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azure-blueprints

Expert knowledge for Azure Blueprints development including troubleshooting, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when defining Azure Blueprints, mapping built-in compliance sets, automating via CLI/PowerShell/REST, or fixing assignment errors, and other Azure Blueprints related development tasks. Not for Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Managed Applications (use azure-managed-applications), Azure Deployment Environments (use azure-deployment-environments).

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SKILL.md

Azure Blueprints Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Blueprints. Covers troubleshooting, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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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

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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

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L33-L37 Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Blueprint creation/assignment errors, including policy, role, and resource lock issues, and interpreting error messages during deployment.
Architecture & Design Patterns L38-L46 Blueprint reference architectures for Azure landing zones and workloads, showing how security, governance, and ISO 27001 controls are implemented and structured in Azure.
Security L47-L63 Security-focused Azure Blueprint deployment, locks, operator setup, and using/mapping built‑in compliance blueprints (PBMM, ISM PROTECTED, ISO 27001, SWIFT, UK OFFICIAL/NHS) to Policy and RBAC
Configuration L64-L77 Designing and configuring Azure Blueprint definitions: parameters, deployment order, built-in functions, and setup of security/compliance blueprint samples (CAF, ASB, ISO 27001, SWIFT, ISM).
Integrations & Coding Patterns L78-L85 Automating Azure Blueprints as code using CLI, PowerShell, and REST: create, import/export, and manage blueprint definitions and assignments programmatically.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Troubleshoot common Azure Blueprint creation and assignment errors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/troubleshoot/general

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Architecture of Azure Security Benchmark blueprint foundation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/azure-security-benchmark-foundation/
CAF foundation blueprint architecture for Azure landing zones https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/caf-foundation/
CAF migration landing zone blueprint architecture https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/caf-migrate-landing-zone/
Architecture of ISO 27001 ASE/SQL workload blueprint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-ase-sql-workload/
Architecture of ISO 27001 shared services blueprint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-shared/

Security

Topic URL
Understand security-related stages of Azure Blueprint deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/concepts/deployment-stages
Configure resource locking behavior in Azure Blueprints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/concepts/resource-locking
Configure environment for Azure Blueprint Operator role https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/how-to/configure-for-blueprint-operator
Use Canada Federal PBMM blueprint for governance controls https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/canada-federal-pbmm
Use ISM PROTECTED blueprint for Australian compliance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/ism-protected/
Map ISM PROTECTED controls to Azure Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/ism-protected/control-mapping
Apply ISO 27001 blueprint for Azure governance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso-27001-2013
Map ISO 27001 ASE/SQL controls to Policy and RBAC https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-ase-sql-workload/control-mapping
Map ISO 27001 shared services controls to Azure Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-shared/control-mapping
Use SWIFT CSP-CSCF 2020 blueprint for Azure compliance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/swift-2020/
Map SWIFT CSP-CSCF 2020 controls to Azure Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/swift-2020/control-mapping
Use UK OFFICIAL and NHS blueprint for Azure governance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/ukofficial-uknhs
Protect Azure Blueprint-deployed resources with locks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/tutorials/protect-new-resources

Configuration

Topic URL
Use static and dynamic parameters in Azure Blueprints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/concepts/parameters
Control Azure Blueprint artifact deployment sequence https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/concepts/sequencing-order
Use Azure Blueprint functions in definitions and artifacts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/reference/blueprint-functions
Configure and deploy Azure Security Benchmark blueprint sample https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/azure-security-benchmark-foundation/deploy
Configure and deploy CAF foundation blueprint sample https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/caf-foundation/deploy
Configure and deploy CAF migration landing zone blueprint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/caf-migrate-landing-zone/deploy
Configure and deploy ISM PROTECTED blueprint sample https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/ism-protected/deploy
Configure and deploy ISO 27001 ASE/SQL workload blueprint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-ase-sql-workload/deploy
Configure and deploy ISO 27001 shared services blueprint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/iso27001-shared/deploy
Configure and deploy SWIFT CSP-CSCF 2020 blueprint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/samples/swift-2020/deploy

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Create Azure Blueprints using Azure CLI commands https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/create-blueprint-azurecli
Create and manage Azure Blueprints with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/create-blueprint-powershell
Create Azure Blueprints via REST API requests https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/create-blueprint-rest-api
Import and export Azure Blueprints as code with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/how-to/import-export-ps
Manage Azure Blueprint assignments with Az.Blueprint PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/blueprints/how-to/manage-assignments-ps

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