skills/azure-architecture-autopilot/SKILL.md
Design Azure infrastructure using natural language, or analyze existing Azure resources to auto-generate architecture diagrams, refine them through conversation, and deploy with Bicep. When to use this skill: - "Create X on Azure", "Set up a RAG architecture" (new design) - "Analyze my current Azure infrastructure", "Draw a diagram for rg-xxx" (existing analysis) - "Foundry is slow", "I want to reduce costs", "Strengthen security" (natural language modification) - Azure resource deployment, Bicep template generation, IaC code generation - Microsoft Foundry, AI Search, OpenAI, Fabric, ADLS Gen2, Databricks, and all Azure services
npx skillsauth add williamlimasilva/.copilot azure-architecture-autopilotInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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A pipeline that designs Azure infrastructure using natural language, or analyzes existing resources to visualize architecture and proceed through modification and deployment.
The diagram engine is embedded within the skill (scripts/ folder).
No pip install needed — it directly uses the bundled Python scripts
to generate interactive HTML diagrams with 605+ official Azure icons.
Ready to use immediately without network access or package installation.
🚨 Detect the language of the user's first message and provide all subsequent responses in that language. This is the highest-priority principle.
⚠️ Do not copy examples from this document verbatim to the user. Use only the structure as reference, and adapt text to the user's language.
| Feature | Tool Name | Notes |
|---------|-----------|-------|
| Fetch URL content | web_fetch | For MS Docs lookups, etc. |
| Web search | web_search | URL discovery |
| Ask user | ask_user | choices must be a string array |
| Sub-agents | task | explore/task/general-purpose |
| Shell command execution | powershell | Windows PowerShell |
All sub-agents (explore/task/general-purpose) cannot use
web_fetchorweb_search. Fact-checking that requires MS Docs lookups must be performed directly by the main agent.
az, python, bicep, etc. are often not on PATH.
Discover once before starting a Phase and cache the result. Do not re-discover every time.
⚠️ Do not use
Get-Command python— risk of Windows Store alias. Direct filesystem discovery ($env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\Python) takes priority.
az CLI path:
$azCmd = $null
if (Get-Command az -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $azCmd = 'az' }
if (-not $azCmd) {
$azExe = Get-ChildItem -Path "$env:ProgramFiles\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\wbin", "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\Azure CLI\wbin" -Filter "az.cmd" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty FullName
if ($azExe) { $azCmd = $azExe }
}
Python path + embedded diagram engine: refer to the diagram generation section in references/phase1-advisor.md.
Use blockquote + emoji + bold format:
> **⏳ [Action]** — [Reason]
> **✅ [Complete]** — [Result]
> **⚠️ [Warning]** — [Details]
> **❌ [Failed]** — [Cause]
While waiting for user input via ask_user, preload information needed for the next step in parallel.
| ask_user Question | Preload Simultaneously |
|---|---|
| Project name / scan scope | Reference files, MS Docs, Python path discovery, diagram module path verification |
| Model/SKU selection | MS Docs for next question choices |
| Architecture confirmation | az account show/list, az group list |
| Subscription selection | az group list |
Trigger: "create", "set up", "deploy", "build", etc.
Phase 1 (references/phase1-advisor.md) — Interactive architecture design + diagram
↓
Phase 2 (references/bicep-generator.md) — Bicep code generation
↓
Phase 3 (references/bicep-reviewer.md) — Code review + compilation verification
↓
Phase 4 (references/phase4-deployer.md) — validate → what-if → deploy
Trigger: "analyze", "current resources", "scan", "draw a diagram", "show my infrastructure", etc.
Phase 0 (references/phase0-scanner.md) — Existing resource scan + diagram
↓
Modification conversation — "What would you like to change here?" (natural language modification request → follow-up questions)
↓
Phase 1 (references/phase1-advisor.md) — Confirm modifications + update diagram
↓
Phase 2~4 — Same as above
Ask the user directly:
ask_user({
question: "What would you like to do?",
choices: [
"Design a new Azure architecture (Recommended)",
"Analyze + modify existing Azure resources"
]
})
references/*.md file01_arch_diagram_draft.html must have been generated using the embedded diagram engine and shown to the user. Do not proceed to Bicep generation without a diagram. Completing spec collection alone does not mean Phase 1 is done — Phase 1 includes diagram generation + user confirmation.Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, AI Search, ADLS Gen2, Key Vault, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, VNet/Private Endpoint, AML/AI Hub
All supported — MS Docs are automatically consulted to generate at the same quality standard. Do not send messages that cause user anxiety such as "out of scope" or "best-effort".
| Category | Handling Method | Examples |
|----------|----------------|---------|
| Stable | Reference files first | isHnsEnabled: true, PE triple set |
| Dynamic | Always fetch MS Docs | API version, model availability, SKU, region |
| File | Role |
|------|------|
| references/phase0-scanner.md | Existing resource scan + relationship inference + diagram |
| references/phase1-advisor.md | Interactive architecture design + fact checking |
| references/bicep-generator.md | Bicep code generation rules |
| references/bicep-reviewer.md | Code review checklist |
| references/phase4-deployer.md | validate → what-if → deploy |
| references/service-gotchas.md | Required properties, PE mappings |
| references/azure-dynamic-sources.md | MS Docs URL registry |
| references/azure-common-patterns.md | PE/security/naming patterns |
| references/ai-data.md | AI/Data service guide |
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