# Azure Resource Abbreviations

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- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-tsubakimoto-skills-azure-resource-abbreviations`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [tsubakimoto](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/tsubakimoto)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Cloud & Infrastructure](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/cloud-infrastructure)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [tsubakimoto](https://github.com/tsubakimoto)
- **Source:** https://github.com/tsubakimoto/skills/tree/main/azure-resource-abbreviations

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-tsubakimoto-skills-azure-resource-abbreviations
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Azure Resource Abbreviations Skill

This skill helps with **Azure resource abbreviations and naming conventions**. It uses the bundled
`references\abbreviations.json` catalog for fast local lookup and the Microsoft Cloud Adoption
Framework page as the authoritative fallback for ambiguous or newly added resources.

## Skill directory

`~/.copilot/skills/azure-resource-abbreviations/`

## Quick Reference

| Task | Command |
| --- | --- |
| Look up one resource | `dotnet run --file scripts\lookup_abbreviation.cs -- ""` |
| List supported categories | `dotnet run --file scripts\list_categories.cs` |
| Show resources in a category | `dotnet run --file scripts\get_category.cs -- ""` |
| Generate naming templates | `dotnet run --file scripts\generate_template.cs -- ""` |

---

## Workflow

1. First determine whether the user needs **a single abbreviation**, **a shortlist of likely Azure
   resource matches**, **a category view**, or **a naming convention/template**.
2. Use the bundled C# file-based app scripts for deterministic local lookup:
   - `lookup_abbreviation.cs` for one resource type or fuzzy matching
   - `list_categories.cs` to browse available groups
   - `get_category.cs` to inspect all resources in a category
   - `generate_template.cs` when the user wants a reusable naming pattern
3. Treat `references\abbreviations.json` as the fast local catalog. If a query is ambiguous,
   missing, or the result will be used in governance/policy documentation, verify it against the
   Microsoft Learn page:
   `https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-abbreviations`
4. When composing a full resource name, distinguish between:
   - **Official prefix**: the raw value from the bundled catalog, which can include a trailing `-`
   - **Naming token**: the prefix with a trailing `-` removed so it can be embedded in a larger
     naming template
5. Call out special cases instead of forcing a normal prefix pattern:
   - Some resources use descriptive names rather than a standard abbreviation
   - Some resources have stricter naming rules than others
   - Storage accounts and DNS-related resources often need extra rule checks beyond the prefix

---

## Script Requirements

The scripts in `scripts\` are implemented as **C# file-based apps** and use `#:include`.

- Require **.NET SDK 10.0.300 or later**
- Run them from this skill directory or pass the full path to the `.cs` file

---

## Output Expectations

When responding, prefer this structure when it fits:

| Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| Resource | Human-readable Azure resource type |
| Provider | Azure resource provider / local resource key when relevant |
| Official prefix | Raw catalog value |
| Naming token | Prefix normalized for use inside a full name |
| Notes | Any ambiguity, special naming rules, or CAF verification note |

If there are multiple matches, do **not** guess. Return the shortlist and explain which one seems
closest.

---

## Resource Categories

The bundled catalog exposes these top-level categories:

1. **AI + Machine Learning**
2. **Analytics and IoT**
3. **Compute and Web**
4. **Containers**
5. **Databases**
6. **Developer Tools**
7. **Integration**
8. **Management and Governance**
9. **Migration**
10. **Networking**
11. **Security**
12. **Storage**

---

## Examples

### Look up a resource abbreviation

```bash
dotnet run --file scripts\lookup_abbreviation.cs -- "Virtual Machine"
dotnet run --file scripts\lookup_abbreviation.cs -- "Storage Account"
dotnet run --file scripts\lookup_abbreviation.cs -- "Application Gateway"
```

### Explore a category

```bash
dotnet run --file scripts\list_categories.cs
dotnet run --file scripts\get_category.cs -- "Networking"
```

### Generate a naming template

```bash
dotnet run --file scripts\generate_template.cs -- "Web App"
```

Use the generated naming token in Bicep, Terraform, or documentation:

```bicep
param environment string
param region string

var namingToken = 'vm'
var resourceName = '${namingToken}-${environment}-web01-${region}'
```

---

## Guidance

- Prefer the **smallest exact answer** when the user only needs one abbreviation.
- Prefer the **category scripts** when the user is designing standards for many related resources.
- Prefer the **template script** when the user asks for a full naming convention rather than only a
  prefix.
- Use the Microsoft Learn page to verify final wording when the request is compliance-sensitive,
  governance-oriented, or the local catalog result looks outdated.
- Explain that Microsoft Learn is authoritative if it disagrees with the local catalog.

---

## References

- Local catalog: [references/abbreviations.json](./references/abbreviations.json)
- Reference guide: [references/NAMING_GUIDE.md](./references/NAMING_GUIDE.md)
- Microsoft Learn:

## Source & license

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

- **Author:** [tsubakimoto](https://github.com/tsubakimoto)
- **Source:** [tsubakimoto/skills](https://github.com/tsubakimoto/skills)
- **License:** MIT

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

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-tsubakimoto-skills-azure-resource-abbreviations
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/tsubakimoto
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