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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, moni…

All-time #64 Trending #186 First seen Feb 27, 2026
8-week activity · all time api

Installation

$ npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-compute
View on skills.sh ↗ GitHub repository ↗

Summary

  • Recommend Azure VM sizes, scale sets, and configurations based on workload requirements and budget.
  • Analyzes workload type, performance needs, scaling requirements, and cost to suggest 2–3 VM or VMSS options with trade-offs Verifies recommendations against live Microsoft documentation; falls back to reference files if fetch fails Queries the unauthenticated Azure Retail Prices API for current pricing without requiring an Azure subscription Guides VM vs VMSS decision through a decision tree covering autoscaling, instance count, availability, and statefulness Covers all VM families (general purpose, compute/memory optimized, GPU, confidential computing) and VMSS orchestration modes (Flexible vs Uniform)

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Analyzed May 6, 2026

The azure-compute skill is a well-structured tool for managing Azure Virtual Machines and Scale Sets. It follows best practices by including safety checks before administrative operations and retrieves information from official Microsoft sources. No security issues were detected.

snyk LOW

Analyzed May 6, 2026

No issues detected.

socket Score 0.9000 · 0 alerts

Analyzed May 6, 2026

  • license 1
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  • quality 0.9
  • supply chain 1
  • vulnerability 1

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More details

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Repository health

Stars 1.5K
License MIT
Default branch main
Open issues 9
Last push Sep 10, 2026
Status Active

Skill metadata

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Version2.5.1
LicenseMIT
More metadata
author
Microsoft
version
2.5.1

Package contents

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  • skill md SKILL.md 2,619 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 674 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 511,200 installs

SKILL.md

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](workflows/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](workflows/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](workflows/capacity-reservation/capacity-reservation.md) User needs to reserve / guarantee VM capacity (CRG create / associate / disassociate)
Essential Machine Management [essential-machine-management.md](workflows/essential-machine-management/essential-machine-management.md) User asks about EMM / machine enrollment / monitor