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azure-storage
Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake. Answers questions about storage access tiers (hot, cool, cold, archive), when to use each tier, and tier comparison. Provides object storage, SMB file shares, async messaging, NoSQL key-value, and big data analytics. Includes lifecycle management. USE FOR: blob storage, file shares, queue storage, table storage, data lake, upload files, download blobs, storage accounts, access tiers, storage tiers, hot cool cold archive, storage tier comparison, when to use storage tiers, lifecycle management, Azure Storage concepts. DO NOT USE FOR: SQL databases, Cosmos DB (use azure-prepare), messaging with Event Hubs or Service Bus (use azure-messaging).
Why this skill is useful
Provides detailed knowledge on Azure Storage services, including specific commands and use cases that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires azure account access. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Azure Storage Services Services Service Use When MCP Tools CLI --------- ---------- ----------- ----- Blob Storage Objects, files, backups, static content azurestorage 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: azurestorage with command storageaccountlist - List storage accounts azurestorage with command storagecontainerlist - List containers in account azurestorage with command storagebloblist - List blobs in container azurestorage with command storageblobget - Download blob content azurestorage with command storageblobput - Upload blob content If Azure MCP is not enabled: Run /azure:setup or enable via /mcp. CLI Fallback 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 File shares and Azure File Sync -> Azure Files documentation Queue patterns and poison handling -> Queue Storage documentation SDK Quick References For building applications with Azure Storage SDKs, see the condensed guides: Blob Storage: Python TypeScript Java Rust Queue Storage: Python TypeScri …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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