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Plan and create production-ready AKS clusters on Azure.

From Microsoft's Azure skills. Your agent plans, creates and configures Azure Kubernetes Service clusters, from the day-zero checklist and SKU choice to networking.

Install this skill

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

Runs the open-source skills CLI in your own terminal. It asks which agents to add the skill to. Read what it tells your agent to do before you install it.

Install for your agent

  • Claude Code

    Run this in your project

    npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a claude-code

    Add -g to install it for every project instead.

    Or ask Claude Code to do it

    Install the "azure-kubernetes" skill from https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills for Claude Code.
    Copy the skill folder (the one containing SKILL.md, with any scripts or reference files next to it) into .claude/skills/ in this project.
    Before copying, show me the SKILL.md and list any scripts it includes, and wait for me to confirm.

    Or copy the folder yourself

    Unzip the download into .claude/skills/ for this project, or ~/.claude/skills/ for all your projects.

    Picked up in the current session, no restart needed.

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  • Claude.aiNot supported

    This skill is marked as not working in Claude.ai, usually because it needs a terminal or files that Claude.ai does not have.

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  • ChatGPTNot supported

    This skill is marked as not working in ChatGPT, usually because it needs a terminal or files that ChatGPT does not have.

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  • Codex

    Run this in your project

    npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a codex

    Add -g to install it for every project instead.

    Or ask Codex to do it

    Install the "azure-kubernetes" skill from https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills for Codex.
    Copy the skill folder (the one containing SKILL.md, with any scripts or reference files next to it) into .agents/skills/ in this project.
    Before copying, show me the SKILL.md and list any scripts it includes, and wait for me to confirm.

    Or copy the folder yourself

    Unzip the download into .agents/skills/ for this project, or ~/.agents/skills/ for all your projects.

    Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

    Codex skills docs
  • Cursor

    Run this in your project

    npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a cursor

    Add -g to install it for every project instead.

    Or ask Cursor to do it

    Install the "azure-kubernetes" skill from https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills for Cursor.
    Copy the skill folder (the one containing SKILL.md, with any scripts or reference files next to it) into .cursor/skills/ in this project.
    Before copying, show me the SKILL.md and list any scripts it includes, and wait for me to confirm.

    Or copy the folder yourself

    Unzip the download into .cursor/skills/ for this project, or ~/.cursor/skills/ for all your projects.

    Run it by typing / and the skill name in chat.

    Cursor skills docs
  • GitHub Copilot

    Run this in your project

    npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a github-copilot

    Add -g to install it for every project instead.

    Or ask GitHub Copilot to do it

    Install the "azure-kubernetes" skill from https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills for GitHub Copilot.
    Copy the skill folder (the one containing SKILL.md, with any scripts or reference files next to it) into .github/skills/ in this project.
    Before copying, show me the SKILL.md and list any scripts it includes, and wait for me to confirm.

    Or copy the folder yourself

    Unzip the download into .github/skills/ for this project, or ~/.copilot/skills/ for all your projects.

    Works in Copilot CLI, the cloud agent and agent mode in VS Code and JetBrains.

    GitHub Copilot skills docs
  • Antigravity

    Run this in your project

    npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a antigravity

    Add -g to install it for every project instead.

    Or ask Antigravity to do it

    Install the "azure-kubernetes" skill from https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills for Antigravity.
    Copy the skill folder (the one containing SKILL.md, with any scripts or reference files next to it) into .agents/skills/ in this project.
    Before copying, show me the SKILL.md and list any scripts it includes, and wait for me to confirm.

    Or copy the folder yourself

    Unzip the download into .agents/skills/ for this project, or ~/.gemini/config/skills/ for all your projects.

    Antigravity skills docs
  • Gemini CLI

    Run this in your project

    npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a gemini-cli

    Add -g to install it for every project instead.

    Or ask Gemini CLI to do it

    Install the "azure-kubernetes" skill from https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills for Gemini CLI.
    Copy the skill folder (the one containing SKILL.md, with any scripts or reference files next to it) into .gemini/skills/ in this project.
    Before copying, show me the SKILL.md and list any scripts it includes, and wait for me to confirm.

    Or copy the folder yourself

    Unzip the download into .gemini/skills/ for this project, or ~/.gemini/skills/ for all your projects.

    Run /skills to check it was found.

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408.3K via skills.sh
Last updated
14 Sept 2026
Licence
MIT

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  • Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass

    This skill provides production-grade guidance and templates for managing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, following secure-by-default principles like identity federation and non-root container execution.

    14 Sept 2026
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    No alerts

    14 Sept 2026
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    Risk: LOW · No issues

    14 Sept 2026
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    Score: 93/100 · 2 sections analyzed

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---
name: azure-kubernetes-app-deploy
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "1.0.0"
description: "Use when deploying an existing web application or API to an already-running Azure Kubernetes Service cluster. Detects the framework, generates a Dockerfile and Kubernetes manifests, validates against AKS Deployment Safeguards, and deploys with verification. WHEN: deploy app to AKS, deploy to existing AKS cluster, containerize app for Kubernetes, generate K8s manifests for Azure, set up CI/CD for AKS, my AKS deployment is failing safeguard checks, I have a Django/Express/Spring Boot app to run on AKS. DO NOT USE FOR: creating or provisioning an AKS cluster (use azure-kubernetes), assessing migration to AKS Automatic (use azure-kubernetes-automatic-readiness), or deploying to non-AKS targets like Web Apps, Container Apps, or Functions."
---

# Deploy to AKS

**Use when:** deploying a web app/API to AKS; containerizing for Kubernetes; generating manifests; AKS CI/CD; DS001–DS013 failures.

**Not for:** provisioning clusters (`azure-kubernetes`), AKS Automatic readiness (`azure-kubernetes-automatic-readiness`), non-AKS targets.

## Workflow

Requires: existing AKS cluster, `az login`, `kubectl` configured. Follow `phases/quick-deploy.md`. On failure: `references/rollback.md`.

## References

- [detection.md](./references/detection.md) — framework/port/health detection
- [safeguards.md](./references/safeguards.md) — DS001-DS013 checklist
- [workload-identity.md](./references/workload-identity.md) — Workload Identity setup
- [rollback.md](./references/rollback.md) — recovery procedures
- [base-images.md](./references/base-images.md) — base image policy and `<LATEST_STABLE_*>` resolution

## Knowledge Packs

Load `knowledge-packs/frameworks/<framework>.md` per detected framework. Available: `spring-boot`, `express`, `nextjs`, `fastapi`, `django`, `nestjs`, `aspnet-core`, `go`, `flask`

## Templates

`templates/` (dockerfiles/, k8s/, github-actions/, mermaid/).

Key info

Pricing
Open source
Category
Skills
Skill category
DevOps & deploy
Works in
Coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor; not Claude.ai or ChatGPT
Best for
Expert
Made by
Microsoft Azure (official)
Use it when
You are setting up Kubernetes on Azure
Needs
An Azure subscription

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