Agent skill
azure-resource-manager
Expert knowledge for Azure Resource Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Bicep/ARM templates, template specs, deployment stacks, CLI/PowerShell/REST, or CI/CD pipelines, and other Azure Resource Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Blueprints (use azure-blueprints), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Graph (use azure-resource-graph), Azure Portal (use azure-portal).
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npx add-skill https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-resource-manager
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Additional technical details for this skill
- generator
- docs2skills/1.0.0
- generated at
- 2026-04-05
SKILL.md
Azure Resource Manager Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Resource Manager. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. 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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools 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_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L37-L130 | Diagnosing and fixing Bicep/ARM deployment issues: specific BCP error codes, syntax and type problems, decorator/scope issues, and common Azure template and resource deployment failures. |
| Best Practices | L131-L176 | Best practices for authoring and linting Bicep/ARM templates: naming, parameters, locations, IDs, dependencies, API/module versions, test toolkit usage, and resilient tagging/endpoint design. |
| Decision Making | L177-L190 | Guidance for planning and choosing between ARM deployment models, migration paths (ASM, ARM JSON, Blueprints), and strategies for large-scale or regional Azure workload relocations. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L191-L198 | Bicep architecture patterns for reusable configs, flexible parameters, deterministic name generation, and sharing variables across templates for scalable ARM deployments. |
| Limits & Quotas | L199-L225 | ARM/Bicep limits and quotas: subscription/group caps, resources/params/variables/outputs, tags and naming rules, deployment history, throttling, and quota‑related deployment errors and fixes |
| Security | L226-L252 | Securing ARM/Bicep deployments: handling secrets, secure parameters, RBAC, locks, Private Link, TLS, cross-tenant auth, policy mappings, and management group protection. |
| Configuration | L253-L319 | Authoring and configuring Bicep and ARM templates: syntax, types, functions, modules, parameters, tags, networking, monitoring, policy, custom providers, and ARM governance/preview settings. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L320-L369 | Bicep/ARM functions, operators, and patterns plus CLI/PowerShell/Python/REST integrations for deploying, querying, tagging, and automating Azure resources and Kubernetes. |
| Deployment | L370-L426 | Deploying and moving Azure resources with ARM/Bicep: CI/CD pipelines, template specs, deployment scripts, deployment stacks, and cross-subscription/region relocation of many Azure services. |
Troubleshooting
Best Practices
Decision Making
Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Apply the configuration set pattern in Bicep templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/patterns-configuration-set |
| Use logical parameter pattern for flexible Bicep deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/patterns-logical-parameter |
| Implement robust name generation patterns in Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/patterns-name-generation |
| Use shared variable file pattern in Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/patterns-shared-variable-file |
Limits & Quotas
Security
Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
Deployment
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