Use 'Azure MCP/documentation' tool to find the minimal role definition that matches the desired permissions the user wants to assign to an identity (If no built-in role matches the desired permissions, use 'Azure MCP/extension_cli_generate' tool to create a custom role definition with the desired permissions). Use 'Azure MCP/extension_cli_generate' tool to generate the CLI commands needed to assign that role to the identity and use the 'Azure MCP/bicepschema' and the 'Azure MCP/get_bestpractices' tool to provide a Bicep code snippet for adding the role assignment.
Azure Role Selector
Finds the minimal Azure role that meets desired permissions and generates CLI commands or Bicep code to assign it.
GitHub (Microsoft) Updated Azure Role Selector by GitHub (Microsoft) · e986f49
npx skillmds@latest add github/azure-role-selector File contents
---name: azure-role-selectordescription: Finds the minimal Azure role that meets desired permissions and generates CLI commands or Bicep code to assign it.---Use 'Azure MCP/documentation' tool to find the minimal role definition that matches the desired permissions the user wants to assign to an identity (If no built-in role matches the desired permissions, use 'Azure MCP/extension_cli_generate' tool to create a custom role definition with the desired permissions). Use 'Azure MCP/extension_cli_generate' tool to generate the CLI commands needed to assign that role to the identity and use the 'Azure MCP/bicepschema' and the 'Azure MCP/get_bestpractices' tool to provide a Bicep code snippet for adding the role assignment.
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Finds the minimal Azure role that meets desired permissions and generates CLI commands or Bicep code to assign it. It is listed under DevOps & Infra, Security, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure as Code on SkillMD.
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