Deploying Scalable Agents
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Take a working agent prototype to a scalable, observable production deployment on Microsoft Foundry.
Expert knowledge for Azure Files development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
Install Azure Files
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-files -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-files --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-files .claude/skills/azure-files && 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-files" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-files into .claude/skills/azure-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-files", 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-filesType 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-files -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-files --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-files .agents/skills/azure-files && 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-files" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-files into .agents/skills/azure-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-files", 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-files -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-files --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-files .cursor/skills/azure-files && 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-files" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-files into .cursor/skills/azure-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-files", 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-files--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-files -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-files --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-files .gemini/skills/azure-files && 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-files" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-files into .gemini/skills/azure-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-files", 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-filesInstalls 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-files -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-files .github/skills/azure-files && 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-files" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-files into .github/skills/azure-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-files", 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-files -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-files --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-files .opencode/skills/azure-files && 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-files" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-files into .opencode/skills/azure-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-files", 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-files- GitHub stars
- 775
- Token cost
- ~5.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,281 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 149
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
At a glance
Expert knowledge for Azure Files development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
- Planning Azure File shares
- SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- File Sync tiering
What it does
Azure Files is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Files development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when planning Azure File shares, File Sync tiering, NFS/SMB migrations, DR topologies, or RAG integrations, and other Azure Files related development tasks. Not for Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files), Azure Managed Lustre (use azure-managed-lustre), Azure Virtual Machines (use…
Its SKILL.md is about 5.1k 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 Deployment. It works with Microsoft Azure and Azure Blob Storage. 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
- Planning Azure File shares
- File Sync tiering
- NFS/SMB migrations
- RAG integrations
Example prompts
- “/azure-files”
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.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 Files loads about 5.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 138 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,281 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). 1,281 words, ~5,085 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/azure-files/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- azure-files
- description
- Expert knowledge for Azure Files development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when planning Azure File shares, File Sync tiering, NFS/SMB migrations, DR topologies, or RAG integrations, and other Azure Files related development tasks. Not for Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files), Azure Managed Lustre (use azure-managed-lustre), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).
- compatibility
- Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
- metadata.generated_at
- 2026-09-27
- metadata.generator
- docs2skills/1.0.0
Azure Files Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Files. Covers 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), 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Best Practices | L35-L50 | Best practices for Azure Files and File Sync: DR, server lifecycle and topology changes, cloud tiering, handling large NFS dirs, and tuning SMB/NFS performance for Linux and virtual desktops. |
| Decision Making | L51-L71 | Guidance on planning Azure Files deployments: choosing share types, redundancy, billing/costs, capacity, sync/tiering, migration paths (Windows/Linux/SMB/NFS), and dev/management models. |
| Limits & Quotas | L72-L79 | Azure Files and File Sync limits: capacity, IOPS, throughput, tiers, quotas, and API throttling behavior to plan scaling and troubleshoot performance issues. |
| Security | L80-L111 | Securing Azure Files and File Sync: identity-based SMB/NFS auth (AD DS, Entra, Kerberos), firewalls/networking, TLS, encryption keys, NTFS ACLs, and share-level permissions. |
| Configuration | L112-L133 | Configuring Azure Files and Azure File Sync: VPN and networking, redundancy, performance, tiering, monitoring/metrics, agent install/updates, server endpoints, and file copy operations. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L134-L156 | RAG integrations with Azure Files using Haystack, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Pinecone/Qdrant/Weaviate, plus code patterns for .NET, Java, and Python apps accessing Azure Files. |
| Deployment | L157-L165 | Deploying Azure File Sync and migrating data to Azure Files from SMB/NFS shares, NAS, Linux servers, GlusterFS, using tools like Storage Mover, Data Box, Robocopy, portal, CLI, and PowerShell. |
Best Practices
Decision Making
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Understand Azure File Sync scalability and performance targets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-scale-targets |
| Review Azure File Sync API throttling limits and behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-throttling |
| Reference Azure Files limits, quotas, and behaviors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-faq |
| Azure Files scalability and performance limits by tier | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-scale-targets |
Security
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Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Deploy Azure File Sync with portal, PowerShell, CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-deployment-guide |
| Migrate data between Azure file shares with File Sync | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-share-to-share-migration |
| Migrate GlusterFS volumes to Azure Files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/glusterfs-migration-guide |
| Migrate SMB/NFS shares to Azure Files with Storage Mover | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/migrate-files-storage-mover |
| Migrate NAS SMB shares to Azure File Sync hybrid | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-migration-nas-hybrid |
| Migrate to SMB Azure file shares using Robocopy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-migration-robocopy |
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/azure-files of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f
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Azure Files 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Files this skillMicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills | 775 | — | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| Deploying Scalable Agentsmicrosoft/ai-agents-for-beginners | 77k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Deploying Scalable Agentsmicrosoft/ai-agents-for-beginners | 77k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Architecture Autopilotgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Aspiremicrosoft/aspire.dev | 196 | 4 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Capacitymicrosoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure | 255 | 2 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Azure Files
What does Azure Files do?
Expert knowledge for Azure Files development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Azure Files is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Files development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
When should I use Azure Files?
Azure Files fits situations like: planning Azure File shares; file Sync tiering; NFS/SMB migrations; RAG integrations.
How do I install Azure Files in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-files -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-files in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .claude/skills/azure-files in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Azure Files in Codex?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-files -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-files in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .agents/skills/azure-files in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Azure Files 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-files -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-files, .gemini/skills/azure-files, .github/skills/azure-files and .opencode/skills/azure-files in your project.
What does Azure Files need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Files 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 Files 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 Files 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 Files use?
Azure Files 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 Files use?
About 5.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 20k 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 Files?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Files: Deploying Scalable Agents (microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners, 77k stars), Deploying Scalable Agents (microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners, 77k stars), Azure Architecture Autopilot (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Aspire (microsoft/aspire.dev, 196 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Azure Files?
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.