Azure Architecture Autopilot
github/awesome-copilot
Designs Azure infrastructure from a natural-language description, or diagrams an existing resource group, then refines the design through conversation and deploys it with Bicep.
Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Applications development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment.
Install Azure Managed Applications
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-managed-applications -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-managed-applications --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-managed-applications .claude/skills/azure-managed-applications && 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-managed-applications" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-managed-applications into .claude/skills/azure-managed-applications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-managed-applications", 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-managed-applicationsType 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-managed-applications -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-managed-applications --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-managed-applications .agents/skills/azure-managed-applications && 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-managed-applications" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-managed-applications into .agents/skills/azure-managed-applications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-managed-applications", 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-managed-applications -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-managed-applications --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-managed-applications .cursor/skills/azure-managed-applications && 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-managed-applications" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-managed-applications into .cursor/skills/azure-managed-applications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-managed-applications", 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-managed-applications--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-managed-applications -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-managed-applications --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-managed-applications .gemini/skills/azure-managed-applications && 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-managed-applications" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-managed-applications into .gemini/skills/azure-managed-applications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-managed-applications", 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-managed-applicationsInstalls 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-managed-applications -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-managed-applications .github/skills/azure-managed-applications && 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-managed-applications" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-managed-applications into .github/skills/azure-managed-applications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-managed-applications", 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-managed-applications -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-managed-applications --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-managed-applications .opencode/skills/azure-managed-applications && 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-managed-applications" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-managed-applications into .opencode/skills/azure-managed-applications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-managed-applications", 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-managed-applications- GitHub stars
- 775
- Token cost
- ~3.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 616 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 149
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
At a glance
Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Applications development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment.
- Designing createUiDefinition UIs
- SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Managed identities
What it does
Azure Managed Applications is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Applications development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when designing createUiDefinition UIs, JIT access, managed identities, StorageAccountSelector, or Bicep-based catalog publishing, and other Azure Managed Applications related development tasks. Not for Azure Blueprints (use azure-blueprints), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Lighthouse (use azure-lighthouse), Azure Partner Solutions (use…
Its SKILL.md is about 3.1k 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 Web performance, Infrastructure as code and Deployment. It works with Microsoft Azure and Bicep. 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
- Designing createUiDefinition UIs
- Managed identities
- StorageAccountSelector
- Bicep-based catalog publishing
Example prompts
- “/azure-managed-applications”
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 Managed Applications loads about 3.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 138 tokens; SKILL.md has 616 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). 616 words, ~3,073 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/azure-managed-applications/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- azure-managed-applications
- description
- Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Applications development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when designing createUiDefinition UIs, JIT access, managed identities, StorageAccountSelector, or Bicep-based catalog publishing, and other Azure Managed Applications related development tasks. Not for Azure Blueprints (use azure-blueprints), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Lighthouse (use azure-lighthouse), Azure Partner Solutions (use azure-partner-solutions).
- compatibility
- Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
- metadata.generated_at
- 2026-06-14
- metadata.generator
- docs2skills/1.0.0
Azure Managed Applications Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Applications. Covers limits & quotas, security, configuration, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Limits & Quotas | L32-L37 | Guidance on storage-related limits: using StorageAccountSelector with naming rules and configuring external storage for large managed application definition packages. |
| Security | L38-L49 | Security and access control for managed apps: JIT access, Azure Policy associations, managed identities (incl. cross-tenant), Key Vault/CMK use, and avoiding hardcoded credentials. |
| Configuration | L50-L94 | Designing and configuring managed app deployments: createUiDefinition UI schema, functions, built-in controls, networking/VNet use, policies, webhooks, and ARM template/view references. |
| Deployment | L95-L99 | Creating and publishing Azure Managed Application definitions using Bicep and deploying them into an internal service catalog for reuse. |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use StorageAccountSelector UI element and name constraints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-storage-storageaccountselector |
| Use custom storage for large managed app definitions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-service-catalog-bring-your-own-storage |
Security
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Configuration
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Deploy managed app definitions with Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-bicep-definition |
| Publish Azure Managed Application to service catalog | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-service-catalog-app |
© 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-managed-applications of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Managed Applications this skillMicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills | 775 | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| Azure Architecture Autopilotgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Bicep Skilltimothywarner-org/claude-code | 224 | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azsdk Common Live And Recorded TestsAzure/azure-sdk-tools | 134 | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Azure Deployment Preflightgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Apex Azure Deployjonathan-vella/apex | 217 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Azure Managed Applications
What does Azure Managed Applications do?
Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Applications development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Azure Managed Applications is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Applications development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment.
When should I use Azure Managed Applications?
Azure Managed Applications fits situations like: designing createUiDefinition UIs; managed identities; storageAccountSelector; bicep-based catalog publishing.
How do I install Azure Managed Applications in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-managed-applications -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-managed-applications in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .claude/skills/azure-managed-applications in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Azure Managed Applications in Codex?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-managed-applications -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-managed-applications in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .agents/skills/azure-managed-applications in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Azure Managed Applications 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-managed-applications -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-managed-applications, .gemini/skills/azure-managed-applications, .github/skills/azure-managed-applications and .opencode/skills/azure-managed-applications in your project.
What does Azure Managed Applications need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Managed Applications 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 Managed Applications 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 Managed Applications 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 Managed Applications use?
Azure Managed Applications 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 Managed Applications use?
About 3.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k 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 Managed Applications?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Managed Applications: Azure Architecture Autopilot (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Azure Bicep Skill (timothywarner-org/claude-code, 224 stars), Azsdk Common Live And Recorded Tests (Azure/azure-sdk-tools, 134 stars) and Azure Deployment Preflight (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Azure Managed Applications?
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.