# Azure CLI — Command-Line Interface for Microsoft Azure

> The Azure CLI provides cross-platform command-line access to Microsoft Azure services for managing VMs, databases, Kubernetes, AI services, and hundreds of cloud resources with consistent hierarchical commands.

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- Updated: 2026-09-08
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# Azure CLI — Command-Line Interface for Microsoft Azure

The Azure CLI provides cross-platform command-line access to Microsoft Azure services for managing VMs, databases, Kubernetes, AI services, and hundreds of cloud resources with consistent hierarchical commands.

## Prerequisites

Python 3.9+, pip or platform package manager

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- $ docker run -u $(id -u):$(id -g) -v ${HOME}:/home/az -e HOME=/home/az --rm -it mcr.microsoft.com/azure-cli:<version>
- brew install --build-from-source azure-cli.rb

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![Python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/azure-cli.svg?maxAge=2592000)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/azure-cli)
- [Docker](#docker)
- ### Docker

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Take a test run now from [Azure Cloud Shell](https://portal.azure.com/#cloudshell)!
- Please refer to the [install guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/cli/azure/install-azure-cli) for detailed install instructions.
- A list of common install issues and their resolutions are available at [install troubleshooting](https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/blob/dev/doc/install_troubleshooting.md).

- Source: https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-cli/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/azure-cli-microsoft-cloud/)