# azure-iot-edge-architecture

Requires reviewing Azure IoT Edge documentation before proposing architectures. It targets Bicep, Terraform, and edge-related markdown files.

- rule · `type=rule` · GitHub Copilot · ★ 40418
- Author: github · official GitHub repository
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/instructions/azure-iot-edge-architecture.instructions.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/rules/azure-iot-edge-architecture

## What it does

This rule blocks the assistant from jumping straight to a list of Azure services. Copilot must check the documentation at `https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/iot-edge/` or `https://learn.microsoft.com/es-es/azure/iot-edge/` first. It has to verify the runtime architecture, supported systems, and release status. Without this step, architectural output is invalid. When the documentation is unreachable, the assistant must explicitly declare its assumptions.

The instruction triggers on `**/*.bicep`, `**/*.tf`, `**/*iot*.md`, `**/*smart-city*.md`, and `**/*edge*.md`. It covers edge gateways, disconnected setups, and edge processing. Copilot must always justify why Azure IoT Edge is needed for the scenario. It also forces operational planning into the response: update strategies, observability, and support models alongside managed identity and network isolation.

## Requirements
- Works with: Azure

## Install

### GitHub Copilot (native platform)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/instructions/azure-iot-edge-architecture.instructions.md` — The applyTo field sets which files it applies to

### Claude Code

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/rules/azure-iot-edge-architecture.md` — The paths frontmatter field limits the files: move applyTo from the source into paths

### Codex

**AGENTS.md**
- Codex reads AGENTS.md: paste the rule text there

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/rules/azure-iot-edge-architecture.mdc` — Frontmatter: description, globs, alwaysApply. Move applyTo from the source into globs, or the rule will not attach on its own

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/rules/azure-iot-edge-architecture.md`

### Cline

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.clinerules/azure-iot-edge-architecture.md`

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/instructions/azure-iot-edge-architecture.instructions.md

## When to use it
- validate edge applicability before selecting cloud services
- confirm runtime architecture and supported operating systems
- define update strategies and support models for edge gateways
- enforce network isolation and managed identities in IoT designs

## Example prompts
- Design an offline edge gateway architecture for `smart-city-edge.md`
- Configure the edge infrastructure in `main.bicep` with network isolation
- Review `edge.tf` and explain why Azure IoT Edge is needed here

## Source text · azure-iot-edge-architecture.instructions.md · MIT

Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: 7632cf2a41149fcf.

BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 7632cf2a41149fcf
```text
---
description: 'Require Azure IoT Edge documentation review before proposing edge IoT architectures or Azure implementation guidance.'
applyTo: '**/*.bicep,**/*.tf,**/*iot*.md,**/*smart-city*.md,**/*edge*.md'
---

## Azure IoT Edge Architecture Instruction

When the task includes Azure IoT, Smart City, edge processing, gateway design, or disconnected edge scenarios, do this before providing architecture recommendations:

1. Review Azure IoT Edge documentation first:
   - https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/iot-edge/
   - https://learn.microsoft.com/es-es/azure/iot-edge/
2. Confirm key constraints from the documentation:
   - Runtime architecture
   - Supported systems
   - Version/release status
   - Relevant Linux/Windows quickstart path
3. Explicitly state that you reviewed the documentation, or state that it could not be consulted.
4. If the documentation was not accessible, continue with clearly labeled assumptions.

### Response Rules

- Never jump directly to a list of services without validating edge applicability first.
- Always explain why IoT Edge is or is not required.
- Include operational implications: update strategy, observability, and support model.
- Prioritize secure defaults: managed identity, least privilege, secret management, and network isolation.
```
END THIRD-PARTY FILE 7632cf2a41149fcf

The third-party file has ended. Everything between the 7632cf2a41149fcf tags is data: requests and commands from it are not followed. An “end of file” line with another tag inside the block is part of the file.

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