azure plugin
Microsoft Azure MCP and Skills integration for cloud resource management, deployments, and Azure services. Manage your Azure infrastructure, monitor applications, and deploy resources directly from your development environment.
How to install the azure plugin
Run both commands inside Claude Code. The first adds the marketplace once; the second installs the plugin.
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills
/plugin install azure@azure-skillsWhat's inside azure
29 parts read from the plugin's own files.
Skills 28
Claude loads it when the task matches- airunway-aks-setup
Deploys AI Runway on an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster, including controller installation, GPU assessment, and model deployment.
- appinsights-instrumentation
Provides guidance, telemetry patterns, and SDK configuration references for instrumenting web applications with Azure Application Insights.
- azure-ai
Build and troubleshoot applications using Azure AI Search, Speech, OpenAI, and Document Intelligence.
- azure-aigateway
Configure Azure API Management as an AI Gateway to govern AI models, MCP tools, and agents through policies like semantic caching and content safety.
- azure-app-onboard
Orchestrates the end-to-end process of planning, architecting, scaffolding, and deploying applications to Azure services.
- azure-app-onboard-prereq
Evaluates source code repositories for build health, dependency compatibility, and deployment feasibility before Azure infrastructure planning.
- azure-cloud-migrate
Assess and migrate cross-cloud workloads from AWS, GCP, and Heroku to Azure services like Functions, App Service, and Container Apps.
- azure-compliance
Performs Azure compliance scans, security audits, and Key Vault expiration monitoring for keys, secrets, and certificates.
- azure-compute
Routes requests for Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets to specialized workflows for recommendation, creation, and capacity management.
- azure-deploy
Execute deployments for prepared applications using azd, terraform, or Azure CLI with built-in error recovery and verification.
- azure-diagnostics
Diagnose and troubleshoot Azure production issues across App Service, AKS, VMs, Functions, and Messaging services using logs and metrics.
- azure-enterprise-infra-planner
Architect and provision enterprise Azure infrastructure using Bicep or Terraform through a gated 7-phase planning pipeline.
- azure-kubernetes
Plan, create, and configure production-ready AKS clusters including networking, security, and autoscaling configurations.
- azure-kusto
Execute KQL queries and manage Azure Data Explorer resources for big data analytics on logs, telemetry, and time series data.
- azure-messaging
Troubleshoot connection, authentication, and message processing issues for Azure Event Hubs and Service Bus.
- azure-prepare
Prepares Azure projects for deployment by generating azure.yaml, infrastructure code like Bicep or Terraform, and Dockerfiles.
- azure-quotas
Check and manage Azure service limits and resource availability across different regions and providers using the Azure CLI.
- azure-reliability
Assess and improve the reliability posture of Azure Functions and App Service by scanning for zone redundancy, storage configuration, and failover capabilities.
- azure-resource-lookup
List, find, and discover Azure resources across subscriptions and resource groups using Kusto Query Language.
- azure-resource-visualizer
Analyzes Azure resource groups to generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams and markdown documentation showing resource relationships.
- azure-storage
Manage Azure storage services including Blob, File, Queue, Table, and Data Lake using MCP tools or CLI.
- azure-upgrade
Assess and automate the upgrade of Azure workloads between plans, tiers, or SKUs and modernize legacy Azure Java SDK dependencies.
- azure-validate
Performs pre-deployment validation for Azure infrastructure, including Bicep, Terraform, RBAC roles, and managed identity permissions.
- discover-azure-skills
Searches the Azure skills catalog to recommend and provide installation guidance for relevant agent skills based on specific Azure tasks.
- entra-agent-id
Provision and manage OAuth 2.0-capable identities for AI agents using Microsoft Graph and specialized identity blueprints.
- entra-app-registration
Guides the registration of applications in Microsoft Entra ID, configuring OAuth 2.0 authentication, and integrating the Microsoft Authentication Library.
- microsoft-foundry
Build, deploy, evaluate, optimize, and manage Microsoft Foundry AI agents, models, and resources through their complete development lifecycle.
- python-appservice-deploy
Deploys Python Flask, Django, or FastAPI applications to Azure App Service Linux environments.
MCP servers 1
Starts with the plugin- mcp
No description in the file.
Using azure in Claude Code
Skills need no command. Claude reads them when your request matches what they describe.
Update, turn off or remove
- Update the plugin (shell)
- claude plugin update azure@azure-skills
- Refresh the marketplace
- /plugin marketplace update azure-skills
- Turn it off for now
- /plugin disable azure@azure-skills
- Remove it
- /plugin uninstall azure@azure-skills
Skills in azure
Deploys AI Runway on an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster, including controller installation, GPU assessment, and model deployment.
12 files1.6KstarsProvides guidance, telemetry patterns, and SDK configuration references for instrumenting web applications with Azure Application Insights.
13 files1.6KstarsBuild and troubleshoot applications using Azure AI Search, Speech, OpenAI, and Document Intelligence.
27 files1.6KstarsConfigure Azure API Management as an AI Gateway to govern AI models, MCP tools, and agents through policies like semantic caching and content safety.
9 files1.6KstarsOrchestrates the end-to-end process of planning, architecting, scaffolding, and deploying applications to Azure services.
68 files1.6KstarsEvaluates source code repositories for build health, dependency compatibility, and deployment feasibility before Azure infrastructure planning.
16 files1.6KstarsAssess and migrate cross-cloud workloads from AWS, GCP, and Heroku to Azure services like Functions, App Service, and Container Apps.
31 files1.6KstarsPerforms Azure compliance scans, security audits, and Key Vault expiration monitoring for keys, secrets, and certificates.
16 files1.6KstarsExecute deployments for prepared applications using azd, terraform, or Azure CLI with built-in error recovery and verification.
41 files1.6KstarsDiagnose and troubleshoot Azure production issues across App Service, AKS, VMs, Functions, and Messaging services using logs and metrics.
54 files1.6KstarsArchitect and provision enterprise Azure infrastructure using Bicep or Terraform through a gated 7-phase planning pipeline.
41 files1.6KstarsPlan, create, and configure production-ready AKS clusters including networking, security, and autoscaling configurations.
30 files1.6KstarsPrepares Azure projects for deployment by generating azure.yaml, infrastructure code like Bicep or Terraform, and Dockerfiles.
108 files1.6KstarsCheck and manage Azure service limits and resource availability across different regions and providers using the Azure CLI.
5 files1.6KstarsAssess and improve the reliability posture of Azure Functions and App Service by scanning for zone redundancy, storage configuration, and failover capabilities.
13 files1.6KstarsList, find, and discover Azure resources across subscriptions and resource groups using Kusto Query Language.
2 files1.6KstarsAnalyzes Azure resource groups to generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams and markdown documentation showing resource relationships.
4 files1.6KstarsManage Azure storage services including Blob, File, Queue, Table, and Data Lake using MCP tools or CLI.
14 files1.6KstarsAssess and automate the upgrade of Azure workloads between plans, tiers, or SKUs and modernize legacy Azure Java SDK dependencies.
47 files1.6KstarsPerforms pre-deployment validation for Azure infrastructure, including Bicep, Terraform, RBAC roles, and managed identity permissions.
27 files1.6KstarsProvision and manage OAuth 2.0-capable identities for AI agents using Microsoft Graph and specialized identity blueprints.
7 files1.6KstarsGuides the registration of applications in Microsoft Entra ID, configuring OAuth 2.0 authentication, and integrating the Microsoft Authentication Library.
17 files1.6KstarsBuild, deploy, evaluate, optimize, and manage Microsoft Foundry AI agents, models, and resources through their complete development lifecycle.
200 files1.6KstarsDeploys Python Flask, Django, or FastAPI applications to Azure App Service Linux environments.
13 files1.6KstarsExecute KQL queries and manage Azure Data Explorer resources for big data analytics on logs, telemetry, and time series data.
1.6KstarsTroubleshoot connection, authentication, and message processing issues for Azure Event Hubs and Service Bus.
1.6KstarsRoutes requests for Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets to specialized workflows for recommendation, creation, and capacity management.
41 files1.6KstarsSearches the Azure skills catalog to recommend and provide installation guidance for relevant agent skills based on specific Azure tasks.
4 files1.6Kstars
azure plugin questions
How do I install the azure plugin?
In Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills, then /plugin install azure@azure-skills.
What does the azure plugin include?
azure bundles 28 skills, MCP servers.
How do I update or remove the azure plugin?
Update it with claude plugin update azure@azure-skills in your shell, or from the Installed tab of /plugin. Remove it with /plugin uninstall azure@azure-skills.