1---2name: azure-advisor3description: Expert knowledge for Azure Advisor development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when creating Advisor alerts, workbooks, Resource Graph queries, migration risk views, or sovereign-cloud setups, 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 Security (use azure-security).4---5# Azure Advisor Skill67This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Advisor. Covers best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.89## How to Use This Skill1011> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file1213This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:14- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch`. Returns Markdown.15- **Fallback**: Use `WebFetch`. Returns Markdown.1617## Category Index1819| Category | Lines | Description |20|----------|-------|-------------|21| Best Practices | L30-L42 | Guidance on using Azure Advisor for Well-Architected assessments and bulk fixes to optimize cost, performance, reliability, and operational excellence across VMs and other services. |22| Decision Making | L43-L51 | Using Advisor workbooks and critical risk views to assess reliability, plan migrations, and estimate cost impact of Azure Advisor recommendations across key resources |23| Limits & Quotas | L52-L56 | Advisor feature availability, limits, and differences when running in Azure sovereign clouds (e.g., Azure Government, China), including which recommendations are supported. |24| Security | L57-L61 | Managing Azure Advisor permissions, roles, and RBAC settings so users and apps have appropriate access to Advisor recommendations and data |25| Configuration | L62-L71 | Setting up and customizing Azure Advisor: creating alerts (portal, ARM, Bicep), email digests, tag-based filtering, and using workbooks for monitoring and insights. |26| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L72-L77 | Querying Azure Advisor data via Resource Graph, using sample Kusto queries, and integrating Advisor MCP tools with AI/LLM clients for automated insights |2728### Best Practices29| Topic | URL |30|-------|-----|31| Run Well-Architected assessments in Azure Advisor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-assessments |32| Optimize VM and VMSS costs using Azure Advisor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-cost-recommendations |33| Calculate and export Azure Advisor cost savings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-calculate-total-cost-savings |34| Improve high-usage VM performance with Azure Advisor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-performance-resize-high-usage-vm-recommendations |35| Use Quick Fix for bulk remediation of Advisor recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-quick-fix |36| Apply Azure Advisor cost recommendations across services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-cost-recommendations |37| Apply Azure Advisor operational excellence recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-operational-excellence-recommendations |38| Leverage Azure Advisor performance recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-performance-recommendations |39| Apply Azure Advisor reliability recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-reliability-recommendations |4041### Decision Making42| Topic | URL |43|-------|-----|44| Use Azure Advisor Critical Risks for key resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-critical-risks |45| Assess cost impact of Azure Advisor recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-evaluate-cost-implications-of-recommendations |46| Analyze and optimize Azure costs with the Advisor workbook | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-cost-optimization |47| Evaluate application reliability using the Advisor workbook | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-reliability |48| Use Advisor Service Retirement workbook for migration planning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-service-retirement |4950### Limits & Quotas51| Topic | URL |52|-------|-----|53| Understand Azure Advisor feature limits in sovereign clouds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-sovereign-clouds |5455### Security56| Topic | URL |57|-------|-----|58| Configure Azure Advisor roles and access control | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/permissions |5960### Configuration61| Topic | URL |62|-------|-----|63| Create Azure Advisor alerts with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-arm |64| Define Azure Advisor alert rules using Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-bicep |65| Configure Azure Advisor alerts in the Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-portal |66| Configure periodic Azure Advisor recommendation digests | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-recommendations-digest |67| Filter Azure Advisor recommendations by resource tags | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-tag-filtering |68| Use Azure Advisor workbook templates for insights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbooks |6970### Integrations & Coding Patterns71| Topic | URL |72|-------|-----|73| Query Azure Advisor data with Resource Graph | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-azure-resource-graph |74| Integrate Azure Advisor MCP tools with AI clients | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-mcp-tools |75| Use Resource Graph sample queries for Azure Advisor data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/resource-graph-samples |
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