Apex Azure Storage
jonathan-vella/apex
UTILITY SKILL — Azure Storage: Blob, File Shares, Queue, Table and Data Lake, including access tiers and lifecycle management.
Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake.
Install Azure Storage
$ npx skills add microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-storage -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure azure-storage --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage .claude/skills/azure-storage && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "azure-storage" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure/tree/main/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage into .claude/skills/azure-storage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-storage", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure/tree/main/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storageType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-storage -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure azure-storage --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage .agents/skills/azure-storage && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "azure-storage" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure/tree/main/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage into .agents/skills/azure-storage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-storage", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-storage -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure azure-storage --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage .cursor/skills/azure-storage && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "azure-storage" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure/tree/main/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage into .cursor/skills/azure-storage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-storage", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure.git --path plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-storage -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure azure-storage --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage .gemini/skills/azure-storage && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "azure-storage" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure/tree/main/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage into .gemini/skills/azure-storage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-storage", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure azure-storageInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-storage -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage .github/skills/azure-storage && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "azure-storage" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure/tree/main/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage into .github/skills/azure-storage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-storage", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-storage -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure azure-storage --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage .opencode/skills/azure-storage && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "azure-storage" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure/tree/main/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage into .opencode/skills/azure-storage/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-storage", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
azure-storage- GitHub stars
- 255
- Used in
- 2 other repos
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 338 words
- Files
- 15 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 56
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake.
- Storage accounts
- SKILL.md covers Services, MCP Server (Preferred), CLI Fallback and Storage Account Tiers, plus 5 more sections
- Calls az
- Hot cool cold archive
What it does
Azure Storage is an agent skill from microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure, published by the product's own GitHub organization. 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…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 16 other files, including reference files (for example `references/auth-best-practices.md`, `references/sdk-usage.md` and `references/sdk/azure-data-tables-java.md`).
It sits in Databases, covering File uploads and storage, NoSQL databases and Data analysis. It works with Microsoft Azure, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Event Hubs. The repository describes itself as: GitHub Copilot for Azure. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Storage accounts
- Hot cool cold archive
- Storage tier comparison
- To use storage tiers
Example prompts
- “/azure-storage”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fcf2f3b. 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
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
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 Storage loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 192 tokens; SKILL.md has 338 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure at commit fcf2f3b, republished under its MIT licence (© microsoft). 338 words, ~1,259 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/azure-storage/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 14 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- azure-storage
- description
- 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).
- license
- MIT
- metadata.author
- Microsoft
- metadata.version
- 0.0.0-placeholder
Azure Storage Services
Services
| Service | Use When | MCP Tools | CLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blob Storage | Objects, files, backups, static content | azure__storage | az storage blob |
| File Shares | SMB file shares, lift-and-shift | - | az storage file |
| Queue Storage | Async messaging, task queues | - | az storage queue |
| Table Storage | NoSQL key-value (consider Cosmos DB) | - | az storage table |
| Data Lake | Big data analytics, hierarchical namespace | - | az storage fs |
MCP Server (Preferred)
When Azure MCP is enabled:
azure__storagewith commandstorage_account_list- List storage accountsazure__storagewith commandstorage_container_list- List containers in accountazure__storagewith commandstorage_blob_list- List blobs in containerazure__storagewith commandstorage_blob_get- Download blob contentazure__storagewith commandstorage_blob_put- Upload blob content
If Azure MCP is not enabled: In Copilot CLI or Claude Code, ask the user to run /mcp and enable Azure MCP; in other hosts, ask the user to enable Azure MCP through the host's MCP configuration.
CLI Fallback
# List storage accounts
az storage account list --output table
# List containers
az storage container list --account-name ACCOUNT --output table
# List blobs
az storage blob list --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --output table
# Download blob
az storage blob download --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --file LOCAL_PATH
# Upload blob
az storage blob upload --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --file LOCAL_PATHStorage Account Tiers
| Tier | Use Case | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | General purpose, backup | Milliseconds |
| Premium | Databases, high IOPS | Sub-millisecond |
Blob Access Tiers
| Tier | Access Frequency | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Hot | Frequent | Higher storage, lower access |
| Cool | Infrequent (30+ days) | Lower storage, higher access |
| Cold | Rare (90+ days) | Lower still |
| Archive | Rarely (180+ days) | Lowest storage, rehydration required |
Redundancy Options
| Type | Durability | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| LRS | 11 nines | Dev/test, recreatable data |
| ZRS | 12 nines | Regional high availability |
| GRS | 16 nines | Disaster recovery |
| GZRS | 16 nines | Best durability |
Service Details
For deep documentation on specific services:
- Blob storage patterns and lifecycle -> Blob Storage documentation
- File shares and Azure File Sync -> Azure Files documentation
- Queue patterns and poison handling -> Queue Storage documentation
SDK Quick References
For building applications with Azure Storage SDKs, see the condensed guides:
- Blob Storage: Python | TypeScript | Java | Rust
- Queue Storage: Python | TypeScript
- File Shares: Python | TypeScript
- Data Lake: Python
- Tables: Python | Java
For full package listing across all languages, see SDK Usage Guide.
Azure SDKs
For building applications that interact with Azure Storage programmatically, Azure provides SDK packages in multiple languages (.NET, Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust). See SDK Usage Guide for package names, installation commands, and quick start examples.
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Files
SKILL.md and 14 other files (references) in plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage of microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure.
- SKILL.md
- references/auth-best-practices.md
- references/sdk-usage.md
- references/sdk/azure-data-tables-java.md
- references/sdk/azure-data-tables-py.md
- references/sdk/azure-storage-blob-java.md
- references/sdk/azure-storage-blob-py.md
- references/sdk/azure-storage-blob-rust.md
- references/sdk/azure-storage-blob-ts.md
- references/sdk/azure-storage-file-datalake-py.md
- references/sdk/azure-storage-file-share-py.md
- references/sdk/azure-storage-file-share-ts.md
- references/sdk/azure-storage-queue-py.md
- references/sdk/azure-storage-queue-ts.md
- version.json
Open the folder on GitHubat commit fcf2f3b
Used in 4 other repositories
We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Azure Storage next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Storage this skillmicrosoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure | 255 | 2 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Apex Azure Storagejonathan-vella/apex | 217 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Data Tables Pymicrosoft/skills | 3.1k | 1 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ak Add Capabilitiesyaalalabs/agent-kernel | 191 | — | ~12k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Azure Cosmos DB Pymicrosoft/skills | 3.1k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AWS Storageaws/agent-toolkit-for-aws | 2.8k | — | ~5.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Azure Storage
What does Azure Storage do?
Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake. Azure Storage is an agent skill from microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake.
When should I use Azure Storage?
Azure Storage fits situations like: storage accounts; hot cool cold archive; storage tier comparison; to use storage tiers.
How do I install Azure Storage in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-storage -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage in microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure) into .claude/skills/azure-storage in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Azure Storage in Codex?
Run `npx skills add microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-storage -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage in microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure) into .agents/skills/azure-storage in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Azure Storage 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 microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-storage -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-storage, .gemini/skills/azure-storage, .github/skills/azure-storage and .opencode/skills/azure-storage in your project.
What does Azure Storage need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Azure Storage needs the command-line tools its instructions call (az).
Does Azure Storage access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: learn.microsoft.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Azure Storage 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 Storage use?
Azure Storage is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Azure Storage use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5k 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 6k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Azure Storage?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Storage: Apex Azure Storage (jonathan-vella/apex, 217 stars), Azure Data Tables Py (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars), Ak Add Capabilities (yaalalabs/agent-kernel, 191 stars) and Azure Cosmos DB Py (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Azure Storage?
microsoft (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure, which has 255 GitHub stars. The repository holds 56 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.