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azure-kubernetes
Agent skill frommicrosoft/azure-skills
Plan, create, and configure production-ready Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. Covers Day-0 checklist, SKU selection (Automatic vs Standard), networking options (private API server, Azure CNI Overlay, egress configuration), security, and operations (autoscaling, upgrade strategy, cost analysis). WHEN: create AKS environment, provision AKS, enable AKS observability, design AKS networking, choose AKS SKU, secure AKS, optimize AKS, AKS spot nodes, AKS cluster-autoscaler, rightsize AKS pod, pod rightsizing, over-provisioned AKS pod, pod resource requests and limits, Vertical Pod Autoscaler, VPA recommendations.
How to install azure-kubernetes
npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
skills/azure-kubernetes/
# into
~/.claude/skills/azure-kubernetes/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/azure-kubernetes/ (one project)
1# Azure Kubernetes Service23> **AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE — MANDATORY COMPLIANCE**4>5> This skill produces a **recommended AKS cluster configuration** based on user requirements, distinguishing **Day-0 decisions** (networking, API server — hard to change later) from **Day-1 features** (can enable post-creation). See [CLI reference](./references/cli-reference.md) for commands.67## Quick Reference8| Property | Value |9|----------|-------|10| Best for | AKS cluster planning and Day-0 decisions |11| MCP Tools | `mcp_azure_mcp_aks` |12| CLI | `az aks create`, `az aks show`, `kubectl get`, `kubectl describe` |13| Related skills | azure-kubernetes-app-deploy (deploy an app to an existing cluster), azure-diagnostics (baseline AKS troubleshooting), azure-validate (readiness checks), azure-kubernetes-automatic-readiness (migrate existing cluster to AKS Automatic), optional `aks-skills` operations add-on (focused incident, advanced cost-efficiency, exact-signature, packet-capture, and GPU Day-2 workflows) |1415## When to Use This Skill16Activate this skill when user wants to:17- Create a new AKS cluster18- Plan AKS cluster configuration for production workloads19- Design AKS networking (API server access, pod IP model, egress)20- Set up AKS identity and secrets management21- Configure AKS governance (Azure Policy, Deployment Safeguards)22- Enable AKS observability (Container Insights, Managed Prometheus, Grafana)23- Define AKS upgrade and patching strategy24…
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