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azure-advisor

Expert knowledge for Azure Advisor development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when creating Advisor alerts, workbooks, Resource Graph queries, migration risk views, or sovereign-cloud setups, and other Azure Advisor related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Security (use azure-security).

globalRequires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
generated_at:2026-06-07
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v1.0Saved Jun 26, 2026

Azure Advisor Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Advisor. Covers best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, 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](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
Best Practices L34-L46 Guidance on using Azure Advisor for Well-Architected assessments and bulk fixes to optimize cost, performance, reliability, and operational excellence across VMs and other services.
Decision Making L47-L55 Using Advisor workbooks and critical risk views to assess reliability, plan migrations, and estimate cost impact of Azure Advisor recommendations across key resources
Limits & Quotas L56-L60 Advisor feature availability, limits, and differences when running in Azure sovereign clouds (e.g., Azure Government, China), including which recommendations are supported.
Security L61-L65 Managing Azure Advisor permissions, roles, and RBAC settings so users and apps have appropriate access to Advisor recommendations and data
Configuration L66-L75 Setting up and customizing Azure Advisor: creating alerts (portal, ARM, Bicep), email digests, tag-based filtering, and using workbooks for monitoring and insights.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L76-L81 Querying Azure Advisor data via Resource Graph, using sample Kusto queries, and integrating Advisor MCP tools with AI/LLM clients for automated insights

Best Practices

Topic URL
Run Well-Architected assessments in Azure Advisor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-assessments
Optimize VM and VMSS costs using Azure Advisor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-cost-recommendations
Calculate and export Azure Advisor cost savings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-calculate-total-cost-savings
Improve high-usage VM performance with Azure Advisor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-performance-resize-high-usage-vm-recommendations
Use Quick Fix for bulk remediation of Advisor recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-quick-fix
Apply Azure Advisor cost recommendations across services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-cost-recommendations
Apply Azure Advisor operational excellence recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-operational-excellence-recommendations
Leverage Azure Advisor performance recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-performance-recommendations
Apply Azure Advisor reliability recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-reference-reliability-recommendations

Decision Making

Topic URL
Use Azure Advisor Critical Risks for key resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-critical-risks
Assess cost impact of Azure Advisor recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-evaluate-cost-implications-of-recommendations
Analyze and optimize Azure costs with the Advisor workbook https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-cost-optimization
Evaluate application reliability using the Advisor workbook https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-reliability
Use Advisor Service Retirement workbook for migration planning https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbook-service-retirement

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Understand Azure Advisor feature limits in sovereign clouds https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-sovereign-clouds

Security

Topic URL
Configure Azure Advisor roles and access control https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/permissions

Configuration

Topic URL
Create Azure Advisor alerts with ARM templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-arm
Define Azure Advisor alert rules using Bicep https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-bicep
Configure Azure Advisor alerts in the Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-alerts-portal
Configure periodic Azure Advisor recommendation digests https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-recommendations-digest
Filter Azure Advisor recommendations by resource tags https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-tag-filtering
Use Azure Advisor workbook templates for insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-workbooks

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Query Azure Advisor data with Resource Graph https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-azure-resource-graph
Integrate Azure Advisor MCP tools with AI clients https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-mcp-tools
Use Resource Graph sample queries for Azure Advisor data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/resource-graph-samples
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Overall Score

62/100

Grade

C

Adequate

Safety

75

Quality

58

Clarity

70

Completeness

48

Summary

This is a reference skill for Azure Advisor development that provides expert guidance on best practices, decision-making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations. It functions as a curated knowledge index with links to official Microsoft documentation and instructions for fetching remote content via MCP tools or web APIs.

Detected Capabilities

documentation lookupnetwork access (documentation fetch)resource graph query guidanceconfiguration templates (ARM, Bicep)metadata validation

Trigger Keywords

Phrases that MCP clients use to match this skill to user intent.

azure advisor alertsresource graph queryadvisor recommendationsazure cost optimizationadvisor workbookbicep advisor configazure advisor rbac

Risk Signals

INFO

Network access to learn.microsoft.com for documentation retrieval

Compatibility statement, 'How to Use' section
INFO

References optional MCP tool (mcp_microsoftdocs) with graceful fallback to fetch_webpage

Compatibility section, documentation fetch instructions
INFO

Metadata staleness check (3-month threshold) included in agent instructions

'How to Use' section, IMPORTANT note

Referenced Domains

External domains referenced in skill content, detected by static analysis.

github.comlearn.microsoft.com

Use Cases

  • Create and configure Azure Advisor alerts using ARM templates or Bicep
  • Query Azure Advisor recommendation data with Resource Graph and Kusto queries
  • Set up tag-based filtering and email digest notifications for Advisor recommendations
  • Evaluate cost impact and reliability implications of Azure Advisor recommendations
  • Integrate Azure Advisor insights with AI/LLM clients using MCP tools
  • Plan VM migrations and optimize costs using Azure Advisor workbooks and critical risk views
  • Configure RBAC and permissions for Azure Advisor access across teams

Quality Notes

  • Strong: Clear category index with line numbers and section navigation guidance helps agents quickly locate relevant content
  • Strong: Explicit instructions for agents on tool selection (prefer mcp_microsoftdocs, fallback to fetch_webpage) with query string parameters
  • Strong: Well-organized reference tables for each category (Best Practices, Decision Making, etc.) with descriptive URLs
  • Weak: Missing file references — skill references separate documentation files (security.md, etc.) that are not present in the directory; agents cannot follow those references without additional context
  • Weak: No example queries or code snippets for Resource Graph or Kusto integration; guidance relies entirely on external documentation links
  • Weak: Category index lists line ranges (L34-L46) but the SKILL.md content does not include inline detailed guidance at those line numbers—the file structure suggests this content was intended to be present but is missing
  • Weak: No error handling guidance for network failures (e.g., if documentation fetch times out or returns incomplete content)
  • Note: License file included but does not add technical value to the skill itself
Model: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Analyzed: Jun 26, 2026

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