azure

Analyze Azure resources used in the app (IaC files and/or resources in a target rg) and optimize costs - creating GitHub issues for identified optimizations.

Expert knowledge for Azure Active Directory B2C development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing B2C user flows/custom policies, MFA/IdP sign-in, app/API registration, CI/CD deployment, or logging, and other Azure Active Directory B2C related development tasks. Not for Azure Information Protection (use azure-information-protection), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Role-based access control (use azure-rbac), Azure Sentinel (use azure-sentinel).

Expert knowledge for Azure Advisor development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Advisor alerts, workbooks, RBAC access, bulk fixes, or Resource Graph/Kusto queries, and other Azure Advisor related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Local (aka Azure AI Foundry Local) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Foundry Local CLI, chat/transcription APIs, tools, OpenAI/LangChain clients, or upgrading legacy SDKs, and other Microsoft Foundry Local related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure Local (use azure-local).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI services development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building, debugging, or optimizing Azure AI services applications. Not for Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure AI Custom Vision (use azure-custom-vision).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Vision development including decision making, limits & quotas, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Image Analysis, Read OCR containers, Blob Storage image access, smart-crop thumbnails, or video frame analysis, and other Azure AI Vision related development tasks. Not for Azure AI services (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure AI Custom Vision (use azure-custom-vision), Azure AI Video Indexer (use azure-video-indexer), Azure AI Document Intelligence (use azure-document-intelligence).

Expert knowledge for Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing AKS Edge/Arc clusters, Arc connectivity, IoT/OPC/ONVIF workloads, TPM/AI deployments, or gMSA, and other Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure Analysis Services development including troubleshooting. Use when testing server connections, debugging gateway or firewall blocks, or checking connection strings and ports, and other Azure Analysis Services related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Anomaly Detector development including troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, configuration, and deployment. Use when using univariate/multivariate APIs, Docker/IoT Edge containers, predictive maintenance flows, or regional limits, and other Azure AI Anomaly Detector related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Metrics Advisor (use azure-metrics-advisor), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

Expert knowledge for Azure Api Center development including best practices, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when automating API linting/registration, customizing the portal, syncing with API gateways, or enforcing design-time governance, and other Azure Api Center related development tasks. Not for Azure API Management (use azure-api-management), Azure App Configuration (use azure-app-configuration), Azure Service Connector (use azure-service-connector).

Expert knowledge for Azure API Management development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when integrating APIM with Azure services/LLMs, configuring policies/quotas, securing gateways, or deploying self-hosted gateways, and other Azure API Management related development tasks. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure App Configuration development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using feature flags, dynamic refresh, snapshots, Key Vault integration, or App Configuration REST APIs, and other Azure App Configuration related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Automation (use azure-automation).

Expert knowledge for Azure App Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing plans/ASE, configuring auth/TLS/Key Vault, CI/CD slots, VNet integration, or managed identity access, and other Azure App Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Spring Apps (use azure-spring-apps), Azure Static Web Apps (use azure-static-web-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure App Testing development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Azure Load Testing with VNets/private endpoints, JMeter/Locust/Playwright, CI/CD pipelines, or Playwright Workspaces, and other Azure App Testing related development tasks. Not for Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans), Playwright Workspaces (use azure-playwright-workspaces), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure Application Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring listeners/routing, WAF/TLS, AGIC with AKS, autoscale/zone redundancy, or App Gateway for Containers, and other Azure Application Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Arc development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing Arc-enabled Kubernetes, servers, SQL MI, Edge RAG, resource bridge, or SCVMM/VMware integration, and other Azure Arc related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor).

Expert guidance for designing Azure solutions using Azure Architecture. Covers reference architectures, solution ideas, design patterns, technology choices, architecture styles, best practices, anti-patterns, example workloads, and migration guides. Use when designing AKS, data/AI pipelines, Zero Trust networking, SAP/Oracle migrations, or hybrid/Arc solutions, and other Azure Architecture related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Artifact Signing development including best practices, decision making, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing signing cert lifecycle, RBAC roles, DGSSv2 migration, diagnostic logs, or CI/CD signing workflows, and other Azure Artifact Signing related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Artifacts development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing feeds, upstream sources, package publishing/restore, GitHub Actions CI/CD, or npm/NuGet config, and other Azure Artifacts related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Repos (use azure-repos), Azure Boards (use azure-boards).

Expert knowledge for Azure Attestation development including troubleshooting, best practices, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when validating attestation tokens, authoring SGX/TPM policies, configuring policy signers, or securing endpoints, and other Azure Attestation related development tasks. Not for Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing), Azure Virtual Enclaves (use azure-virtual-enclaves), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Security (use azure-security).

Expert knowledge for Azure Automation development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Azure Automation runbooks/DSC, Hybrid Runbook Workers, Change Tracking, CI/CD, or cross-cloud integrations, and other Azure Automation related development tasks. Not for Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps), Azure Scheduler (use azure-scheduler), Azure Update Manager (use azure-update-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure Backup development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when backing up Azure VMs, AKS, SQL/PostgreSQL/MySQL, SAP HANA, files/disks/blobs, or automating via CLI/PowerShell/REST, and other Azure Backup related development tasks. Not for Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files).

Expert knowledge for Azure Baremetal Infrastructure development including decision making, and architecture & design patterns. Use when choosing NC2 regions/SKUs, planning BareMetal topologies, or integrating NC2 with Azure networking/services, and other Azure Baremetal Infrastructure related development tasks. Not for Azure Large Instances (use azure-large-instances), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances (use azure-sap).

Expert knowledge for Azure Bastion development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Bastion with AKS private clusters, VM scale sets, IP-based access, Kerberos, or hub/spoke VNets, and other Azure Bastion related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Batch development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Batch pools/tasks, autoscale, containers, VM/Spot choices, or CI/CD job deployments, and other Azure Batch related development tasks. Not for Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics), Azure Functions (use azure-functions).

Expert knowledge for Azure Blob Storage development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Data Lake, NFS/SFTP/BlobFuse, static website hosting, encryption options, or SDK-based blob operations, and other Azure Blob Storage related development tasks. Not for Azure Files (use azure-files), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage), Azure Queue Storage (use azure-queue-storage), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files).

Expert knowledge for Azure Blueprints development including troubleshooting, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when defining Azure Blueprints, mapping built-in compliance sets, automating via CLI/PowerShell/REST, or fixing assignment errors, and other Azure Blueprints related development tasks. Not for Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Managed Applications (use azure-managed-applications), Azure Deployment Environments (use azure-deployment-environments).

Expert knowledge for Azure Boards development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Boards processes, Kanban/WIP, GitHub/Excel integrations, WIQL queries, or permissions, and other Azure Boards related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Repos (use azure-repos), Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Bot Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Azure bots with Web Chat/Direct Line, Teams, OAuth/SSO, QnA/LUIS, or proactive messaging, and other Azure AI Bot Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Health Bot (use azure-health-bot), Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Communication Services (use azure-communication-services), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure Business Process Tracking development including deployment. Use when creating CI/CD pipelines, automating builds, running tests, and deploying tracking solutions via DevOps tools, and other Azure Business Process Tracking related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

Expert knowledge for Azure Cache for Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring geo-replication, persistence, VNet/Private Link, CLI/PowerShell automation, or Blob import/export, and other Azure Cache for Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Redis (use azure-managed-redis), Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage).

Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Carbon Service REST API, Python exports, RBAC roles, emissions data quality, or dashboard issues, and other Azure Carbon Optimization related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Impact Reporting (use azure-impact-reporting), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).

Expert knowledge for Chaos Studio development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when defining ARM/Bicep experiments, deploying Chaos Agents, using CLI/REST, or integrating with Azure Monitor, and other Chaos Studio related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery).

Expert knowledge for Azure Cloud Hsm development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing Cloud HSM clusters, PKCS#11 apps, key lifecycle, backups/logs, or capacity/algorithm choices, and other Azure Cloud Hsm related development tasks. Not for Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Payment Hsm (use azure-payment-hsm), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing).

Expert knowledge for Azure Cloud Services development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing Cloud Services (extended support), Guest OS versions, Key Vault certs, autoscale rules, or PowerShell automation, and other Azure Cloud Services related development tasks. Not for Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Portal (use azure-portal).

Expert knowledge for Azure Cloud Shell development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, and security. Use when handling Cloud Shell storage mounts, session limits, private VNet access, or secure private endpoints, and other Azure Cloud Shell related development tasks. Not for Azure Portal (use azure-portal), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Search development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing indexes, skillsets, vector/semantic search, indexers, private endpoints, or RAG apps, and other Azure AI Search related development tasks. Not for Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics).

Expert knowledge for Azure Confidential Computing development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using SGX/SEV-SNP VMs, AKS confidential containers, attestation/SKR, vTPM, or Fortanix/Key Vault, and other Azure Confidential Computing related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Enclaves (use azure-virtual-enclaves), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Attestation (use azure-attestation).

Expert knowledge for Azure Confidential Ledger development including decision making, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Entra auth, ACL roles, UDFs, client SDKs, transaction receipts, or ARM/Terraform deployments, and other Azure Confidential Ledger related development tasks. Not for Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing), Azure Virtual Enclaves (use azure-virtual-enclaves), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm).

Expert knowledge for Azure Container Apps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring ingress/scale, Entra/OIDC auth, GitHub Actions CI/CD, Dapr integrations, or Java microservices on ACA, and other Azure Container Apps related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Spring Apps (use azure-spring-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure Container Instances development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when configuring ACI networking, standby pools, GitHub Actions deploys, Spot containers, or GPU workloads, and other Azure Container Instances related development tasks. Not for Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure Container Registry development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using ACR Tasks, geo-replication/connected registries, Defender scans, Notation signing, or AKS/ACI pulls, and other Azure Container Registry related development tasks. Not for Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (use azure-redhat-openshift).

Expert knowledge for Azure Container Storage development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when configuring CMK-encrypted Elastic SAN volumes, ACS pools, LRS/ZRS redundancy, volume resize, or v1 installs, and other Azure Container Storage related development tasks. Not for Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files), Azure Elastic SAN (use azure-elastic-san), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Content Safety development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when using Content Safety APIs, Docker containers, blocklists, custom safety categories, or prompt shield, and other Azure AI Content Safety related development tasks. Not for Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Azure Sentinel (use azure-sentinel), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Copilot development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when sizing VMs, generating Bicep/Terraform, configuring Cosmos DB storage, or debugging App Service/VM disks, and other Azure Copilot related development tasks. Not for Azure AI services (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure AI Bot Service (use azure-bot-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure Cosmos DB development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Cosmos DB NoSQL/Mongo/Cassandra/PostgreSQL APIs, change feed, vector search, global distribution, or HTAP workloads, and other Azure Cosmos DB related development tasks. Not for Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage).

Step-by-step guide for designing Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL data models. Captures application requirements, access patterns, volumetrics, and concurrency details into a cosmosdb_requirements.md file, then produces an optimized Cosmos DB NoSQL data model design using best practices and common patterns, saved to a cosmosdb_data_model.md file. Use when the user wants to design, model, or plan a Cosmos DB NoSQL database schema, partition strategy, or container layout, or when they need help with NoSQL data modeling for Azure Cosmos DB.

Expert knowledge for Azure Cost Management development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing budgets, alerts, exports, reservations, savings plans, or Cost Management/Usage Details APIs, and other Azure Cost Management related development tasks. Not for Azure Advisor (use azure-advisor), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Quotas (use azure-quotas), Azure Impact Reporting (use azure-impact-reporting).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Custom Vision development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when exporting Custom Vision models, calling prediction APIs, using ONNX/TensorFlow, managing CMK/RBAC, or Smart Labeler, and other Azure AI Custom Vision related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision), Azure AI services (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure AI Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local).

Expert knowledge for Azure CycleCloud development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when automating CycleCloud via API/CLI, managing Slurm/HPC clusters, tuning autoscaling, or securing access/SSL, and other Azure CycleCloud related development tasks. Not for Azure Batch (use azure-batch), Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Api Builder development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when defining DAB entities, securing Entra ID/JWT access, exposing REST/GraphQL, or deploying on Azure, and other Azure Data Api Builder related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure API Management (use azure-api-management), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database).

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Box development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when handling Data Box/Disk orders, SMB/NFS copies, TLS certs/CMK in Key Vault, or VHD-to-managed-disk imports, and other Azure Data Box related development tasks. Not for Azure Import Export (use azure-import-export), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files).

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Explorer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring ADX clusters, KQL/T-SQL access, ingestion formats, follower DBs, or integrations (Power BI, ODBC, Python), and other Azure Data Explorer related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics).

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Manager for Agriculture development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when setting up BYOL creds/Private Link, ag data ingestion/IoT, AI/nutrient APIs, throttling, or Event Grid logs, and other Azure Data Manager for Agriculture related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks).

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Science Virtual Machines development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing DSVM images/tools, IaC deployment (Bicep/ARM), Key Vault secrets, MLflow, or GPU/Jupyter issues, and other Azure Data Science Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight).

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Share development including troubleshooting, decision making, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when estimating Data Share costs, managing invitations/RBAC, cross-region deployments, dataset mapping, or automation, and other Azure Data Share related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Box (use azure-data-box-family), Azure Import Export (use azure-import-export), Azure Open Datasets (use azure-open-datasets), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer).

Expert knowledge for Azure Database Migration service development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when planning Azure DMS migrations for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server/SSIS, SQL MI, or MongoDB workloads, and other Azure Database Migration service related development tasks. Not for Azure Migrate (use azure-migrate), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure Database for MySQL development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when deploying MySQL Flexible Server, tuning performance, configuring HA/networking, securing access, or integrating apps, and other Azure Database for MySQL related development tasks. Not for Azure Database for MariaDB (use azure-database-mariadb), Azure Database for PostgreSQL (use azure-database-postgresql), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance).

Expert knowledge for Azure Database for PostgreSQL development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using pgvector, Azure AI/OpenAI, Entra auth/Private Link, sharding/replication, or CI/CD/Bicep deployments, and other Azure Database for PostgreSQL related development tasks. Not for Azure Database for MySQL (use azure-database-mysql), Azure Database for MariaDB (use azure-database-mariadb), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance).

Expert knowledge for Azure Databricks development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Unity Catalog, Lakeflow, Lakebase, Delta Sharing, Databricks SQL, or Model Serving workloads, and other Azure Databricks related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory).

Expert knowledge for Azure DDos Protection development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, and configuration. Use when choosing DDoS tiers, configuring IP/Network Protection plans, analyzing DDoS logs, or enforcing Azure Policy, and other Azure DDos Protection related development tasks. Not for Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure Firewall Manager (use azure-firewall-manager), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall), Azure Networking (use azure-networking).

Expert knowledge for Azure Dedicated HSM development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, and deployment. Use when sizing HSM clusters, configuring VNets/ExpressRoute, planning Managed HSM migration, or resolving vendor support issues, and other Azure Dedicated HSM related development tasks. Not for Azure Cloud Hsm (use azure-cloud-hsm), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Payment Hsm (use azure-payment-hsm).

Expert knowledge for Azure Defender For Cloud development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when securing Azure VMs, AKS/containers, SQL/Storage, CI/CD integrations, or Defender for Servers plans, and other Azure Defender For Cloud related development tasks. Not for Azure Defender For Iot (use azure-defender-for-iot), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Sentinel (use azure-sentinel), Azure DDos Protection (use azure-ddos-protection).

Expert knowledge for Azure Defender For Iot development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when deploying OT sensors, configuring micro agents, setting up traffic mirroring, or integrating with Sentinel/SIEM, and other Azure Defender For Iot related development tasks. Not for Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure External Attack Surface Management (use azure-external-attack-surface-management), Azure Sentinel (use azure-sentinel).

Expert knowledge for Azure Deployment Environments development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing ADE catalogs, environment.yaml schemas, custom images, RBAC/roles, or CI/CD image pipelines, and other Azure Deployment Environments related development tasks. Not for Azure DevTest Labs (use azure-devtest-labs), Azure Dev Box (use azure-dev-box), Azure Integration Environments (use azure-integration-environments), Azure Managed Applications (use azure-managed-applications).

Expert knowledge for Azure Dev Box development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing Dev Box images, region moves, networking/policies, RBAC/SSO, or VS Code dev tunnel workflows, and other Azure Dev Box related development tasks. Not for Azure DevTest Labs (use azure-devtest-labs), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Desktop (use azure-virtual-desktop), Azure Lab Services (use azure-lab-services).

Manage Azure DevOps resources via CLI including projects, repos, pipelines, builds, pull requests, work items, artifacts, and service endpoints. Use when working with Azure DevOps, az commands, devops automation, CI/CD, or when user mentions Azure DevOps CLI.

Best practices and conventions for writing Azure DevOps Pipelines in YAML. Covers CI/CD pipeline structure, stages, jobs, steps, triggers, variable and parameter management, template reuse, build optimization, IaC validation in build stages, testing integration (unit, integration, E2E with JUnit/VSTest), deployment strategies (blue-green, canary, rolling), environment promotion, cross-stage variable passing with stageDependencies and ##vso[task.setvariable], multi-subscription deployment patterns, Bicep deployment with AzureResourceManagerTemplateDeployment, module publishing to ACR, security hardening (Key Vault, managed identities, approval gates), and performance tuning (caching, parallel jobs, matrix strategies). Apply this skill whenever creating, reviewing, modifying, or troubleshooting azure-pipelines.yml files, multi-stage YAML pipelines, pipeline templates, or any Azure DevOps pipeline configuration. Also apply when the user asks about Azure DevOps CI/CD conventions, pipeline YAML best practices, deployment strategies in Azure Pipelines, pipeline security, cross-stage outputs, or variable/template management -- even if they do not mention "Azure DevOps" by name.

Expert knowledge for Azure DevOps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing org/project structure, Boards, pipelines, repos, Analytics/OData, or Azure DevOps Server deployments, and other Azure DevOps related development tasks. Not for Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Repos (use azure-repos), Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans).

Expert knowledge for Azure DevTest Labs development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing DevTest Labs VMs, images/artifacts, ARM/CLI automation, RBAC/Key Vault security, or hub-spoke lab setups, and other Azure DevTest Labs related development tasks. Not for Azure Dev Box (use azure-dev-box), Azure Lab Services (use azure-lab-services), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Desktop (use azure-virtual-desktop).

Expert knowledge for Azure Digital Twins development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when modeling with DTDL, querying twin graphs, integrating IoT Hub/Functions, or migrating control plane APIs, and other Azure Digital Twins related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure IoT Central (use azure-iot-central), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure IoT Operations (use azure-iot-operations).

Expert knowledge for Azure DNS development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing Azure DNS zones/records, DNSSEC, Private DNS + Resolvers, reverse DNS, or large-scale zone design, and other Azure DNS related development tasks. Not for Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Document Intelligence development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using AnalyzeDocument/Markdown APIs, custom models, containers/Docker, SAS/managed identity, or VNets, and other Azure AI Document Intelligence related development tasks. Not for Azure AI services (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure AI Language (use azure-language-service), Azure AI Immersive Reader (use azure-immersive-reader).

Expert knowledge for Azure Education Hub development including troubleshooting, and limits & quotas. Use when managing Azure for Students credits, yearly quotas, renewals, or Dev Tools for Teaching sign-in issues, and other Azure Education Hub related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Elastic SAN development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when scripting Elastic SAN volumes, tuning AVS datastores, using CMK encryption, sizing for IOPS, or running clustered SQL, and other Azure Elastic SAN related development tasks. Not for Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files), Azure Managed Lustre (use azure-managed-lustre).

Expert knowledge for Azure Energy Data Services development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring ADME tiers, partitions & CORS, Reservoir DDMS, ACL/legal tags, or Geospatial CZ on AKS, and other Azure Energy Data Services related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks).

Expert knowledge for Azure Event Grid development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Event Grid topics/subscriptions, MQTT brokers, filters/routing, retries/dead-lettering, or Arc deployments, and other Azure Event Grid related development tasks. Not for Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Notification Hubs (use azure-notification-hubs), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure Event Hubs development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Kafka clients/Streams, .NET SDK, Flink/Spark, geo-disaster recovery, or Premium processing units, and other Azure Event Hubs related development tasks. Not for Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Grid (use azure-event-grid), Azure Notification Hubs (use azure-notification-hubs), Azure Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics).

Expert knowledge for Azure ExpressRoute development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing ExpressRoute circuits/gateways, BGP/peering, Global Reach, FastPath, or ExpressRoute Direct, and other Azure ExpressRoute related development tasks. Not for Azure Internet Peering (use azure-internet-peering), Azure Peering Service (use azure-peering-service), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway).

Expert knowledge for Azure Extended Zones development including decision making, security, and configuration. Use when registering subscriptions, requesting zone access, authoring Azure Policy, CMK disk encryption, or buying RIs/Savings Plans, and other Azure Extended Zones related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure External Attack Surface Management development including limits & quotas, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when querying EASM assets, setting policy rules, exporting to Log Analytics or Data Explorer, or estimating billing, and other Azure External Attack Surface Management related development tasks. Not for Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Sentinel (use azure-sentinel), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Files development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Azure File shares/File Sync, private endpoints/VPN, AD/Entra auth, AKS CSI, or SMB/NFS migrations, and other Azure Files related development tasks. Not for Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files), Azure Managed Lustre (use azure-managed-lustre), Azure Elastic SAN (use azure-elastic-san).

Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall Manager development including best practices, decision making, security, and configuration. Use when managing DDoS plans, WAF policies, DNS proxy/FQDN rules, IP Groups, or secured virtual hub vs VNet, and other Azure Firewall Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Network Function Manager (use azure-network-function-manager), Azure Networking (use azure-networking).

Expert knowledge for Azure Firewall development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing Firewall SKUs, configuring DNAT/SNAT rules, TLS inspection, hub-spoke routing, or Sentinel logging, and other Azure Firewall related development tasks. Not for Azure Firewall Manager (use azure-firewall-manager), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Firmware Analysis development including troubleshooting, best practices, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when provisioning AFA workspaces, configuring RBAC access, uploading firmware via CLI/PowerShell/Python, or interpreting SBOM results, and other Azure Firmware Analysis related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Fluid Relay development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using AzureClient, audience APIs, JWT auth tokens, container recovery, or Static Web Apps hosting, and other Azure Fluid Relay related development tasks. Not for Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure SignalR Service (use azure-signalr-service), Azure Relay (use azure-relay), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Classic (aka Azure AI Foundry classic) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Foundry agents with RAG, tools, evaluators, Azure OpenAI, VNet/Private Link, or CI/CD deployments, and other Microsoft Foundry Classic related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Tools (aka Azure AI services, Azure Cognitive Services) development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Content Understanding analyzers, Content Moderator APIs, Foundry containers, VNet/Key Vault security, or Entra auth, and other Microsoft Foundry Tools related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local).

Expert knowledge for Azure Front Door development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Front Door routing/caching, WAF/TLS, Private Link origins, rules engine, or classic-to-Standard/Premium migration, and other Azure Front Door related development tasks. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Functions development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building HTTP/queue/event-triggered Functions, Durable orchestrations, containerized Functions, CI/CD, or Dapr/OpenAI integrations, and other Azure Functions related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure HDInsight development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when working with HDInsight Spark/Hive/Kafka/HBase, Ambari configs, VNet security, autoscale, or ARM/CLI deployment, and other Azure HDInsight related development tasks. Not for Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory).

Expert knowledge for Azure Health Bot development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Health Bot channels, web chat/voice embeds, management APIs, orchestrator flows, or cost estimation, and other Azure Health Bot related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Bot Service (use azure-bot-service), Azure Communication Services (use azure-communication-services), Azure Health Data Services (use azure-health-data-services).

Expert knowledge for Azure Health Data Services development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using FHIR, DICOM, MedTech, de-identification APIs, bulk data flows, or Synapse/ADF/Logic Apps integrations, and other Azure Health Data Services related development tasks. Not for Azure Health Bot (use azure-health-bot), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

Expert knowledge for Azure HPC Cache development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring HPC Cache namespaces, NFS/Blob targets, client access, data ingest scripts, or cache failover, and other Azure HPC Cache related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Lustre (use azure-managed-lustre), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files), Azure Batch (use azure-batch), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Immersive Reader development including best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when tuning read-aloud/translation, storing user prefs, Entra auth setup, JS SDK integration, or language support, and other Azure AI Immersive Reader related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Language (use azure-language-service), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure Translator (use azure-translator), Azure AI services (use microsoft-foundry-tools).

Expert knowledge for Azure Impact Reporting development including troubleshooting, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when wiring Impact Reporting to Monitor alerts, Logic Apps, HPC node health, Service Health, or its insights API, and other Azure Impact Reporting related development tasks. Not for Azure Carbon Optimization (use azure-carbon-optimization), Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).

Expert knowledge for Azure Import Export development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, and security. Use when setting CMK via Key Vault, validating drive/OS support, or debugging Import/Export job and log issues, and other Azure Import Export related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Box (use azure-data-box-family), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files).

Expert knowledge for Azure Industry development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing Community Training portals, Teams embedding, Azure AD/B2C login, Android app builds, or UI languages, and other Azure Industry related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Information Protection development including best practices, decision making, configuration, and deployment. Use when choosing Azure RMS vs AD RMS, migrating keys/policies, configuring RMS connector/MSIPC, or monitoring RMS logs, and other Azure Information Protection related development tasks. Not for Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Azure Sentinel (use azure-sentinel).

Expert knowledge for Azure Internet Peering development including troubleshooting. Use when validating Peering Service prefixes, checking prefix registration, verifying routing, or fixing reachability issues, and other Azure Internet Peering related development tasks. Not for Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway).

Expert knowledge for Azure IoT Central development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing device templates, data export, IoT Edge gateways, REST/CLI automation, or device bridge pipelines, and other Azure IoT Central related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure IoT (use azure-iot), Azure Digital Twins (use azure-digital-twins).

Automates Azure IoT Edge module scaffolding, manifest configuration, and shared contract generation with intelligent project structure detection. Use when the user wants to create, scaffold, or set up a new IoT Edge module, or add a new module to an edge deployment.

Expert knowledge for Azure IoT Edge development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring IoT Edge runtime/modules, EFLOW, DPS provisioning, gateways/downstream devices, or CI/CD deployments, and other Azure IoT Edge related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure IoT (use azure-iot), Azure IoT Operations (use azure-iot-operations), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge).

Expert knowledge for Azure IoT Hub development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when provisioning via DPS, managing twins/jobs, routing D2C data, using device streams, or Device Update, and other Azure IoT Hub related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT (use azure-iot), Azure IoT Central (use azure-iot-central), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure Defender For Iot (use azure-defender-for-iot).

Expert knowledge for Azure IoT Operations development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring MQTT broker, OPC UA/ONVIF integrations, Akri discovery, WASM modules, or layered OT/IT topologies, and other Azure IoT Operations related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT (use azure-iot), Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure Defender For Iot (use azure-defender-for-iot).

Expert knowledge for Azure IoT development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using IoT Hub/DPS, MQTT, IoT Plug and Play/DTDL, Azure IoT Explorer security, or industrial IoT architectures, and other Azure IoT related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure IoT Central (use azure-iot-central), Azure Defender For Iot (use azure-defender-for-iot).

Expert knowledge for Azure Key Vault development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing keys/secrets, RBAC vs access policies, Private Link, Managed HSM, or ARM/Bicep/Terraform deployments, and other Azure Key Vault related development tasks. Not for Azure Information Protection (use azure-information-protection), Azure Attestation (use azure-attestation), Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Payment Hsm (use azure-payment-hsm).

Expert knowledge for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing AKS clusters, node pools/Fleet, service mesh/ingress, GPU/KEDA/AI workloads, or PCI-compliant setups, and other Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) related development tasks. Not for Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (use azure-redhat-openshift), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets).

Expert knowledge for Azure Lab Services development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring lab plans, VM templates/schedules, VNet-integrated labs, GPU/nested virtualization, or Canvas/Teams integration, and other Azure Lab Services related development tasks. Not for Azure DevTest Labs (use azure-devtest-labs), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Desktop (use azure-virtual-desktop).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Language development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building CLU, custom NER, text classification, CQA, sentiment, summarization, or health workloads, and other Azure AI Language related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure Translator (use azure-translator), Azure AI Bot Service (use azure-bot-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure Large Instances development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Epic SKUs, sizing volume groups, tuning EHR storage, or resolving Epic–ALI connectivity/perf issues, and other Azure Large Instances related development tasks. Not for Azure Baremetal Infrastructure (use azure-baremetal-infrastructure), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache).

Expert knowledge for Azure Lighthouse development including decision making, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing multi-tenant delegations, RBAC/AOBO/PIM access, policy-based onboarding, Arc/Sentinel integrations, or Marketplace offers, and other Azure Lighthouse related development tasks. Not for Azure Arc (use azure-arc), Azure Managed Applications (use azure-managed-applications), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure Load Balancer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring frontends/backends, health probes, SNAT/outbound, IMDS/metrics APIs, or Basic→Standard migrations, and other Azure Load Balancer related development tasks. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure NAT Gateway (use azure-nat-gateway).

Expert knowledge for Azure Local development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when planning Azure Local racks/SDN, Arc/Insights, Defender, BitLocker, VM migration, or multi-rack DR, and other Azure Local related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials (use azure-aks-edge-essentials), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge).

Expert knowledge for Azure Logic Apps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Logic Apps with B2B/EDI, SAP/IBM/FTP connectors, AI/OpenAI calls, inline code, or CI/CD deployments, and other Azure Logic Apps related development tasks. Not for Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Grid (use azure-event-grid).

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Applications development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when designing createUiDefinition UIs, JIT access, managed identities, Key Vault/CMK, StorageAccountSelector, or Bicep-based catalog deployments, and other Azure Managed Applications related development tasks. Not for Azure Lighthouse (use azure-lighthouse), Azure Partner Solutions (use azure-partner-solutions), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Blueprints (use azure-blueprints).

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Grafana development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when integrating Azure Monitor/Prometheus, configuring data sources/alerts, Entra auth, private endpoints, or HA workspaces, and other Azure Managed Grafana related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Lustre development including troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when mounting AML, integrating with Blob auto-import/export, AKS CSI, quotas, or performance tuning, and other Azure Managed Lustre related development tasks. Not for Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network).

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Entra auth, geo-replication, persistence, Private Link, or ARM/Bicep deployments for Azure Managed Redis, and other Azure Managed Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Cache for Redis (use azure-cache-redis), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage).

Expert knowledge for Azure Maps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Azure Maps web SDK, search/routing/weather APIs, Spatial IO, Power BI visuals, or Bing/Google Maps migration, and other Azure Maps related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Metrics Advisor development including decision making, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring data feeds, tuning anomaly detection, managing alert hooks, or integrating the Metrics Advisor APIs, and other Azure AI Metrics Advisor related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Anomaly Detector (use azure-anomaly-detector), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry (aka Azure AI Foundry) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Foundry agents with Azure OpenAI, vector search/RAG, Sora video, realtime audio, or MCP/LangChain APIs, and other Microsoft Foundry related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools).

Expert knowledge for Azure Migrate development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using AppCAT/CAST, Site Recovery REST APIs, Azure Migrate appliance, Arc-based discovery, or Resource Mover, and other Azure Migrate related development tasks. Not for Azure Database Migration service (use azure-database-migration), Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure Monitor development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when working with Log Analytics workspaces, Application Insights, VM/Container insights, AKS/Prometheus, or OpenTelemetry, and other Azure Monitor related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Grafana (use azure-managed-grafana), Azure Network Watcher (use azure-network-watcher), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud).

Expert knowledge for Azure NAT Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, configuration, and deployment. Use when planning SNAT capacity, configuring IPs/flow logs, fixing outbound failures, or choosing Standard vs StandardV2, and other Azure NAT Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan).

Expert knowledge for Azure NetApp Files development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when deploying ANF for SAP HANA/Oracle, AzAcSnap, NFS/SMB shares, cross-region replication, or ransomware protection, and other Azure NetApp Files related development tasks. Not for Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files), Azure Elastic SAN (use azure-elastic-san), Azure Managed Lustre (use azure-managed-lustre).

Expert knowledge for Azure Network Function Manager development including security, and configuration. Use when setting up NF Manager prerequisites, resource groups, managed identities, role assignments, or secure NF access, and other Azure Network Function Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Firewall Manager (use azure-firewall-manager), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan).

Expert knowledge for Azure Network Watcher development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Connection Monitor, NSG/VNet flow logs, Traffic Analytics/KQL, packet capture, or Sentinel integration, and other Azure Network Watcher related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure Networking development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when designing VNets/hubs, routing via firewalls/gateways, enforcing Policy, or querying networks with Resource Graph, and other Azure Networking related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Network Watcher (use azure-network-watcher).

Expert knowledge for Azure Notification Hubs development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when integrating FCM/APNS/WNS, targeting devices/users with tags/templates, scheduling pushes, or securing hubs with Private Link, and other Azure Notification Hubs related development tasks. Not for Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Communication Services (use azure-communication-services).

Expert knowledge for Azure Open Datasets development including limits & quotas. Use when handling non-Spark dataset downloads, throttling behavior, quota limits, retry logic, or rate-limit workarounds, and other Azure Open Datasets related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

Expert knowledge for Azure Operator Nexus development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when managing Nexus fabric BGP/VRF, ACL/QoS, NAKS clusters, near-edge storage design, or Nexus upgrades, and other Azure Operator Nexus related development tasks. Not for Azure Network Function Manager (use azure-network-function-manager), Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan).

Expert knowledge for Azure Operator Service Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when onboarding CNFs/VNFs, designing config groups, using ACR-backed artifacts, Private Link, or AOSM CLI, and other Azure Operator Service Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Operator Insights (use azure-operator-insights), Azure Operator Nexus (use azure-operator-nexus), Azure Network Function Manager (use azure-network-function-manager), Azure Networking (use azure-networking).

Expert knowledge for Azure Oracle development including troubleshooting, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Oracle Database@Azure connectivity, TDE with Key Vault, VNet topology, or Exadata logs to Sentinel, and other Azure Oracle related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances (use azure-sap).

Expert knowledge for Azure Osconfig development including troubleshooting, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when running OSConfig via IoT Hub for commands, SSH posture, agent health, Windows baselines, or LAPS, and other Azure Osconfig related development tasks. Not for Azure Update Manager (use azure-update-manager), Azure Automation (use azure-automation), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).

Expert knowledge for Azure Partner Solutions development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Service Connector, Confluent Cloud, Dynatrace APM, Datadog/Elastic integrations, or Palo Alto Cloud NGFW, and other Azure Partner Solutions related development tasks. Not for Azure Industry (use azure-industry), Azure Managed Applications (use azure-managed-applications), Azure Lighthouse (use azure-lighthouse), Azure Networking (use azure-networking).

Expert knowledge for Azure Payment Hsm development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, and configuration. Use when designing Payment HSM VNets/FastPath, payShield Manager access, HA/DR topologies, SKUs, or traffic inspection, and other Azure Payment Hsm related development tasks. Not for Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Cloud Hsm (use azure-cloud-hsm), Azure Security (use azure-security).

Expert knowledge for Azure Peering Service development including best practices. Use when designing Peering Service prefixes, routing policies, prefix validation rules, or connectivity constraints, and other Azure Peering Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Internet Peering (use azure-internet-peering), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Personalizer development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when tuning exploration/apprentice mode, single vs multi-slot calls, model export, quotas, or local inference SDK, and other Azure AI Personalizer related development tasks. Not for Azure AI services (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure AI Metrics Advisor (use azure-metrics-advisor), Azure AI Anomaly Detector (use azure-anomaly-detector).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing STAC collections, GeoCatalog ingestion, SAS tokens, Explorer visualization, or QGIS/ArcGIS integration, and other Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro related development tasks. Not for Azure Open Datasets (use azure-open-datasets), Azure Maps (use azure-maps), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics).

Expert knowledge for Playwright Workspaces development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when managing Playwright Testing workspaces, tokens/RBAC, quotas, monitoring/metrics, or run/AADSTS7000112 issues, and other Playwright Workspaces related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Policy development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when authoring Machine Configuration packages, deploying via ARM/Bicep/Terraform, mapping to CIS/NIST/ISO, migrating from DSC/Automanage, or querying compliance with Resource Graph, and other Azure Policy related development tasks. Not for Azure Blueprints (use azure-blueprints), Azure Role-based access control (use azure-rbac), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Security (use azure-security).

Expert knowledge for Azure Portal development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when setting portal security policies, RBAC dashboards, dashboard JSON, mobile app access/alerts, or browser diagnostics, and other Azure Portal related development tasks. Not for Azure Cloud Shell (use azure-cloud-shell), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).

Expert knowledge for Azure Private Link development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when configuring Private Endpoints, DNS zones/Resolver, NSPs, Azure Firewall inspection, or hybrid name resolution, and other Azure Private Link related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute).

Expert knowledge for Azure Quantum development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using QDK/qdk.azure, hybrid jobs, IonQ/PASQAL/Quantinuum/Rigetti targets, QIR/OpenQASM, or Resource Estimator, and other Azure Quantum related development tasks. Not for Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache), Azure Batch (use azure-batch), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

Expert knowledge for Azure Queue Storage development including best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing queue auth (Entra ID/RBAC), monitoring metrics/logs, tuning throughput/limits, or coding with SDKs, and other Azure Queue Storage related development tasks. Not for Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs).

Expert knowledge for Azure Quotas development including limits & quotas. Use when requesting per-region Storage account quota increases, checking limits, or filing Azure support requests, and other Azure Quotas related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure Role-based access control development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing Azure RBAC roles, ABAC conditions, deny assignments, PIM, policy integration, or role APIs, and other Azure Role-based access control related development tasks. Not for Azure Active Directory B2C (use azure-active-directory-b2c), Azure Information Protection (use azure-information-protection), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Security (use azure-security).

Expert knowledge for Azure Red Hat OpenShift development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when creating ARO clusters, configuring networking/storage, securing with Entra/NSGs, using GPUs/Key Vault, or upgrading, and other Azure Red Hat OpenShift related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure VMware Solution (use azure-vmware-solution).

Expert knowledge for Azure Relay development including troubleshooting, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Hybrid Connections, WCF relays, Entra ID/SAS auth, Private Link, or .NET/Node.js Relay clients, and other Azure Relay related development tasks. Not for Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway).

Expert knowledge for Azure Reliability development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, and deployment. Use when designing AZ zone/zone-redundant setups, resilient Functions, AKS, MySQL HA migrations, or Queue Storage limits, and other Azure Reliability related development tasks. Not for Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Sre Agent (use azure-sre-agent).

Expert knowledge for Azure Repos development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing Git/TFVC repos, branch/PR policies, Entra/PAT/SSH auth, CodeQL scanning, or repo migrations, and other Azure Repos related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure Artifacts (use azure-artifacts).

Expert knowledge for Azure Resiliency development including limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when managing Backup/Site Recovery vaults, protection policies, replication settings, SLAs, or resiliency security posture, and other Azure Resiliency related development tasks. Not for Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery), Azure Backup (use azure-backup), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor).

Expert knowledge for Azure Resource Graph development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when querying via CLI/PowerShell/REST, using GET/LIST vs Query, handling paging/quotas, or deploying shared queries, and other Azure Resource Graph related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management).

Analyze Azure resource health, diagnose issues from logs and telemetry, and create a remediation plan for identified problems.

Expert knowledge for Azure Resource Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when authoring Bicep/ARM templates, using template specs, deployment stacks, CI/CD pipelines, or ARM REST/CLI, and other Azure Resource Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Graph (use azure-resource-graph), Azure Portal (use azure-portal), Azure Blueprints (use azure-blueprints).

Analyze Azure resource groups and generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams showing the relationships between individual resources. Use this skill when the user asks for a diagram of their Azure resources or help in understanding how the resources relate to each other.

Guide users to the correct Azure RBAC role for their identity and permissions requirements, following least-privilege principles. Use when a user asks which role to assign, needs help finding a built-in role, wants to create a custom role, or needs to understand Azure role assignments and permissions.

Expert knowledge for Azure Route Server development including troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when designing hub-spoke or multi-region topologies, BGP peering with NVAs/on-prem, tuning routing policies, or fixing route propagation issues, and other Azure Route Server related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway).

Expert knowledge for SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when running SAP HANA LIs, S/4HANA, or RISE on Azure with HA/DR clusters, Key Vault/RBAC, or Azure Monitor, and other SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances related development tasks. Not for Azure Large Instances (use azure-large-instances), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), Azure Baremetal Infrastructure (use azure-baremetal-infrastructure).

Expert knowledge for Azure Security development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when securing AKS images, SBOM/Notation workflows, antimalware/firewalls, Customer Lockbox, or CMK/Key Vault, and other Azure Security related development tasks. Not for Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure DDos Protection (use azure-ddos-protection), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Sentinel development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Sentinel data ingestion, analytics rules, UEBA, SOAR automation, SAP/AWS/GCP connectors, or ASIM, and other Azure Sentinel related development tasks. Not for Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Network Watcher (use azure-network-watcher).

Expert knowledge for Azure Service Bus development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing queues/topics, sessions and filters, Premium scaling, VNet/Private Link access, or geo-recovery, and other Azure Service Bus related development tasks. Not for Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Queue Storage (use azure-queue-storage), Azure Notification Hubs (use azure-notification-hubs), Azure Relay (use azure-relay).

Expert knowledge for Azure Service Connector development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when wiring apps to Azure DBs, messaging, storage, Key Vault, OpenAI, or managing Service Connector auth and configs, and other Azure Service Connector related development tasks. Not for Azure API Management (use azure-api-management), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure Service Fabric development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Service Fabric clusters, Reliable Actors/Collections, reverse proxy, remoting, or Azure-integrated apps, and other Azure Service Fabric related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (use azure-redhat-openshift).

Expert knowledge for Azure Service Health development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Service Health alerts, ARM/Bicep deployments, Resource Graph queries, webhooks, or ITSM integrations, and other Azure Service Health related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Quotas (use azure-quotas).

Expert knowledge for Azure SignalR Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing SignalR mode, configuring upstreams/custom domains, securing with Entra ID/MI, scaling/sharding, or tracing issues, and other Azure SignalR Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs).

Expert knowledge for Azure Site Recovery development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when planning ASR for VMware/Hyper‑V, configuring Recovery Services vaults, scripting with PowerShell/Terraform, integrating ExpressRoute/Traffic Manager, or protecting AD/SQL/SAP workloads, and other Azure Site Recovery related development tasks. Not for Azure Backup (use azure-backup), Azure Migrate (use azure-migrate), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets).

Expert knowledge for Azure US Government development including decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when handling FedRAMP/DoD IL5 scope, SACA patterns, Gov CI/CD, Gov Marketplace, or sovereign APIs, and other Azure US Government related development tasks. Not for Azure Local (use azure-local), Azure Arc (use azure-arc), Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Security (use azure-security).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Speech development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using STT/TTS, Voice Live, custom speech/voice models, batch synthesis, or Speech containers, and other Azure AI Speech related development tasks. Not for Azure Communication Services (use azure-communication-services), Azure AI Bot Service (use azure-bot-service), Azure AI Video Indexer (use azure-video-indexer), Azure AI Immersive Reader (use azure-immersive-reader).

Expert knowledge for Azure Spring Apps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring ASA networking/security, Tanzu tools, observability/APM, CI/CD deployments, or blue‑green releases, and other Azure Spring Apps related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions).

Expert knowledge for Azure SQL Database development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing DTU/vCore tiers, Hyperscale, geo-replication/HA, Data Sync/sharding, or automated CI/CD deployments, and other Azure SQL Database related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Database for PostgreSQL (use azure-database-postgresql).

Expert knowledge for Azure SQL Managed Instance development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using MI Link, geo-replication/HA, Entra/Kerberos auth, Extended Events, or IaC (Bicep/ARM/Terraform), and other Azure SQL Managed Instance related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Database Migration service (use azure-database-migration).

Expert knowledge for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing SQL on Azure VM, Always On AG/FCI, IaaS Agent, Key Vault/MI backups, or Blob Storage backup/restore, and other SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (use azure-data-science-vm).

Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring SRE Agent tools/docs, querying KQL logs, wiring DevOps/incident integrations, or deploying as a Teams bot, and other Azure Sre Agent related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery).

Expert knowledge for Azure Stack Edge development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when running IoT Edge or GPU/Kubernetes apps, configuring VMs/storage/networking, or managing device updates, and other Azure Stack Edge related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Box (use azure-data-box-family), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure Static Web Apps development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when wiring SWA APIs to Azure DBs, configuring custom domains/auth, CI/CD, preview slots, or Front Door/CDN, and other Azure Static Web Apps related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure Stream Analytics development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Stream Analytics jobs with Event Hubs/Kafka, Cosmos DB/SQL outputs, ML/Functions, or IoT Edge, and other Azure Stream Analytics related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer).

Expert knowledge for Azure Synapse Analytics development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Synapse workspaces, Spark pools, dedicated/serverless SQL, Synapse Link, or ADLS/Cosmos DB integrations, and other Azure Synapse Analytics related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics).

Expert knowledge for Azure Table Storage development including best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing Entra ID/RBAC access, monitoring metrics/logs, tuning partitions/keys, or scripting tables via PowerShell, and other Azure Table Storage related development tasks. Not for Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Queue Storage (use azure-queue-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files).

Expert knowledge for Azure Test Plans development including limits & quotas, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring test result fields, managing access and licenses, or automating test suites via tcm.exe, and other Azure Test Plans related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing).

Expert knowledge for Azure Traffic Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring profiles/endpoints, routing methods, RUM JS, nested designs, or Traffic View–based tuning, and other Azure Traffic Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway).

Expert knowledge for Azure Translator development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Translator text/document APIs, custom models, glossaries, Docker containers, or Power Automate flows, and other Azure Translator related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Language (use azure-language-service), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure AI Immersive Reader (use azure-immersive-reader), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search).

Expert knowledge for Azure Update Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing VM/Arc patching, Automanage profiles, hotpatch/ESU schedules, change tracking, or SDK/REST automation, and other Azure Update Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Automation (use azure-automation), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Osconfig (use azure-osconfig), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Video Indexer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Video Indexer APIs/widgets, live camera indexing, custom speech/brand models, or Azure OpenAI integrations, and other Azure AI Video Indexer related development tasks. Not for Azure AI services (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Desktop development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when working with FSLogix profiles, MSIX/App Attach, autoscale/Start VM on Connect, Teams optimization, or SSO/MFA, and other Azure Virtual Desktop related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Dev Box (use azure-dev-box).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Machines development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing VM SKUs, configuring scale sets, Trusted Launch, disk encryption, or GPU/HPC workloads, and other Azure Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (use azure-data-science-vm), Azure Cloud Services (use azure-cloud-services).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network Manager development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing AVNM IPAM pools, network groups, cross-tenant connectivity, security admin rules, or ARG queries, and other Azure Virtual Network Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Network Watcher (use azure-network-watcher), Azure Networking (use azure-networking).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when designing VNets, NSGs, service endpoints, VNet peering, VPN gateways, or Azure Firewall/NAT gateways, and other Azure Virtual Network related development tasks. Not for Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual WAN development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing Virtual WAN hubs, P2S VPN, BGP/ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall/NVAs, or cross-tenant VNet links, and other Azure Virtual WAN related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring VMSS autoscale/upgrade modes, zones/PPGs, Spot+standby pools, ADE+Key Vault, or CLI/ARM deployments, and other Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure VMware Solution development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing AVS networking/HCX, NSX/vSAN clusters, Citrix/Horizon desktops, Cloud Director, or backup/DR, and other Azure VMware Solution related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Large Instances (use azure-large-instances), Azure Baremetal Infrastructure (use azure-baremetal-infrastructure), Azure Migrate (use azure-migrate).

Expert knowledge for Azure VPN Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring S2S/P2S VPNs, BGP routing, IPsec/IKE policies, Entra ID/MFA auth, or S2S over ExpressRoute, and other Azure VPN Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager).

Expert knowledge for Azure Web Application Firewall development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Front Door/App Gateway WAF rules, rate limits, bot/CAPTCHA, Sentinel logging, or IaC deployments, and other Azure Web Application Firewall related development tasks. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure DDos Protection (use azure-ddos-protection).

Expert knowledge for Azure Web PubSub development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using WebSockets/MQTT, Socket.IO, geo-replication, custom domains, or Entra ID/managed identity auth, and other Azure Web PubSub related development tasks. Not for Azure SignalR Service (use azure-signalr-service), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Relay (use azure-relay).

Expert guidance for designing, assessing, and optimizing Azure workloads using Azure Well Architected. Covers design review checklists, recommendations, design principles, tradeoffs, service guides, workload patterns, and assessment questions. Use when designing AI, SAP, Oracle, SaaS, HPC, or mission‑critical workloads on Azure, and other Azure Well Architected related development tasks.