azuresql-db-faq
Skill from microsoft/azure-sql-database-container
Install
npx skills add microsoft/azure-sql-database-container --skill azuresql-db-faq
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
What does the azuresql-db-faq skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Works with Microsoft AI
Questions about azuresql-db-faq
What does the azuresql-db-faq skill do?
Answers questions about what the Azure SQL Database container (Private Preview) can and cannot do, and WHY it differs from Azure SQL Database in the Microsoft Azure cloud. Use when a user asks "can I take a backup", "why does USE fail", "is X supported", "why can't I create a vector index", "why does SSMS error", "why isn't the image on Docker Hub", "what's different from the cloud", or hits behavior that does not match their Azure SQL Database expectations. Do NOT guess from general SQL Server / Azure knowledge: the container is a Private Preview product with specific gaps and a specific connection model. Read this skill, and link the user to the live Known limitations page for the current full list.
How do I install azuresql-db-faq?
In a terminal: npx skills add microsoft/azure-sql-database-container --skill azuresql-db-faq. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use azuresql-db-faq?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is azuresql-db-faq safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
Which tool is azuresql-db-faq for?
azuresql-db-faq comes from the makers of Microsoft AI and helps your agent work with it.
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