Azure API Management Security Review
thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills
Audits an Azure API Management setup against the OWASP API Security Top 10 and Azure Security Benchmark, covering policies, network layout and identity.
Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall Manager development including best practices, decision making, security, and configuration.
Install Azure Firewall Manager
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-firewall-manager -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-firewall-manager --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-firewall-manager .claude/skills/azure-firewall-manager && 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-firewall-manager" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-firewall-manager into .claude/skills/azure-firewall-manager/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-firewall-manager", 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-firewall-managerType 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-firewall-manager -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-firewall-manager --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-firewall-manager .agents/skills/azure-firewall-manager && 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-firewall-manager" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-firewall-manager into .agents/skills/azure-firewall-manager/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-firewall-manager", 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-firewall-manager -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-firewall-manager --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-firewall-manager .cursor/skills/azure-firewall-manager && 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-firewall-manager" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-firewall-manager into .cursor/skills/azure-firewall-manager/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-firewall-manager", 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-firewall-manager--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-firewall-manager -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-firewall-manager --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-firewall-manager .gemini/skills/azure-firewall-manager && 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-firewall-manager" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-firewall-manager into .gemini/skills/azure-firewall-manager/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-firewall-manager", 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-firewall-managerInstalls 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-firewall-manager -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-firewall-manager .github/skills/azure-firewall-manager && 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-firewall-manager" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-firewall-manager into .github/skills/azure-firewall-manager/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-firewall-manager", 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-firewall-manager -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-firewall-manager --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-firewall-manager .opencode/skills/azure-firewall-manager && 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-firewall-manager" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-firewall-manager into .opencode/skills/azure-firewall-manager/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-firewall-manager", 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-firewall-manager- GitHub stars
- 775
- Token cost
- ~1.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 373 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 149
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
At a glance
Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall Manager development including best practices, decision making, security, and configuration.
- Configuring DDoS plans
- SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Secured virtual hubs
What it does
Azure Firewall Manager is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall Manager development including best practices, decision making, security, and configuration. Use when configuring DDoS plans, DNS proxy, FQDN/IP groups, WAF policies, or secured virtual hubs, and other Azure Firewall Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Network Function Manager (use azure-network-function-manager), Azure Web Application Firewall (use…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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 Security. It works with Microsoft Azure. 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
- Configuring DDoS plans
- Secured virtual hubs
- Other Azure Firewall Manager related development tasks
Example prompts
- “/azure-firewall-manager”
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 Firewall Manager loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 140 tokens; SKILL.md has 373 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). 373 words, ~1,206 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/azure-firewall-manager/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- azure-firewall-manager
- description
- Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall Manager development including best practices, decision making, security, and configuration. Use when configuring DDoS plans, DNS proxy, FQDN/IP groups, WAF policies, or secured virtual hubs, and other Azure Firewall Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Network Function Manager (use azure-network-function-manager), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).
- compatibility
- Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
- metadata.generated_at
- 2026-08-02
- metadata.generator
- docs2skills/1.0.0
Azure Firewall Manager Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Firewall Manager. Covers best practices, decision making, security, and configuration. 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 | L32-L36 | Details on how Azure Firewall evaluates and processes rules, rule collection groups, and policies, including priority, matching logic, and traffic filtering behavior |
| Decision Making | L37-L41 | Guidance on when to use Azure Firewall Manager with a hub virtual network vs a secured virtual hub, including architecture, scenarios, and trade-offs for each option. |
| Security | L42-L46 | Configuring Azure Firewall Manager for security: DDoS Protection plans, centralized WAF policy management, and threat intelligence-based traffic filtering. |
| Configuration | L47-L58 | Configuring Azure Firewall Manager and policies: DDoS plans, DNS/DNS proxy, FQDN/IP group rules, WAF policy management, rule hierarchy, private endpoint protection, and secured virtual hubs. |
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Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Understand Azure Firewall rule processing order and logic | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall-manager/rule-processing |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Choose Azure Firewall Manager hub or secured virtual hub | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall-manager/vhubs-and-vnets |
Security
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure threat intelligence-based filtering in Azure Firewall policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall-manager/threat-intelligence-settings |
Configuration
© 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-firewall-manager of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f
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| Azure API Management Security Reviewthomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills | 202 | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cloud Auditbriiirussell/cybersecurity-skills | 412 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Auditing Cloud With Cis Benchmarksmukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills | 34k | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Implementing Cloud Security Posture Managementmukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills | 34k | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| External Enumerationforefy/.context | 152 | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Azure Firewall Manager
What does Azure Firewall Manager do?
Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall Manager development including best practices, decision making, security, and configuration. Azure Firewall Manager is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall Manager development including best practices, decision making, security, and configuration.
When should I use Azure Firewall Manager?
Azure Firewall Manager fits situations like: configuring DDoS plans; secured virtual hubs; other Azure Firewall Manager related development tasks.
How do I install Azure Firewall Manager in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-firewall-manager -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-firewall-manager in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .claude/skills/azure-firewall-manager in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Azure Firewall Manager in Codex?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-firewall-manager -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-firewall-manager in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .agents/skills/azure-firewall-manager in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Azure Firewall Manager 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-firewall-manager -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-firewall-manager, .gemini/skills/azure-firewall-manager, .github/skills/azure-firewall-manager and .opencode/skills/azure-firewall-manager in your project.
What does Azure Firewall Manager need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Firewall Manager 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 Firewall Manager 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 Firewall Manager 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 Firewall Manager use?
Azure Firewall Manager 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 Firewall Manager use?
About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k 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 Firewall Manager?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Firewall Manager: Azure API Management Security Review (thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills, 202 stars), Cloud Audit (briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills, 412 stars), Auditing Cloud With Cis Benchmarks (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars) and Implementing Cloud Security Posture Management (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Azure Firewall Manager?
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.