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azure-container-registry-cli
Manage Azure Container Registry via the az acr CLI including registries, images, cloud builds, ACR Tasks, authentication, tokens, geo-replication, and networking. Use when working with ACR, az acr commands, pushing/importing/purging container images in Azure, or when the user mentions Azure Container Registry.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and best practices for managing Azure Container Registry that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires azure-cli installed locally. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 37,534 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Azure Container Registry CLI Manage Azure Container Registry (ACR) resources using the az acr command group of the Azure CLI. CLI: az acr ships with core Azure CLI — no extension required (the acrtransfer extension is only needed for export/import pipelines). Prerequisites Quick Start Key Principles Prefer az acr build / ACR Tasks over local docker build + docker push: builds run in Azure, work without a local daemon, and integrate with triggers. Prefer az acr import to move images between registries: it is server-side, faster, and requires no local storage. Never enable the admin user for production — use Microsoft Entra identities (RBAC roles AcrPull/AcrPush, or Container Registry Repository Reader/Writer on ABAC-enabled registries), repository-scoped tokens, or managed identities. Premium-only features: geo-replication, private endpoints, retention policies, connected registries, agent pools. (Repository-scoped tokens work in all tiers; zone redundancy is automatic in all tiers in supported regions.) CLI Structure Reference Files Read the relevant reference file based on the user's task. Each file contains complete command syntax and examples for its domain. File When to read Covers --- --- --- references/auth-and-security.md Login failures, permissions, CI/CD or AKS pull access az acr login (incl. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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