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Azure Storage

The azure-storage skill enables developers to manage Azure Storage services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake thr

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$npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/github-copilot-for-azure --skill azure-storage
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---name: azure-storagedescription: "Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake. Provides object storage, SMB file shares, async messaging, NoSQL key-value, and big data analytics capabilities. Includes access tiers (hot, cool, archive) and lifecycle management. USE FOR: blob storage, file shares, queue storage, table storage, data lake, upload files, download blobs, storage accounts, access tiers, lifecycle management. DO NOT USE FOR: SQL databases, Cosmos DB (use azure-prepare), messaging with Event Hubs or Service Bus (use azure-messaging)."license: MITmetadata:  author: Microsoft  version: "1.0.0"--- # Azure Storage Services ## Services | Service | Use When | MCP Tools | CLI ||---------|----------|-----------|-----|| Blob Storage | Objects, files, backups, static content | `azure__storage` | `az storage blob` || File Shares | SMB file shares, lift-and-shift | - | `az storage file` || Queue Storage | Async messaging, task queues | - | `az storage queue` || Table Storage | NoSQL key-value (consider Cosmos DB) | - | `az storage table` || Data Lake | Big data analytics, hierarchical namespace | - | `az storage fs` | ## MCP Server (Preferred) When Azure MCP is enabled: - `azure__storage` with command `storage_account_list` - List storage accounts- `azure__storage` with command `storage_container_list` - List containers in account- `azure__storage` with command `storage_blob_list` - List blobs in container- `azure__storage` with command `storage_blob_get` - Download blob content- `azure__storage` with command `storage_blob_put` - Upload blob content **If Azure MCP is not enabled:** Run `/azure:setup` or enable via `/mcp`. ## CLI Fallback ```bash# List storage accountsaz storage account list --output table # List containersaz storage container list --account-name ACCOUNT --output table # List blobsaz storage blob list --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --output table # Download blobaz storage blob download --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --file LOCAL_PATH # Upload blobaz storage blob upload --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --file LOCAL_PATH``` ## Storage Account Tiers | Tier | Use Case | Performance ||------|----------|-------------|| Standard | General purpose, backup | Milliseconds || Premium | Databases, high IOPS | Sub-millisecond | ## Blob Access Tiers | Tier | Access Frequency | Cost ||------|-----------------|------|| Hot | Frequent | Higher storage, lower access || Cool | Infrequent (30+ days) | Lower storage, higher access || Cold | Rare (90+ days) | Lower still || Archive | Rarely (180+ days) | Lowest storage, rehydration required | ## Redundancy Options | Type | Durability | Use Case ||------|------------|----------|| LRS | 11 nines | Dev/test, recreatable data || ZRS | 12 nines | Regional high availability || GRS | 16 nines | Disaster recovery || GZRS | 16 nines | Best durability | ## Service Details For deep documentation on specific services: - Blob storage patterns and lifecycle -> [Blob Storage documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-overview)- File shares and Azure File Sync -> [Azure Files documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/files/storage-files-introduction)- Queue patterns and poison handling -> [Queue Storage documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/queues/storage-queues-introduction) ## SDK Quick References For building applications with Azure Storage SDKs, see the condensed guides: - **Blob Storage**: [Python](references/sdk/azure-storage-blob-py.md) | [TypeScript](references/sdk/azure-storage-blob-ts.md) | [Java](references/sdk/azure-storage-blob-java.md) | [Rust](references/sdk/azure-storage-blob-rust.md)- **Queue Storage**: [Python](references/sdk/azure-storage-queue-py.md) | [TypeScript](references/sdk/azure-storage-queue-ts.md)- **File Shares**: [Python](references/sdk/azure-storage-file-share-py.md) | [TypeScript](references/sdk/azure-storage-file-share-ts.md)- **Data Lake**: [Python](references/sdk/azure-storage-file-datalake-py.md)- **Tables**: [Python](references/sdk/azure-data-tables-py.md) | [Java](references/sdk/azure-data-tables-java.md) For full package listing across all languages, see [SDK Usage Guide](references/sdk-usage.md). ## Azure SDKs For building applications that interact with Azure Storage programmatically, Azure provides SDK packages in multiple languages (.NET, Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust). See [SDK Usage Guide](references/sdk-usage.md) for package names, installation commands, and quick start examples.