1---2name: azure-copilot3description: Expert knowledge for Azure Copilot development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when sizing VMs, generating Bicep/Terraform, configuring Cosmos DB chat storage, or designing Azure networks, and other Azure Copilot related development tasks. Not for Azure Portal (use azure-portal), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry).4---5# Azure Copilot Skill
6
7This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Copilot. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
8
9## How to Use This Skill
10
11> **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
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13> **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)
14
15This 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.
18
19## Category Index
20
21| Category | Lines | Description |
22|----------|-------|-------------|
23| Troubleshooting | L34-L39 | Using Copilot to diagnose and resolve Azure App Service/Functions issues and analyze Azure VM disk performance problems, including slow I/O and bottlenecks. |
24| Decision Making | L40-L48 | Using Copilot to compare options and make cost‑efficient Azure decisions: VM sizing, workload templates, Marketplace offers, storage estate insights, and Load Balancer SKU selection. |
25| Architecture & Design Patterns | L49-L53 | Using Copilot to design, validate, and troubleshoot Azure network architectures, including connectivity, routing, security, and performance issues across VNets and hybrid setups. |
26| Security | L54-L61 | Using Copilot for secure storage modernization, managing access via Entra roles, querying Defender EASM attack surface data, and understanding responsible AI and data handling in Azure Copilot |
27| Configuration | L62-L66 | Setting up Cosmos DB as storage for Azure Copilot conversations, including configuration steps, required settings, and best practices for data persistence. |
28| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L67-L72 | Using Azure Copilot to generate and refine infra-as-code and automation: APIM policies, Azure CLI/PowerShell scripts, Kubernetes YAML for AKS, and Terraform/Bicep templates. |
29
30### Troubleshooting
31| Topic | URL |
32|-------|-----|
33| Troubleshoot Azure App Service and Functions with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/troubleshoot-app-service |
34| Troubleshoot Azure VM disk performance using Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/troubleshoot-disk-performance |
35
36### Decision Making
37| Topic | URL |
38|-------|-----|
39| Use Azure Copilot to analyze and optimize cloud costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/analyze-cost-management |
40| Choose and deploy cost-efficient Azure VMs with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/deploy-vms-effectively |
41| Find and deploy workload templates using Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/deploy-workload-templates |
42| Find suitable Azure Marketplace solutions with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/discover-marketplace |
43| Select and manage Azure Load Balancer SKUs with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/work-load-balancer |
44
45### Architecture & Design Patterns
46| Topic | URL |
47|-------|-----|
48| Design and troubleshoot Azure networks with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/copilot-networking |
49
50### Security
51| Topic | URL |
52|-------|-----|
53| Improve and migrate Azure storage accounts with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/improve-storage-accounts |
54| Manage Azure Copilot access with Entra roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/manage-access |
55| Query Defender EASM attack surface insights with Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/query-attack-surface |
56| Understand responsible AI and data use in Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/responsible-ai-faq |
57
58### Configuration
59| Topic | URL |
60|-------|-----|
61| Configure Cosmos DB storage for Copilot conversations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/bring-your-own-storage |
62
63### Integrations & Coding Patterns
64| Topic | URL |
65|-------|-----|
66| Author Azure API Management policies using Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/author-api-management-policies |
67| Generate Kubernetes YAML for AKS with Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/generate-kubernetes-yaml |
68| Create Terraform and Bicep configurations with Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/generate-terraform-bicep |
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