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Azure Naming Research

by aztfmod in aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf

Research Azure naming constraints and CAF abbreviations for a given resource type.

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Azure Naming Research

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf --skill azure-naming-research -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf azure-naming-research --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/azure-naming-research .claude/skills/azure-naming-research && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
azure-naming-research
GitHub stars
188
Token cost
~527 tokens
SKILL.md length
178 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
22
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Research Azure naming constraints and CAF abbreviations for a given resource type.

  • Works in 3 steps: Look up CAF abbreviation → Look up Azure naming rules → Derive field values
  • You need to look up the official CAF slug
  • Reaches learn.microsoft.com
  • Naming rules (length

What it does

Azure Naming Research is an agent skill from aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf. Research Azure naming constraints and CAF abbreviations for a given resource type. Use when you need to look up the official CAF slug, naming rules (length, scope, valid characters), and derive validation/cleaning regex patterns for an Azure resource. Triggers on: CAF abbreviation lookup, Azure naming rules research, resource naming constraints.

Its SKILL.md is about 530 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/regex-patterns.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud. It works with Microsoft Azure. The repository describes itself as: Terraform provider for the Terraform platform engineering for Azure. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • You need to look up the official CAF slug
  • Naming rules (length
  • Valid characters)
  • Derive validation/cleaning regex patterns for an Azure resource

Example prompts

  • “/azure-naming-research”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Look up CAF abbreviation
  2. Look up Azure naming rules
  3. Derive field values

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ac74615. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • learn.microsoft.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Azure Naming Research loads about 527 tokens when it runs, and up to ~866 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 92 tokens; SKILL.md has 178 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~92
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~527
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~866

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf at commit ac74615, republished under its MIT licence (© aztfmod). 178 words, ~527 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-naming-research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
azure-naming-research
description
Research Azure naming constraints and CAF abbreviations for a given resource type. Use when you need to look up the official CAF slug, naming rules (length, scope, valid characters), and derive validation/cleaning regex patterns for an Azure resource. Triggers on: CAF abbreviation lookup, Azure naming rules research, resource naming constraints.

Azure Naming Research

Procedure

1. Look up CAF abbreviation

Query the CAF abbreviations page for the official slug and resource provider namespace:

URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-abbreviations

Prefer Microsoft Docs MCP tools (microsoft_docs_search, microsoft_docs_fetch) when available.

Search by:

  1. Terraform resource name without azurerm_ prefix (e.g., "container app")
  2. Resource provider namespace if known
  3. Common name (e.g., "Container Apps")

Extract: CAF abbreviation (slug), resource display name, resource provider namespace.

If not found, the resource is out-of-doc — set "out_of_doc": true in the JSON entry and omit official.slug and official.resource_provider_namespace.

2. Look up Azure naming rules

Query the naming rules page for constraints:

URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/resource-name-rules

Find the section matching the resource provider namespace from step 1. Extract: scope, length (min-max), valid characters.

3. Derive field values

See references/regex-patterns.md for the regex conversion tables.

  • scope mapping: "globally unique"→"global", "resource group"→"resourceGroup", "within parent"→"parent", "subscription"→"subscription"
  • dashes: true if hyphens allowed
  • lowercase: true if only lowercase letters allowed
  • validation_regex and regex: Use the pattern tables in the reference file. Both MUST use escaped double quotes: "\"pattern\""

Never guess at constraints — mark as UNKNOWN if not verifiable.

© aztfmod, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .github/skills/azure-naming-research of aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/regex-patterns.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ac74615

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Questions about Azure Naming Research

What does Azure Naming Research do?

Research Azure naming constraints and CAF abbreviations for a given resource type. Azure Naming Research is an agent skill from aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf. Research Azure naming constraints and CAF abbreviations for a given resource type.

When should I use Azure Naming Research?

Azure Naming Research fits situations like: you need to look up the official CAF slug; naming rules (length; valid characters); derive validation/cleaning regex patterns for an Azure resource.

How do I install Azure Naming Research in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf --skill azure-naming-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/azure-naming-research in aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf) into .claude/skills/azure-naming-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Azure Naming Research in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf --skill azure-naming-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/azure-naming-research in aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf) into .agents/skills/azure-naming-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Azure Naming Research in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf --skill azure-naming-research -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/azure-naming-research, .gemini/skills/azure-naming-research, .github/skills/azure-naming-research and .opencode/skills/azure-naming-research in your project.

What does Azure Naming Research need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Naming Research is instructions for the agent only.

Does Azure Naming Research access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: learn.microsoft.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Azure Naming Research safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Azure Naming Research use?

Azure Naming Research is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Azure Naming Research use?

About 527 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 339 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Azure Naming Research?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Naming Research: Cloud Cost Optimization (wshobson/agents, 40k stars), Terravision Cloud Diagrams (patrickchugh/terravision, 1.6k stars), Thesvg (glincker/thesvg, 2.8k stars) and Azure Pricing (Azure/Copilot-Studio-and-Azure, 110 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure Naming Research?

aztfmod (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf, which has 188 GitHub stars. The repository holds 22 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 21, 2026.

Source: aztfmod/terraform-provider-azurecaf on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.