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Expert knowledge for Azure Blueprints development including troubleshooting, decision making, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when migrating off Blueprints, mapping to PBMM/ISO/SWIFT, automating via CLI/PowerShell/REST, or fixing deployment errors, and other Azure Blueprints related development tasks. Not for Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Resource Graph (use azure-resource-graph), Azure Portal (use azure-portal).

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SKILL.md

Azure Blueprints Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Blueprints. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, security, 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), 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
TroubleshootingL34-L38Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Blueprints deployment and assignment errors, including policy, role assignment, and resource lock issues, with step-by-step troubleshooting guidance.
Decision MakingL39-L44Guidance on Azure Blueprints retirement timelines, planning and executing migrations, and answers to common questions about moving off Blueprints.
SecurityL45-L60Security-focused deployment stages, resource locks, operator roles, and using/mapping Azure Blueprints for compliance frameworks like PBMM, ISM PROTECTED, ISO 27001, SWIFT CSP, and UK OFFICIAL/NHS.
ConfigurationL61-L72Configuring and deploying Azure Blueprints (including security/ISO/CAF/SWIFT samples), using blueprint functions, and importing/exporting blueprints via PowerShell.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL73-L79Automating Azure Blueprints as code using CLI, PowerShell, and REST: create, import/export, and manage blueprint definitions and assignments programmatically.
DeploymentL80-L85Controlling blueprint artifact deployment order, migrating blueprints to template specs/deployment stacks, and deploying the CAF Foundation blueprint with parameters.
Troubleshooting
TopicURL
Troubleshoot common Azure Blueprints errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/troubleshoot/general
Decision Making
TopicURL
Plan migration off Azure Blueprints with timelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/blueprint-retirement
Answer migration questions for Blueprints retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/blueprint-retirement-faq
Security
TopicURL
Understand security-related stages of Azure Blueprint deploymenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/concepts/deployment-stages
Configure resource locking behavior in Azure Blueprintshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/concepts/resource-locking
Configure Azure Blueprint Operator role environmenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/how-to/configure-for-blueprint-operator
Use Canada Federal PBMM blueprint for governance controlshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/canada-federal-pbmm
Use ISM PROTECTED blueprint for Australian compliancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/ism-protected/
Map ISM PROTECTED controls to Azure Policyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/ism-protected/control-mapping
Map ISO 27001 ASE/SQL controls to Policy and RBAChttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-ase-sql-workload/control-mapping
Map ISO 27001 shared services controls to Azure Policyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-shared/control-mapping
Use SWIFT CSP-CSCF 2020 blueprint for Azure compliancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/swift-2020/
Map SWIFT CSP-CSCF 2020 controls to Azure Policyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/swift-2020/control-mapping
Use UK OFFICIAL and NHS blueprint for Azure governancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/ukofficial-uknhs
Protect Azure Blueprint-deployed resources with lockshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/tutorials/protect-new-resources
Configuration
TopicURL
Import and export Azure Blueprints with PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/how-to/import-export-ps
Use Azure Blueprint functions in definitions and artifactshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/reference/blueprint-functions
Configure and deploy Azure Security Benchmark blueprint samplehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/azure-security-benchmark-foundation/deploy
Configure and deploy CAF migration landing zone blueprinthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/caf-migrate-landing-zone/deploy
Configure and deploy ISM PROTECTED blueprint samplehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/ism-protected/deploy
Configure and deploy ISO 27001 ASE/SQL workload blueprinthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-ase-sql-workload/deploy
Configure and deploy ISO 27001 shared services blueprinthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-shared/deploy
Configure and deploy SWIFT CSP-CSCF 2020 blueprinthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/swift-2020/deploy
Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Create Azure Blueprints using Azure CLI commandshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/create-blueprint-azurecli
Create Azure Blueprints via REST API requestshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/create-blueprint-rest-api
Manage Azure Blueprint assignments with Az.Blueprint PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/how-to/manage-assignments-ps
Deployment
TopicURL
Control Azure Blueprint artifact deployment orderhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/concepts/sequencing-order
Migrate Azure Blueprints to template specs and deployment stackshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/migrate-to-template-specs
Deploy CAF Foundation blueprint with parametershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/caf-foundation/deploy

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