Apex Azure Rbac
jonathan-vella/apex
ANALYSIS SKILL — Find the right Azure RBAC role for an identity with least-privilege access; generate CLI, Bicep, and Terraform code to assign it.
Expert knowledge for Azure Role-based access control development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding…
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-rbac -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-rbac --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-rbac .claude/skills/azure-rbac && 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-rbac" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-rbac into .claude/skills/azure-rbac/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-rbac", 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-rbacType 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-rbac -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-rbac --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-rbac .agents/skills/azure-rbac && 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-rbac" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-rbac into .agents/skills/azure-rbac/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-rbac", 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-rbac -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-rbac --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-rbac .cursor/skills/azure-rbac && 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-rbac" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-rbac into .cursor/skills/azure-rbac/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-rbac", 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-rbac--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-rbac -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-rbac --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-rbac .gemini/skills/azure-rbac && 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-rbac" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-rbac into .gemini/skills/azure-rbac/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-rbac", 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-rbacInstalls 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-rbac -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-rbac .github/skills/azure-rbac && 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-rbac" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-rbac into .github/skills/azure-rbac/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-rbac", 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-rbac -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-rbac --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-rbac .opencode/skills/azure-rbac && 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-rbac" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-rbac into .opencode/skills/azure-rbac/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-rbac", 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.
azure-rbacExpert knowledge for Azure Role-based access control development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding…
Azure Rbac is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Role-based access control development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when defining custom/built-in roles, ABAC conditions, deny assignments, PIM, or ARM/Bicep-based role automation, and other Azure Role-based access control related development tasks. Not for Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Resource Manager (use…
Its SKILL.md is about 4.5k 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 Backend & APIs, covering Authorization and RBAC. 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.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ba74e8f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
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.
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
learn.microsoft.comgithub.comFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Azure Rbac loads about 4.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 141 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,133 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.
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.
The full file from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills at commit ba74e8f, republished under its CC-BY-4.0 licence (© MicrosoftDocs). 1,133 words, ~4,510 tokens.
.claude/skills/azure-rbac/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Role-based access control. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
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:
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L35-L43 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure RBAC problems: auditing role changes, resolving role/custom role limits, and troubleshooting role assignment condition and common access issues. |
| Best Practices | L44-L50 | Security-focused guidance on designing Azure RBAC: choosing scopes, delegating access with ABAC conditions, and applying least privilege and separation-of-duties best practices. |
| Decision Making | L51-L55 | Guidance on choosing and migrating role models: moving from classic admins to RBAC, scaling with ABAC, selecting Azure vs Entra vs classic roles, and transferring subscriptions between directories. |
| Limits & Quotas | L56-L61 | Designing and managing Azure RBAC custom roles, including understanding role structure, permissions, and step-by-step creation using the Azure portal |
| Security | L62-L130 | Managing Azure RBAC security: built-in and custom roles, permissions, ABAC conditions, deny assignments, PIM, policy integration, and secure role assignment/administration practices. |
| Configuration | L131-L141 | Configuring Azure RBAC/ABAC: prerequisites, condition syntax, role assignments, built‑in vs custom roles, and creating/inspecting custom role definitions via CLI and PowerShell |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L142-L156 | How to assign, list, and query Azure RBAC role assignments using CLI, PowerShell, portal, REST, ARM/Bicep templates, including managed identities and group-based access. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Audit Azure RBAC changes using Activity Log | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/change-history-report |
| Resolve common issues with Azure RBAC conditions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-faq |
| Diagnose and fix Azure role assignment condition issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-troubleshoot |
| Resolve Azure RBAC role and custom role limit issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/troubleshoot-limits |
| Diagnose and resolve common Azure RBAC issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/troubleshooting |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Apply security-focused best practices for Azure RBAC | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/best-practices |
| Example patterns for delegating RBAC with ABAC conditions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/delegate-role-assignments-examples |
| Choose appropriate Azure RBAC scopes for access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/scope-overview |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Scale Azure RBAC assignments using ABAC and attributes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-custom-security-attributes-example |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Understand and configure Azure RBAC custom roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/custom-roles |
| Create Azure custom roles in the portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/custom-roles-portal |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Author Azure RBAC condition expressions and syntax | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-format |
| Meet prerequisites to use Azure RBAC conditions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-prerequisites |
| Configure and interpret Azure RBAC role assignments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-assignments |
| Understand and configure Azure RBAC role definitions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-definitions |
| List and inspect Azure built-in and custom RBAC roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-definitions-list |
| Create Azure custom RBAC roles using Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/tutorial-custom-role-cli |
| Define Azure custom RBAC roles with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/tutorial-custom-role-powershell |
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Just SKILL.md in skills/azure-rbac of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f
Azure Rbac 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Rbac this skillMicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills | 775 | — | ~4.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| Apex Azure Rbacjonathan-vella/apex | 217 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing Bicep Templatesmicrosoft-foundry/foundry-agent-webapp | 127 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Apex Entra App Registrationjonathan-vella/apex | 217 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Validatemicrosoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure | 255 | 1 repos | ~880 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Policyvinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills | 175 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Expert knowledge for Azure Role-based access control development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding…. Azure Rbac is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Role-based access control development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns.
Azure Rbac fits situations like: defining custom/built-in roles; ABAC conditions; deny assignments; ARM/Bicep-based role automation.
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-rbac -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-rbac in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .claude/skills/azure-rbac in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-rbac -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-rbac in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .agents/skills/azure-rbac in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
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-rbac -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-rbac, .gemini/skills/azure-rbac, .github/skills/azure-rbac and .opencode/skills/azure-rbac in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Rbac 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..
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.
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.
Azure Rbac 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.
About 4.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 18k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Rbac: Apex Azure Rbac (jonathan-vella/apex, 217 stars), Writing Bicep Templates (microsoft-foundry/foundry-agent-webapp, 127 stars), Apex Entra App Registration (jonathan-vella/apex, 217 stars) and Azure Validate (microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure, 255 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
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.