azure-search-nav
Builds an Azure portal deep link to a specific blade/menu item for supported Microsoft.ContainerService, Microsoft.Kubernetes, and Microsoft.Compute resources using the aks-search-direct-mid semantic search API. WHEN: 'find where in the Azure portal to do something', 'search the portal for an operation', 'construct a portal link from a search query and a resource'.
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Azure Portal Search Link Builder
Quick Reference
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Script | references/Invoke-PortalSearchNav.ps1 |
| Resource map | references/resource-types.json |
| Prerequisite | Az.Accounts PowerShell module |
| Auth | Interactive Microsoft sign-in (Connect-AzAccount), or device-code with -UseDeviceAuthentication |
When to Use This Skill
- User asks to find where in the Azure portal to perform an operation on a supported Container Service, Arc-enabled Kubernetes, or Compute resource.
- User wants a portal deep link for a specific blade/menu item.
- User provides a resource URL or ARM resource ID and a natural-language search query.
Workflow
- Collect resource link (portal URL or bare ARM resource ID) and search query from the user.
- Run
references/Invoke-PortalSearchNav.ps1 -ResourceUrl '<link>' -Query '<query>'. - The script signs in (browser by default; pass
-UseDeviceAuthenticationin headless/CLI environments), calls the search API, and prints portal deep links always rooted athttps://portal.azure.com.
See references/README.md for full parameter reference and API details.
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Resource type not enabled | armProvider not in references/resource-types.json | Confirm the type is in the enabled-provider list |
| 401 from API | Invalid token, or wrong tenant selected | Re-run and select the account with access to the target subscription's tenant |
| Empty results | No matching navigation item for the query | Try a different search term |
Az.Accounts not found | Module not installed | Install-Module Az.Accounts -Scope CurrentUser |
| Browser sign-in fails (no window handle) | Headless/CLI environment | Re-run with -UseDeviceAuthentication |
- Repository
microsoft/azure-skills
- Revision
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since Oct 14, 2026
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since Oct 15, 2026
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