Azure VM Router

Azure Compute Skill

by microsoft · MIT license · ★ 1,532 on GitHub

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,…

---
name: azure-compute
description: "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."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "2.5.1"
---

# 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

Overview

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

Manual install (npx, ZIP)

Claude Codenpx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-compute -g -a claude-code

Claude Code (degit)npx degit microsoft/azure-skills/skills/azure-compute#main ~/.claude/skills/azure-compute

Claude.ai / desktopZip the folder and upload it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

Codex, Cursor, other agentsPoint them at SKILL.md. The other files are plain text.

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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

1	---
2	name: azure-compute
3	description: "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."
4	license: MIT
5	metadata:
6	author: Microsoft
7	version: "2.5.1"
8	---
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10	# Azure Compute Skill
11
12	Routes Azure VM and Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) requests to the right workflow.
13
14	## When to Use This Skill
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16	- User wants to recommend, compare, or price a VM or VMSS
17	- User wants to create, provision, or deploy a VM or VMSS
18	- User asks about Capacity Reservation Groups (CRG) — reserve, guarantee capacity, pre-provision
19	- User asks about Essential Machine Management (EMM) — machine enrollment, monitor
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21	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.
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23	## Routing
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25	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.
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27	\| Workflow \| File \| Use when \|
28	\|---\|---\|---\|
29	\| 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 \|
30	\| 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) \|
31	\| Capacity Reservation \| [capacity-reservation.md](workflows/capacity-reservation/capacity-reservation.md) \| User needs to reserve / guarantee VM capacity (CRG create / associate / disassociate) \|
32	\| Essential Machine Management \| [essential-machine-management.md](workflows/essential-machine-management/essential-machine-management.md) \| User asks about EMM / machine enrollment / monitor \|
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