# Identity operations
az ad user create --display-name "Jane Doe" --user-principal-name jane@domain.com
az ad sp create-for-rbac --name myServicePrincipal --role Contributor

# Resource operations
az group create --name myResourceGroup --location eastus
az deployment group create --resource-group myRG --template-file main.bicep

# RBAC operations
az role assignment create --assignee user@domain.com --role Reader --scope /subscriptions/xxx
az role assignment list --assignee user@domain.com --all

# Query patterns
az vm list --query "[?powerState=='VM running'].{Name:name, RG:resourceGroup}"
az resource list --resource-type "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines" --query "[].{name:name, location:location}"

# Cost management
az consumption usage list --start-date 2025-01-01 --end-date 2025-01-31
az costmanagement query --type ActualCost --dataset-aggregation name=Cost,function=Sum

# Azure Developer CLI (azd)
azd init --template todo-nodejs-mongo
azd up  # provision + deploy
azd env list
azd down

# Create user
az ad user create --display-name "Jane Doe" --user-principal-name jane@contoso.com --password "SecureP@ssw0rd!"

# Create group and add member
az ad group create --display-name "Engineering Team" --mail-nickname "engineering"
az ad group member add --group "Engineering Team" --member-id $(az ad user show --id jane@contoso.com --query id -o tsv)

# Create service principal
az ad sp create-for-rbac --name "myAppSP" --role Contributor --scopes /subscriptions/{sub-id}

# Enable managed identity
az vm identity assign --name myVM --resource-group myRG

# Assign RBAC role
az role assignment create --assignee jane@contoso.com --role Reader --scope /subscriptions/{sub-id}

# Create resource group with tags
az group create --name myResourceGroup --location eastus
az group update --name myResourceGroup --tags Environment=Production CostCenter=IT

# Deploy Bicep template with validation
az deployment group validate --resource-group myRG --template-file main.bicep
az deployment group create --resource-group myRG --template-file main.bicep --parameters vmName=myVM

# Lock resource group to prevent deletion
az lock create --name DontDelete --resource-group myResourceGroup --lock-type CanNotDelete

# Query resources by tag
az resource list --tag Environment=Production --query "[].{Name:name, Type:type}"

Management Groups (optional)
└── Subscriptions (billing boundary)
    └── Resource Groups (logical container)
        └── Resources (VMs, databases, storage, etc.)

# Azure CLI authentication
az login
az account set --subscription "My Subscription Name"
az account show

# JMESPath query patterns
az vm list --query "[?powerState=='VM running'].{Name:name, RG:resourceGroup}"
az resource list --query "[?contains(name, 'prod')]"
az vm list --query "sort_by([],&name)[0:5]"  # Top 5 by name

# Azure Developer CLI (azd)
azd init --template todo-nodejs-mongo
azd up  # provision + deploy in one command
azd env new development
azd monitor --logs
azd down  # cleanup

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-azure

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-azure"],
      "env": {
        "AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID": "your-subscription-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "tool": "azure_list_resources",
  "parameters": {
    "resourceType": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
    "filter": "powerState eq 'VM running'"
  }
}

trigger:
  - main

pool:
  vmImage: "ubuntu-latest"

variables:
  azureSubscription: "myServiceConnection"

stages:
  - stage: Deploy
    jobs:
      - deployment: DeployInfra
        environment: production
        strategy:
          runOnce:
            deploy:
              steps:
                - task: AzureResourceManagerTemplateDeployment@3
                  inputs:
                    azureResourceManagerConnection: $(azureSubscription)
                    resourceGroupName: myRG
                    templateLocation: Linked artifact
                    csmFile: main.bicep

name: Deploy to Azure

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Azure Login
        uses: azure/login@v1
        with:
          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}

      - name: Deploy Bicep
        uses: azure/arm-deploy@v1
        with:
          resourceGroupName: myRG
          template: ./infra/main.bicep

# View current month costs by resource group
az costmanagement query \
  --type ActualCost \
  --dataset-aggregation name=Cost,function=Sum \
  --dataset-grouping name=ResourceGroup,type=Dimension \
  --timeframe MonthToDate

# Get consumption usage details
az consumption usage list \
  --start-date 2025-01-01 \
  --end-date 2025-01-31 \
  --query "[].{Date:usageStart, Service:meterName, Cost:pretaxCost}"

# Assign policy to enforce tagging
az policy assignment create \
  --name "require-tag-environment" \
  --policy "require-tag-on-resources" \
  --params '{"tagName":{"value":"Environment"}}' \
  --resource-group myRG

# Check VM quota usage
az vm list-usage --location eastus --output table

az logout && az login --use-device-code
az account show  # Verify tenant and subscription

az vm list-usage --location eastus --output table
# Request quota increase through Azure Portal or support ticket