# discover-azure-skills

Finds matching Azure skills in the official repository and provides installation commands for your task. Run it before working with Microsoft Cloud services.

- 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/azure-skills/skills/discover-azure-skills/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/discover-azure-skills

## What it does

The skill queries the `microsoft/azure-skills` repository on GitHub to find plugins that match an Azure task. When an agent lacks tools for a specific cloud workflow, this skill searches the catalog instead of leaving the model without cloud capabilities.

Discovery follows a multi-step process. First, the agent lists directories in `.github/plugins` via GitHub Contents API. Next, it inspects each skill's `SKILL.md` to evaluate match relevance against user requirements. It also inspects `plugin.json` to verify the actual plugin identifier, because folder names can differ from package names. Once the match is confirmed, the skill outputs setup instructions for Claude Code or Copilot CLI.

This workflow depends directly on public network access to `api.github.com` and `raw.githubusercontent.com`. Unauthenticated GitHub API rate limits will break discovery if queried repeatedly.

## Requirements
- Works with: Azure

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

### Cursor

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

## When to use it
- Find official agent skills for Microsoft Azure cloud tasks
- Locate the right plugin package before provisioning cloud resources
- Obtain direct installation commands for Claude Code and Copilot CLI
- Verify skill capabilities using remote `SKILL.md` documentation

## Example prompts
- Find Azure skills to deploy apps to Azure Container Apps
- Check if there is an Azure plugin for managing Azure SQL databases
- Recommend skills for uploading assets to Azure Blob Storage

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: discover-azure-skills
description: "Searches the Azure skills catalog and recommends installable agent skills by matching an Azure task to skill metadata and plugin installation guidance. WHEN: before starting any task that involves an Azure or Microsoft-cloud service, product, or data source, when no currently loaded skill or tool already covers it."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "1.0.1"
---

Follow these steps to discover the available azure skill matching the given task description.

1. List plugins

List Azure plugin directories from the GitHub Contents API: https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/azure-skills/contents/.github/plugins?ref=main

In the result, each entry whose `type` is `dir` is a plugin directory. Skills are organized by plugins.

2. List skills

For each plugin, list their skills from the GitHub Contents API: https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/azure-skills/contents/.github/plugins/{plugin-dirname}/skills?ref=main

In the result, each entry whose `type` is `dir` is a skill directory. Each skill has a SKILL.md file that explains what this skill should be used for.

3. Discover relevant skills

Eliminate the skills that obviously aren't relevant by their names. Then for each remaining skill, read their description from the API: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/azure-skills/main/.github/plugins/{plugin-dirname}/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md

Use the descriptions to further eliminate skills that aren't relevant.

4. Discover the plugin name of the relevant skills

For each relevant skill, discover their plugin name by reading the `plugin.json` from the GitHub Contents API: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/azure-skills/main/.github/plugins/{plugin-dirname}/.plugin/plugin.json

This is important because a plugin's name may be different from its directory name. The installation commands depend on the plugin's name.

5. Report the matched skills

Report the matched skills and offer instructions to install them. Skills can be installed by installing their plugin. Read the installation instructions matching the agent client to offer the installation instructions.

- [Copilot CLI](./references/install/copilot-cli.md)
- [Claude Code](./references/install/claude-code.md)
- [Other](./references/install/other.md)
```
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© Microsoft · MIT · https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/discover-azure-skills/SKILL.md

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