Agent skill · Microsoft (Azure)

Azure Diagnostics skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor

Troubleshoots production problems on Azure using Monitor, AppLens and resource health.

Officialname: azure-diagnostics★ 1.6k (repo)pushed 2026-10-23MITSKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-11-07

What it does, in the publisher's words

Debug Azure production issues using AppLens, Azure Monitor, resource health, and safe triage, including evidence-only diagnosis without live access.

The description field of the SKILL.md. The agent reads only this at startup and decides from it when to load the full skill.

Install Azure Diagnostics

The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs

npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-diagnostics

This repo is a plugin marketplace. Inside Claude Code, add it and install the plugin that holds the skill (azure, azure-kusto-graph-skills, azure-local-skills, foundry-iq-skills...), or copy only this skill into ~/.claude/skills. docs

/plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills
/plugin install <plugin>@azure-skills

# or only this skill:
npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-diagnostics -a claude-code

Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git /tmp/azure-diagnostics-src
cp -r /tmp/azure-diagnostics-src/.github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-diagnostics ./azure-diagnostics
zip -r azure-diagnostics.zip azure-diagnostics

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs

npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-diagnostics -a codex

gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs

gh skill install microsoft/azure-skills azure-diagnostics

Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs

npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-diagnostics -a cursor

Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs

gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git --path .github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-diagnostics

OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs

npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-diagnostics -a opencode

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs

npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-diagnostics -a windsurf

Works with

Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and other agents that read the open Agent Skills format.

Bundles 12 PowerShell/shell scripts the agent can run, so it needs PowerShell and shell on the machine. In the Claude apps, code execution must be on.

What's in the SKILL.md

13 sections

Triggers
Rules
Quick Diagnosis Flow
Troubleshooting Guides by Service
Routing
Quick Reference
Common Diagnostic Commands
AppLens (MCP Tools)
Azure Monitor (MCP Tools)
Check Azure Resource Health
Using MCP
Using CLI
References

Bundled files

references/app-service/README.md
references/azure-resource-graph.md
references/container-apps/README.md
references/functions/README.md
references/functions/durable.md
references/functions/triggers.md
references/kql-queries.md
scripts/aks-baseline.ps1
scripts/aks-baseline.sh
scripts/appservice-diagnostics.ps1
scripts/appservice-diagnostics.sh
scripts/containerapp-diagnostics.ps1
scripts/containerapp-diagnostics.sh
scripts/pod-evidence.ps1
scripts/pod-evidence.sh
scripts/run-ig.ps1
scripts/run-ig.sh
scripts/test-messaging-connectivity.ps1
scripts/test-messaging-connectivity.sh
troubleshooting/aks/aks-troubleshooting.md
+ 33 more

Loaded only when the instructions point to them.

Facts

Skill name: azure-diagnostics
Publisher: Microsoft (Azure) (official)
Repo: microsoft/azure-skills
License: MIT
Version: 1.2.14
SKILL.md size: 660 words, 152 lines
Bundled files: 53, 12 scripts (PowerShell, shell), 41 docs
Repo stars: 1.6k (as of 2026-10-24)
SKILL.md checked: 2026-11-07

Pairs with the Azure MCP server: the server gives the agent the tools, the skill teaches it how to use them.

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FAQ

What does the azure-diagnostics skill do?+

Troubleshoots production problems on Azure using Monitor, AppLens and resource health. In its own SKILL.md, Microsoft (Azure) describes it as: "Debug Azure production issues using AppLens, Azure Monitor, resource health, and safe triage, including evidence-only diagnosis without live access."

How do I install the azure-diagnostics skill?+

Run npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-diagnostics and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/azure-diagnostics/SKILL.md; in Codex and Cursor in .agents/skills/azure-diagnostics/.

Does Azure Diagnostics work in Codex, Cursor and Copilot, or only Claude?+

It's a standard SKILL.md, so any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use it: Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more.

Who maintains Azure Diagnostics?+

Microsoft (Azure), the company or project behind it, in the microsoft/azure-skills repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-23. License: MIT.

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