Official agent skill

Azure Automation

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Expert knowledge for Azure Automation development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.

OfficialCC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Azure Automation

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-automation --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-automation .claude/skills/azure-automation && 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-automation
GitHub stars
775
Token cost
~4.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,108 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
149
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

Expert knowledge for Azure Automation development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.

  • Building runbooks
  • SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Hybrid Runbook Workers

What it does

Azure Automation is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Automation development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building runbooks, DSC configs, Hybrid Runbook Workers, managed identities, or Automation deployments, and other Azure Automation related development tasks. Not for Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure DevTest Labs (use…

Its SKILL.md is about 4.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Requires network access. Uses mcpmicrosoftdocs:microsoftdocsfetch or fetchwebpage to retrieve documentation.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Runbooks and postmortems and Deployment. It works with Microsoft Azure, Azure Functions and Azure DevOps. The repository describes itself as: Curated Agent Skills for Microsoft & Azure – giving AI coding assistants structured, real-time expertise from Microsoft Learn docs. The licence is CC-BY-4.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Building runbooks
  • Hybrid Runbook Workers
  • Managed identities
  • Automation deployments

Example prompts

  • “/azure-automation”

Requirements

  • 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 Automation loads about 4.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 137 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,108 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~137
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.2k

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). 1,108 words, ~4,239 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-automation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-automation
description
Expert knowledge for Azure Automation development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building runbooks, DSC configs, Hybrid Runbook Workers, managed identities, or Automation deployments, and other Azure Automation related development tasks. Not for Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure DevTest Labs (use azure-devtest-labs).
compatibility
Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata.generated_at
2026-09-20
metadata.generator
docs2skills/1.0.0

Azure Automation Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Automation. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. 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

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL36-L45Diagnosing and fixing Azure Automation issues: runbook failures, DSC/State Configuration, Hybrid Runbook Workers, managed identities, shared resources, and collecting logs for support.
Best PracticesL46-L55Best practices for structuring and running Automation runbooks: modular parent-child design, execution patterns, error handling, stream/output usage, and avoiding context/locking issues.
Decision MakingL56-L63Guidance on choosing runbook types and planning migrations: Orchestrator to Automation, Log Analytics to AMA, agent to extension workers, and Run As accounts to managed identities.
Limits & QuotasL64-L71Limits, quotas, and version details for Azure Automation: DSC extension history, Automation account capacity, job/runbook limits, and Change Tracking/Inventory support matrix with AMA.
SecurityL72-L92Securing Automation accounts: identities (system/user-assigned), Entra auth, RBAC, encryption, credentials/certs, private endpoints, policies, and security best practices.
ConfigurationL93-L134Configuring Azure Automation runbooks, DSC/State Configuration, Hybrid Runbook Workers, alerts, schedules, modules/packages, policies, networking, and deployment/integration settings.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL135-L147Patterns for integrating runbooks with AWS, ARM/SQL/Office 365, webhooks, email (SendGrid), Azure Monitor logging, and using the graphical runbook SDK with managed identities
DeploymentL148-L152Guides for deploying Automation resources: setting up DSC continuous deployment with Chocolatey and installing/configuring Windows and Linux Hybrid Runbook Worker agents (agent- and extension-based).
Troubleshooting
Best Practices
TopicURL
Design modular parent-child runbooks in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-child-runbooks
Design and manage Azure Automation runbook executionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-execution
Implement error handling in Azure Automation graphical runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-graphical-error-handling
Configure output and message streams in Automation runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-output-and-messages
Avoid context switching issues in Azure Automation runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/context-switching
Manage Azure Automation runbooks with recommended design patternshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/manage-runbooks
Decision Making
Limits & Quotas
Security
TopicURL
Configure user-assigned managed identity for Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/add-user-assigned-identity
Configure and understand Azure Automation data securityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-managing-data
Assign Azure RBAC roles and permissions for Automation accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-role-based-access-control
Configure encryption for secure assets in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-secure-asset-encryption
Apply security best practices for Azure Automation accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-security-guidelines
Configure authentication methods for Azure Automation accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-security-overview
Configure Microsoft Entra ID authentication for Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-use-azure-ad
Disable local authentication for Azure Automation securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/disable-local-authentication
Disable system-assigned managed identity in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/disable-managed-identity-for-automation
Enable system-assigned managed identity for Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/enable-managed-identity-for-automation
Secure Azure Automation access with Private Link and private endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/how-to/private-link-security
Use managed identity in Azure Automation PowerShell runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/learn/powershell-runbook-managed-identity
Provision Automation account and Reader role via Terraformhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/quickstarts/create-azure-automation-account-terraform
Enable managed identities for Azure Automation accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/quickstarts/enable-managed-identity
Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/security-controls-policy
Securely manage certificates for Azure Automation runbooks and DSChttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/shared-resources/certificates
Create and use credential assets securely in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/shared-resources/credentials
Show full SKILL.md (430 more words)Show less
Configuration
TopicURL
Configure metric alerts for Azure Automation runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-alert-metric
Configure and use connection assets in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-connections
Trigger Azure Automation runbooks from Azure Monitor alertshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-create-alert-triggered-runbook
Compile DSC configurations in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-compile
Configure DSC data at scale in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-config-data-at-scale
Generate DSC configurations from existing servershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-config-from-server
Configure STIG-based DSC data in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-configuration-based-on-stig
Convert DSC configurations to composite resourceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-create-composite
Send State Configuration data to Azure Monitor Logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-diagnostics
Configure core Azure Automation State Configuration taskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-getting-started
Enable and onboard machines to State Configurationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-onboarding
Remediate noncompliant servers with State Configurationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-remediate
Use the Azure Automation textual editor for PowerShell runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-edit-textual-runbook
Author and configure graphical runbooks in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-graphical-authoring-intro
Configure and run runbooks on Hybrid Runbook Workershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-hrw-run-runbooks
Configure and use Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Workerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-hybrid-runbook-worker
Configure network requirements for Azure Automation componentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-network-configuration
Author and manage Automation runbooks using VS Codehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-authoring
Create watcher tasks to track file updates in Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-scenario-using-watcher-task
Update Az PowerShell modules in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-update-azure-modules
Compose DSC configurations using composite resourceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/compose-configurationwithcompositeresources
Enforce Hybrid Runbook Worker job execution via policyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/enforce-job-execution-hybrid-worker
Configure Azure Automation regional DNS records for firewalled networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/how-to/automation-region-dns-records
Configure runtime environments and associated runbooks in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/manage-runtime-environment
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/policy-reference
Import and manage Python 3 packages in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/python-3-packages
Import and manage Python 2 packages in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/python-packages
Deploy Azure Automation account via ARM templatehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/quickstart-create-automation-account-template
Configure input parameters for Azure Automation runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/runbook-input-parameters
Configure and manage PowerShell modules in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/shared-resources/modules
Configure schedules for Azure Automation runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/shared-resources/schedules
Define and use variable assets in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/shared-resources/variables
Configure Azure Automation source control integrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/source-control-integration
Choose methods to start Azure Automation runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/start-runbooks
Remove DSC configuration and unregister Automation nodehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/state-configuration/remove-node-and-configuration-package
Configure machines to desired state with State Configurationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/tutorial-configure-servers-desired-state
Enable Change Tracking and Inventory at scale via Machines panehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-change-tracking-inventory/enable-change-tracking-at-scale-machines-blade
Enable Change Tracking and Inventory at scale with Azure Policyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-change-tracking-inventory/enable-change-tracking-at-scale-policy
Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Configure Azure Automation runbooks to authenticate with AWShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-config-aws-account
Deploy ARM templates from Azure Automation PowerShell runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-deploy-template-runbook
Forward Azure Automation job logs to Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-manage-send-joblogs-log-analytics
Provision AWS virtual machines using Azure Automation runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-scenario-aws-deployment
Send email from Azure Automation runbook using SendGridhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-send-email
Trigger Azure Automation runbooks using webhookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-webhooks
Use the Azure Automation graphical runbook SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/graphical-runbook-sdk
Manage Office 365 services with Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/manage-office-365
Manage Azure SQL databases using Automation managed identityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/manage-sql-server-in-automation
Deployment

© MicrosoftDocs, CC-BY-4.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

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

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

Compare with similar skills

Azure Automation 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.

Azure Automation compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Azure Automation this skillMicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills775—~4.2kAutomated safety check: PassCC-BY-4.0
Sdaf Orientation And SurfaceAzure/sap-automation145—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Azure Cloud Architectalirezarezvani/claude-skills28k—~3.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Azure Devopssickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Azure Validatemicrosoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure2551 repos~880Automated safety check: PassMIT
Apex Azure Validatejonathan-vella/apex217—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

Similar skills

  • Sdaf Orientation And Surface

    Azure/sap-automation

    Official

    Orient a newcomer to the SAP Deployment Automation Framework (SDAF): explain the spine (control plane → workload zone → SAP system → software → install → operate/remove), summarise the three…

    145 GitHub stars~1.6k tokensUpdated today
    DevOps & CloudAuto-check passed
  • Azure Cloud Architect

    alirezarezvani/claude-skills

    Design Azure architectures for startups and enterprises. An agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills.

    28k GitHub stars~3.4k tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
    DevOps & CloudAuto-check passed
  • Azure Devops

    sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

    Set up Azure Pipelines for CI/CD, configure build and release pipelines, manage Azure DevOps projects, and integrate with Azure services.

    47k GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~2.3k tokens
    DevOps & CloudAuto-check: notes
  • Azure Validate

    microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure

    Official

    Pre-deployment validation for Azure readiness. An agent skill from microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure.

    255 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~880 tokens
    DevOps & CloudAuto-check passed
  • Apex Azure Validate

    jonathan-vella/apex

    WORKFLOW SKILL — Pre-deployment validation for Azure: config, infrastructure (Bicep/Terraform), permissions, prerequisites.

    217 GitHub stars~1.8k tokensUpdated today
    DevOps & CloudAuto-check passed
  • Azure Devops

    BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills

    Set up Azure Pipelines for CI/CD, configure build and release pipelines, manage Azure DevOps projects, and integrate with Azure services.

    1.1k GitHub stars~2.1k tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
    DevOps & CloudAuto-check: notes

More from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

All 149 skills in this repo
  • Azure Personalizer

    MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

    Official

    Expert knowledge for Azure AI Personalizer development including troubleshooting, decision making, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns.

    775 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~1.1k tokens
    Auto-check passed
  • Azure Architecture Advisor

    MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

    Official

    Guides Azure solution design by category, from reference architectures and design patterns to technology choices and migrations, fetching current Microsoft Learn pages over the network.

    775 GitHub stars~15k tokensUpdated yesterday
    Auto-check passed
  • Azure Advisor Guidance

    MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

    Official

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

    775 GitHub stars~1.7k tokensUpdated yesterday
    Auto-check passed
  • Azure AI Vision Reference

    MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

    Official

    Looks up Microsoft Learn guidance for Azure AI Vision: Image Analysis, Read OCR containers, smart-crop thumbnails, background removal and video frame analysis, plus limits and deployment.

    775 GitHub stars~1.6k tokensUpdated yesterday
    Auto-check passed
  • Azure Analysis Services

    MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

    Official

    Expert knowledge for Azure Analysis Services development including troubleshooting.

    775 GitHub stars~608 tokensUpdated yesterday
    Auto-check passed
  • Azure Anomaly Detector

    MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

    Official

    Expert knowledge for Azure AI Anomaly Detector development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, configuration, and deployment.

    775 GitHub stars~1.1k tokensUpdated yesterday
    Auto-check passed

Categories

Questions about Azure Automation

What does Azure Automation do?

Expert knowledge for Azure Automation development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Azure Automation is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Automation development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.

When should I use Azure Automation?

Azure Automation fits situations like: building runbooks; hybrid Runbook Workers; managed identities; automation deployments.

How do I install Azure Automation in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Azure Automation in Codex?

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

Can I use Azure Automation 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-automation -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-automation, .gemini/skills/azure-automation, .github/skills/azure-automation and .opencode/skills/azure-automation in your project.

What does Azure Automation need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Automation is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation..

Does Azure Automation 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 Automation 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 Automation use?

Azure Automation 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 Automation use?

About 4.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 17k 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 Automation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Automation: Sdaf Orientation And Surface (Azure/sap-automation, 145 stars), Azure Cloud Architect (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Azure Devops (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Azure Validate (microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure, 255 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure Automation?

MicrosoftDocs (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, which has 775 GitHub stars. The repository holds 149 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.