About azure-ai-vision
A reference skill for Agents using Azure AI Vision, covering image analysis, OCR, API integration, and deployment. It includes migration guidance, feature limits, and instructions for running the Read OCR container locally or on-premises.
Key features
- 01API migration and version upgrade guidance
- 02Feature limits and language references
- 03Read OCR container configuration
- 04Image analysis and text extraction integrations
- 05Local or on-premises container deployment
- 06Remote documentation retrieval
Use cases
- 01Plan an Image Analysis application migration
- 02Check OCR language and feature limits
- 03Configure Read OCR containers and Blob Storage
- 04Integrate image retrieval or video-frame analysis
MCP support
The skill recommends using mcp_microsoftdocs microsoft_docs_fetch to retrieve remote documentation, with fetch_webpage as a fallback.
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ microsoftdocs/ agent-skills --skill azure-ai-visionAfter installing, type/azure-ai-visionin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEAzure AI Vision Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Vision. Covers decision making, limits & quotas, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
How to Use This Skill
IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g.,
L35-L120), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide
This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
- Preferred: Use
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decision Making | L33-L39 | Guidance on migrating and upgrading Azure Vision Image Analysis and Read OCR apps/containers, including choosing migration paths and moving from v2.x to v3.x APIs. |
| Limits & Quotas | L40-L50 | Limits, thresholds, and taxonomies for Image Analysis: category lists, adult content scores, object/people detection constraints, smart-crop behavior, and OCR language support. |
| Configuration | L51-L56 | Configuring Vision Read OCR containers and setting up Azure Blob Storage access for image input, including environment settings, storage permissions, and connection details. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L57-L67 | How to call and configure Azure Vision/Read APIs and SDKs for OCR, embeddings, thumbnails, background removal, domain models, and live video frame analysis. |
| Deployment | L68-L71 | Installing, configuring, and running the Azure AI Vision Read OCR container locally or on-premises, including prerequisites, deployment steps, and runtime settings. |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Choose migration path from Azure Vision Image Analysis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/migration-options |
| Migrate to Azure Vision Read OCR container v3.x | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/read-container-migration-guide |
| Upgrade applications from Read v2.x to v3.0 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/upgrade-api-versions |
Limits & Quotas
Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure Azure Vision Read OCR containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/computer-vision-resource-container-config |
| Configure Azure Blob Storage for Vision image retrieval | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/how-to/blob-storage-search |
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Call domain-specific models with Azure Vision | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/concept-detecting-domain-content |
| Analyze live video frames with Azure Vision API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/how-to/analyze-video |
| Call and configure Image Analysis 3.2 API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/how-to/call-analyze-image |
| Call and configure Image Analysis 4.0 API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/how-to/call-analyze-image-40 |
| Call and configure Azure Vision Read v3.2 API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/how-to/call-read-api |
| Use multimodal embeddings for image retrieval | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/how-to/image-retrieval |
| Use OCR client libraries for text extraction | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/quickstarts-sdk/client-library |
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Install and run Azure Vision Read OCR container | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/computer-vision-how-to-install-containers |