Official agent skill

Azure Virtual Network

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment.

OfficialCC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Azure Virtual Network

skills CLI
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-virtual-network -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-virtual-network --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-virtual-network .claude/skills/azure-virtual-network && 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-virtual-network
GitHub stars
775
Token cost
~3.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
850 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
149
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment.

  • Configuring VNet IP/DNS
  • SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Peering and routing

What it does

Azure Virtual Network is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when configuring VNet IP/DNS, peering and routing, NSGs/service endpoints, MANA/CNI networking, or hybrid connectivity, and other Azure Virtual Network related development tasks. Not for Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use…

Its SKILL.md is about 3.2k 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 Development, covering 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 VNet IP/DNS
  • Peering and routing
  • NSGs/service endpoints
  • MANA/CNI networking

Example prompts

  • “/azure-virtual-network”

Requirements

  • Docker
  • 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 Virtual Network loads about 3.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 149 tokens; SKILL.md has 850 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~149
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.2k

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). 850 words, ~3,182 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-virtual-network/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-virtual-network
description
Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when configuring VNet IP/DNS, peering and routing, NSGs/service endpoints, MANA/CNI networking, or hybrid connectivity, and other Azure Virtual Network related development tasks. Not for Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Route Server (use azure-route-server).
compatibility
Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata.generated_at
2026-10-04
metadata.generator
docs2skills/1.0.0

Azure Virtual Network Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Virtual Network. Covers best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, 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), 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
Best PracticesL35-L43Designing secure, high-performance VNets: NSG rule patterns, traffic flow, VM throughput tuning, TCP/IP optimization, and secure use of VNet service endpoints.
Decision MakingL44-L53Guidance on choosing VNet-related options: MANA support for VM sizes, upgrading Basic to Standard public IPs, routing preference and unmetered CDN traffic, cost trade-offs, and VNet integration for isolation.
Architecture & Design PatternsL54-L60Designing VNet architectures: subnet extension for migrations, VNet peering, hybrid two-tier apps, traffic mirroring with TAP, topology planning, and custom routing options.
Limits & QuotasL61-L68Network resource limits and behaviors for Azure VMs/VNets: accelerated networking support, public IP quotas, VM throughput caps, and Virtual Network scale/performance constraints.
SecurityL69-L78Securing Virtual Networks: network policies, encryption, service tags, service endpoint policies, and applying Azure Policy/security controls to VNets and Kubernetes traffic.
ConfigurationL79-L114Configuring Azure VNets: IPs (public/private, prefixes, IPv4/IPv6), DNS, MTU, DHCP, subnet delegation/peering, monitoring, and CNI/MANA networking for VMs, NVAs, Kubernetes, and PaaS.
DeploymentL115-L118Guidance for upgrading Azure Basic public IP addresses to Standard SKU, including requirements, steps, and considerations for network resources and downtime.
Best Practices
Decision Making
Architecture & Design Patterns
Limits & Quotas
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Security
Configuration
TopicURL
Configure Azure Network Adapter (MANA) for Linux VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/accelerated-networking-mana-linux
Configure MANA behavior for NVAs on existing VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/accelerated-networking-mana-network-virtual-appliance-opt-out
Configure Azure CNI for Kubernetes virtual networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/deploy-container-networking
Install and configure Azure CNI on Linux Docker hostshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/deploy-container-networking-docker-linux
Configure advertised gateway prefixes for hub VNetshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-advertised-gateway-prefixes
Configure subnet peering in Azure virtual networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-configure-subnet-peering
Create and configure an encrypted Azure virtual networkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-create-encryption
Deploy a DHCP server VM for on-premises clientshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-dhcp-azure
Configure MTU settings for Azure virtual machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-virtual-machine-mtu
Configure public IP addresses for Azure Application Gateway frontendshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-application-gateway
Configure public IP addresses for Azure Firewall deploymentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-firewall
Configure public IP usage with Azure Load Balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-load-balancer
Configure public IPs with Azure NAT Gateway for outbound SNAThttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-nat-gateway
Manage public IP addresses for Azure Virtual Machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-vm
Configure public IP addresses for Azure VPN gatewayshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-vpn-gateway
Onboard and configure custom IPv6 address prefixes in Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/create-custom-ip-address-prefix-ipv6-portal
Onboard and configure custom IPv4 address prefixes in Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/create-custom-ip-address-prefix-portal
Configure default outbound access for Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/default-outbound-access
Manage Azure custom IP address prefixes and migrationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/manage-custom-ip-address-prefix
Create and manage Azure public IP address prefixeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/manage-public-ip-address-prefix
Configure monitoring and alerts for Azure Public IP addresseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/monitor-public-ip
Use Azure Monitor metrics for Public IP addresseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/monitor-public-ip-reference
Configure Azure public IP address prefixes and zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/public-ip-address-prefix
Configure private and public IPs on Azure network interfaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/virtual-network-network-interface-addresses
Configure and manage Azure public IP addresseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/virtual-network-public-ip-address
Configure monitoring for Azure Virtual Network with Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/monitor-virtual-network
Reference for Azure Virtual Network monitoring datahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/monitor-virtual-network-reference
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Virtual Networkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/policy-reference
Configure subnet delegation for Azure PaaS serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/subnet-delegation-overview
Set up dynamic DNS registration for Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-name-resolution-ddns
Configure DNS name resolution for Azure virtual networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-name-resolution-for-vms-and-role-instances
Understand and configure Azure IP 168.63.129.16 usagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/what-is-ip-address-168-63-129-16
Deployment

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/azure-virtual-network of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

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Questions about Azure Virtual Network

What does Azure Virtual Network do?

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

When should I use Azure Virtual Network?

Azure Virtual Network fits situations like: configuring VNet IP/DNS; peering and routing; NSGs/service endpoints; MANA/CNI networking.

How do I install Azure Virtual Network in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Azure Virtual Network in Codex?

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

Can I use Azure Virtual Network 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-virtual-network -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-virtual-network, .gemini/skills/azure-virtual-network, .github/skills/azure-virtual-network and .opencode/skills/azure-virtual-network in your project.

What does Azure Virtual Network need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Virtual Network is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation..

Does Azure Virtual Network 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 Virtual Network 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 Virtual Network use?

Azure Virtual Network 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 Virtual Network use?

About 3.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k 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 Virtual Network?

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Who maintains Azure Virtual Network?

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.