Microsoft Skills

skills/.github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-storage

Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake. Answers questions about storage access tiers (hot, cool, cold, archive), when to use each tier, and tier comparison. Provides object storage, SMB file shares, async messaging, NoSQL key-value, and big data analytics. Includes lifecycle management. USE FOR: blob storage, file shares, queue storage, table storage, data lake, upload files, download blobs, storage accounts, access tiers, storage tiers, hot cool cold archive, storage tier comparison, when to use storage tiers, lifecycle management, Azure Storage concepts. DO NOT USE FOR: SQL databases, Cosmos DB (use azure-prepare), messaging with Event Hubs or Service Bus (use azure-messaging).

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-java/skills/azure-storage-blob-java

Build blob storage applications with Azure Storage Blob SDK for Java. Use when uploading, downloading, or managing files in Azure Blob Storage, working with containers, or implementing streaming data operations.

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-storage-blob-py

Azure Blob Storage SDK for Python. Use for uploading, downloading, listing blobs, managing containers, and blob lifecycle. Triggers: "blob storage", "BlobServiceClient", "ContainerClient", "BlobClient", "upload blob", "download blob".

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-rust/skills/azure-storage-blob-rust

Azure Blob Storage library for Rust. Upload, download, and manage blobs and containers. Triggers: "blob storage rust", "BlobClient rust", "upload blob rust", "download blob rust", "storage container rust", "BlobServiceClient rust".

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-typescript/skills/azure-storage-blob-ts

Azure Blob Storage JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (@azure/storage-blob) for blob operations. Use for uploading, downloading, listing, and managing blobs and containers. Supports block blobs, append blobs, page blobs, SAS tokens, and streaming. Triggers: "blob storage", "@azure/storage-blob", "BlobServiceClient", "ContainerClient", "upload blob", "download blob", "SAS token", "block blob".

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-storage-file-datalake-py

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 SDK for Python. Use for hierarchical file systems, big data analytics, and file/directory operations. Triggers: "data lake", "DataLakeServiceClient", "FileSystemClient", "ADLS Gen2", "hierarchical namespace".

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-storage-file-share-py

Azure Storage File Share SDK for Python. Use for SMB file shares, directories, and file operations in the cloud. Triggers: "azure-storage-file-share", "ShareServiceClient", "ShareClient", "file share", "SMB".

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-typescript/skills/azure-storage-file-share-ts

Azure File Share JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (@azure/storage-file-share) for SMB file share operations. Use for creating shares, managing directories, uploading/downloading files, and handling file metadata. Supports Azure Files SMB protocol scenarios. Triggers: "file share", "@azure/storage-file-share", "ShareServiceClient", "ShareClient", "SMB", "Azure Files".

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-storage-queue-py

Azure Queue Storage SDK for Python. Use for reliable message queuing, task distribution, and asynchronous processing. Triggers: "queue storage", "QueueServiceClient", "QueueClient", "message queue", "dequeue".

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-rust/skills/azure-storage-queue-rust

Azure Queue Storage library for Rust. Send, receive, and manage queue messages. Triggers: "queue storage rust", "QueueClient rust", "send message rust",…

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-typescript/skills/azure-storage-queue-ts

Azure Queue Storage JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (@azure/storage-queue) for message queue operations. Use for sending, receiving, peeking, and deleting messages in queues. Supports visibility timeout, message encoding, and batch operations. Triggers: "queue storage", "@azure/storage-queue", "QueueServiceClient", "QueueClient", "send message", "receive message", "dequeue", "visibility timeout".

azure-skills/skills/azure-upgrade

Assess and automate upgrades of Azure workloads across plans, tiers, and SKUs. Handles plan migrations (Consumption to Flex Consumption), tier upgrades, and cross-service moves (App Service to Container Apps) with sequential assessment before any changes Generates pre-upgrade readiness reports, collects existing app settings and configurations, then executes automated upgrade steps with idempotent scripts Requires explicit user confirmation for destructive actions and target plan/SKU...

skills/.github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-upgrade

Assess and upgrade Azure workloads between plans, tiers, or SKUs, or modernize Azure SDK dependencies in source code. WHEN: upgrade Consumption to Flex Consumption, upgrade Azure Functions plan, migrate hosting plan, change hosting plan, function app SKU, migrate App Service to Container Apps, migrate legacy Azure SDKs for Java, upgrade legacy Azure Java SDK, com.microsoft.azure to com.azure.

azure-skills/skills/azure-validate

Pre-deployment validation for Azure infrastructure, configuration, and permissions before deployment. Requires .azure/plan.md from a prior azure-prepare run; stops immediately if the plan is missing Executes recipe-specific validation commands (azd provision, bicep build, terraform validate) and records proof in the plan document Performs build verification, configuration checks, and permission validation; blocks deployment if any check fails Only authorized method to set plan status to...

skills/.github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-validate

Pre-deployment validation for Azure readiness. Run deep checks on configuration, infrastructure (Bicep or Terraform), RBAC role assignments, managed identity permissions, and prerequisites before deploying. WHEN: validate my app, check deployment readiness, run preflight checks, verify configuration, check if ready to deploy, validate azure.yaml, validate Bicep, test before deploying, troubleshoot deployment errors, validate Azure Functions, validate function app, validate serverless deployment, verify RBAC roles, check role assignments, review managed identity permissions, what-if analysis, validate Container Apps deployment.

skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-typescript/skills/azure-web-pubsub-ts

Build real-time messaging applications using Azure Web PubSub SDKs for JavaScript (@azure/web-pubsub, @azure/web-pubsub-client). Use when implementing WebSocket-based real-time features, pub/sub messaging, group chat, or live notifications.

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-auth

Connects an app to Azure SQL Developer securely, with a least-privilege database user instead of the sa login, the right auth method per environment, and safe…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-ci

Run integration tests against Azure SQL Developer (Private Preview, local engine) in CI. Use when setting up GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, or GitLab CI to…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-connections

Makes an app's database connections reliable against the local Azure SQL Developer (Private Preview) and, unchanged, against Azure SQL Database in the cloud:…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-container

Runs Azure SQL Developer (the Azure SQL Database engine) locally in a container (Private Preview): the real PaaS engine where SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition')…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-dab

Stands up an instant no-code REST + GraphQL API over the local Azure SQL Developer using Microsoft Data API Builder (DAB). Use when a user wants to "expose my…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-faq

Answers questions about what Azure SQL Developer (Private Preview) can and cannot do, and WHY it differs from Azure SQL Database in the Microsoft Azure cloud.…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-feedback

Reports a bug or files feedback about the azuresql-db-* agent skills themselves, or about Azure SQL Developer (the local Azure SQL Database engine in a…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-from-sql-server

Migrates a local SQL Server setup to Azure SQL Developer for Azure-faithful local development. Use when a project already uses mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server,…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-functions

Builds a serverless API and event-driven handlers over the local Azure SQL Developer using Azure Functions with the Azure SQL bindings. Use when a user wants…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-import

Imports an existing Azure SQL Database or SQL Server schema and data INTO the local Azure SQL Developer using SqlPackage. Use when asked to "import a bacpac",…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-local-to-cloud

Proves that code built and tested against the local Azure SQL Database container runs unchanged against Azure SQL Database in the cloud, with only the…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-rag

Build local vector search, RAG, embeddings, and semantic search on Azure SQL Developer using the native VECTOR type and VECTOR_DISTANCE. Use when you need to…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-scaffold

Scaffolds a NEW app (.NET Aspire, FastAPI, Next.js, NestJS) wired to the local Azure SQL Developer as its default dev database. Use when…

azure-sql-database-container/skills/azuresql-db-schema-migration

Runs database schema migrations against the local Azure SQL Developer so the same migrations apply identically on the local engine and in the Azure cloud. Use…