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Azure Functions skill for create

The azure-functions-create skill creates a new Azure Functions project or adds a function and trigger to an existing project.

Skill: azure-functions-create | Source code

Important

Azure Functions skills and the @azure/functions-skills package are in preview. Features and supported workflows can change before general availability. For current release information, see the @azure/functions-skills package.

What it provides

This skill detects whether the workspace already contains a Functions project, identifies the language and programming model, and selects an appropriate trigger template. It uses Azure MCP template discovery when available and can use its bundled project-composition guidance when those tools aren't available.

For Go apps (preview), it uses a separate Core Tools workflow because the template catalog has no Go templates. It creates a new project with func init <project-name> --worker-runtime go. It adds functions to an existing Go project without initialization.

The skill creates or updates local project files and guides local verification. For deployment planning, use azure-functions-deploy. The skill does not perform Git operations.

Prerequisites

  • Azure Functions skills installed in a supported coding agent.
  • An environment that passes the relevant checks from the azure-functions-setup skill.
  • A workspace where the coding agent has permission to create or update project files.
  • A requested language, trigger, and project goal, or permission for the agent to ask for the missing choices.

When to use this skill

Use this skill when you need to:

  • Create a new Azure Functions project.
  • Add a function or trigger to an existing Functions project.
  • Select a language-specific Functions template.
  • Generate the configuration and dependency files required by a trigger.
  • Create a project and verify it locally before deployment.

Don't use this skill to deploy an existing project. Use azure-functions-deploy for deployment planning and delegation to Azure Skills.

Example prompts

Try these prompts to activate this skill:

  • "Create a TypeScript Azure Functions project with an HTTP trigger."
  • "Add a Queue Storage trigger to my existing Python function app."
  • "Create a .NET isolated worker project with a timer trigger."
  • "Add an Event Hubs trigger and the required local settings to this project."
  • "Create a Functions project and verify that it runs locally."

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