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Command group service map

az group

az group commands for Management and Governance; browse safety labels, operation lanes, mapped Azure concepts, and safe-first examples.

16 commands39 mapped termsManagement and Governance
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Safety mix
read-only: 10mutating: 5destructive: 1
Operation mix
discover: 10secure: 5remove: 1
Command group map

Start with these commands in az group

mutatingaz group create --name <resource-group> --location <region>

Create a resource group.

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mutatingaz group create --name <resource-group> --location <region> --tags Environment=<env> Owner=<owner>

Create, update, or operate group with the Azure CLI.

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destructiveaz group delete --name <resource-group> --yes

Delete a resource group and contained resources.

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read-onlyaz group list --output table

List resource groups in the active subscription.

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read-onlyaz group list --query "[?tags.Environment==null].[name,location]" --output table

Find resource groups missing an Environment tag.

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read-onlyaz group list --query "[?tags.Owner==null].[name,location,tags]" --output table

Inspect or list group with the Azure CLI before making changes.

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read-onlyaz group list --query "[].{name:name,location:location,tags:tags}" --output table

Inspect or list group with the Azure CLI before making changes.

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read-onlyaz group list --query "[].{name:name,location:location}" --output table

Inspect or list group with the Azure CLI before making changes.

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read-onlyaz group list --subscription <subscription-id> --output table

Inspect or list group with the Azure CLI before making changes.

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read-onlyaz group show --name <resource-group>

Show one resource group.

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read-onlyaz group show --name <resource-group> --output json

Inspect or list group with the Azure CLI before making changes.

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read-onlyaz group show --name <resource-group> --query "{name:name,location:location,id:id}"

Inspect or list group with the Azure CLI before making changes.

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Try a real command such as az role assignment list, a group such as az aks, or a task such as private endpoint. Results open as command briefing cards.

Command briefings

Mapped command results

Each card explains the command, what it touches, whether it is safe for discovery, and the safe-first path to run before risky changes.

Starter command flowsOptional guided examples for resource groups, web apps, storage, AKS, SQL, and Key Vault.

AKS operations path

Inspect AKS state, credentials, node pools, upgrades, monitoring, and destructive operations from one lane.

Data platform lifecycle

Navigate database, analytics, messaging, and AI commands from discovery to controlled mutation.

Identity and access change path

Inspect identities and assignments before making privileged RBAC, managed identity, or credential changes.

Resource group lifecycle

Start with read-only discovery, create only after context checks, then clean up deliberately.

Storage hardening and access

Discover storage accounts, then check network, identity, lifecycle, container, and destructive cleanup commands.

Web app release operations

Move from App Service discovery through deployment, slot checks, diagnostics, and guarded rollback.

Safety and operation legendReference definitions for labels used on command briefing cards.

Safety labels

Operation lanes