Official agent skill

Azure Advisor Guidance

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Reference guidance for Azure Advisor work: recommendations, alerts and digests, workbooks, RBAC access and sovereign-cloud limits, fetched from Microsoft Learn.

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Install Azure Advisor Guidance

skills CLI

$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-advisor -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-advisor --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/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-advisor .claude/skills/azure-advisor && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "azure-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-advisor into .claude/skills/azure-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-advisor", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-advisor

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-advisor -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-advisor --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-advisor .agents/skills/azure-advisor && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "azure-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-advisor into .agents/skills/azure-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-advisor", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-advisor -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-advisor --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-advisor .cursor/skills/azure-advisor && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "azure-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-advisor into .cursor/skills/azure-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-advisor", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git --path skills/azure-advisor

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-advisor -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-advisor --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-advisor .gemini/skills/azure-advisor && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "azure-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-advisor into .gemini/skills/azure-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-advisor", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-advisor

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-advisor -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-advisor .github/skills/azure-advisor && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "azure-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-advisor into .github/skills/azure-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-advisor", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-advisor -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-advisor --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-advisor .opencode/skills/azure-advisor && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "azure-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-advisor into .opencode/skills/azure-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-advisor", 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-advisor
GitHub stars: 777
Token cost: ~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length: 512 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 147
Repo updated: Oct 5, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

Reference guidance for Azure Advisor work: recommendations, alerts and digests, workbooks, RBAC access and sovereign-cloud limits, fetched from Microsoft Learn.

Configuring Azure Advisor alerts or email digests
SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
Managing the state of Advisor recommendations across many resources

What it does

This skill is a reference guide for working with Azure Advisor, the service that produces recommendations on cost, performance, reliability and operational excellence. A category index points the agent to line ranges or linked files covering best practices, decision making, limits and quotas, security, configuration, and integrations and coding patterns. It combines quick-reference content stored locally with live fetching of Microsoft Learn pages.

Typical topics include assessing an architecture with Advisor and applying fixes in bulk, using workbooks and critical-risk views to plan migrations and estimate cost impact, feature differences in sovereign clouds such as Azure Government and China, access through roles and RBAC, and configuring alerts, digests and recommendation states through the portal, ARM or Bicep, tags and workbooks. It sends Cost Management, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy and Azure Security questions to other skills. If the bundled metadata is more than 3 months old, the agent suggests pulling a newer version.

When your agent uses it

Configuring Azure Advisor alerts or email digests
Managing the state of Advisor recommendations across many resources
Setting up RBAC access to Advisor data for people or applications
Checking which Advisor recommendations are supported in sovereign clouds

Example prompts

“Set up an Azure Advisor alert for new recommendations and send a digest to the platform team.”
“Which Advisor recommendations are available in Azure Government?”
“Which RBAC role lets our CI service read Advisor recommendations?”
“Show me how to use Advisor workbooks to estimate cost savings before the migration.”

Requirements

Network access to fetch documentation
The Microsoft Docs MCP fetch tool or a general web page fetch tool
Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ba74e8f. 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
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
- learn.microsoft.com
- github.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.
Compatibility
Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Azure Advisor Guidance loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 127 tokens; SKILL.md has 512 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~127
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.7k

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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills at commit ba74e8f, republished under its CC-BY-4.0 licence (© MicrosoftDocs). 512 words, ~1,731 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-advisor/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: azure-advisor
description: Expert knowledge for Azure Advisor development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Advisor alerts/digests, managing rec states, using workbooks, Resource Graph, or RBAC for access, and other Azure Advisor related development tasks. Not for Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Security (use azure-security).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata.generated_at: 2026-10-04
metadata.generator: docs2skills/1.0.0

Azure Advisor Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Advisor. Covers best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Best Practices	L34-L46	Guidance on using Azure Advisor to assess architectures and apply cost, performance, reliability, and operational excellence recommendations, including bulk fixes and cost savings estimates.
Decision Making	L47-L55	Using Advisor workbooks and critical risk views to assess reliability, plan migrations, and estimate cost impact of Azure Advisor recommendations across key resources
Limits & Quotas	L56-L60	Advisor feature availability, limits, and differences when running in Azure sovereign clouds (e.g., Azure Government, China), including which recommendations are supported.
Security	L61-L65	Managing Azure Advisor permissions, roles, and RBAC settings so users and apps have appropriate access to Advisor recommendations and data
Configuration	L66-L76	Configuring Azure Advisor alerts, digests, and recommendation states via portal, ARM/Bicep, tags, and workbooks to control how and when recommendations are delivered and viewed.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L77-L80	Querying Azure Advisor data via Resource Graph, using sample Kusto queries, and integrating Advisor MCP tools with AI/LLM clients for automated insights

Show full SKILL.md (217 more words)Show less

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Run Well-Architected assessments in Azure Advisor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-assessments
Optimize VM and VMSS costs using Azure Advisor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-cost-recommendations
Calculate and export Azure Advisor cost savings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-calculate-total-cost-savings
Improve high-usage VM performance with Azure Advisor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-performance-resize-high-usage-vm-recommendations
Use Quick Fix for bulk remediation of Advisor recommendations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-quick-fix
Apply Azure Advisor cost optimization recommendations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-cost-recommendations
Use Azure Advisor operational excellence recommendations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-operational-excellence-recommendations
Implement Azure Advisor performance optimization recommendations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-performance-recommendations
Apply Azure Advisor reliability recommendations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-reliability-recommendations

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Use Azure Advisor Critical Risks for key resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-critical-risks
Assess cost impact of Azure Advisor recommendations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-evaluate-cost-implications-of-recommendations
Analyze and optimize Azure costs with the Advisor workbook	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-cost-optimization
Evaluate application reliability using the Advisor workbook	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-reliability
Use Advisor Service Retirement workbook for migration planning	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-service-retirement

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Understand Azure Advisor feature limits in sovereign clouds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-sovereign-clouds

Security

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Advisor roles and access control	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/permissions

Configuration

Topic	URL
Create Azure Advisor alerts with ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-arm
Define Azure Advisor alert rules using Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-bicep
Configure Azure Advisor alerts in the Azure portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-portal
Configure Azure Advisor recommendation state management	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-azure-state-management
Configure periodic Azure Advisor recommendation digests	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-recommendations-digest
Filter Azure Advisor recommendations by resource tags	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-tag-filtering
Use Azure Advisor workbook templates for insights	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbooks

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Integrate Azure Advisor MCP tools with AI clients	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-mcp-tools

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/azure-advisor of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

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Questions about Azure Advisor Guidance

What does Azure Advisor Guidance do?

Reference guidance for Azure Advisor work: recommendations, alerts and digests, workbooks, RBAC access and sovereign-cloud limits, fetched from Microsoft Learn. This skill is a reference guide for working with Azure Advisor, the service that produces recommendations on cost, performance, reliability and operational excellence. A category index points the agent to line ranges or linked files covering best practices, decision making, limits and quotas, security, configuration, and integrations and coding patterns.

When should I use Azure Advisor Guidance?

Azure Advisor Guidance fits situations like: configuring Azure Advisor alerts or email digests; managing the state of Advisor recommendations across many resources; setting up RBAC access to Advisor data for people or applications; checking which Advisor recommendations are supported in sovereign clouds.

How do I install Azure Advisor Guidance in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-advisor -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-advisor in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .claude/skills/azure-advisor in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Azure Advisor Guidance in Codex?

Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-advisor -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-advisor in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .agents/skills/azure-advisor in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Azure Advisor Guidance 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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-advisor -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-advisor, .gemini/skills/azure-advisor, .github/skills/azure-advisor and .opencode/skills/azure-advisor in your project.

What does Azure Advisor Guidance need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Advisor Guidance is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Network access to fetch documentation; The Microsoft Docs MCP fetch tool or a general web page fetch tool. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation..

Does Azure Advisor Guidance access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: learn.microsoft.com and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Azure Advisor Guidance 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 Advisor Guidance use?

Azure Advisor Guidance is published under the CC-BY-4.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Azure Advisor Guidance use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Azure Advisor Guidance?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Advisor Guidance: Cloud Cost Optimization (wshobson/agents, 40k stars), Azure Architecture Autopilot (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Azure Bicep Skill (timothywarner-org/claude-code, 224 stars) and Cloud Architect (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure Advisor Guidance?

MicrosoftDocs (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, which has 777 GitHub stars. The repository holds 147 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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

Install Azure Advisor Guidance

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Compatibility

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Azure Advisor Skill

How to Use This Skill

Category Index

Best Practices

Decision Making

Limits & Quotas

Security

Configuration

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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