Description
azure-compute is an agent skill from Microsoft's azure-skills collection that routes requests about Azure virtual machines (VMs) and Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS). It helps an agent recommend, compare, price, create, provision or deploy a VM or a scale set. Given a workload's type, its performance needs, its scaling requirements and its budget, it suggests two or three VM or VMSS options and explains the trade-offs between them. It checks those recommendations against live Microsoft documentation and falls back to other sources if that check is not possible. The skill also covers Capacity Reservation Groups, which reserve capacity so it is available when needed, and Essential Machine Management, which handles machine enrollment and monitoring. It routes by workflow: it first works out what the user wants and opens the matching workflow before loading any reference material. The skill is for bare VM and VMSS infrastructure. Requests to deploy an application, such as a Docker service, web app, API or serverless workload, go to the azure-prepare skill instead. It is listed on skills.sh.…
Highlights
- Recommends VM and VMSS sizes and configurations
- Compares options with trade-offs and cost
- Capacity Reservation Groups
- Essential Machine Management enrollment and monitoring
- Sends application deployments to azure-prepare
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azure-compute FAQ
What does the azure-compute skill do?
It helps an AI agent recommend, compare, price, create and deploy Azure virtual machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets, suggesting two or three options with their trade-offs.
What does it need to know to recommend a VM?
The workload type, performance needs, scaling requirements and budget. It then checks its suggestions against live Microsoft documentation.
When should I not use it?
When you want to deploy an application such as a Docker service, web app, API or serverless workload. The skill says those requests belong to azure-prepare.
How do I install it?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-compute
What security checks has it passed?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Warn. A Warn or Fail is worth reading before you install.
What are the best azure-compute alternatives?
Popular alternatives to azure-compute include microsoft-foundry, azure-diagnostics and azure-prepare. See all azure-compute alternatives