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Expert knowledge for Azure Copilot development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns.
Install Azure Copilot
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-copilot -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-copilot --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/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-copilot .claude/skills/azure-copilot && 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-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-copilot into .claude/skills/azure-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-copilot", 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/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-copilotType 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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-copilot -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-copilot --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-copilot .agents/skills/azure-copilot && 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-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-copilot into .agents/skills/azure-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-copilot", 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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-copilot -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-copilot --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-copilot .cursor/skills/azure-copilot && 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-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-copilot into .cursor/skills/azure-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-copilot", 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/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git --path skills/azure-copilot--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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-copilot -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-copilot --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-copilot .gemini/skills/azure-copilot && 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-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-copilot into .gemini/skills/azure-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-copilot", 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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-copilotInstalls 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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-copilot -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-copilot .github/skills/azure-copilot && 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-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-copilot into .github/skills/azure-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-copilot", 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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-copilot -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-copilot --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-copilot .opencode/skills/azure-copilot && 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-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-copilot into .opencode/skills/azure-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-copilot", 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-copilot- GitHub stars
- 775
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 464 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 149
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
At a glance
Expert knowledge for Azure Copilot development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns.
- Generating Bicep/Terraform
- SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Configuring Cosmos DB chat storage
What it does
Azure Copilot is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Copilot development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when sizing VMs, generating Bicep/Terraform, configuring Cosmos DB chat storage, or designing Azure networks, and other Azure Copilot related development tasks. Not for Azure Portal (use azure-portal), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry).
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k 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 Infrastructure as code and Design patterns. It works with Microsoft Azure, Azure Machine Learning, Azure DevOps and Azure Cosmos DB. 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
- Generating Bicep/Terraform
- Configuring Cosmos DB chat storage
- Designing Azure networks
- Other Azure Copilot related development tasks
Example prompts
- “/azure-copilot”
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.comgithub.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 Copilot loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 133 tokens; SKILL.md has 464 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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills at commit ba74e8f, republished under its CC-BY-4.0 licence (© MicrosoftDocs). 464 words, ~1,449 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/azure-copilot/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- azure-copilot
- description
- Expert knowledge for Azure Copilot development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when sizing VMs, generating Bicep/Terraform, configuring Cosmos DB chat storage, or designing Azure networks, and other Azure Copilot related development tasks. Not for Azure Portal (use azure-portal), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry).
- compatibility
- Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
- metadata.generated_at
- 2026-09-13
- metadata.generator
- docs2skills/1.0.0
Azure Copilot Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Copilot. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, 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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools 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_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L34-L39 | Using Copilot to diagnose and resolve Azure App Service/Functions issues and analyze Azure VM disk performance problems, including slow I/O and bottlenecks. |
| Decision Making | L40-L48 | Using Copilot to compare options and make cost‑efficient Azure decisions: VM sizing, workload templates, Marketplace offers, storage estate insights, and Load Balancer SKU selection. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L49-L53 | Using Copilot to design, validate, and troubleshoot Azure network architectures, including connectivity, routing, security, and performance issues across VNets and hybrid setups. |
| Security | L54-L61 | Using Copilot for secure storage modernization, managing access via Entra roles, querying Defender EASM attack surface data, and understanding responsible AI and data handling in Azure Copilot |
| Configuration | L62-L66 | Setting up Cosmos DB as storage for Azure Copilot conversations, including configuration steps, required settings, and best practices for data persistence. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L67-L72 | Using Azure Copilot to generate and refine infra-as-code and automation: APIM policies, Azure CLI/PowerShell scripts, Kubernetes YAML for AKS, and Terraform/Bicep templates. |
Show full SKILL.md (165 more words)Show less
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Troubleshoot Azure App Service and Functions with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/troubleshoot-app-service |
| Troubleshoot Azure VM disk performance using Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/troubleshoot-disk-performance |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use Azure Copilot to analyze and optimize cloud costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/analyze-cost-management |
| Choose and deploy cost-efficient Azure VMs with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/deploy-vms-effectively |
| Find and deploy workload templates using Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/deploy-workload-templates |
| Find suitable Azure Marketplace solutions with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/discover-marketplace |
| Select and manage Azure Load Balancer SKUs with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/work-load-balancer |
Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Design and troubleshoot Azure networks with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/copilot-networking |
Security
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Improve and migrate Azure storage accounts with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/improve-storage-accounts |
| Manage Azure Copilot access with Entra roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/manage-access |
| Query Defender EASM attack surface insights with Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/query-attack-surface |
| Understand responsible AI and data use in Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/responsible-ai-faq |
Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure Cosmos DB storage for Copilot conversations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/bring-your-own-storage |
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Author Azure API Management policies using Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/author-api-management-policies |
| Generate Kubernetes YAML for AKS with Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/generate-kubernetes-yaml |
| Create Terraform and Bicep configurations with Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/generate-terraform-bicep |
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/azure-copilot of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Copilot this skillMicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills | 775 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| Azure Cloud Architectalirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Apex GitHub Operationsjonathan-vella/apex | 217 | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Diagramscmb211087/azure-diagrams-skill | 150 | — | ~4k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| APIOps Deployment for Azure APIMthomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills | 202 | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Apex Terraform Search Importjonathan-vella/apex | 217 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Azure Copilot
What does Azure Copilot do?
Expert knowledge for Azure Copilot development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Azure Copilot is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Copilot development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns.
When should I use Azure Copilot?
Azure Copilot fits situations like: generating Bicep/Terraform; configuring Cosmos DB chat storage; designing Azure networks; other Azure Copilot related development tasks.
How do I install Azure Copilot in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-copilot -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-copilot in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .claude/skills/azure-copilot in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Azure Copilot in Codex?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-copilot -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-copilot in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .agents/skills/azure-copilot in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Azure Copilot 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-copilot -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-copilot, .gemini/skills/azure-copilot, .github/skills/azure-copilot and .opencode/skills/azure-copilot in your project.
What does Azure Copilot need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Copilot 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 Copilot 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 Copilot 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 Copilot use?
Azure Copilot 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 Copilot use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k 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 Copilot?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Copilot: Azure Cloud Architect (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Apex GitHub Operations (jonathan-vella/apex, 217 stars), Azure Diagrams (cmb211087/azure-diagrams-skill, 150 stars) and APIOps Deployment for Azure APIM (thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills, 202 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Azure Copilot?
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.