# Azure Storage (agent skill)

> Azure Storage is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from microsoft/azure-skills. Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,544 GitHub stars across a repository of 12 listed skills.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills |
| Skill path | skills/azure-storage/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | azure-storage |
| GitHub stars | 1,544 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 542,565 |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 12 |
| Plugin marketplace | azure-skills |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode |
| Category | DevOps & cloud |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- 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 m
- USE FOR: SQL databases, Cosmos DB (use azure-prepare), messaging with Event Hubs or Service Bus (use azure-messaging).

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills
/plugin   # browse azure-skills and install the plugin that contains azure-storage
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git
cp -r azure-skills/skills/azure-storage .agents/skills/azure-storage   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git
cp -r azure-skills/skills/azure-storage .cursor/skills/azure-storage   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/microsoft/azure-skills/azure-storage

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