# azure-search-nav

Creates Azure portal deep links to specific blades and menus for AKS, Arc-enabled Kubernetes, and Compute resources based on text queries.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, GitHub Copilot · ★ 3149
- Author: Microsoft
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/aks-skills/skills/azure-search-nav/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/azure-search-nav

## What it does

The skill takes a portal URL or a bare ARM resource ID together with a plain text query. Under the hood, it executes the PowerShell script `references/Invoke-PortalSearchNav.ps1`. The script queries the `aks-search-direct-mid` semantic search API and returns a deep link starting with `https://portal.azure.com`.

You need the `Az.Accounts` PowerShell module installed before running it. Authentication defaults to a browser window via `Connect-AzAccount`. In headless CLI environments without a window handle, the script fails unless you provide the `-UseDeviceAuthentication` switch.

Provider coverage is intentionally limited. The tool only supports resources under `Microsoft.ContainerService`, `Microsoft.Kubernetes`, and `Microsoft.Compute` registered in `references/resource-types.json`. Requests targeting any other resource provider trigger an error.

## Requirements
- Works with: Azure, Kubernetes

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/skills
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install aks-skills@skills
```
This installs the whole aks-skills plugin with all its skills

2. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-search-nav -a claude-code
```

3. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/azure-search-nav/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/azure-search-nav/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/azure-search-nav/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/azure-search-nav/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install microsoft/skills azure-search-nav
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/azure-search-nav/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/skills --path .github/plugins/aks-skills/skills/azure-search-nav
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/azure-search-nav/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/aks-skills/skills/azure-search-nav/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build deep links to specific Azure portal blades using natural language
- locate menu items for AKS and Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters
- generate target portal URLs from raw ARM resource IDs
- sign in to Azure from headless CLI environments using device-code login

## Example prompts
- Find the portal blade for configuring node pools on this AKS resource: `/subscriptions/.../managedClusters/prod-aks`.
- Generate an Azure portal deep link to view networking settings for my virtual machine.
- Where in the Azure portal do I review diagnostic logs for this Arc Kubernetes cluster?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: azure-search-nav
description: "Builds an Azure portal deep link to a specific blade/menu item for supported Microsoft.ContainerService, Microsoft.Kubernetes, and Microsoft.Compute resources using the aks-search-direct-mid semantic search API. WHEN: 'find where in the Azure portal to do something', 'search the portal for an operation', 'construct a portal link from a search query and a resource'."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "1.0.1"
---

# Azure Portal Search Link Builder

## Quick Reference

| Item | Value |
|------|-------|
| Script | [`references/Invoke-PortalSearchNav.ps1`](references/Invoke-PortalSearchNav.ps1) |
| Resource map | [`references/resource-types.json`](references/resource-types.json) |
| Prerequisite | `Az.Accounts` PowerShell module |
| Auth | Interactive Microsoft sign-in (`Connect-AzAccount`), or device-code with `-UseDeviceAuthentication` |

## When to Use This Skill

- User asks to find where in the Azure portal to perform an operation on a supported
  Container Service, Arc-enabled Kubernetes, or Compute resource.
- User wants a portal deep link for a specific blade/menu item.
- User provides a resource URL or ARM resource ID and a natural-language search query.

## Workflow

1. Collect **resource link** (portal URL or bare ARM resource ID) and **search query** from the user.
2. Run `references/Invoke-PortalSearchNav.ps1 -ResourceUrl '<link>' -Query '<query>'`.
3. The script signs in (browser by default; pass `-UseDeviceAuthentication` in headless/CLI
   environments), calls the search API, and prints portal deep links always rooted at
   `https://portal.azure.com`.

See [references/README.md](references/README.md) for full parameter reference and API details.

## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Fix |
|-------|-------|-----|
| Resource type not enabled | `armProvider` not in `references/resource-types.json` | Confirm the type is in the enabled-provider list |
| 401 from API | Invalid token, or wrong tenant selected | Re-run and select the account with access to the target subscription's tenant |
| Empty results | No matching navigation item for the query | Try a different search term |
| `Az.Accounts` not found | Module not installed | `Install-Module Az.Accounts -Scope CurrentUser` |
| Browser sign-in fails (no window handle) | Headless/CLI environment | Re-run with `-UseDeviceAuthentication` |
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© Microsoft · MIT · https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/aks-skills/skills/azure-search-nav/SKILL.md

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