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luokai0 (@luokai0) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Azure Extended Zones by luokai0 — Agent Skill

Name: Azure Extended Zones
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: luokai0

Azure Extended Zones

Expert knowledge for Azure Extended Zones development including decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when setting up Extended Zones access, Azure Policy, Firewall, CMK disk encryption, or quota/limit management, and other Azure Extended Zones related development tasks. Not for Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan).

luokai0 Updated Sep 8, 2026 10 repo stars

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Azure Extended Zones Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Extended Zones. Covers decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. 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
Decision Making	L32-L36	Guidance on cost optimization for Azure Extended Zones, including when and how to buy reservations or savings plans, pricing tradeoffs, and purchase workflows.
Limits & Quotas	L37-L41	How to view current Azure Extended Zones quotas, request quota increases for resources, and understand limits that may block deployments or scaling
Security	L42-L46	How to encrypt Extended Zone VM disks using customer-managed keys, including setup steps, key vault integration, and security configuration details.
Configuration	L47-L52	Configuring Extended Zones access and governance: registering subscriptions, creating custom Azure Policy, and deploying Azure Firewall within Extended Zones.

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose and purchase reservations or savings plans for Azure Extended Zones	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/purchase-reservations-savings-plans

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Request quota increases for Azure Extended Zones resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-quota-increase

Security

Topic	URL
Encrypt Extended Zone VM disks with customer-managed keys	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/key-vault-encrypt-azure-extended-zone-disk

Configuration

Topic	URL
Create custom Azure Policy definitions for Extended Zones	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/create-azure-policy
Configure Azure Firewall deployment in Extended Zones	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/deploy-azure-firewall
Register subscriptions to access Azure Extended Zones	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-access

---name: azure-extended-zonesdescription: Expert knowledge for Azure Extended Zones development including decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when setting up Extended Zones access, Azure Policy, Firewall, CMK disk encryption, or quota/limit management, and other Azure Extended Zones related development tasks. Not for Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan).---# Azure Extended Zones SkillThis skill provides expert guidance for Azure Extended Zones. Covers decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. 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](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)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 ||----------|-------|-------------|| Decision Making | L32-L36 | Guidance on cost optimization for Azure Extended Zones, including when and how to buy reservations or savings plans, pricing tradeoffs, and purchase workflows. || Limits & Quotas | L37-L41 | How to view current Azure Extended Zones quotas, request quota increases for resources, and understand limits that may block deployments or scaling || Security | L42-L46 | How to encrypt Extended Zone VM disks using customer-managed keys, including setup steps, key vault integration, and security configuration details. || Configuration | L47-L52 | Configuring Extended Zones access and governance: registering subscriptions, creating custom Azure Policy, and deploying Azure Firewall within Extended Zones. |### Decision Making| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Choose and purchase reservations or savings plans for Azure Extended Zones | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/purchase-reservations-savings-plans |### Limits & Quotas| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Request quota increases for Azure Extended Zones resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-quota-increase |### Security| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Encrypt Extended Zone VM disks with customer-managed keys | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/key-vault-encrypt-azure-extended-zone-disk |### Configuration| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Create custom Azure Policy definitions for Extended Zones | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/create-azure-policy || Configure Azure Firewall deployment in Extended Zones | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/deploy-azure-firewall || Register subscriptions to access Azure Extended Zones | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-access |

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