azure-compute

microsoft/azure-skills

Route Azure VM and VMSS requests to creation, sizing, troubleshooting, and capacity management workflows.

What is azure-compute?

Azure Compute routes VM and Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) requests to specialized workflows for provisioning, sizing, troubleshooting connectivity, and managing capacity reservations. Use it when creating VMs, recommending sizes, comparing pricing, diagnosing connection issues, or reserving capacity.

Route VM creation and VMSS provisioning requests to step-by-step workflows
Recommend and compare VM sizes, families, and pricing for different workloads
Troubleshoot VM connectivity issues (RDP/SSH refused, black screen, password reset)
Manage Capacity Reservation Groups (CRG) to guarantee and pre-provision capacity
Support Essential Machine Management (EMM) for machine enrollment and monitoring
Check VM SKU availability, list images, and validate quota before deployment

How to install azure-compute

npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-compute

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How to use azure-compute

1.Identify the user's intent: VM sizing, creation, connectivity troubleshooting, capacity reservation, or machine management
2.Route to the appropriate workflow file (vm-recommender, vm-creator, vm-troubleshooter, capacity-reservation, or essential-machine-management)
3.Follow the step-by-step guidance in the matched workflow
4.Use reference tools (compute_vm_list-skus, compute_vm_list-images, compute_vm_check-quota) as needed within the workflow

Use cases

Good for

A user asks which VM size to choose for a machine learning workload—route to VM Recommender to compare SKUs and pricing
A user wants to create a new VM with specific OS and configuration—route to VM Creator for provisioning steps
A user cannot connect via RDP to their Windows VM—route to VM Troubleshooter for diagnosis and remediation
A user needs to reserve capacity for future VM deployments—route to Capacity Reservation to create and manage CRGs
A user wants to enroll machines in Essential Machine Management—route to EMM workflow for enrollment and monitoring

Who it's for

Cloud architects evaluating VM options and costs
DevOps engineers provisioning infrastructure
System administrators troubleshooting VM connectivity
Platform teams managing capacity and reservations
Developers deploying bare VMs (not containerized applications)

azure-compute FAQ

When should I use azure-compute instead of azure-prepare?

Use azure-compute for bare VM and VMSS infrastructure decisions (sizing, creation, troubleshooting). Use azure-prepare if the user wants to deploy an application (Docker, web app, API, serverless workload).

What if the user's intent is unclear?

Ask the user which of the five main categories applies: recommend/compare VM, create/provision VM, troubleshoot connectivity, reserve capacity, or manage machines.

Can this skill help with VM pricing?

Yes. The VM Recommender workflow includes pricing comparison and cost estimation for different VM sizes and configurations.

Does this skill handle application deployment?

No. This skill handles bare VM and VMSS infrastructure only. For application deployment (Docker, web apps, APIs), route to azure-prepare.

What tools are available for VM validation?

Use compute_vm_list-skus to check available VM sizes, compute_vm_list-images for OS images, and compute_vm_check-quota to validate capacity before deployment.

Full instructions (SKILL.md)

Source of truth, from microsoft/azure-skills.

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, can't connect / RDP / SSH, refused, black screen, reset password, reach VM, port 3389, NSG, security, Linux, troubleshoot, troubleshooting, connectivity, capacity reservation (CRG), reserve, guarantee capacity, pre-provision, CRG association, CRG disassociation, machine enrollment (EMM), Essential Machine Management, monitor. PREFER OVER mcpazureget_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: "2.4.3"

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 can't connect to a VM (RDP / SSH / port refused / black screen / password reset)
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

Azure compute intent?
├── Recommend / compare / price a VM or VMSS         → VM Recommender
├── Create / provision / deploy a VM or VMSS         → VM Creator
├── Can't connect / RDP / SSH / port refused         → VM Troubleshooter
├── Reserve / guarantee capacity (CRG)               → Capacity Reservation
├── Machine enrollment / Essential Machine Management → Essential Machine Management
└── Unclear                                          → Ask which of the above

Routing rule: read the matched workflow file before any reference file. The workflow owns the step-by-step guidance; references are looked up on demand.

Workflows

Workflow	File	Use when
VM Recommender	vm-recommender.md	User asks which VM/VMSS to choose, wants pricing, or wants to compare options
VM Creator	vm-creator.md	User wants to provision a bare VM or VMSS (not an app deployment)
VM Troubleshooter	vm-troubleshooter.md	User can't connect, RDP/SSH refused, black screen, needs password reset
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

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