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Summary

Adds the azure-proactive-operations plugin — a collection of 8 instruction-based proactive skills for Azure SRE Agent. These skills guide the agent to run structured assessments using its built-in tools (RunAzCliReadCommands, execute_kusto_query) with no external MCP server or connector required.

Context

This PR was submitted at the invitation of the SRE Agent PG team after sharing these skills with the community.

Skills included

Skill Description
well_architected_review WAF assessment across all 5 pillars with scored report
compliance_governance_audit Policy, RBAC, tagging, resource locks, and regulatory compliance audit
capacity_planning Quota utilization, growth projections, and scaling readiness
finops_intelligence Cost optimization, waste identification, and chargeback/showback reporting
incident_postmortem_generator Blameless postmortem generation from resolved incident context
defender_secure_score_monitor Defender for Cloud Secure Score tracking with quick-win plan
digital_native_governance_check Governance maturity assessment for startups/Digital Natives
ai_foundry_posture_check Security, reliability, and cost posture for Azure OpenAI/AI Foundry

What makes this different

This is the first instruction-based plugin in the marketplace. Unlike existing plugins that connect to external platforms via MCP servers, these skills use the agent's built-in Azure tools — no API keys, no connectors, no external dependencies. Just install and ask.

The .mcp.json file contains {"mcpServers": {}} because no external MCP server is needed. The plugin follows the same directory structure and conventions as all existing plugins.

Files added

  • plugins/azure-proactive-operations/plugin.json — plugin metadata
  • plugins/azure-proactive-operations/.mcp.json — empty MCP config (no external dependency)
  • plugins/azure-proactive-operations/README.md — overview, prerequisites, usage
  • plugins/azure-proactive-operations/skills/*/SKILL.md — 8 skill definitions
  • .github/plugin/marketplace.json — updated with new plugin entry

Testing

All 8 skills have been tested live on Azure SRE Agent against production Azure subscriptions. Each skill produces structured output with scoring, findings, and actionable recommendations. Testing evidence and sample outputs are available in the full repository.

Prerequisites for users

  • Azure SRE Agent configured on the subscription
  • Reader role on target subscription (minimum)
  • Cost Management Reader for FinOps skills (recommended)
  • Security Reader for Defender skills (recommended)

Note on .mcp.json

Since these are instruction-based skills (not MCP integrations), the .mcp.json contains an empty mcpServers object. If the marketplace pipeline requires at least one MCP server entry, please let me know and I'll adapt accordingly.

…skills

Add proactive operations skills for Azure SRE Agent that run structured
assessments using built-in Azure tools (RunAzCliReadCommands, execute_kusto_query).
No external MCP server or connector required.

Skills included:
- well_architected_review: WAF assessment across all 5 pillars
- compliance_governance_audit: Policy, RBAC, tagging, locks audit
- capacity_planning: Quota utilization and growth projections
- finops_intelligence: Cost optimization and chargeback reporting
- incident_postmortem_generator: Blameless postmortem generation
- defender_secure_score_monitor: Defender Secure Score tracking
- digital_native_governance_check: Startup governance maturity
- ai_foundry_posture_check: Azure OpenAI/AI Foundry posture

Full documentation: https://github.com/ricmmartins/azure-sre-agent-skills
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Ricardo Martins (ricmmartins) requested review from a team July 30, 2026 22:47
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#sign-off

Comment thread plugins/azure-proactive-operations/.mcp.json Outdated
Comment thread plugins/azure-proactive-operations/plugin.json Outdated
Addresses review feedback: plugin is instruction-based only,
no MCP server configuration needed.

Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot-Session: 63eeecc1-df5b-480a-a5b5-cab041125b85
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