Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add fabioc-aloha/Alex_Skill_Mall --skill azure-architecture-patternsgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/fabioc-aloha/Alex_Skill_MallWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/azure-architecture-patterns)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/azure-architecture-patterns"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/azure-architecture-patterns/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/azure-architecture-patterns"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/azure-architecture-patterns.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00016 | $0.01267 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00008 | $0.00633 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00003 | $0.00253 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00002 | $0.00127 |
Grade A, and why
azure-architecture-patterns 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 8d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 207 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Azure Architecture Patterns
Well-Architected Framework principles, reference architectures, and Azure best practices.
The Five Pillars
| Pillar | Focus | Key Question |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | Resiliency, availability | Will it stay up? |
| Security | Protection, compliance | Is it safe? |
| Cost Optimization | Efficiency, value | Is it worth it? |
| Operational Excellence | Manageability, observability | Can we run it? |
| Performance Efficiency | Scalability, responsiveness | Is it fast enough? |
Reliability Patterns
Key Patterns
- Circuit Breaker: Fail fast when downstream unhealthy (Polly)
- Retry with Backoff: Handle transient failures with exponential delays
- Availability Zones: Distribute across datacenters
Reliability Checklist
- Single points of failure identified and mitigated
- Health endpoints implemented (
/health,/ready) - Retry policies with backoff
- Circuit breakers for external dependencies
- Availability zones utilized
- RTO/RPO defined and tested
Security Patterns
Zero Trust
| Principle | Implementation |
|---|---|
| Verify explicitly | Always authenticate/authorize |
| Least privilege | Minimal necessary permissions |
| Assume breach | Segment, encrypt, detect |
Identity
- Managed Identity: Eliminate credential management
- RBAC: Built-in roles, scope to resource group, use groups
Network
- Private Endpoints: Keep traffic on Azure backbone
- NSG: Default deny, explicit allow (priority 100-4096)
Security Checklist
- Managed identities (no stored credentials)
- Key Vault for secrets/certificates
- Private endpoints for PaaS services
- NSG rules deny-by-default
- TLS 1.2+ enforced
- Microsoft Defender enabled
Cost Optimization
| Strategy | Impact |
|---|---|
| Right-size | Match SKU to workload |
| Reserved Instances | 40-72% savings |
| Spot VMs | 90% discount (interruptible) |
| Auto-shutdown | Dev/test off at night |
| Serverless | Pay per execution |
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 8d ago First seen · 207 lines · 16 tokens per session scan A 17b9ca341e43
azure-architecture-patterns is a skill published in the GitHub repository fabioc-aloha/Alex_Skill_Mall (4 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 16 tokens to every session and 1,267 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.
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