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Plan, create, and configure production-ready Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. Covers Day-0 checklist, SKU selection (Automatic vs Standard), networking options (private API server, Azure cni Overlay, egress configuration), security, and operations (autoscaling, upgrade strategy, cost analysis).
Skill: azure-kubernetes | Source code
What it provides
This skill gives GitHub Copilot deep expertise in AKS cluster planning and configuration. It helps you make critical Day-0 decisions — networking topology, API server access, and pod IP model — that are difficult to change after cluster creation. This skill is scoped to cluster provisioning and configuration; to deploy an application to an existing AKS cluster, use the azure-kubernetes-app-deploy workflow instead. Specifically, it provides:
- SKU selection guidance: Recommends AKS Automatic vs Standard based on your control and customization needs.
- Networking configuration: Advises on Azure CNI Overlay vs VNet-routable CNI, egress strategies (Static Egress Gateway, UDR + Firewall), ingress options (App Routing, Istio, Application Gateway for Containers), and DNS settings.
- Security best practices: Guides Microsoft Entra ID integration, Workload Identity for pods, Key Vault secrets via CSI Driver, Azure Policy with Deployment Safeguards, and image signing.
- Operations and scaling: Configures autoscaling (KEDA, Node Auto Provisioning), upgrade strategies (maintenance windows, Fleet Manager), and observability (Managed Prometheus, Container Insights, Grafana).
- Optimization: Recommends rightsizing, Spot node pools, Cluster AutoScaler (CAS), and Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA).
Related tools
| Tool | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
mcp_azure_mcp_aks |
AKS Model Context Protocol (MCP) entry point used to discover the exact AKS-specific tools exposed by the client |
Discover the callable AKS tool first, then use that tool's parameters |
Prerequisites
- Azure subscription: Create a free account if you don't have one.
- AI assistant with Azure Skills: GitHub Copilot for Azure, Visual Studio Code with Azure MCP extension, Claude Code, or another compatible MCP client.
- Azure CLI (v2.60.0+): Install and sign in with
az login. - Azure Key Vault: A key vault for secrets and certificate management.
- Azure Kubernetes Service: An AKS cluster for container orchestration.
When to use this skill
Use this skill when you need to plan, provision, or configure an AKS cluster:
- Create AKS environment in Azure
- Provision AKS environment in Azure
- Enable AKS observability in Azure
- Design AKS networking in Azure
- Choose AKS SKU in Azure
- Secure AKS in Azure
Example prompts
Try these prompts to activate this skill:
- "Help me create an AKS cluster"
- "I need to set up a new Kubernetes cluster on Azure"
- "Create a production-ready AKS cluster with best practices"
- "How do I provision an AKS cluster for my team?"
- "What networking options should I choose for AKS?"
- "AKS Day-0 checklist"
- "Plan AKS configuration for production"
- "Design AKS networking with private API server"
- "What's the difference between AKS Automatic and Standard?"
- "Should I use AKS Automatic or Standard SKU?"