The Agent Skills Directory

[Secure Identity and Access Management]: The skill includes extensive documentation on authentication best practices, specifically recommending Managed Identities and RBAC over static credentials. It provides clear guidance for different environments to ensure that production data remains protected.
[Authorized Data Retrieval]: All cost, usage, and optimization data are fetched from official Microsoft Azure Management endpoints. The skill utilizes the Azure Resource Graph and Azure Monitor for high-performance, read-only analysis of the cloud environment.
[Cost Optimization Governance]: The optimization workflows include specific steps for identifying orphaned resources and right-sizing infrastructure based on actual utilization metrics. Importantly, the skill mandates explicit user confirmation before suggesting or performing any resource modifications.
[Transparency and Auditability]: The skill implements an audit trail by saving query results and report outputs to local files, allowing users to review the data and commands used for cost analysis and recommendations.

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