Official agent skill

Azure Load Balancer

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Expert knowledge for Azure Load Balancer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration…

OfficialCC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Azure Load Balancer

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-load-balancer --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-load-balancer .claude/skills/azure-load-balancer && 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-load-balancer
GitHub stars
775
Token cost
~2.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
739 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
149
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

Expert knowledge for Azure Load Balancer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration…

  • Configuring backend pools/rules
  • SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Dual-stack IPv4/IPv6

What it does

Azure Load Balancer is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Load Balancer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring backend pools/rules, SNAT/outbound, dual-stack IPv4/IPv6, health probes, or LB metrics/APIs, and other Azure Load Balancer related development tasks. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door)…

Its SKILL.md is about 2.5k 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 Cloud networking and Design patterns. 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 backend pools/rules
  • Dual-stack IPv4/IPv6
  • LB metrics/APIs
  • Other Azure Load Balancer related development tasks

Example prompts

  • “/azure-load-balancer”

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 Load Balancer loads about 2.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 159 tokens; SKILL.md has 739 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~159
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.5k

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). 739 words, ~2,491 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-load-balancer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-load-balancer
description
Expert knowledge for Azure Load Balancer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring backend pools/rules, SNAT/outbound, dual-stack IPv4/IPv6, health probes, or LB metrics/APIs, and other Azure Load Balancer related development tasks. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network).
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 Load Balancer Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Load Balancer. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, 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
TroubleshootingL37-L44Diagnosing and fixing Azure Load Balancer issues: health event logs, monitoring/alerts, connectivity problems, and testing public frontend reachability.
Best PracticesL45-L50Designing and deploying Azure Load Balancer and VM scale set architectures for reliability, performance, scaling, health probes, and high availability best practices.
Decision MakingL51-L57Guidance on choosing the right Load Balancer SKU, upgrading from Basic to Standard, and migrating workloads from AWS Network Load Balancer to Azure.
Architecture & Design PatternsL58-L62Design patterns for traffic distribution and session affinity, plus guidance for configuring outbound internet connectivity and SNAT behavior with Azure Load Balancer.
Limits & QuotasL63-L70Limits, behaviors, and configuration of Load Balancer TCP idle timeouts, TCP resets, and outbound SNAT connection quotas for inbound and outbound traffic.
SecurityL71-L76Security guidance for Azure Load Balancer: hardening, access controls, and using Azure DDoS Protection to defend against volumetric and network attacks.
ConfigurationL77-L93Configuring Azure Load Balancer behavior: backend pools (incl. cross-subscription), rules/NAT, health probes, SNAT outbound, IPv6 DHCPv6, portal settings, and monitoring/metrics/logs.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL94-L100Code samples and patterns for probing health, reading load balancer/VM metadata via IMDS, and retrieving Azure Load Balancer metrics using CLI and REST APIs
DeploymentL101-L108Deploying and migrating Azure Load Balancers: dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 setups (internal/external), automating Basic→Standard upgrades, NAT rule v1→v2 migration, and cross-region config replication.
Troubleshooting
Best Practices
Show full SKILL.md (310 more words)Show less
Decision Making
Architecture & Design Patterns
Limits & Quotas
TopicURL
Azure Load Balancer FAQs with limits and behaviorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-faqs
Configure TCP idle timeout and reset for Azure Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-tcp-idle-timeout
Understand TCP reset and idle timeout behavior in Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-tcp-reset
Configure outbound SNAT limits for Azure Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/outbound-rules
Security
TopicURL
Apply security best practices to Azure Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/secure-load-balancer
Protect Azure Load Balancer with Azure DDoS Protectionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/tutorial-protect-load-balancer-ddos
Configuration
TopicURL
Configure backend pools for Azure Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/backend-pool-management
Configure cross-subscription backends for Azure Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/cross-subscription-how-to-attach-backend
Configure Azure Load Balancer health probeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-custom-probe-overview
Configure Azure Load Balancer traffic distribution modehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-distribution-mode
Configure DHCPv6 on Linux VMs for Azure IPv6https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-ipv6-for-linux
Configure SNAT-based outbound connectivity with Azure Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-outbound-connections
Configure Azure Load Balancer portal settingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/manage
Manage Azure Load Balancer backend admin statehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/manage-admin-state-how-to
Configure and manage Azure Load Balancer inbound NAT ruleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/manage-inbound-nat-rules
Manage Azure Load Balancer health probes in the portalhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/manage-probes-how-to
Configure and manage Azure Load Balancer ruleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/manage-rules-how-to
Configure monitoring for Azure Load Balancer with Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/monitor-load-balancer
Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Azure Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/monitor-load-balancer-reference
Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Implement custom HTTP/HTTPS health probes with Python for Azure Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/create-custom-http-health-probe-howto
Use IMDS to retrieve Azure Load Balancer metadatahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/howto-load-balancer-imds
Query Azure Load Balancer metrics via REST APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-query-metrics-rest-api
Deployment

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Files

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

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

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Questions about Azure Load Balancer

What does Azure Load Balancer do?

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

When should I use Azure Load Balancer?

Azure Load Balancer fits situations like: configuring backend pools/rules; dual-stack IPv4/IPv6; LB metrics/APIs; other Azure Load Balancer related development tasks.

How do I install Azure Load Balancer in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Azure Load Balancer in Codex?

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

Can I use Azure Load Balancer 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-load-balancer -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-load-balancer, .gemini/skills/azure-load-balancer, .github/skills/azure-load-balancer and .opencode/skills/azure-load-balancer in your project.

What does Azure Load Balancer need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Load Balancer 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 Load Balancer 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 Load Balancer 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 Load Balancer use?

Azure Load Balancer 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 Load Balancer use?

About 2.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 10k 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 Load Balancer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Load Balancer: Dangling DNS Finder (anirudhbiyani/findmytakeover, 180 stars), Aks Deployment Skill (timothywarner/chatgptclass, 143 stars), Terraform Azurerm Set Diff Analyzer (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Hybrid Cloud Networking (wshobson/agents, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure Load Balancer?

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.