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# Az CLI

Az CLI helps identify and run the right `az` commands for Azure resource creation, configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting. Use it when working with Azure from the terminal or when you need Azure CLI syntax for a service.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/Code-and-Sorts/awesome-copilot-agents/tree/main/skills/cloud/az-cli ~/.claude/skills/az-cli
```

## README

# Az CLI

Help users accomplish Azure tasks by identifying the right `az` commands, gathering required parameters, and executing them.

## Workflow

When a user asks to do something with Azure:

1. **Identify the command** — find the right `az` subcommand from the reference docs below. If the task spans multiple commands, plan the sequence.
2. **Check for required parameters** — read the relevant reference file to understand what the command needs. If the user hasn't provided required values (resource group, name, SKU, location, etc.), ask them before running anything.
3. **Construct and execute** — build the command with the user's parameters and run it. If a command has optional flags that would be useful for the user's scenario, mention them.
4. **Verify the result** — after running a command, check the output for errors. If something fails, diagnose and suggest fixes (common issues: wrong resource group, missing provider registration, quota limits).

When a user asks about Azure CLI syntax or wants to know what commands are available for a service, read the relevant reference file and summarize what's available.

## Command Groups

### Compute

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az aks` | Azure Kubernetes Service. | GA | [ref](./references/aks.md) |
| `az aksarc` | Manage provisioned clusters. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/aksarc.md) |
| `az appservice` | Manage Appservice. | GA | [ref](./references/appservice.md) |
| `az batch` | Manage Azure Batch. | GA | [ref](./references/batch.md) |
| `az capacity` | Manage capacity. | GA | [ref](./references/capacity.md) |
| `az cloud-service` | Manage cloud service. | Experimental (ext) | [ref](./references/cloud-service.md) |
| `az compute-fleet` | Manage for Azure Compute Fleet. | Preview | [ref](./references/compute-fleet.md) |
| `az compute-recommender` | Manage sku/zone/region recommender info for compute resources. | GA | [ref](./references/compute-recommender.md) |
| `az computeschedule` | Computeschedule batch virtual machine operations. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/computeschedule.md) |
| `az container` | Manage Azure Container Instances. | GA | [ref](./references/container.md) |
| `az containerapp` | Manage Azure Container Apps. | GA | [ref](./references/containerapp.md) |
| `az disk` | Manage Azure Managed Disks. | GA | [ref](./references/disk.md) |
| `az disk-access` | Manage disk access resources. | GA | [ref](./references/disk-access.md) |
| `az disk-encryption-set` | Disk Encryption Set resource. | GA | [ref](./references/disk-encryption-set.md) |
| `az disk-pool` | Manage Azure disk pool. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/disk-pool.md) |
| `az functionapp` | Manage function apps. To install the Azure Functions Core tools, see [the project repository](https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-core-tools). | GA | [ref](./references/functionapp.md) |
| `az image` | Manage custom virtual machine images. | GA | [ref](./references/image.md) |
| `az logicapp` | Manage logic apps. | GA | [ref](./references/logicapp.md) |
| `az ppg` | Manage Proximity Placement Groups. | GA | [ref](./references/ppg.md) |
| `az restore-point` | Manage restore point with res. | GA | [ref](./references/restore-point.md) |
| `az serial-console` | Connect to the Serial Console of a Linux/Windows Virtual Machine or VMSS Instance. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/serial-console.md) |
| `az sf` | Manage and administer Azure Service Fabric clusters. | GA | [ref](./references/sf.md) |
| `az sig` | Manage shared image gallery. | GA | [ref](./references/sig.md) |
| `az snapshot` | Manage point-in-time copies of managed disks, native blobs, or other snapshots. | GA | [ref](./references/snapshot.md) |
| `az spring` | Commands to manage Azure Spring Apps. | Deprecated | [ref](./references/spring.md) |
| `az ssh` | SSH into resources (Azure VMs, Arc servers, etc) using AAD issued openssh certificates. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/ssh.md) |
| `az sshkey` | Manage ssh public key with vm. | GA | [ref](./references/sshkey.md) |
| `az staticwebapp` | Manage static apps. | GA | [ref](./references/staticwebapp.md) |
| `az vm` | Manage Linux or Windows virtual machines. | GA | [ref](./references/vm.md) |
| `az vmss` | Manage groupings of virtual machines in an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS). | GA | [ref](./references/vmss.md) |
| `az webapp` | Manage web apps. | GA | [ref](./references/webapp.md) |

### Networking

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az afd` | Manage Azure Front Door Standard/Premium. | GA | [ref](./references/afd.md) |
| `az cdn` | Manage Azure Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). | GA | [ref](./references/cdn.md) |
| `az dns-resolver` | Manage Dns Resolver. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/dns-resolver.md) |
| `az internet-analyzer` | Commands to manage internet analyzer. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/internet-analyzer.md) |
| `az network` | Manage Azure Network resources. | GA | [ref](./references/network.md) |
| `az network-analytics` | Network Analytics command group Azure Operator Insights resource manipulation. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/network-analytics.md) |
| `az network-function` | Manage network function. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/network-function.md) |
| `az networkcloud` | Manage Network Cloud resources. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/networkcloud.md) |
| `az networkfabric` | Manage Azure Network Fabric Management Service API. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/networkfabric.md) |
| `az private-link` | Private-link association CLI command group. | GA | [ref](./references/private-link.md) |
| `az relay` | Manage Azure Relay Service namespaces, WCF relays, hybrid connections, and rules. | GA | [ref](./references/relay.md) |
| `az signalr` | Manage Azure SignalR Service. | GA | [ref](./references/signalr.md) |
| `az webpubsub` | Commands to manage Webpubsub. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/webpubsub.md) |

### Storage

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az amlfs` | Manage Azure Managed Lustre Filesystem. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/amlfs.md) |
| `az dls` | Manage Data Lake Store accounts and filesystems. | Preview | [ref](./references/dls.md) |
| `az elastic-san` | Manage Elastic SAN. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/elastic-san.md) |
| `az hpc-cache` | Commands to manage hpc cache. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/hpc-cache.md) |
| `az import-export` | Manage Import Export. | Experimental (ext) | [ref](./references/import-export.md) |
| `az netappfiles` | Manage Azure NetApp Files (ANF) Resources. | GA | [ref](./references/netappfiles.md) |
| `az storage` | Manage Azure Cloud Storage resources. | GA | [ref](./references/storage.md) |
| `az storage-actions` | Manage StorageActions. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/storage-actions.md) |
| `az storage-discovery` | Manage Storage Discovery. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/storage-discovery.md) |
| `az storage-mover` | Manage top-level Storage Mover resource. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/storage-mover.md) |
| `az storagesync` | Manage Azure File Sync. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/storagesync.md) |

### Databases

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az cosmosdb` | Manage Azure Cosmos DB database accounts. | GA | [ref](./references/cosmosdb.md) |
| `az kusto` | Manage Kusto. | Experimental (ext) | [ref](./references/kusto.md) |
| `az managed-cassandra` | Azure Managed Cassandra. | GA | [ref](./references/managed-cassandra.md) |
| `az mariadb` | Manage Azure Database for MariaDB servers. | GA | [ref](./references/mariadb.md) |
| `az mongo-db` | Manage MongoDB. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/mongo-db.md) |
| `az mysql` | Manage Azure Database for MySQL servers. | GA | [ref](./references/mysql.md) |
| `az postgres` | Manage Azure Database for PostgreSQL. | GA | [ref](./references/postgres.md) |
| `az redis` | Manage dedicated Redis caches for your Azure applications. | GA | [ref](./references/redis.md) |
| `az redisenterprise` | Manage the redisenterprise cache. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/redisenterprise.md) |
| `az sql` | Manage Azure SQL Databases and Data Warehouses. | GA | [ref](./references/sql.md) |

### Containers & Registries

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az acr` | Manage private registries with Azure Container Registries. | GA | [ref](./references/acr.md) |
| `az connectedk8s` | Commands to manage connected kubernetes clusters. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/connectedk8s.md) |
| `az k8s-configuration` | Commands to manage resources from Microsoft.KubernetesConfiguration. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/k8s-configuration.md) |
| `az k8s-extension` | Commands to manage Kubernetes Extensions. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/k8s-extension.md) |
| `az k8s-runtime` | Manage Arc Kubernetes Runtime resources. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/k8s-runtime.md) |

### Identity & Security

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az ad` | Manage Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory, Azure AD, AAD) entities needed for Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC) through Microsoft Graph API. | GA | [ref](./references/ad.md) |
| `az attestation` | Manage Microsoft Azure Attestation (MAA). | Experimental (ext) | [ref](./references/attestation.md) |
| `az cloudhsm` | Manage Cloud Hsm Cluster. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/cloudhsm.md) |
| `az confcom` | Commands to generate security policies for confidential containers in Azure. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/confcom.md) |
| `az confidentialledger` | Manage Confidential Ledger. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/confidentialledger.md) |
| `az dedicated-hsm` | Manage dedicated hsm with hardware security modules. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/dedicated-hsm.md) |
| `az identity` | Manage Managed Identity. | GA | [ref](./references/identity.md) |
| `az keyvault` | Manage KeyVault keys, secrets, and certificates. | GA | [ref](./references/keyvault.md) |
| `az policy` | Manage resources defined and used by the Azure Policy service. | GA | [ref](./references/policy.md) |
| `az role` | Manage Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC). | GA | [ref](./references/role.md) |
| `az security` | Manage your security posture with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. | GA | [ref](./references/security.md) |
| `az sentinel` | Manage Microsoft Sentinel. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/sentinel.md) |
| `az trustedsigning` | Manage trusted signing account. | Preview (ext) | [ref](./references/trustedsigning.md) |

### Management & Governance

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az account` | Manage Azure subscription information. | GA | [ref](./references/account.md) |
| `az advisor` | Manage Azure Advisor. | GA | [ref](./references/advisor.md) |
| `az bicep` | Bicep CLI command group. | GA | [ref](./references/bicep.md) |
| `az billing` | Manage Azure Billing. | GA | [ref](./references/billing.md) |
| `az billing-benefits` | Azure billing benefits commands. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/billing-benefits.md) |
| `az blueprint` | Commands to manage blueprint. | Deprecated (ext) | [ref](./references/blueprint.md) |
| `az consumption` | Manage consumption of Azure resources. | Preview | [ref](./references/consumption.md) |
| `az costmanagement` | Costmanagement. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/costmanagement.md) |
| `az data-boundary` | Data boundary operations. | GA | [ref](./references/data-boundary.md) |
| `az deployment` | Manage Azure Resource Manager template deployment at subscription scope. | GA | [ref](./references/deployment.md) |
| `az deployment-scripts` | Manage deployment scripts at subscription or resource group scope. | GA | [ref](./references/deployment-scripts.md) |
| `az feature` | Manage resource provider features. | GA | [ref](./references/feature.md) |
| `az group` | Manage resource groups and template deployments. | GA | [ref](./references/group.md) |
| `az lock` | Manage Azure locks. | GA | [ref](./references/lock.md) |
| `az managedapp` | Manage template solutions provided and maintained by Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). | GA | [ref](./references/managedapp.md) |
| `az managedservices` | Manage the registration assignments and definitions in Azure. | GA | [ref](./references/managedservices.md) |
| `az managementpartner` | Allows the partners to associate a Microsoft Partner Network(MPN) ID to a user or service principal in the customer's Azure directory. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/managementpartner.md) |
| `az provider` | Manage resource providers. | GA | [ref](./references/provider.md) |
| `az providerhub` | Manage resources with ProviderHub. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/providerhub.md) |
| `az quota` | Manag quota for Azure resource providers. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/quota.md) |
| `az reservations` | Azure Reservations. | Preview (ext) | [ref](./references/reservations.md) |
| `az resource` | Manage Azure resources. | GA | [ref](./references/resource.md) |
| `az resourcemanagement` | Resourcemanagement CLI command group. | GA | [ref](./references/resourcemanagement.md) |
| `az self-help` | Azure SelfHelp will help you troubleshoot issues with Azure resources. | Preview (ext) | [ref](./references/self-help.md) |
| `az stack` | A deployment stack is a native Azure resource type that enables you to perform operations on a resource collection as an atomic unit. | GA | [ref](./references/stack.md) |
| `az support` | Manage Azure support resource. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/support.md) |
| `az tag` | Tag Management on a resource. | GA | [ref](./references/tag.md) |
| `az ts` | Manage template specs at subscription or resource group scope. | GA | [ref](./references/ts.md) |

### Monitoring & Analytics

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az alerts-management` | Manage Azure Alerts Management Service Resource. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/alerts-management.md) |
| `az carbon` | Manage Carbon. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/carbon.md) |
| `az change-analysis` | List changes for resources. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/change-analysis.md) |
| `az databricks` | Manage databricks workspaces. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/databricks.md) |
| `az datafactory` | Manage Data Factory. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/datafactory.md) |
| `az datashare` | Manage Data Share. | Experimental (ext) | [ref](./references/datashare.md) |
| `az grafana` | Commands to manage Azure Managed Grafana resources. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/grafana.md) |
| `az hdinsight` | Manage HDInsight resources. | GA | [ref](./references/hdinsight.md) |
| `az monitor` | Manage the Azure Monitor Service. | GA | [ref](./references/monitor.md) |
| `az powerbi` | Manage PowerBI resources. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/powerbi.md) |
| `az purview` | Manage Purview. | Preview (ext) | [ref](./references/purview.md) |
| `az stream-analytics` | Manage Stream Analytics. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/stream-analytics.md) |
| `az synapse` | Manage and operate Synapse Workspace, Spark Pool, SQL Pool. | GA | [ref](./references/synapse.md) |
| `az tsi` | Manage Azure Time Series Insights. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/tsi.md) |

### DevOps & Integration

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az apic` | Manage Azure API Center services. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/apic.md) |
| `az apim` | Manage Azure API Management services. | GA | [ref](./references/apim.md) |
| `az artifacts` | Manage Azure Artifacts. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/artifacts.md) |
| `az boards` | Manage Azure Boards. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/boards.md) |
| `az communication` | Manage communication service with communication. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/communication.md) |
| `az connection` | Commands to manage Service Connector local connections which allow local environment to connect Azure Resource. If you want to manage connection for compute service, please run 'az webapp/containerapp/spring connection'. | GA | [ref](./references/connection.md) |
| `az devops` | Manage Azure DevOps organization level operations. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/devops.md) |
| `az eventgrid` | Manage Azure Event Grid topics, domains, domain topics, system topics partner topics, event subscriptions, system topic event subscriptions and partner topic event subscriptions. | GA | [ref](./references/eventgrid.md) |
| `az eventhubs` | Eventhubs. | GA | [ref](./references/eventhubs.md) |
| `az logic` | Manage logic. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/logic.md) |
| `az notification-hub` | Manage notification hubs. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/notification-hub.md) |
| `az pipelines` | Manage Azure Pipelines. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/pipelines.md) |
| `az repos` | Manage Azure Repos. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/repos.md) |
| `az servicebus` | Servicebus. | GA | [ref](./references/servicebus.md) |

### AI & ML

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az bot` | Manage Microsoft Azure Bot Service. | GA | [ref](./references/bot.md) |
| `az cognitiveservices` | Manage Azure Cognitive Services accounts. | GA | [ref](./references/cognitiveservices.md) |
| `az maps` | Manage Azure Maps. | GA | [ref](./references/maps.md) |
| `az ml` | Manage Azure Machine Learning resources with the Azure CLI ML extension v2. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/ml.md) |
| `az ml` | Manage Azure Machine Learning resources with the Azure CLI ML extension v1. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/ml.md) |
| `az search` | Manage Search. | GA | [ref](./references/search.md) |

### IoT & Edge

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az dt` | Manage Azure Digital Twins solutions & infrastructure. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/dt.md) |
| `az edge-action` | Manage Edge Action. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/edge-action.md) |
| `az edge-zones` | Manage Edge Zone resources. | Preview (ext) | [ref](./references/edge-zones.md) |
| `az edgeorder` | Manage Edge Order. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/edgeorder.md) |
| `az iot` | Manage Internet of Things (IoT) assets. | GA | [ref](./references/iot.md) |
| `az sphere` | Manage Azure Sphere resources. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/sphere.md) |

### Migration & Hybrid

| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---------|-------------|--------|-----------|
| `az arc-multicloud` | Commands for arc-multicloud. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/arc-multicloud.md) |
| `az arcappliance` | Commands to manage Arc resource bridge. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/arcappliance.md) |
| `az arcgateway` | Manage gateway connection on Arc machine. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/arcgateway.md) |
| `az backup` | Manage Azure Backups. | GA | [ref](./references/backup.md) |
| `az connectedmachine` | Manage Azure Arc-Enabled Server. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/connectedmachine.md) |
| `az connectedvmware` | Commands to manage Connected VMware. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/connectedvmware.md) |
| `az data-transfer` | Commands for cross domain Service that enables customers to transfer data across security domains. | Preview (ext) | [ref](./references/data-transfer.md) |
| `az datamigration` | Manage Datamigration. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/datamigration.md) |
| `az dataprotection` | Manage dataprotection. | GA (ext) | [ref](./references/dataprotection.md) |
| `az dms` | Manage Azure Data Migration Service (classic) instances. | GA | [ref](./references/dms.md) |
| `az migrate` | Manage Azure Migrate resources and operations. | Preview (ext) | [ref](./references/migrate.md) |
| `az offazure` | Manage on-premise resources for migrat