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azure-extended-zones

azure-extended-zones

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About azure-extended-zones

A guidance skill for Azure Extended Zones, intended for agents handling quota, security, and configuration questions. It combines local reference material with documentation fetched over the network.

Key features

  1. 01Quota review and increase guidance
  2. 02Customer-managed disk encryption
  3. 03Subscription access configuration
  4. 04Azure Policy and Firewall guidance

Use cases

  1. 01Checking or requesting quota increases
  2. 02Encrypting VM disks with customer-managed keys
  3. 03Registering subscriptions for zone access
  4. 04Configuring policy or firewall deployments

MCP support

The skill can fetch documentation through mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch, 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-extended-zones

After installing, type/azure-extended-zonesin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

Azure Extended Zones Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Extended Zones. Covers limits & quotas, security, and configuration. 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), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools 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_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
Limits & QuotasL31-L35How to view current Azure Extended Zones quotas and request quota increases using the Azure portal, including required steps and limits considerations.
SecurityL36-L40How to encrypt Extended Zone VM disks using customer-managed keys, including setup steps, key vault integration, and security configuration details.
ConfigurationL41-L46Configuring Extended Zones access and governance: registering subscriptions, creating custom Azure Policy, and deploying Azure Firewall within Extended Zones.
Limits & Quotas
TopicURL
Request Azure Extended Zones quota increases in portalhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-quota-increase
Security
TopicURL
Encrypt Extended Zone VM disks with customer-managed keyshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/key-vault-encrypt-azure-extended-zone-disk
Configuration
TopicURL
Create custom Azure Policy definitions for Extended Zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/create-azure-policy
Configure Azure Firewall deployment in Extended Zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/deploy-azure-firewall
Register subscriptions to access Azure Extended Zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-access

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