Azure Compute
Published by microsoft in azure-skills
What this skill does
Routes Azure virtual machine and VM scale set requests to workflows for choosing, pricing, creating, or managing compute resources. It helps the agent handle capacity reservations and machine enrollment while directing application deployments elsewhere. Best for Azure engineers and administrators choosing or managing VM and VM scale set infrastructure.
Add Azure Compute to your agent
Review the source and files first. When you are ready, copy the prompt instruction or use the CLI command supported by your environment.
Install with a prompt
Paste this into a compatible coding agent:
add this skill "azure-compute" from https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skillsInstall with the CLI
Run this command in a controlled environment after reviewing the repository:
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-computeSkill instructions
Azure Compute Skill
Routes Azure VM and Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) requests to the right workflow.
When to Use This Skill
- User wants to recommend, compare, or price a VM or VMSS
- User wants to create, provision, or deploy a VM or VMSS
- User asks about Capacity Reservation Groups (CRG) — reserve, guarantee capacity, pre-provision
- User asks about Essential Machine Management (EMM) — machine enrollment, monitor
Disambiguate with azure-prepare: if the user wants to deploy an application (Docker service, web app, API, serverless workload), route to azure-prepare. vm-creator is for bare VM/VMSS infrastructure only.
Routing
Mandatory workflow-first routing: never route directly to references/* files. First classify the user intent below, open the matched workflow file, then load only the reference files that workflow requests. Reference files are supporting material, not entry points. If the intent is unclear, ask a clarifying question to disambiguate between the workflows.
| Workflow | File | Use when |
|---|---|---|
| VM Recommender | vm-recommender.md | User asks which VM/VMSS to choose, whether to use VMSS/autoscaling, wants pricing, or wants to compare options |
| VM Creator | vm-creator.md | User wants to create, provision, or deploy a bare VM or VMSS (not an app deployment) |
| Capacity Reservation | capacity-reservation.md | User needs to reserve / guarantee VM capacity (CRG create / associate / disassociate) |
| Essential Machine Management | essential-machine-management.md | User asks about EMM / machine enrollment / monitor |
Files included
- references/retail-prices-api.md
- references/vm-families.md
- references/vm-quotas.md
- references/vmss-guide.md
- SKILL.md
- workflows/capacity-reservation/capacity-reservation.md
- workflows/capacity-reservation/references/association-disassociation.md
- workflows/capacity-reservation/references/capacity-reservation-overview.md
- workflows/essential-machine-management/essential-machine-management.md
- workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-enable-flow-portal-guidance.md
- workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-enable-flow.md
- workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-overview.md
- workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-prerequisites.md
- workflows/vm-creator/examples/bicep/main.bicep
- workflows/vm-creator/examples/bicep/README.md
- workflows/vm-creator/examples/terraform/main.tf
- workflows/vm-creator/examples/terraform/outputs.tf
- workflows/vm-creator/examples/terraform/README.md
- workflows/vm-creator/examples/terraform/variables.tf
- workflows/vm-creator/references/delivery-options/github-pr.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/delivery-options/index.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/delivery-options/print.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/delivery-options/save-local.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/beginner.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/cost-deep.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/index.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/networking-deep.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/security-deep.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/spec-deep.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/mcp-tools.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/az-cli.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/bicep.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/index.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/mcp-apply.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/terraform.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/plan-card.md
- workflows/vm-creator/references/validation-gates.md
- workflows/vm-creator/vm-creator.md
- workflows/vm-recommender/references/handoff-to-creator.md
- workflows/vm-recommender/references/web-fetch-policy.md
- workflows/vm-recommender/vm-recommender.md