# azure-upgrade

Assesses and automates moving Azure workloads between plans, tiers and SKUs, and modernizes legacy Azure SDK dependencies in source code.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, GitHub Copilot · 1 install · ★ 3148
- 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/azure-skills/skills/azure-upgrade/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/azure-upgrade

## What it does

The skill runs a fixed six-phase flow: identify source and target plans, assess upgrade readiness, collect settings and identities, execute the upgrade, validate the result, then offer performance checks and IaC updates. Phases run in order, and an assessment is generated before any upgrade operation.

Scenarios live in reference files: Azure Functions Consumption to Flex Consumption for Linux and Windows separately, App Service to Container Apps, Azure Cache for Redis (ACR/OSS and ACRE) to Azure Managed Redis, and Java source modernization from `com.microsoft.azure.*` to `com.azure.*`. When no scenario matches, the skill falls back to the `mcp_azure_mcp_documentation` and `mcp_azure_mcp_get_azure_bestpractices` MCP tools to research the path.

Python 3.10 or newer is required. A Windows Consumption source app is treated as read-only by default: before every change to its settings, triggers, state or deployment, the skill calls `ask_user` with the exact change, and that approval covers only that one action. The original app is never deleted or stopped without explicit confirmation. Cross-cloud moves are out of scope — use `azure-cloud-migrate` instead.

## Requirements
- Works with: Azure

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

### Cursor

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/azure-upgrade/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/azure-skills/skills/azure-upgrade/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check whether a Function App is ready for Flex Consumption
- find Consumption apps in a subscription that can be upgraded
- carry settings and identities over to a new hosting plan
- rewrite Java code from the legacy SDK to `com.azure.*`
- convert a Redis cache IaC template to Azure Managed Redis

## Example prompts
- Check if my function app is ready for Flex Consumption and outline the upgrade
- Which Consumption Function Apps in my subscription can move to Flex Consumption?
- Migrate my Java project from `com.microsoft.azure` to `com.azure`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: azure-upgrade
description: "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, change hosting plan, function app SKU, migrate App Service to Container Apps, modernize legacy Azure Java SDKs (com.microsoft.azure to com.azure), migrate Azure Cache for Redis (ACR/ACRE) to Azure Managed Redis (AMR)."
license: MIT
compatibility: python3.10+
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "1.2.3"
---

# Azure Upgrade

> This skill handles **assessment and automated upgrades** of existing Azure workloads from one Azure service, hosting plan, or SKU to another — all within Azure. This includes plan/tier upgrades (e.g. Consumption → Flex Consumption), cross-service migrations (e.g. App Service → Container Apps), and SKU changes. It also covers **Azure SDK for Java source-code modernization** (e.g. legacy Java `com.microsoft.azure.*` → modern `com.azure.*`). This is NOT for cross-cloud migration — use `azure-cloud-migrate` for that.

## Triggers

| User Intent | Example Prompts |
|-------------|-----------------|
| Upgrade Azure Functions plan | "Upgrade my function app from Consumption to Flex Consumption" |
| Discover Functions upgrade candidates | "What Consumption Function Apps do I have that can be upgraded to Flex Consumption?" |
| Change hosting tier | "Move my function app to a better plan" |
| Assess upgrade readiness | "Is my function app ready for Flex Consumption?" |
| Automate plan migration | "Automate the steps to upgrade my Functions plan" |
| Modernize legacy Azure Java SDK | "Migrate legacy Azure SDKs for Java", "Upgrade legacy Azure Java SDK", "Migrate my Java project from com.microsoft.azure to com.azure" |
| Migrate Azure Cache for Redis (ACR/OSS) to Azure Managed Redis (AMR) | "Migrate my Redis cache to AMR", "ACR to AMR", "OSS to AMR", "Upgrade my Premium P2 cache to Managed Redis", "Pick an AMR SKU", "Convert my Redis IaC template to AMR" |
| Migrate Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise (ACRE) to Azure Managed Redis (AMR) | "Migrate my Enterprise_E10 cache to AMR", "ACRE to AMR", "Update my ACRE IaC template for AMR", "Migrate EnterpriseFlash to AMR", "Migrate my geo-replicated Enterprise Redis" |

## Rules

1. Follow phases in order. Skip or defer work only when the selected scenario explicitly permits it, and record the reason in the migration status.
2. Generate an assessment before any upgrade operations
3. Load the scenario reference and follow its rules
4. Use `mcp_azure_mcp_get_azure_bestpractices` and `mcp_azure_mcp_documentation` MCP tools
5. Destructive actions require `ask_user` — [global-rules](references/global-rules.md)
6. Always confirm the target plan/SKU with the user before proceeding
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