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 configuring Advisor alerts, workbooks, Resource Graph/Kusto queries, RBAC access, or sovereign cloud support, 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 Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud).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 file1213> **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](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)1415This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:16- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.17- **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.1819## Category Index2021| Category | Lines | Description |22|----------|-------|-------------|23| Best Practices | L34-L47 | Using Advisor to assess architectures and apply cost, performance, operational excellence, and reliability recommendations, including bulk fixes, savings calculations, and resiliency reviews |24| Decision Making | L48-L56 | Using Advisor workbooks and critical risk views to evaluate reliability, assess and optimize costs, and plan migrations based on service retirement and recommendation impact |25| Limits & Quotas | L57-L61 | Advisor feature availability, limits, and differences when running in Azure sovereign clouds (e.g., Azure Government, China), including which recommendations are supported. |26| Security | L62-L66 | Managing who can view or dismiss Azure Advisor recommendations using Azure RBAC, including configuring roles, permissions, and access control for Advisor. |27| Configuration | L67-L76 | Setting up and customizing Azure Advisor: creating alerts (portal, ARM, Bicep), email digests, tag-based filtering, and using workbooks for monitoring and insights. |28| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L77-L81 | Querying Azure Advisor recommendations via Azure Resource Graph, using Kusto queries and sample patterns to filter, analyze, and report on Advisor data at scale |2930### Best Practices31| Topic | URL |32|-------|-----|33| Run Well-Architected assessments in Azure Advisor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-assessments |34| Optimize VM and VMSS costs using Azure Advisor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-cost-recommendations |35| Calculate and export Azure Advisor cost savings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-calculate-total-cost-savings |36| 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 |37| Use Quick Fix for bulk remediation of Advisor recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-quick-fix |38| Apply Azure Advisor cost recommendations across services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-cost-recommendations |39| Apply Azure Advisor operational excellence recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-operational-excellence-recommendations |40| Leverage Azure Advisor performance recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-performance-recommendations |41| Use Azure Advisor reliability recommendations for resilience | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-reliability-recommendations |42| Use Azure Advisor resiliency reviews to improve reliability | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-resiliency-reviews |4344### Decision Making45| Topic | URL |46|-------|-----|47| Use Azure Advisor Critical Risks for key resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-critical-risks |48| Assess cost impact of Azure Advisor recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-evaluate-cost-implications-of-recommendations |49| Analyze and optimize Azure costs with the Advisor workbook | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-cost-optimization |50| Evaluate application reliability using the Advisor workbook | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-reliability |51| Use Advisor Service Retirement workbook for migration planning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-service-retirement |5253### Limits & Quotas54| Topic | URL |55|-------|-----|56| Understand Azure Advisor feature limits in sovereign clouds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-sovereign-clouds |5758### Security59| Topic | URL |60|-------|-----|61| Configure Azure Advisor access roles and permissions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/permissions |6263### Configuration64| Topic | URL |65|-------|-----|66| Create Azure Advisor alerts with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-arm |67| Define Azure Advisor alert rules using Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-bicep |68| Configure Azure Advisor alerts in the Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-portal |69| Configure periodic Azure Advisor recommendation digests | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-recommendations-digest |70| Filter Azure Advisor recommendations by resource tags | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-tag-filtering |71| Use Azure Advisor workbook templates for insights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbooks |7273### Integrations & Coding Patterns74| Topic | URL |75|-------|-----|76| Query Azure Advisor data with Azure Resource Graph | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-azure-resource-graph |77| Use Resource Graph sample queries for Azure Advisor data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/resource-graph-samples |
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