use the Azure CLI to interact with Azure resources.
Scanned 2/12/2026
Install via CLI
openskills install timothywarner-org/context-engineering---
name: azure-cli
description: use the Azure CLI to interact with Azure resources.
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# Azure CLI
## Instructions
1. Check if azure cli is logged in with az account show
2. Use the Azure CLI to interact with Azure resources for investigation and remediation
3. any changes made to azure via the CLI should also be reflected in the deployment pipelines so that they are replicated in the future.
Group
az
Subgroups:
account : Manage Azure subscription information.
acr : Manage private registries with Azure Container Registries.
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.
advisor : Manage Azure Advisor.
afd : Manage Azure Front Door Standard/Premium.
aks : Azure Kubernetes Service.
ams : Manage Azure Media Services resources.
apim : Manage Azure API Management services.
appconfig : Manage App Configurations.
appservice : Manage Appservice.
aro : Manage Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters.
backup : Manage Azure Backups.
batch : Manage Azure Batch.
bicep : Bicep CLI command group.
billing : Manage Azure Billing.
bot : Manage Microsoft Azure Bot Service.
cache : Commands to manage CLI objects cached using the `--defer` argument.
capacity : Manage capacity.
cdn : Manage Azure Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).
cloud : Manage registered Azure clouds.
cognitiveservices : Manage Azure Cognitive Services accounts.
compute-fleet [Preview] : Manage for Azure Compute Fleet.
compute-recommender : Manage sku/zone/region recommender info for compute resources.
config [Experimental] : Manage Azure CLI configuration.
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'.
consumption [Preview] : Manage consumption of Azure resources.
container : Manage Azure Container Instances.
containerapp : Manage Azure Container Apps.
cosmosdb : Manage Azure Cosmos DB database accounts.
data-boundary : Data boundary operations.
databoxedge : Manage device with databoxedge.
deployment : Manage Azure Resource Manager template deployment at subscription
scope.
deployment-scripts : Manage deployment scripts at subscription or resource group scope.
disk : Manage Azure Managed Disks.
disk-access : Manage disk access resources.
disk-encryption-set : Disk Encryption Set resource.
dls [Preview] : Manage Data Lake Store accounts and filesystems.
dms : Manage Azure Data Migration Service (classic) instances.
eventgrid : Manage Azure Event Grid topics, domains, domain topics, system topics
partner topics, event subscriptions, system topic event subscriptions
and partner topic event subscriptions.
eventhubs : Eventhubs.
extension : Manage and update CLI extensions.
feature : Manage resource provider features.
functionapp : Manage function apps. To install the Azure Functions Core tools see
https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-core-tools.
group : Manage resource groups and template deployments.
hdinsight : Manage HDInsight resources.
identity : Manage Managed Identity.
image : Manage custom virtual machine images.
iot : Manage Internet of Things (IoT) assets.
keyvault : Manage KeyVault keys, secrets, and certificates.
lab [Preview] : Manage azure devtest labs.
lock : Manage Azure locks.
logicapp : Manage logic apps.
managed-cassandra : Azure Managed Cassandra.
managedapp : Manage template solutions provided and maintained by Independent
Software Vendors (ISVs).
managedservices : Manage the registration assignments and definitions in Azure.
maps : Manage Azure Maps.
mariadb : Manage Azure Database for MariaDB servers.
monitor : Manage the Azure Monitor Service.
mysql : Manage Azure Database for MySQL servers.
netappfiles : Manage Azure NetApp Files (ANF) Resources.
network : Manage Azure Network resources.
policy : Manage resources defined and used by the Azure Policy service.
postgres : Manage Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
ppg : Manage Proximity Placement Groups.
private-link : Private-link association CLI command group.
provider : Manage resource providers.
redis : Manage dedicated Redis caches for your Azure applications.
relay : Manage Azure Relay Service namespaces, WCF relays, hybrid connections,
and rules.
resource : Manage Azure resources.
resourcemanagement : Resourcemanagement CLI command group.
restore-point : Manage restore point with res.
role : Manage Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC).
search : Manage Search.
security : Manage your security posture with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
servicebus : Servicebus.
sf : Manage and administer Azure Service Fabric clusters.
sig : Manage shared image gallery.
signalr : Manage Azure SignalR Service.
snapshot : Manage point-in-time copies of managed disks, native blobs, or other
snapshots.
sql : Manage Azure SQL Databases and Data Warehouses.
sshkey : Manage ssh public key with vm.
stack : A deployment stack is a native Azure resource type that enables you to
perform operations on a resource collection as an atomic unit.
staticwebapp : Manage static apps.
storage : Manage Azure Cloud Storage resources.
synapse : Manage and operate Synapse Workspace, Spark Pool, SQL Pool.
tag : Tag Management on a resource.
term [Experimental] : Manage marketplace agreement with marketplaceordering.
ts : Manage template specs at subscription or resource group scope.
vm : Manage Linux or Windows virtual machines.
vmss : Manage groupings of virtual machines in an Azure Virtual Machine Scale
Set (VMSS).
webapp : Manage web apps.
Commands:
configure : Manage Azure CLI configuration. This command is interactive.
feedback : Send feedback to the Azure CLI Team.
find : I'm an AI robot, my advice is based on our Azure documentation as well
as the usage patterns of Azure CLI and Azure ARM users. Using me
improves Azure products and documentation.
interactive [Preview] : Start interactive mode. Installs the Interactive extension if
not installed already.
login : Log in to Azure.
logout : Log out to remove access to Azure subscriptions.
rest : Invoke a custom request.
survey : Take Azure CLI survey.
upgrade [Preview] : Upgrade Azure CLI and extensions.
version : Show the versions of Azure CLI modules and extensions in JSON format
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