Discover Azure Skills skill: what it does and how to install it
Finds relevant installable Azure skills by searching Microsoft's catalogue, matching task descriptions and providing plugin installation guidance.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill discover-azure-skillsRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
What it does. Searches Microsoft's Azure skills catalogue by listing plugins and skill directories, filtering candidates by name and reading their descriptions. It identifies each matching plugin and reports the relevant skills with installation guidance for Copilot CLI, Claude Code or other clients.
When to use it. Use before an Azure or Microsoft cloud task when no loaded skill or tool already covers the service, product or data source.
History
Repo stars
1.6k+18 since 19 Oct 2026
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,596 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 1,593 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 1,590 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 1,589 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 1,585 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 1,584 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 1,582 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,578 |
Installs
44.7k+6.9k since 19 Oct 2026
Installs via skills.sh
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| Date | Installs |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 44,676 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 43,895 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 43,531 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 42,601 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 41,192 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 39,790 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 38,586 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 37,760 |
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