Azure Local
Plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI): sizing...
Install
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-local -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- microsoft/skills3.2k
- Category
- Security
- Updated
- 3d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 695 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI): sizing and prerequisites, Arc registration, lifecycle updates, workloads (Azure Local VMs, AKS on Azure Local, images, disks, logical networks), SDN and network security, and failure triage, starting read-only and confirming before risky changes. WHEN: Azure Local, Azure Stack HCI, Arc resource bridge, custom location, Azure Local VM, Arc VM, AKS on Azure Local, AKS hybrid, SDN, Lifecycle Manager, Azure Local update, disconnected site.
Azure Local
Quick Reference
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Best for | Azure Local planning, deployment, operations, workloads |
| MCP Tools | Generic Azure MCP tools only; no Azure Local namespace |
| CLI | az graph query, az resource show, Azure Local PowerShell |
| Related skills | azure-compute (public VMs), azure-kubernetes (public AKS) |
When to Use This Skill
Use for Azure Local, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Local VMs, AKS on Azure Local, AKS hybrid, SDN, lifecycle updates, disconnected sites, or troubleshooting. Covers standard deployments (1-16 node hyperconverged, up to 64 disaggregated) and rack-aware clusters.
Do not use for cloud VM or public AKS guidance, or for multi-rack (rack scale) deployments, those use a separate control plane and procedure set. Hand off to the azure-local-multi-rack skill.
MCP Tools
Azure Local has no dedicated MCP namespace. Use generic Azure MCP tools: mcp_azure_mcp_extension_cli_generate (ARG/CLI inventory), mcp_azure_mcp_monitor (needs Log Analytics), mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth (partial; not local cluster health), mcp_azure_mcp_documentation (pass the user's version when known).
Scope and limitations: mcp-and-cli-tools.
Workflow
- Confirm deployment scale. If the user mentions multi-rack, aggregation racks, Network Fabric Controller, Cluster Manager, or
Microsoft.NetworkCloudresources, stop and use theazure-local-multi-rackskill instead. - Deploy -> plan-and-deploy
- Operate/update -> operate-and-update
- VMs, AKS, images, disks, networks -> workload-management
- SDN, NSG, load balancer, gateway -> networking-and-security
- Failures -> troubleshooting
