Azure Kubernetes
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.
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npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetesRuns 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.
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npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a claude-codeAdd
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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.
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.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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ChatGPT skills docsCodex
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npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a codexAdd
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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.
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.agents/skills/for this project, or~/.agents/skills/for all your projects.Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
Codex skills docsCursor
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npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a cursorAdd
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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.
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.cursor/skills/for this project, or~/.cursor/skills/for all your projects.Run it by typing / and the skill name in chat.
Cursor skills docsGitHub Copilot
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npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a github-copilotAdd
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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.
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.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 docsAntigravity
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npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a antigravityAdd
-gto 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.
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.agents/skills/for this project, or~/.gemini/config/skills/for all your projects.Gemini CLI
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npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes -a gemini-cliAdd
-gto 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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- Last updated
- 14 Sept 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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- 14 Sept 2026
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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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What's inside (53 files)
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SKILL.md. Shown as plain text.
--- 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/).
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