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Azure Carbon Optimization

microsoftdocs/azure-carbon-optimization

Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Carbon Service REST API, Python exports, RBAC roles, emissions data quality, or dashboard issues, and other Azure Carbon Optimization related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Impact Reporting (use azure-impact-reporting), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository 
npx skills add https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-carbon-optimization

The instruction itself

6 sections, as written by the author

Azure Carbon Optimization Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Carbon Optimization. Covers troubleshooting, security, 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), 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 |

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

| Troubleshooting | L31-L35 | Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Carbon Optimization issues, including data collection gaps, configuration problems, inaccurate emissions estimates, and troubleshooting dashboards or reports. |

| Security | L36-L40 | Setting up Azure RBAC roles and permissions so users and apps can securely access and manage Azure Carbon Optimization resources. |

| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L41-L45 | Using the Carbon Service REST API and Python scripts to programmatically export Azure emissions data, authenticate, query, and integrate carbon metrics into external systems. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL |

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

| Troubleshoot common Azure Carbon optimization issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/carbon-optimization/troubleshooting |

Security

| Topic | URL |

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

| Configure RBAC access for Azure Carbon optimization | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/carbon-optimization/permissions |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL |

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

| Use Carbon Service REST API to export emissions data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/carbon-optimization/api-export-data |

| Export Azure carbon data via Python REST integration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/carbon-optimization/tutorial-export-python |

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take microsoftdocs/azure-carbon-optimization 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.