azure-storage

Browse Azure Storage and operate it on one live surface that you and Copilot share.

Install

In GitHub Copilot, open Customize → Plugins → marketplace gear, add microsoft/azure-dev-tools (marketplace ID azure-dev-tools), and install azure-storage when listed. The full plugin includes the canvas and its opening skill.

For canvas-only installation, add the Azure Storage canvas URL under Customize → Canvases → +. This does not install the opening skill; open Azure Storage from your installed canvases.

The latest customer README contains the same setup instructions. Use these paths only when published; if neither is available, report that rather than substituting a source folder.

Quickstart

1. With the full plugin installed, ask Copilot: "Open Azure Storage canvas." For a canvas-only installation, open Azure Storage from installed canvases.
2. Click Select subscriptions in Storage Explorer, choose the subscriptions you intend to browse, and apply the selection.
3. Expand a subscription and storage account in the tree, then open a blob container to see its blobs.
4. Use Filter to inspect statistics, or type "What is taking up the most space?" in the canvas question box. Browsing and filtering do not modify data.

What it does

• Browse storage accounts, blob containers, and blobs with sizes, tiers, and timestamps.
• Filter a container and compute aggregate statistics (totals, size histogram, by type, by tier, by extension, top largest).
• Bulk download selected or filtered blobs with a live progress bar and a per file pass or fail summary.
• Preview a blob inline and ask Copilot to explain the file or the statistics on the canvas.
• Open a container SAS link with no sign in, list its blobs, and download them read only.
• Plan an account to account copy, detect name conflicts, and get the exact azcopy command without moving any data.

How it is driven

Copilot can operate the same controls you see. Ask it to open an account, open a container, filter blobs, or download a set, and it drives the canvas live while you watch and can take over at any time.

Requirements

Live mode uses the Azure CLI and your existing az login. The canvas reads storage with your own sign in and never starts a sign in for you. Every mutating action runs only from an explicit action on the canvas.

Usage data

Usage telemetry is enabled by default to help improve this plugin. It sends basic usage data and, when available, your numeric GitHub user ID to the usage metrics service. Prompts, tool inputs/outputs and credentials are excluded.

You can disable usage telemetry. Copilot's own telemetry is separate.

Troubleshooting

• Canvas unavailable: check that the plugin is enabled, reload extensions, fully quit and reopen GitHub Copilot, then retry in a fresh chat.
• No accounts or access denied: use Refresh subscriptions, confirm the intended subscription selection, and check your Azure CLI sign-in and storage permissions. The canvas does not sign in or grant access for you.
• SAS link rejected: check its expiry and read/list permissions. Anyone holding a valid SAS can use its granted access; do not paste it into public issues or logs.
• Transfer plan only: account-to-account copies stop at an azcopy command. Install AzCopy separately to run that command yourself.