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azure-advisor — Claude Code skill: features and install

Review Azure Advisor recommendations, inspect affected resources, and update recommendation status. The skill also handles requests about service retirements.

Install into Claude Code · Plugin marketplace All methods and platforms ↓ 
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/skills
/plugin install azure-advisor@skills
Open on GitHub

What azure-advisor does

For aggregate results, the skill uses advisor_recommendation_summary; for individual recommendations and affected resources, it uses advisor_recommendation_list. You can browse recommendation types with advisor_metadata_list or retrieve one by ID with advisor_metadata_get. Service-retirement requests go through a summary or list as well.

The skill can complete, dismiss, postpone, or reactivate a recommendation with advisor_recommendation_update, after asking for confirmation. First establish the subscription or service-group scope. A resource-group scope requires a subscription, and a capped list must not be treated as a complete count. The skill does not perform fixes; remediation requests go to azure-advisor-actionability.

What it helps with

  • summarize Azure Advisor recommendations
  • find individual recommendations and affected resources
  • browse recommendation types or retrieve one by ID
  • change a recommendation’s status after confirmation
  • review service-retirement recommendations

Example prompts for the agent

  • Show me an Azure Advisor summary for this subscription.
  • List the recommendations and affected resources in this scope.
  • Postpone this recommendation after asking me to confirm.

How to install azure-advisor

1Plugin marketplace

/plugin marketplace add microsoft/skills
/plugin install azure-advisor@skills

This installs the whole azure-advisor plugin with all its skills

2Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-advisor -a claude-code

3Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/azure-advisor/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/azure-advisor/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about azure-advisor

How do I install azure-advisor in Claude Code?

Add the marketplace with /plugin marketplace add microsoft/skills, then install the skill with /plugin install azure-advisor@skills.

What does azure-advisor do?

It retrieves Azure Advisor summaries and recommendation records, lets you browse recommendation types, and updates statuses after confirmation. For remediation, it routes work to azure-advisor-actionability.

Can azure-advisor count recommendations in a resource group?

A resource-group scope requires a subscription. Use summary for aggregate results and list for records; a capped list cannot be used as a complete count.

Source text

SKILL.md · MIT 
---
name: azure-advisor
description: "Use Azure Advisor recommendations. WHEN: \"show Advisor recommendations\", \"service retirements\", \"update recommendation status\". DO NOT USE FOR: fixes or remediation (use azure-advisor-actionability)."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "1.0.1"
---

# Azure Advisor

## Quick reference

Prefer Azure Advisor MCP tools over Resource Graph or generic ARM tools.

| Intent | Tool |
|---|---|
| Counts, breakdowns, rankings, or top types | `advisor_recommendation_summary` |
| Individual recommendations or affected resources | `advisor_recommendation_list` |
| Complete, dismiss, postpone, or reactivate | `advisor_recommendation_update` |
| Browse recommendation types | `advisor_metadata_list` |
| Get one type by ID | `advisor_metadata_get` |
| Retrieve remediation | `advisor_remediation_get`, then `azure-advisor-actionability` |

## Workflow

1. Identify subscription or service-group scope. Resource-group scope requires a subscription.
2. Reuse known scope and identifiers; ask only for missing values.
3. Use `summary` for aggregates and `list` for records. Never count a capped list.
4. Present only returned data, including truncation, access limitations, and errors.

Route requests to fix one recommendation to the `azure-advisor-actionability` skill. Otherwise choose the tool from the table, including `summary` or `list` for service retirements.

## Safety

Confirm before recommendation-state updates. The actionability skill owns remediation safeguards.

© Microsoft · MIT · microsoft/skills

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