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Azure Managed Applications by comeonoliver

Name: Azure Managed Applications
Author: ComeOnOliver

Azure Managed Applications Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Applications. Covers limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

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 file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Limits & Quotas	L32-L37	Guidance on storage-related limits: using StorageAccountSelector with naming rules and configuring external storage for large managed application definition packages.
Security	L38-L49	Security and access control for managed apps: JIT access, Azure Policy associations, managed identities (incl. cross-tenant), Key Vault/CMK use, and avoiding hardcoded credentials.
Configuration	L50-L94	Designing and configuring managed application UI and deployment: createUiDefinition.json, UI elements, functions, parameters, networking, policies, webhooks, and template/view references.
Deployment	L95-L99	Creating and publishing Azure Managed Application definitions using Bicep and deploying them into an internal service catalog for reuse.

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Use StorageAccountSelector UI element and name constraints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-storage-storageaccountselector
Use custom storage for large managed app definitions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-service-catalog-bring-your-own-storage

Security

Topic	URL
Approve publisher just-in-time access to managed apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/approve-just-in-time-access
Use Azure Policy to associate managed applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/concepts-built-in-policy
Configure delegatedManagedIdentityResourceId for cross-tenant apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/concepts-delegated-managed-identity-resource-id
Deploy storage with customer-managed keys in managed apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-storage-customer-managed-key
Comply with hardcoded credential restrictions in templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/hardcoded-credentials-restrictions
Grant Key Vault access for managed app deployments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/key-vault-access
Configure managed identity for Azure managed applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-managed-identity
Request just-in-time access to managed resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/request-just-in-time-access

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure artifactsLocation parameters for managed apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/artifacts-location
Use collection functions in UI definitions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-collection-functions
Use conversion functions in UI definitions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-conversion-functions
Use date functions in UI definitions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-date-functions
Use logical functions in UI definitions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-logical-functions
Use math functions in UI definitions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-math-functions
Use referencing functions in UI definitions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-referencing-functions
Use string functions in UI definitions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-string-functions
Configure elements in createUiDefinition.json	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-uidefinition-elements
Use functions in createUiDefinition.json	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-uidefinition-functions
Author createUiDefinition.json for managed apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-uidefinition-overview
Configure managed apps to use existing virtual networks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/existing-vnet-integration
Configure Microsoft.Common.CheckBox UI element	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-checkbox
Configure Microsoft.Common.DropDown UI element	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-dropdown
Configure Microsoft.Common.EditableGrid UI element	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-editablegrid
Configure Microsoft.Common.FileUpload UI element	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-fileupload
Configure Microsoft.Common.InfoBox UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-infobox
Configure Microsoft.Common.OptionsGroup UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-optionsgroup
Configure Microsoft.Common.PasswordBox UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-passwordbox
Configure Microsoft.Common.Section UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-section
Configure ServicePrincipalSelector UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-serviceprincipalselector
Configure Microsoft.Common.Slider UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-slider
Configure TagsByResource UI element for ARM deployments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-tagsbyresource
Configure Microsoft.Common.TextBlock UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-textblock
Configure Microsoft.Common.TextBox UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-textbox
Configure Microsoft.Compute.CredentialsCombo UI element	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-compute-credentialscombo
Configure Microsoft.Compute.SizeSelector UI element for VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-compute-sizeselector
Configure Microsoft.Compute.UserNameTextBox UI element	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-compute-usernametextbox
Configure KeyVaultCertificateSelector UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-keyvault-keyvaultcertificateselector
Configure ManagedIdentity IdentitySelector UI element	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-managedidentity-identityselector
Configure PublicIpAddressCombo UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-network-publicipaddresscombo
Configure VirtualNetworkCombo UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-network-virtualnetworkcombo
Configure ArmApiControl UI element for ARM API calls	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-solutions-armapicontrol
Configure ResourceSelector UI element for existing resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-solutions-resourceselector
Configure MultiStorageAccountCombo UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-storage-multistorageaccountcombo
Configure StorageBlobSelector UI element in ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-storage-storageblobselector
Reference built-in Azure Policy definitions for Managed Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/policy-reference
Configure webhook notifications for managed applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-notifications
Reference schema for createUiDefinition artifact	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/reference-createuidefinition-artifact
Reference mainTemplate.json for managed applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/reference-main-template-artifact
Reference viewDefinition.json for managed applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/reference-view-definition-artifact

Deployment

Topic	URL
Deploy managed app definitions with Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-bicep-definition
Publish Azure Managed Application to service catalog	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-service-catalog-app

Azure Managed Applications

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Azure Managed Applications Skill

How to Use This Skill

Category Index

Limits & Quotas

Security

Configuration

Deployment

Frequently asked questions

Azure Managed Applications

File contents

Azure Managed Applications Skill

How to Use This Skill

Category Index

Limits & Quotas

Security

Configuration

Deployment

Related skills

Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Azure Managed Applications skill?

What does the Azure Managed Applications skill do?

Is Azure Managed Applications safe to use?

Which AI agents work with Azure Managed Applications?

Is Azure Managed Applications free to use?

Who published Azure Managed Applications?