cloud-solution-architect
Transform the agent into a Cloud Solution Architect following Azure Architecture Center best practices. Use when designing cloud architectures, reviewing system designs, selecting architecture styles, applying cloud design patterns, making technology choices, or conducting Well-Architected Framework reviews.
Profile →npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill cloud-solution-architect --agent copilot
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, codex, cursor.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Cloud Solution Architect ## Overview Design well-architected, production-grade cloud systems following Azure Architecture Center best practices. This skill provides: - **10 design principles** for Azure applications - **6 architecture styles** with selection guidance - **44 cloud design patterns** mapped to WAF pillars - **Technology choice frameworks** for compute, storage, data, messaging - **
What does the cloud-solution-architect skill do?
Transform the agent into a Cloud Solution Architect following Azure Architecture Center best practices. Use when designing cloud architectures, reviewing system designs, selecting architecture styles, applying cloud design patterns, making technology choices, or conducting Well-Architected Framework reviews.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill cloud-solution-architect --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From microsoft/skills, a repository with 2,860 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.