Azure Compute

Routes Azure VM questions to either recommendation or troubleshooting workflows based on user intent. If you're asking about VM sizing, pricing, or VMSS configuration, it hits the retail pricing API and VM families documentation to give workload-specific recommendations. For connectivity issues, it walks through RDP/SSH failures, NSG blocking, and password resets with structured diagnostics. The routing logic is clean and the workflows feel comprehensive, though you'll still need Azure CLI access for live troubleshooting. Solid choice if you're regularly fielding VM questions and want consistent, reference-backed responses instead of generic advice.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-compute --agent claude-code

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Azure Compute Skill

Routes Azure VM and Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) requests to the right workflow.

When to Use This Skill

User wants to recommend, compare, or price a VM or VMSS
User wants to create, provision, or deploy a VM or VMSS
User asks about Capacity Reservation Groups (CRG) — reserve, guarantee capacity, pre-provision
User asks about Essential Machine Management (EMM) — machine enrollment, monitor

Disambiguate with azure-prepare: if the user wants to deploy an application (Docker service, web app, API, serverless workload), route to azure-prepare. vm-creator is for bare VM/VMSS infrastructure only.

Routing

Mandatory workflow-first routing: never route directly to references/* files. First classify the user intent below, open the matched workflow file, then load only the reference files that workflow requests. Reference files are supporting material, not entry points. If the intent is unclear, ask a clarifying question to disambiguate between the workflows.

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