Official agent skill

Azure Carbon Optimization

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns.

OfficialCC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Azure Carbon Optimization

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-carbon-optimization --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-carbon-optimization .claude/skills/azure-carbon-optimization && 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-carbon-optimization
GitHub stars
775
Token cost
~837 tokens
SKILL.md length
259 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
149
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns.

  • Using Carbon Service REST API
  • SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Emissions data quality

What it does

Azure Carbon Optimization is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Carbon Service REST API, Python exports, RBAC roles, emissions data quality, or dashboard issues, and other Azure Carbon Optimization related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Impact Reporting (use azure-impact-reporting), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).

Its SKILL.md is about 840 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 Backend & APIs, covering Authorization and RBAC, Cloud cost optimization and Data cleaning. It works with Microsoft Azure, Azure Monitor and Python. 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

  • Using Carbon Service REST API
  • Emissions data quality
  • Dashboard issues
  • Other Azure Carbon Optimization related development tasks

Example prompts

  • “/azure-carbon-optimization”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • 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 Carbon Optimization loads about 837 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 128 tokens; SKILL.md has 259 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~128
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~837

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). 259 words, ~837 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-carbon-optimization/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-carbon-optimization
description
Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Carbon Service REST API, Python exports, RBAC roles, emissions data quality, or dashboard issues, and other Azure Carbon Optimization related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Impact Reporting (use azure-impact-reporting), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).
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 Carbon Optimization Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Carbon Optimization. Covers troubleshooting, security, 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

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL31-L35Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Carbon Optimization issues, including data collection gaps, configuration problems, inaccurate emissions estimates, and troubleshooting dashboards or reports.
SecurityL36-L40Setting up Azure RBAC roles and permissions so users and apps can securely access and manage Azure Carbon Optimization resources.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL41-L45Using the Carbon Service REST API and Python scripts to programmatically export Azure emissions data, authenticate, query, and integrate carbon metrics into external systems.
Troubleshooting
TopicURL
Troubleshoot common Azure Carbon optimization issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/carbon-optimization/troubleshooting
Security
TopicURL
Configure RBAC access for Azure Carbon optimizationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/carbon-optimization/permissions
Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Use Carbon Service REST API to export emissions datahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/carbon-optimization/api-export-data
Export Azure carbon data via Python REST integrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/carbon-optimization/tutorial-export-python

© 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-carbon-optimization of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

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Questions about Azure Carbon Optimization

What does Azure Carbon Optimization do?

Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Azure Carbon Optimization is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns.

When should I use Azure Carbon Optimization?

Azure Carbon Optimization fits situations like: using Carbon Service REST API; emissions data quality; dashboard issues; other Azure Carbon Optimization related development tasks.

How do I install Azure Carbon Optimization in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Azure Carbon Optimization in Codex?

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

Can I use Azure Carbon Optimization 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-carbon-optimization -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-carbon-optimization, .gemini/skills/azure-carbon-optimization, .github/skills/azure-carbon-optimization and .opencode/skills/azure-carbon-optimization in your project.

What does Azure Carbon Optimization need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Carbon Optimization is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation..

Does Azure Carbon Optimization 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 Carbon Optimization 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 Carbon Optimization use?

Azure Carbon Optimization 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 Carbon Optimization use?

About 837 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k 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 Carbon Optimization?

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Who maintains Azure Carbon Optimization?

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.