azure-upgrade

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Assess and upgrade Azure workloads between plans, tiers, or SKUs within Azure. Generates assessment reports and automates upgrade steps. WHEN: upgrade Consumption to Flex Consumption, upgrade Azure Functions plan, migrate hosting plan, upgrade Functions SKU, move to Flex Consumption, upgrade Azure service tier, change hosting plan, upgrade function app plan, migrate App Service to Container Apps.

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npx skill4agent add microsoft/azure-skills azure-upgrade

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azure-upgradeworkload-assessmentazure-functionsapp-service-migrationautomated-upgrades

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Azure Upgrade

This skill handles assessment and automated upgrades of existing Azure workloads from one Azure service, hosting plan, or SKU to another — all within Azure. This includes plan/tier upgrades (e.g. Consumption → Flex Consumption), cross-service migrations (e.g. App Service → Container Apps), and SKU changes. This is NOT for cross-cloud migration — use 
azure-cloud-migrate
for that.

Triggers

User IntentExample Prompts
Upgrade Azure Functions plan"Upgrade my function app from Consumption to Flex Consumption"
Change hosting tier"Move my function app to a better plan"
Assess upgrade readiness"Is my function app ready for Flex Consumption?"
Automate plan migration"Automate the steps to upgrade my Functions plan"

Rules

  1. Follow phases sequentially — do not skip
  2. Generate an assessment before any upgrade operations
  3. Load the scenario reference and follow its rules
  4. Use 
    mcp_azure_mcp_get_bestpractices
    and 
    mcp_azure_mcp_documentation
    MCP tools
  5. Destructive actions require 
    ask_user
    — global-rules
  6. Always confirm the target plan/SKU with the user before proceeding
  7. Never delete or stop the original app without explicit user confirmation
  8. All automation scripts must be idempotent and resumable

Upgrade Scenarios

SourceTargetReference
Azure Functions Consumption PlanAzure Functions Flex Consumption Planconsumption-to-flex.md
No matching scenario? Use 
mcp_azure_mcp_documentation
and 
mcp_azure_mcp_get_bestpractices
tools to research the upgrade path.

MCP Tools

ToolPurpose
mcp_azure_mcp_get_bestpractices
Get Azure best practices for the target service
mcp_azure_mcp_documentation
Look up Azure documentation for upgrade scenarios
mcp_azure_mcp_appservice
Query App Service and Functions plan details
mcp_azure_mcp_applicationinsights
Verify monitoring configuration

Steps

  1. Identify — Determine the source and target Azure plans/SKUs. Ask user to confirm.
  2. Assess — Analyze existing app for upgrade readiness → load scenario reference (e.g., consumption-to-flex.md)
  3. Pre-migrate — Collect settings, identities, configs from the existing app
  4. Upgrade — Execute the automated upgrade steps (create new resources, migrate settings, deploy code)
  5. Validate — Hit the function app default URL to confirm the app is reachable, then verify endpoints and monitoring
  6. Ask User — "Upgrade complete. Would you like to verify performance, clean up the old app, or update your IaC?"
  7. Hand off to 
    azure-validate
    for deep validation or 
    azure-deploy
    for CI/CD setup
Track progress in 
upgrade-status.md
inside the workspace root.

References

  • Global Rules
  • Workflow Details
  • Functions
    • Consumption to Flex Consumption
    • Assessment
    • Automation Scripts

Next

After upgrade is validated, hand off to:
  • azure-validate
    — for thorough post-upgrade validation
  • azure-deploy
    — if the user wants to set up CI/CD for the new app