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azure-managed-applications

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Applications development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when designing createUiDefinition UIs, JIT access, managed identities, Key Vault/CMK, StorageAccountSelector, or Bicep-based catalog deployments, and other Azure Managed Applications related development tasks. Not for Azure Lighthouse (use azure-lighthouse), Azure Partner Solutions (use azure-partner-solutions), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Blueprints (use azure-blueprints).

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SKILL.md

Azure Managed Applications Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Applications. Covers limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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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

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Category Index

Category Lines Description
Limits & Quotas L32-L37 Guidance on storage-related limits: using StorageAccountSelector with naming rules and configuring external storage for large managed application definition packages.
Security L38-L49 Security and access control for managed apps: JIT access, Azure Policy associations, managed identities (incl. cross-tenant), Key Vault/CMK use, and avoiding hardcoded credentials.
Configuration L50-L94 Designing and configuring managed application UI and deployment: createUiDefinition.json, UI elements, functions, parameters, networking, policies, webhooks, and template/view references.
Deployment L95-L99 Creating and publishing Azure Managed Application definitions using Bicep and deploying them into an internal service catalog for reuse.

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Use StorageAccountSelector UI element and name constraints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-storage-storageaccountselector
Use custom storage for large managed app definitions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-service-catalog-bring-your-own-storage

Security

Topic URL
Approve publisher just-in-time access to managed apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/approve-just-in-time-access
Use Azure Policy to associate managed applications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/concepts-built-in-policy
Configure delegatedManagedIdentityResourceId for cross-tenant apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/concepts-delegated-managed-identity-resource-id
Deploy storage with customer-managed keys in managed apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-storage-customer-managed-key
Comply with hardcoded credential restrictions in templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/hardcoded-credentials-restrictions
Grant Key Vault access for managed app deployments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/key-vault-access
Configure managed identity for Azure managed applications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-managed-identity
Request just-in-time access to managed resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/request-just-in-time-access

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure artifactsLocation parameters for managed apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/artifacts-location
Use collection functions in UI definitions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-collection-functions
Use conversion functions in UI definitions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-conversion-functions
Use date functions in UI definitions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-date-functions
Use logical functions in UI definitions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-logical-functions
Use math functions in UI definitions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-math-functions
Use referencing functions in UI definitions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-referencing-functions
Use string functions in UI definitions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-ui-definition-string-functions
Configure elements in createUiDefinition.json https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-uidefinition-elements
Use functions in createUiDefinition.json https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-uidefinition-functions
Author createUiDefinition.json for managed apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/create-uidefinition-overview
Configure managed apps to use existing virtual networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/existing-vnet-integration
Configure Microsoft.Common.CheckBox UI element https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-checkbox
Configure Microsoft.Common.DropDown UI element https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-dropdown
Configure Microsoft.Common.EditableGrid UI element https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-editablegrid
Configure Microsoft.Common.FileUpload UI element https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-fileupload
Configure Microsoft.Common.InfoBox UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-infobox
Configure Microsoft.Common.OptionsGroup UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-optionsgroup
Configure Microsoft.Common.PasswordBox UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-passwordbox
Configure Microsoft.Common.Section UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-section
Configure ServicePrincipalSelector UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-serviceprincipalselector
Configure Microsoft.Common.Slider UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-slider
Configure TagsByResource UI element for ARM deployments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-tagsbyresource
Configure Microsoft.Common.TextBlock UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-textblock
Configure Microsoft.Common.TextBox UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-common-textbox
Configure Microsoft.Compute.CredentialsCombo UI element https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-compute-credentialscombo
Configure Microsoft.Compute.SizeSelector UI element for VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-compute-sizeselector
Configure Microsoft.Compute.UserNameTextBox UI element https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-compute-usernametextbox
Configure KeyVaultCertificateSelector UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-keyvault-keyvaultcertificateselector
Configure ManagedIdentity IdentitySelector UI element https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-managedidentity-identityselector
Configure PublicIpAddressCombo UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-network-publicipaddresscombo
Configure VirtualNetworkCombo UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-network-virtualnetworkcombo
Configure ArmApiControl UI element for ARM API calls https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-solutions-armapicontrol
Configure ResourceSelector UI element for existing resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-solutions-resourceselector
Configure MultiStorageAccountCombo UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-storage-multistorageaccountcombo
Configure StorageBlobSelector UI element in ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/microsoft-storage-storageblobselector
Reference built-in Azure Policy definitions for Managed Apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/policy-reference
Configure webhook notifications for managed applications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-notifications
Reference schema for createUiDefinition artifact https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/reference-createuidefinition-artifact
Reference mainTemplate.json for managed applications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/reference-main-template-artifact
Reference viewDefinition.json for managed applications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/reference-view-definition-artifact

Deployment

Topic URL
Deploy managed app definitions with Bicep https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-bicep-definition
Publish Azure Managed Application to service catalog https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/managed-applications/publish-service-catalog-app

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