Official agent skill

Azure CLI App Service Blog

by Azure in Azure/AppService

Generate and stage Azure App Service Team Blog posts from Azure CLI monthly releases.

OfficialNo licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Azure CLI App Service Blog

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Azure/AppService --skill azure-cli-app-service-blog -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Azure/AppService azure-cli-app-service-blog --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/Azure/AppService.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog .claude/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog && 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-cli-app-service-blog
GitHub stars
115
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
727 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Generate and stage Azure App Service Team Blog posts from Azure CLI monthly releases.

  • Works in 6 steps: Keep the article App Service-only. → Require the PR title marker. → Prove release inclusion. → …
  • Asked to audit an Azure CLI version
  • SKILL.md covers Required inputs and defaults, Non-negotiable publication rules, Workflow and Research stopping rule, plus 1 more section
  • Calls az

What it does

Azure CLI App Service Blog is an agent skill from Azure/AppService, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Generate and stage Azure App Service Team Blog posts from Azure CLI monthly releases. Use when asked to audit an Azure CLI version or month, identify App Service changes, enrich release content from the product-planning board, or draft an App Service Azure CLI release post.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/article-contract.md` and `references/release-research.md`).

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Blog and article writing. It works with Microsoft Azure and Azure Functions. The repository describes itself as: Blog posts from the App Service team.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to audit an Azure CLI version
  • Identify App Service changes
  • Enrich release content from the product-planning board
  • Draft an App Service Azure CLI release post

Example prompts

  • “/azure-cli-app-service-blog”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Keep the article App Service-only.
  2. Require the PR title marker.
  3. Prove release inclusion.
  4. Treat pinned public implementation as the shipping authority.
  5. Use private planning context safely.
  6. Use canonical terminology.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 314bdaa. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • az

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use az, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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 CLI App Service Blog loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 727 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~75
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.5k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 727 words (~1,388 tokens).

“Generate a factual, customer-focused App Service Team Blog post for one or more Azure CLI releases. Research the exact release boundary, classify PRs using the Azure CLI title convention, enrich customer framing from product planning, verify every shipped claim, write…”

— opening of SKILL.md by Azure
name
azure-cli-app-service-blog

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in .github/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog of Azure/AppService.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/article-contract.md
  • references/release-research.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 314bdaa

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Questions about Azure CLI App Service Blog

What does Azure CLI App Service Blog do?

Generate and stage Azure App Service Team Blog posts from Azure CLI monthly releases. Azure CLI App Service Blog is an agent skill from Azure/AppService, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Generate and stage Azure App Service Team Blog posts from Azure CLI monthly releases.

When should I use Azure CLI App Service Blog?

Azure CLI App Service Blog fits situations like: asked to audit an Azure CLI version; identify App Service changes; enrich release content from the product-planning board; draft an App Service Azure CLI release post.

How do I install Azure CLI App Service Blog in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Azure/AppService --skill azure-cli-app-service-blog -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog in Azure/AppService) into .claude/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Azure CLI App Service Blog in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Azure/AppService --skill azure-cli-app-service-blog -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog in Azure/AppService) into .agents/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Azure CLI App Service Blog 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 Azure/AppService --skill azure-cli-app-service-blog -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-cli-app-service-blog, .gemini/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog, .github/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog and .opencode/skills/azure-cli-app-service-blog in your project.

What does Azure CLI App Service Blog need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Azure CLI App Service Blog needs the command-line tools its instructions call (az).

Does Azure CLI App Service Blog access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Azure CLI App Service Blog 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 CLI App Service Blog use?

No licence was found for Azure CLI App Service Blog or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Azure CLI App Service Blog use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.6k 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 2.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Azure CLI App Service Blog?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure CLI App Service Blog: Khazix WeChat Article Writer (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars), Figure (vectorize-io/hindsight, 48k stars), Sepia (Nanako0129/sepia, 3.1k stars) and Blog Post Drafting (luongnv89/claude-howto, 42k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure CLI App Service Blog?

Azure (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in Azure/AppService, which has 115 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: Azure/AppService on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.