resolution for image pulls, cold starts, and health probes. USE FOR: debug production issues, troubleshoot container apps, analyze logs with KQL, fix image pull failures, resolve cold start issues, investigate health probe failures, check resource health, view application logs, find root cause of errors DO NOT USE FOR: deploying applications (use azure-deploy), creating new resources (use azure-prepare), setting up monitoring (use azure-observability), cost optimization (use azure-cost-optimization)
azure-resource-visualizer
by microsoft
Analyze Azure resource groups and generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams showing the relationships between individual resources. USE FOR: 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 DO NOT USE FOR: creating/modifying resources (use azure-deploy), security scanning (use azure-security), performance troubleshooting (use azure-diagnostics), code generation (use relevant service skill)
azure-ai
by microsoft
"Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, OpenAI, Document Intelligence. Helps with search, vector/hybrid search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcription, OCR. USE FOR: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcribe, OCR, convert text to speech. DO NOT USE FOR: Function apps/Functions (use azure-functions), databases (azure-postgres/azure-kusto), general Azure resources."