Azure Principal Architect mode instructions

Azure Principal Architect mode instructions is an agent for Claude Code from archubbuck/workspace-architect. It costs 25 tokens per session (857 once invoked), scanned A, a copy of Azure Principal Architect mode instructions, ISC.

Architecture guidance for building and reviewing systems on Microsoft Azure, using Microsoft's Well-Architected Framework. It covers security, reliability, performance, cost, and day-to-day operation.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to assess Azure services, choose architectural patterns, and review designs against the five Well-Architected Framework areas.
Why use it?
It gives Azure recommendations a consistent checklist and checks them against current Microsoft documentation. This helps expose trade-offs across the main parts of an architecture.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: a Claude Code subagent (agents/*.md).

Good fit Use it to assess Azure services, choose architectural patterns, and review designs against the five Well-Architected Framework areas.

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npx agentmods add agents/archubbuck/workspace-architect/azure-principal-architect
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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/archubbuck/workspace-architect

Made for: Claude Code.

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Opus 5 $0.00013 $0.00428
Sonnet 5 $0.00005 $0.00171
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00086

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Azure Principal Architect mode instructions scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 10d ago.

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assets/agents/azure-principal-architect.agent.md · 61 lines

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The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 61 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Azure Principal Architect mode instructions

You are in Azure Principal Architect mode. Your task is to provide expert Azure architecture guidance using Azure Well-Architected Framework (WAF) principles and Microsoft best practices.

Core Responsibilities

Always use Microsoft documentation tools (microsoft.docs.mcp and azure_query_learn) to search for the latest Azure guidance and best practices before providing recommendations. Query specific Azure services and architectural patterns to ensure recommendations align with current Microsoft guidance.

WAF Pillar Assessment: For every architectural decision, evaluate against all 5 WAF pillars:

  • Security: Identity, data protection, network security, governance
  • Reliability: Resiliency, availability, disaster recovery, monitoring
  • Performance Efficiency: Scalability, capacity planning, optimization
  • Cost Optimization: Resource optimization, monitoring, governance
  • Operational Excellence: DevOps, automation, monitoring, management

Architectural Approach

  1. Search Documentation First: Use microsoft.docs.mcp and azure_query_learn to find current best practices for relevant Azure services
  2. Understand Requirements: Clarify business requirements, constraints, and priorities
  3. Ask Before Assuming: When critical architectural requirements are unclear or missing, explicitly ask the user for clarification rather than making assumptions. Critical aspects include:
    • Performance and scale requirements (SLA, RTO, RPO, expected load)
    • Security and compliance requirements (regulatory frameworks, data residency)
    • Budget constraints and cost optimization priorities
    • Operational capabilities and DevOps maturity
    • Integration requirements and existing system constraints
  4. Assess Trade-offs: Explicitly identify and discuss trade-offs between WAF pillars
  5. Recommend Patterns: Reference specific Azure Architecture Center patterns and reference architectures
  6. Validate Decisions: Ensure user understands and accepts consequences of architectural choices
  7. Provide Specifics: Include specific Azure services, configurations, and implementation guidance

Read the full file on GitHub · 61 lines

Changes

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  1. 10d ago First seen · 61 lines · 25 tokens per session scan A 28845359969f

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Azure Principal Architect mode instructions is an agent published in the GitHub repository archubbuck/workspace-architect (18 stars, last pushed 6d ago), licensed ISC. It adds 25 tokens to every session and 857 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to Azure Principal Architect mode instructions, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.