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azure-functions-hosted-skills

Build, run, and debug Azure Functions Hosted Skills locally or invoke supported functions in an existing Function App from a Copilot canvas.

External pluginv0.5.5paulyukMITmicrosoft/azure-dev-tools
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azure-functions-hosted-skills is published by paulyuk from microsoft/azure-dev-tools, pinned to bf0bd07520d004845b727bb40932c24a6e69bb8d. Review the source before installing.

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Create and run a local Timer, HTTP, or Queue Hosted Skill, or select an existing Azure Function App and invoke a supported deployed function.

Hosted Skills Copilot canvas showing a repository parameter, Timer invocation, and sample GitHub digest response.

GitHub Copilot canvas browser fixture: sample repository activity, not a live GitHub or Azure result.

Install

If your GitHub Copilot host shows the awesome-copilot marketplace, open Customize → Plugins and install Azure Functions Hosted Skills. The listed 0.5.3 package is not this 0.5.5 candidate. The full plugin installs the canvas and both launcher skills. If the marketplace is missing, add it first:

copilot plugin marketplace add github/awesome-copilot
copilot plugin install azure-functions-hosted-skills@awesome-copilot

Reopen Copilot and start a fresh chat. You need Azure CLI; local authoring also needs Functions Core Tools v4 and Python (or uv). Use Doctor for exact prerequisites. For version-pinned and canvas-only alternatives, see installation notes.

Try it

Ask Open Azure Functions Hosted Skills canvas. Choose Local Function App, review the sample repository in Parameters JSON object, then select Start local function. Choose Timer and Invoke Trigger; review the Agent digest and Trigger activity. Remote invocation sends a real request to the selected Azure Function App and requires your confirmation.

What you can do

  • Turn a repository-digest prompt into a local Timer, HTTP, or Queue skill.
  • Invoke a trigger and inspect both its agent digest and activity in one view.
  • Select an existing Function App to invoke a supported deployed function, with confirmation.

Prompts to try

Open Azure Functions Hosted Skills canvas and run Doctor before I build a local skill.

Open Azure Functions Hosted Skills canvas so I can try a daily GitHub repository digest for octocat/Hello-World with the Timer trigger.

Open Azure Functions Hosted Skills canvas so I can choose an existing Function App and confirm an invocation.