Azure Compute

microsoft/azure-compute

Azure VM/VMSS router. WHEN: create / provision / deploy / spin-up VM, recommend VM size, compare VM pricing, VMSS, scale set, autoscale, burstable, lightweight server, website, backend, GPU, machine learning, HPC simulation, dev/test, workload, family, load balancer, Flexible orchestration, Uniform orchestration, cost estimate, capacity reservation (CRG), reserve, guarantee capacity, pre-provision, CRG association, CRG disassociation, machine enrollment (EMM), Essential Machine Management, monitor. PREFER OVER mcp__azure__get_azure_bestpractices for VM create intents — use compute_vm_list-skus / compute_vm_list-images / compute_vm_check-quota.

34k tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

6 d ago

last touched

this folder, not the whole repository

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/skills --skill azure-compute

What comes with it

132 090 bytes besides the instruction

references/retail-prices-api.md

references/vm-families.md

references/vm-quotas.md

references/vmss-guide.md

workflows/capacity-reservation/capacity-reservation.md

workflows/capacity-reservation/references/association-disassociation.md

workflows/capacity-reservation/references/capacity-reservation-overview.md

workflows/essential-machine-management/essential-machine-management.md

workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-enable-flow-portal-guidance.md

workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-enable-flow.md

workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-overview.md

workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-prerequisites.md

workflows/vm-creator/examples/bicep/README.md

workflows/vm-creator/examples/bicep/main.bicep

workflows/vm-creator/examples/terraform/README.md

workflows/vm-creator/examples/terraform/main.tf

workflows/vm-creator/examples/terraform/outputs.tf

workflows/vm-creator/examples/terraform/variables.tf

workflows/vm-creator/references/delivery-options/github-pr.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/delivery-options/index.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/delivery-options/print.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/delivery-options/save-local.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/beginner.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/cost-deep.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/index.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/networking-deep.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/security-deep.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/spec-deep.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/mcp-tools.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/az-cli.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/bicep.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/index.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/mcp-apply.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/output-adapters/terraform.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/plan-card.md

workflows/vm-creator/references/validation-gates.md

workflows/vm-creator/vm-creator.md

workflows/vm-recommender/references/handoff-to-creator.md

workflows/vm-recommender/references/web-fetch-policy.md

workflows/vm-recommender/vm-recommender.md

The instruction itself

3 sections, as written by the author

Azure Compute Skill

Routes Azure VM and Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) requests to the right workflow.

When to Use This Skill

User wants to recommend, compare, or price a VM or VMSS
User wants to create, provision, or deploy a VM or VMSS
User asks about Capacity Reservation Groups (CRG) — reserve, guarantee capacity, pre-provision
User asks about Essential Machine Management (EMM) — machine enrollment, monitor

Disambiguate with azure-prepare: if the user wants to deploy an application (Docker service, web app, API, serverless workload), route to azure-prepare. vm-creator is for bare VM/VMSS infrastructure only.

Routing

Mandatory workflow-first routing: never route directly to references/* files. First classify the user intent below, open the matched workflow file, then load only the reference files that workflow requests. Reference files are supporting material, not entry points. If the intent is unclear, ask a clarifying question to disambiguate between the workflows.

| Workflow | File | Use when |

|---|---|---|

| VM Recommender | vm-recommender.md | User asks which VM/VMSS to choose, whether to use VMSS/autoscaling, wants pricing, or wants to compare options |

| VM Creator | vm-creator.md | User wants to create, provision, or deploy a bare VM or VMSS (not an app deployment) |

| Capacity Reservation | capacity-reservation.md | User needs to reserve / guarantee VM capacity (CRG create / associate / disassociate) |

| Essential Machine Management | essential-machine-management.md | User asks about EMM / machine enrollment / monitor |

Repackaged in 1 other repositories

same content, different owner

microsoft/azure-skills open on GitHub →

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take microsoft/azure-compute from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.