/azure-copilot

name: azure-copilot
description: 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).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-09-13"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Azure Copilot Skill

This 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.

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 | |----------|-------|-------------| | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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 | | Configuration | L62-L66 | Setting up Cosmos DB as storage for Azure Copilot conversations, including configuration steps, required settings, and best practices for data persistence. | | 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. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot Azure App Service and Functions with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/troubleshoot-app-service | | Troubleshoot Azure VM disk performance using Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/troubleshoot-disk-performance |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Use Azure Copilot to analyze and optimize cloud costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/analyze-cost-management | | Choose and deploy cost-efficient Azure VMs with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/deploy-vms-effectively | | Find and deploy workload templates using Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/deploy-workload-templates | | Find suitable Azure Marketplace solutions with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/discover-marketplace | | Select and manage Azure Load Balancer SKUs with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/work-load-balancer |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Design and troubleshoot Azure networks with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/copilot-networking |

Security

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Improve and migrate Azure storage accounts with Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/improve-storage-accounts | | Manage Azure Copilot access with Entra roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/manage-access | | Query Defender EASM attack surface insights with Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/query-attack-surface | | Understand responsible AI and data use in Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/responsible-ai-faq |

Configuration

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure Cosmos DB storage for Copilot conversations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/bring-your-own-storage |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Author Azure API Management policies using Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/author-api-management-policies | | Generate Kubernetes YAML for AKS with Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/generate-kubernetes-yaml | | Create Terraform and Bicep configurations with Azure Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/generate-terraform-bicep |