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Expert knowledge for Azure Advisor development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Advisor alerts, workbooks, Resource Graph/Kusto queries, RBAC access, or sovereign cloud support, and other Azure Advisor related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Foundry Local development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when installing Foundry Local, compiling HF models with Olive, calling via REST/OpenAI clients, using LangChain, or migrating from legacy SDK, and other Azure AI Foundry Local related development tasks. Not for Azure Foundry Classic (use azure-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry (use azure-microsoft-foundry), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure AI services (use azure-ai-services).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI services development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Azure AI Foundry, Content Understanding, Content Moderator APIs, containers, or custom analyzers, and other Azure AI services related development tasks. Not for Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure AI Language (use azure-language-service).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Vision development including decision making, limits & quotas, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Image Analysis, Read OCR containers, smart-crop thumbnails, background removal, or video frame analysis, and other Azure AI Vision related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Custom Vision (use azure-custom-vision), Azure AI Video Indexer (use azure-video-indexer), Azure AI Document Intelligence (use azure-document-intelligence), Azure AI Immersive Reader (use azure-immersive-reader).

Expert knowledge for Azure Analysis Services development including troubleshooting. Use when testing server connections, debugging gateway or firewall blocks, or checking connection strings and ports, and other Azure Analysis Services related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Anomaly Detector development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, configuration, and deployment. Use when using univariate/multivariate APIs, containerized Docker/ACI/IoT Edge deployments, or quota-aware scaling, and other Azure AI Anomaly Detector related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Metrics Advisor (use azure-metrics-advisor), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

Expert knowledge for Azure Api Center development including best practices, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when automating API linting/registration, customizing the portal, syncing with API gateways, or enforcing design-time governance, and other Azure Api Center related development tasks. Not for Azure API Management (use azure-api-management), Azure App Configuration (use azure-app-configuration), Azure Service Connector (use azure-service-connector).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Classic (aka Azure AI Foundry classic) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Foundry agents, prompt flows, RAG/search, Azure OpenAI deployments, or multi-agent architectures, and other Microsoft Foundry Classic related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Local (aka Azure AI Foundry Local) development including best practices, decision making, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when compiling HF models with Olive, using Foundry Local CLI, chat/tools APIs, transcription/translation, or SDK migration, and other Microsoft Foundry Local related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure Local (use azure-local).

Expert knowledge for Azure Application Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring listeners/routing, WAF/TLS, AGIC/AKS integration, autoscale/zone redundancy, or v1→v2 migration, and other Azure Application Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Arc development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing Arc-enabled Kubernetes, servers/VMs, SQL MI, Edge RAG, resource bridge, or Arc data services, and other Azure Arc related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure VMware Solution (use azure-vmware-solution).

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry (aka Azure AI Foundry) development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Foundry agents with Azure OpenAI (RAG, evals, vector/file search, fine-tuning, or realtime/audio), and other Microsoft Foundry related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry Local (use microsoft-foundry-local), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools).

Expert guidance for designing Azure solutions using Azure Architecture. Covers reference architectures, solution ideas, design patterns, technology choices, architecture styles, best practices, anti-patterns, example workloads, and migration guides. Use when designing AKS or AVD solutions, hybrid/Arc setups, multiregion DR, SAP/IoT platforms, or GenAI/RAG workloads, and other Azure Architecture related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Artifact Signing development including best practices, decision making, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing signing cert lifecycle, RBAC roles, DGSSv2 migration, diagnostic logs, or CI/CD signing workflows, and other Azure Artifact Signing related development tasks.

Expert knowledge for Azure Attestation development including troubleshooting, best practices, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when validating attestation tokens, authoring SGX/TPM policies, configuring policy signers, or securing endpoints, and other Azure Attestation related development tasks. Not for Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing), Azure Virtual Enclaves (use azure-virtual-enclaves), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Security (use azure-security).

Expert knowledge for Azure Baremetal Infrastructure development including decision making, and architecture & design patterns. Use when planning NC2 on Azure BareMetal regions/SKUs, cluster sizing, HA layouts, and VNet/ExpressRoute integration, and other Azure Baremetal Infrastructure related development tasks. Not for Azure Large Instances (use azure-large-instances), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances (use azure-sap).

Expert knowledge for Azure Bastion development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Bastion for AKS private clusters, VM scale sets, Entra ID auth, hub/spoke VNets, or native SSH/RDP clients, and other Azure Bastion related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall).

Expert knowledge for Azure Batch development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Batch pools/tasks, autoscale, Spot VMs, CI/CD job deployment, or render/MPI workloads, and other Azure Batch related development tasks. Not for Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

Expert knowledge for Azure Blob Storage development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Data Lake features, NFS/SFTP/BlobFuse, static website hosting, SAS/RBAC auth, or SDK-based blob operations, and other Azure Blob Storage related development tasks. Not for Azure Files (use azure-files), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage), Azure Queue Storage (use azure-queue-storage), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files).

Expert knowledge for Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing AKS Edge/Arc clusters, Arc connectivity, IoT/OPC/ONVIF edge workloads, TPM/Key Vault, or AI model deploys, and other Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Document Intelligence development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using AnalyzeDocument/Markdown APIs, custom models, containers, SAS/managed identity auth, or VNets, and other Azure AI Document Intelligence related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision), Azure AI Custom Vision (use azure-custom-vision), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech).

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Bot Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Azure AI bots with Direct Line/Web Chat, Teams/SMS channels, OAuth/SSO, skills, or proactive messages, and other Azure AI Bot Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Health Bot (use azure-health-bot), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps).

Expert knowledge for Azure Business Process Tracking development including deployment. Use when creating CI/CD pipelines, automating builds, running tests, and deploying tracking solutions via DevOps tools, and other Azure Business Process Tracking related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps), Azure Data Factory (use azure-data-factory), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Carbon Service REST API, Python exports, RBAC roles, emissions data quality, or dashboard issues, and other Azure Carbon Optimization related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Impact Reporting (use azure-impact-reporting), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).