Azure Hosted Copilot Sdk

GitHub Copilot SDK on Azure

Codebase Detection — MANDATORY FIRST CHECK

> ⚠️ CRITICAL: This check MUST run before ANY other skill (azure-prepare, azure-deploy, etc.) when an existing codebase is present.

Detection procedure (run IMMEDIATELY for any build/modify/add-feature/prepare prompt):

1. Read package.json in the workspace root (and any */package.json one level deep)
2. Check if @github/copilot-sdk or copilot-sdk appears in name, dependencies, or devDependencies
3. If NOT found in package.json, scan .ts and .js files for CopilotClient or createSession
4. If ANY marker is found → invoke this skill as the entry point. Do not route directly to azure-prepare or azure-deploy — this skill orchestrates them as sub-skills.

| Marker | Where to check | |--------|---------------| | @github/copilot-sdk | package.json dependencies or devDependencies | | copilot-sdk | package.json name or dependencies | | CopilotClient | Source files (.ts, .js) | | createSession + sendAndWait | Source files (.ts, .js) |

Generic prompts that MUST trigger this skill when markers are detected:

| Prompt pattern (no "copilot" keyword) | Why this skill | |---------------------------------------|---------------| | "Build this app" / "Prepare this app for Azure" | Codebase contains @github/copilot-sdk - needs SDK-aware scaffolding | | "Add a new feature to this app" | Requires SDK-aware implementation patterns | | "Update this app" / "Modify this app" | Must preserve SDK integration patterns |

> ⚠️ Warning: ANY build, modify, add-feature, or prepare prompt targeting an existing codebase MUST route to this skill when codebase contains @github/copilot-sdk, even if the prompt does not mention "copilot". This skill then orchestrates azure-prepare and azure-deploy as sub-skills.

> ⚠️ Yield to azure-deploy: When the codebase already has .azure/deployment-plan.md and the user wants to deploy (not modify or add features), route to azure-deploy instead. This skill handles preparation; azure-deploy handles execution.

Step 1: Route

| User wants | Action | |------------|--------| | Build new (empty project) | Step 2A (scaffold) | | Add new SDK service to existing repo | Step 2B (scaffold alongside) | | Deploy existing SDK app to Azure | Step 2C (add infra to existing SDK app) | | Modify/add features to existing SDK app | Use codebase context + SDK references to implement | | Add SDK to existing app code | [Integrate SDK](references/existing-project-integration.md) | | Use Azure/own model | Step 3 (BYOM config) |

Step 2A: Scaffold New (Greenfield)

azd init --template azure-samples/copilot-sdk-service

Template includes API (Express/TS) + Web UI (React/Vite) + infra (Bicep) + Dockerfiles + token scripts — do NOT recreate. See [SDK ref](references/copilot-sdk.md).

Step 2B: Add SDK Service to Existing Repo

User has existing code and wants a new Copilot SDK service alongside it. Scaffold template to a temp dir, copy the API service + infra into the user's repo, adapt azure.yaml to include both existing and new services. See [deploy existing ref](references/deploy-existing.md).

Step 2C: Deploy Existing SDK App

User already has a working Copilot SDK app and needs Azure infra. See [deploy existing ref](references/deploy-existing.md).

Step 3: Model Configuration

Three model paths (layers on top of 2A/2B):

| Path | Config | |------|--------| | GitHub default | No model param — SDK picks default | | GitHub specific | model: "" — use listModels() to discover | | Azure BYOM | model + provider with bearerToken via DefaultAzureCredential |

> ⚠️ BYOM Auth — MANDATORY: Azure BYOM configurations MUST use DefaultAzureCredential (local dev) or ManagedIdentityCredential (production) to obtain a bearerToken. The ONLY supported auth pattern is bearerToken in the provider config. See [auth-best-practices.md](references/auth-best-practices.md) for the credential pattern and [model config ref](references/azure-model-config.md) for the full BYOM code example.

See [model config ref](references/azure-model-config.md).

Step 4: Deploy

Invoke azure-prepare (skip its Step 0 routing — scaffolding is done) → azure-validate → azure-deploy in order.

Rules

• Read AGENTS.md in user's repo before changes
• Docker required (docker info)
• BYOM auth: ONLY bearerToken via DefaultAzureCredential or ManagedIdentityCredential — no other auth pattern is supported

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: microsoft
• Source: microsoft/azure-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.