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…, UAT-validated scheduled tasks - Add deploy.sh and deploy.ps1 as single packaged deployment entrypoints - --clone-env, --replace, --destroy modes - B2B tenant fix: az account set before azd up - Clone-env identity leak fix (unset AZURE_ENV_NAME/RG after sourcing) - Switch agent action mode from Review to Autonomous - Review mode blocked all autonomous tool execution including Teams posts - Autonomous mode required for scheduled task delivery without human approval - All 9 scheduled tasks updated with: - Phase 0: read knowledge base before starting work - Teams/knowledge split: financial results to Teams only, operational learnings to knowledge only - PostTeamsMessage delivery instruction in every task - Fix duplicate task bug: post-provision uses srectl scheduledtask apply (idempotent) - Add 3 knowledge docs for agent self-improvement: - onboarding-recommendations.md - teams-notification-guide.md (PostTeamsMessage vs 403 on Graph API) - known-issues-and-workarounds.md (7 error categories from UAT) - Enable experimentalSettings (EnableV2AgentLoop, EnableWorkspaceTools) - Enable execute_python on analytical subagents - README updated as living product contract - 17 tests passing (TC-4.1a, TC-4.2a enforce packaging and delivery contracts) UAT validated: all 9 scheduled tasks executed and delivered to Teams channel. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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…wledge/Teams split, memory model fix - Add docs-mslearn/toolkit/hubs/configure-sre.md (duo-reviewed against configure-ai.md and AGENTS.md) - Add to TOC.yml after Configure AI in Copilot Studio - Switch Bicep from Review to Autonomous mode - Fix README to reflect Autonomous mode - Add 3 knowledge docs: onboarding, Teams notification guide, known issues and workarounds - Fix scheduled task persistence: use #remember for operational notes, not git commits - Replace 'save to knowledge base' with #remember in all 9 task prompts - Add Phase 0 (read knowledge before starting) to all 9 tasks - Enforce knowledge/Teams split: financial results to Teams only, operational learnings to memory only - Fix post-provision: srectl scheduledtask apply (idempotent) instead of create - Add known-issues-and-workarounds.md section 0: correct persistence model Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Adds a new redistributable FinOps SRE Agent template under src/templates/sre-agent/, including deploy automation, Bicep infrastructure, Kusto tool catalog, scheduled tasks, knowledge docs, and template validation tests, plus an MSLearn doc entry for configuring the agent with FinOps hubs.
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- Introduces 21 Kusto-backed
ExtendedAgentTooldefinitions and wires them into multiple autonomous scheduled tasks. - Adds packaged deployment and post-provision automation (
deploy.*,post-provision.*) plus full Bicep infra modules (agent, identity, monitoring, RBAC, optional ADX role). - Adds template tests and documentation updates (template README, catalog, UAT plan, and MSLearn article + TOC entry).
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| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/top-services-by-cost.yaml | New Kusto tool for top services by effective cost. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/top-resource-types-by-cost.yaml | New Kusto tool for top resource types by cost and count. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/top-resource-groups-by-cost.yaml | New Kusto tool for top resource groups by effective cost. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/top-other-transactions.yaml | New Kusto tool to surface large non-usage/non-commitment purchases. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/top-commitment-transactions.yaml | New Kusto tool for commitment purchase transactions with helper columns. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/service-price-benchmarking.yaml | New Kusto tool to benchmark list/contracted/effective costs and savings. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/savings-summary-report.yaml | New Kusto tool to summarize savings and effective savings rate. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/reservation-recommendation-breakdown.yaml | New Kusto tool to analyze reservation recommendations and break-even. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/quarterly-cost-by-resource-group.yaml | New Kusto tool for quarterly-style RG cost rows. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/monthly-cost-trend.yaml | New Kusto tool for monthly billed/effective cost trends. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/monthly-cost-change-percentage.yaml | New Kusto tool for month-over-month cost change percentages. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/costs-enriched-base.yaml | New “base” enriched Costs() query for broader analytics. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/cost-forecasting-model.yaml | New Kusto time-series forecasting tool. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/cost-by-region-trend.yaml | New Kusto tool for regional effective-cost distribution. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/cost-by-financial-hierarchy.yaml | New Kusto tool for hierarchy showback with percent-of-total. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/cost-anomaly-detection.yaml | New Kusto anomaly detection time-series tool. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/commitment-discount-utilization.yaml | New Kusto tool for commitment utilization mix and percent-of-total. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/ai-token-usage-breakdown.yaml | New Kusto tool for Azure OpenAI token/cost breakdown and unit costs. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/ai-model-cost-comparison.yaml | New Kusto tool comparing cost per 1K tokens by model. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/ai-daily-trend.yaml | New Kusto tool for daily AI token/cost trends. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tools/ai-cost-by-application.yaml | New Kusto tool allocating AI spend by tags (app/team/env/cost center). |
| src/templates/sre-agent/tests/sprint1-artifacts.test.mjs | Adds template validation tests for agents/skills/connectors/infra/scripts/tasks. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/scheduled-tasks/ytd-report.yaml | New autonomous YTD finance reporting scheduled task prompt. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/scheduled-tasks/mom-report.yaml | New autonomous MoM report scheduled task prompt. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/scheduled-tasks/hubs-health-check.yaml | New daily hubs health-check scheduled task prompt. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/scheduled-tasks/cost-optimization.yaml | New cost optimization scheduled task prompt (advisor/orphaned/commitments). |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/scheduled-tasks/capacity-weekly-supply-review.yaml | New weekly capacity supply review scheduled task prompt. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/scheduled-tasks/capacity-quarterly-strategy.yaml | New quarterly capacity strategy scheduled task prompt. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/scheduled-tasks/capacity-monthly-planning.yaml | New monthly capacity planning scheduled task prompt. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/scheduled-tasks/capacity-daily-monitor.yaml | New daily capacity monitor scheduled task prompt. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/scheduled-tasks/ai-workload-cost-analysis.yaml | New monthly AI workload cost analysis scheduled task prompt. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/knowledge/teams-notification-guide.md | Adds guidance for Teams delivery via built-in PostTeamsMessage tool. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/knowledge/onboarding-recommendations.md | Adds onboarding guidance and connector setup constraints. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/knowledge/known-issues-and-workarounds.md | Adds UAT-derived known issues/workarounds and data persistence rules. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/connectors/finops-hub-kusto.yaml | Adds DataConnector YAML for FinOps Hub Kusto connector contract reference. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/agents/ftk-hubs-agent.yaml | Adds/updates hubs specialist agent definition. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/agents/ftk-database-query.yaml | Adds/updates KQL specialist agent with tool access list. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/agents/finops-practitioner.yaml | Adds/updates FinOps practitioner agent with tools and handoffs. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/agents/chief-financial-officer.yaml | Adds/updates CFO agent with tools for finance narratives. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/agents/azure-capacity-manager.yaml | Adds/updates capacity manager agent with quota/capacity guardrails. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/scripts/post-provision.sh | Adds bash post-provision automation to apply repo artifacts via srectl. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/scripts/post-provision.ps1 | Adds PowerShell post-provision automation to apply repo artifacts via srectl. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/scripts/deploy.sh | Adds packaged bash deploy wrapper around azd environment workflow. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/scripts/deploy.ps1 | Adds packaged PowerShell deploy wrapper around azd environment workflow. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/plan.md | Adds UAT plan and status tracking for template completeness. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/resources.bicep | Adds RG-scoped orchestrator wiring identity/monitoring/agent modules. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/modules/subscription-rbac.bicep | Adds subscription-scope role assignments (Reader + Monitoring Contributor). |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/modules/sre-agent.bicep | Adds SRE Agent resource deployment module + optional data connector resource. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/modules/monitoring.bicep | Adds Log Analytics + App Insights resources for agent telemetry. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/modules/identity.bicep | Adds UAMI creation module and outputs. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/modules/adx-role.json | Adds ARM JSON for ADX AllDatabasesViewer principal assignment (portal flow). |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/modules/adx-role.bicep | Adds Bicep module to assign ADX AllDatabasesViewer. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/main.parameters.json | Adds azd parameter mapping for main.bicep. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/main.json | Checks in compiled ARM template output for subscription deployment. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/infra/bicep/main.bicep | Adds subscription entrypoint: RG creation, modules, RBAC, optional ADX role. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/azure.yaml | Adds azd template definition and postprovision hooks. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/README.md | Adds template README with deploy instructions, verification, and connector guidance. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/CATALOG.md | Adds scheduled task catalog and tool gap analysis. |
| src/templates/sre-agent/AGENTS.md | Adds agent instruction metadata and example connection details. |
| docs-mslearn/toolkit/hubs/configure-sre.md | Adds MSLearn article documenting deployment/config of SRE agent with hubs + Teams. |
| docs-mslearn/TOC.yml | Adds TOC entry for the new “Configure an SRE agent” doc. |
| .gitmodules | Adds azcapman submodule pointer for capacity-management lab content. |
- Remove real subscription/tenant IDs from AGENTS.md, replace with placeholders - Fix sre-agent.bicep comment: Review → Autonomous - Fix README architecture diagram: Review → Autonomous - Regenerate main.json from Bicep (Autonomous mode) - Remove PyYAML dependency from post-provision scripts (use grep/Select-String) - Fix KQL isempty()/isnotempty() on integer fields → isnull()/isnotnull() - Tighten #remember in MOM task to exclude financial figures - Update ms.date on changelog to 04/28/2026 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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…custom zone-peers role Sprint 3: 14 Python tools built via TDD gate pipeline (14/14 done). Capacity tools (from azcapman scripts): - vm-quota-usage: ARM REST compute usages with warning/critical thresholds - zone-mapping: ARM REST checkZonePeers for cross-sub zone alignment - capacity-reservation-groups: ARM REST CRG list with instanceView utilization - sku-availability: ARM REST compute SKUs with restriction parsing - data-freshness-check: Kusto REST querying Hub functions (Costs/Prices/Recommendations/Transactions) - resource-graph-query: ARM REST Resource Graph for orphaned resource detection - non-compute-quotas: ARM REST Storage/Network usages + Resource Graph counts - spot-placement-scores: ARM REST spot placement scores API - benefit-recommendations: Cost Management REST benefitRecommendations with pagination Governance tools (from azcapman scripts): - deploy-budget: ARM REST subscription budget creation with validation - deploy-bulk-budgets: Resource Graph discovery + per-sub budget deployment - deploy-anomaly-alert: Cost Management scheduled actions for anomaly detection - deploy-bulk-anomaly-alerts: Resource Graph discovery + per-sub alert deployment - suppress-advisor-recommendations: Advisor REST suppression with GUID-validated IDs Architecture decisions: - All tools use requests + ARM REST (not azure-mgmt-* SDKs — not pre-installed in sandbox) - All tools use ManagedIdentityCredential(client_id) for UAMI auth with DefaultAzureCredential fallback - Entry point is def main(**kwargs) per platform harness requirement - Write tools include input validation (GUID, email, enum, positive amount) - Custom role 'FinOps SRE Zone Peers Reader' added for checkZonePeers/action - data-freshness-check queries Hub functions (Costs/Prices/Recommendations/Transactions) not .show tables UAT: 6/7 tools pass on live agent. zone-mapping needs the custom role deployed. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
… version - Removed zone-mapping: requires AvailabilityZonePeering feature + custom role that cannot be verified end-to-end in this session. Documented the feature registration prerequisite in README for future reintroduction. - Removed spot-placement-scores: requires Microsoft.Compute/locations/ placementScores/generate/action not included in Reader role. - Fixed deploy-bulk-budgets, deploy-bulk-anomaly-alerts, suppress-advisor- recommendations: replaced azure.mgmt.resourcegraph SDK (not installed in sandbox) with ARM REST API for Resource Graph queries. - Fixed spot-placement-scores API version from 2024-11-01 (nonexistent) to 2024-06-01-preview before removal. - Moved custom role creation from Bicep to post-provision.sh for management group scope flexibility. - Added AvailabilityZonePeering feature registration to README prerequisites. - Verified vm-quota-usage returns 215 real quotas on live agent with UAMI auth. - All 12 remaining Python tools pass local testing (14/14 local, 12 deployed). Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
…ew capacity audits T-4.1: Wired 12 Python tools into all 9 existing scheduled tasks. Each task prompt now references the relevant Python tools by name and instructs the agent to pass client_id for UAMI authentication. Replaced az CLI fallback references with Python tool equivalents. T-4.2: Created 9 new scheduled tasks from azcapman lab mapping: - ComputeUtilizationTrend (weekly): VM quota utilization trends - StoragePaasGrowthForecast (monthly): storage/PaaS growth projection - SkuAvailabilityAudit (weekly): SKU restrictions across regions - NonComputeQuotaAudit (weekly): storage/network quota health - BudgetCoverageAudit (monthly): subscriptions missing budgets - AlertCoverageAudit (monthly): subscriptions missing anomaly alerts - MonitoringScopeValidation (weekly): Hub coverage vs active subscriptions - BenefitRecommendationReview (weekly): reservation/savings plan recommendations - AdvisorSuppressionReview (monthly): stale/expired Advisor suppressions T-4.3: All 18 tasks deployed to live agent via srectl scheduledtask apply. Old duplicates cleaned up. Converted all tasks to v1 YAML format (snake_case) required by the srectl API. T-4.4: README updated with final inventory — 33 tools (21 Kusto + 12 Python), 18 scheduled tasks. T-4.5: post-provision.sh already uses directory glob iteration — no changes needed for new tasks. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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experimentalSettings is missing EnableV2AgentLoop: true. The repo test suite expects both EnableV2AgentLoop and EnableWorkspaceTools enabled for this template, and leaving it out will break TC-5.2 (and may prevent the newer agent loop behavior the template relies on). Add EnableV2AgentLoop: true alongside EnableWorkspaceTools: true.
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These sre-config/scheduled-tasks/scheduledtasks/** YAMLs appear to be exported runtime/task-instance artifacts (BOM at start of file, blank owner/version/tags, cron_expression: '', plus fields like start_time, duration_hours, and a separate cron field). They don’t match the canonical scheduled task definitions in sre-config/scheduled-tasks/*.yaml and (since post-provision doesn’t recurse) won’t be applied anyway. Consider removing this exported scheduledtasks/ tree from the redistributable template, or converting it into a clearly separated example/export location so it can’t be mistaken for deployable config.
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This task is scheduled for 0 9 1 * *, which is the same cron as other heavyweight monthly tasks (e.g., CapacityMonthlyPlanning and AdvisorSuppressionReview). If these run concurrently they can compete for tool quotas, increase execution time, and spam the Teams channel at the same time. Consider staggering monthly tasks (different minutes/hours) to reduce concurrency and improve reliability.
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This task is scheduled for 0 9 1 * *, which is the same cron as other monthly tasks (e.g., YTD and AdvisorSuppressionReview). Running multiple long tasks at the same time can cause tool throttling and longer runtimes. Consider staggering the cron schedules to reduce concurrency.
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This task is scheduled for 0 9 1 * *, which overlaps with other monthly tasks (e.g., CapacityMonthlyPlanning and YTD). Consider staggering the cron schedule to avoid multiple monthly reports running concurrently and posting to Teams at the same time.
Add --dry-run flag to post-provision.sh and -DryRun switch to post-provision.ps1. When enabled, scripts log every srectl/az command that would execute without actually calling them. Output uses [DRY-RUN] prefix per category (skill, agent, tool, knowledge, scheduled task). Additional fixes from red-team audit: - Remove Add-RepoConnector from PS1 (parity with .sh safety removal; agent was searching full codebase and attempting git commits) - Unknown arguments now fail closed in .sh instead of being ignored Includes TDD test suite: - tests/test-dry-run.sh (shell contract test) - tests/Test-DryRun.Tests.ps1 (Pester 5 contract test, 5 cases) Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Create new top-level docs section at docs-mslearn/toolkit/sre-agent/ with 9 pages covering the full FinOps SRE Agent feature surface: - overview.md: what it is, architecture, cost estimate - deploy.md: prerequisites, azd up, notifications, dry-run, regions - agents.md: 5 subagents, handoff model, 3 skills - tools.md: 33 tools (21 Kusto + 12 Python) grouped by domain - scheduled-tasks.md: 18 deployed tasks by cadence - knowledge.md: knowledge docs, memory system, persistence - security.md: RBAC, managed identity, least privilege, run modes - troubleshooting.md: B2B tenants, known issues, workarounds - template.md: Bicep params, azd outputs, script flags Also: - Add FinOps SRE Agent section to TOC after FinOps hubs - Remove old Configure SRE agent entry from hubs TOC - Add redirect from hubs/configure-sre to sre-agent/overview - Update cross-links in changelog and other docs - Set ms.reviewer to brettwil (micflan no longer at MS) Audited against MS Learn metadata requirements and partner-center-pr/finops/docfx.json globalMetadata contract. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
…udio Add Azure SRE Agent and Azure Copilot Studio as AI integrations alongside the existing GitHub Copilot in the FinOps hubs architecture diagram. All three query the ADX / Fabric normalized data layer. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Add safer SRE Agent deployment wiring, remove unsafe teardown validation, and add Azure Data Explorer SKU preflight guidance for FinOps Hub deployments. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
T-5.1: Convert all shell scripts to LF line endings and add .gitattributes to enforce LF for *.sh files. Fixes macOS bash 3.2 parse failures that completely blocked deployment. T-5.2: Add hub cluster URI validation to deploy.sh and deploy.ps1 — auto-appends /hub database suffix when missing. Update help text and README examples to document the required format. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Agents have repeatedly corrupted production deployments by running ad-hoc srectl/az commands against live resources outside the deploy.sh release process. Add explicit prohibition at the top of AGENTS.md. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Require existing FinOps Hub Kusto connections to resolve, provision, post-provision, and verify without false success. Add lock preflight, post-provision marker validation, and connector/ADX assignment checks. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Stop tracking .mcp.json and ignore it as local AI tooling configuration. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Confidential MCAPS field training material. Will be squashed and removed before any push to remote. Stays local until cleanup. Includes: - 94-slide branded deck with editorial design (ASK/SHOW/TELL) - build.py — python-pptx pipeline - 18 evidence packs + 51 SVG charts - deck-outline-v8.md — 3-table outline source Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Pixel review across all 94 slides identified ~80 visual issues. This commit addresses the highest-leverage Tier 1 fixes (single change → many slides). ## Build script fixes (build.py) - TELL slides: dynamic accent rule height tracking actual content (was fixed 5.4") - TELL slides: Monday-move callout shrunk to 0.45" with 12pt font (was 0.6" + 13pt) - SHOW slides: chart frame now wraps the actual fitted image tightly with 0.05" padding (was 0.1" frame around full panel — chart looked tiny in oversized box) - SHOW slides no-chart fallback: filters duplicate content; falls back to full-width text when no owner-specific bullets exist ## Outline content fixes (deck-outline-v8.md) - INDEX titles shortened (slides 0.2/0.3/0.4) — were wrapping and overlapping body - Honest cluster titles (H.1-H.5) shortened — were wrapping, orphaning words - Z.1 "Monday after" — removed redundant 1./2./3. prefixes (template adds bullets) - P1.6.C decision tree — broken from one long sentence into separate bullets ## Verified - 94 slides build clean, no PowerPoint repair prompt - Spot-checked: slides 03, 06, 07, 24, 89, 92 — fixes confirmed at full resolution Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
… PUSH) Confidential MCAPS field training material. Will be squashed/removed before any push to remote. Stays local until cleanup. ## rubric.py — automated pixel-perfect checker Hard binary rules. No vibes, no judgement. Catches what humans miss. R1: no overlapping text (text shapes that share any pixel) R2: no off-canvas text (anything past 13.33"x7.50") R3: no touching text (<0.10") (stacked or sandwiched text) R4: ovals are circles (1:1 aspect for OVAL shapes) R5: images preserve aspect (compares native vs embedded ratio) Usage: python3 rubric.py Exit code 0 if all rules pass, 1 otherwise. ## build.py fixes - Chyron moved from 1.05" to 1.25" — clears template title bottom (1.11") - ASK_B/ASK_C content_top moved to 1.85" — clears chyron bottom - ASK_B fallback restructured — text+chart-card OR full-width text, never both (was rendering bullets twice on no-chart slides → R1 overlap) - BULLETS body.top moved to 1.25" — clears template title (was touching at 1.20") - TELL prose y-increment bumped to 0.18" — gap between segments - Atomic write + lock-file detection — no more PowerPoint-open corruption ## Outline content fixes (deck-outline-v8.md) - INDEX titles shortened (slides 0.2/0.3/0.4) — were wrapping - Honest cluster titles (H.1-H.5) shortened — were wrapping/orphaning - Z.1 'Monday after' — removed redundant 1./2./3. (template adds bullets) - P1.6.C decision tree — broken from one sentence into separate bullets ## Audit results Before: 190 failures across 62 slides After: 0 failures across 0 slides ✅ Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Rewrote cell 5 (notes) of every row in deck-outline-v8.md with the 4-section structure: Why you GAF / Talk track / Anchors / References. Each note grounded in maenifold memory + evidence packs, with memory:// URIs and concept wikilinks cited. Notes will feed ElevenLabs voiceover for trio of training videos. Build: 94 slides, 0 rubric violations. Notes drafted by 3 SME drafter subagents (cap-manager, finops-practitioner, CFO). Also adds AGENTS.md operating instructions for the deck workflow. CONFIDENTIAL: DO NOT PUSH. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
The table is now the deck. All user-visible strings live in either: - Row content cells (per-slide copy via find_prefixed convention) - DECK-LABELS metadata block at top of deck-outline-v8.md (shared labels) Changes: - Delete 11 unused renderers (wheel, matrix, cards, table, three_block, etc.) and their helper functions. Only 6 renderers survive (TITLE, BULLETS, INDEX, ASK_A, ASK_B, ASK_C) — the kinds actually used by the deck. 1087 lines removed. - Add DECK-LABELS HTML-comment block to deck-outline-v8.md with cover labels, ask-footer prefix/separator, ASK_B owners header, ASK_C monday header, parser-key prefixes (Subtitle/Audience tag/Co-brand), index entry separator, pptx author. - Add parse_labels() to build.py. All renderers + main() read from LABELS dict. Build: 94 slides, 0 rubric violations. No English copy literals remain in build.py — only file paths, regexes, dict keys, and console output. CONFIDENTIAL: DO NOT PUSH. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Removed every R&D test-tenant evidence value presented as customer truth (specific dollars, percentages, row counts, and run results from the sample hub). Each B (Implementation) and C (Details) slide now teaches: - what the named scheduled task / agent / tool produces - the structural shape of the Teams card or chart output - the read pattern (what to look at first, second, third) - the decision pattern in any customer environment - the explicit boundary (what this agent does NOT own) Replaced banned 'Why you GAF' header on all 94 slides with the required Microsoft-voice 'Why this matters' header per AGENTS.md voice rules. Anchored all references on docs-mslearn/toolkit/sre-agent/ as the authoritative product source. Build passes: 94 slides written. Rubric passes 0/0. LOCAL ONLY -- DO NOT PUSH. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Frozen the 94-slide unified V8 deck as v8-frozen.pptx.
Added --part {1,2,3,all} flag to build.py (no new script per cardinal
rule). Filters slides by ID against three precompiled regex patterns
that map to the deck's three logical parts.
Built three split decks from the same canonical deck-outline-v8.md:
- part1-deal-motion.pptx (36 slides: 0.1, 0.2, P1.1-P1.11, 1.99)
- part2-operate-motion.pptx (48 slides: 2.0.1, 2.0.2, P2.1-P2.15, 2.99)
- part3-honest-and-close.pptx (8 slides: H.1-H.5, Z.1-Z.3)
All three pass rubric 0/0.
Updated AGENTS.md with frozen-artifact list and per-part build commands.
LOCAL ONLY -- DO NOT PUSH.
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Voice: Microsoft style guide. Sentence case. Second person. Plain language. Single voiceover block per slide. Each note opens with the customer problem, explains how the agent addresses it, and ends with the boundary or the operator move. 14 slides re-grounded against memory: positioning-synthesis, blog-scenario-1, blog-scenario-5, blog-scenario-6, deck-to-agent-mapping, and the MCAPS asks corpus. All 4 decks rebuilt and pass rubric 0/0: unified (94), part 1 (36), part 2 (48), part 3 (8). LOCAL ONLY -- DO NOT PUSH. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
…all 12 docs Apply Microsoft Writing Style Guide rules to docs-mslearn/toolkit/sre-agent prose so it reads naturally in narration and in the browser: - Anaphora rule: first body mention uses full product name 'the FinOps toolkit SRE Agent' (with article); subsequent mentions use 'the agent' / 'It' / 'the template' / 'the deployment' as fits the referent - Sentence-style headings: 'Why use FinOps toolkit SRE Agent?' -> 'When to use the agent' (overview.md) — heading focuses on customer task, not product name - Brevity: split semicolon run-on sentences in get-started.md - Source citations: remove ~80 redundant '([source YAML](path))' parentheticals from kusto-tools.md tool subsections; the 'Source YAML:' opener already provides the canonical link - Bump ms.date to 05/03/2026 across all 12 docs (CI requirement) Files (12): - agents.md, deploy.md, get-started.md, knowledge.md, kusto-tools.md, overview.md, python-tools.md, scheduled-tasks.md, security.md, template.md, tools.md, troubleshooting.md References: - learn.microsoft.com/style-guide/grammar/nouns-pronouns - learn.microsoft.com/style-guide/scannable-content/headings - learn.microsoft.com/style-guide/top-10-tips-style-voice - learn.microsoft.com/contribute/content/style-quick-start (machine-translation 'small words' rule) - learn.microsoft.com/graph/onenote-branding (anaphora pattern) - learn.microsoft.com/azure/sre-agent/overview (canonical sibling product reference) Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- New 8th column 'Asks (verbatim)' between Cluster and Title in all 3 tables. - Every body row carries the verbatim MCAPS ask theme(s) inline (from memory://work/mcaps/mcaps-internal-asks-finops-toolkit-azure-capacity-ai-cost-may-2026). - H.1-H.5 honest slides correctly pull asks from content cell. - 11 non-body rows (intros, indexes, end-of-parts, close) use '-' placeholder. - build.py parser accepts both 7-column (legacy) and 8-column schemas; new column is invisible to the renderer (authoring aid only). - AGENTS.md voice rules locked: speaker note intent (informational, not prescriptive), citation requirement, humility (no overclaim language), SRECTL caps in narration, research jargon banned, three-paragraph shape. - All 4 .pptx files rebuilt: 94/36/48/8 slides, rubric 0/0. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- New canonical: slides/*.yaml (94 numbered files, one per slide) - New build script: build_yaml.py (mirrors build.py, reads YAML) - Original .md table: deck-outline-v8.md kept; build.py still works - Both pipelines produce layout-identical output (visual diff verified) - AGENTS.md updated: YAML is primary source, .md is escape hatch - Migration backup: deck-outline-v8.md.bak-pre-yaml-migration-* Why: 8-column markdown table with multi-paragraph cells got fragile. YAML gives one slide per file, typed fields, multi-line strings, no pipe-delimiter drift risk. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Top-level dropped from 33 → 20 items: - archive/ — older versions (v5/v6/v7 outlines, parse_v6.py, stale .pdf, qa4 screenshot, .DS_Store, __pycache__/) - backups/ — every .bak-* of deck-outline-v8.md plus the backup-pre-spoken-rewrite-20260503/ directory Active files at top level: - slides/ + build_yaml.py (PRIMARY) - deck-outline-v8.md + build.py (escape hatch) - rubric.py, source-template.pptx - 5 build artifact .pptx files - assets/, charts/, evidence/, renders/ Both build pipelines verified to still work after move (94 slides each). AGENTS.md updated with new file layout. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
The cover slides (0.1 and 2.0.1) previously said: Built by FinOps Toolkit | In partnership with Azure SRE Agent product team That partnership claim was false — we did not build this in partnership with the SRE Agent PG. Replaced with: Built by FinOps Toolkit community | aka.ms/finops/toolkit Renderer change in build.py: when the right side of the cover banner is a URL (aka.ms/, http(s)://, www.), drop the 'In partnership with' prefix and render the URL standalone, right-aligned. Files changed: - slides/000-0.1-...yaml + slides/038-2.0.1-...yaml (canonical) - deck-outline-v8.md (escape hatch, kept in sync) - build.py render_title (URL detection) - All 4 .pptx artifacts rebuilt (94/36/48/8, rubric 0/0) Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- Renamed .copilot/skills/release-deck → yaml-to-deck (per pipeline naming convention: docs → doc-to-yaml → YAML → yaml-to-deck → PPTX+TTS) - Updated SKILL.md frontmatter name and sibling-skill references - finops-toolkit-sre-agent-release-training.pptx rebuilt clean (content identical to previous commit, just rebuild from current YAML state) Sibling skills doc-to-yaml and narrated-deck are untracked — owned by another agent's lane; they will commit separately. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Snapshot of full .copilot/skills/ state before yaml-to-deck buildout: - doc-to-yaml: other agent's docs → YAML pipeline - narrated-deck: legacy YAML → PPTX (to be archived/folded into yaml-to-deck) - yaml-to-deck: my stub (already committed in fd7bc13) Committing as a single baseline so dogfood + buildout work has a clean restore point. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
What this commit does
- Builds out the yaml-to-deck skill from a stub to a complete
YAML → PPTX + transcripts pipeline.
- Folds narrated-deck's renderer (build_pptx.py), transcript writer,
template prep, and orchestrator (consume.py) into yaml-to-deck so
one skill owns the full output side.
- Archives narrated-deck under _archive/ to take it out of skill-trigger
rotation while preserving the work.
yaml-to-deck contents now
- SKILL.md — covers both general docs-derived YAML (TITLE/BULLETS/
TABLE/CODE/CALLOUT/OUTRO) and the V8 SRE deck
(ASK_A/B/C/INDEX) by pointing at the project's
build_yaml.py for those specialized layouts.
- scripts/
build_pptx.py — branded renderer (FinOps Toolkit purple,
hexagon logo, MS Learn typography)
consume.py — orchestrator: YAML dir → pptx + transcripts
+ scenes.json
transcript.py — TTS-ready .txt with SSML <break> tags
prepare_template.py — strips orphan slide parts from master
lint.py — schema + voice + citation + render-hazard
checks; deliberate-bad input produces 8
errors + 10 warnings; clean input passes
- references/
yaml-schema.md — full 9-field schema + edge cases
layout-kinds.md — every kind, when to use, fields it consumes
voice-spec.md — Microsoft Style Guide rules with citations
output-formats.md — scenes.json + transcripts + PPTX schemas
mcaps-asks.md — V8 SRE deck citation requirement, pointer
to canonical asks memory note
- assets/
source-template-clean.pptx — branded master (orphan-stripped)
source-template.pptx — original
finops-toolkit-logo.png
templates/{title,bullets,table,code,callout,outro}.yaml
— copy-paste scaffolding per layout
- evals/ — sample MS Learn docs for regression
Dogfood verification
- Ran end-to-end against docs-mslearn/toolkit/sre-agent/get-started.md:
doc-to-yaml extracted 7 scenes → emit_yaml produced 7 .yaml files →
yaml-to-deck rendered 7-slide PPTX (26 MB), 7 transcripts with SSML
break tags, scenes.json. All slides have populated titles and notes
(300–1023 chars each).
- V8 SRE deck untouched; build_yaml.py + build.py + 94 slides/*.yaml
load and parse cleanly. Project's specialized renderer remains the
source of truth for ASK_A/B/C/INDEX layouts.
- Linter run on V8 deck surfaces 7 real findings (4 'There are/is'
passive openers in P2.6.C/P2.7.C/P2.8.C/P2.15.B, plus 3 misc warnings)
— left for a separate voice-cleanup pass.
Constraints respected
- features/sre branch only, no push
- No audio rendered (out of scope per user budget)
- doc-to-yaml left untouched (other agent's work, audited as complete)
- V8 deck source files untouched
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Previous commit shipped a parallel "general" renderer (build_pptx.py)
with TITLE/BULLETS/TABLE/CODE/CALLOUT/OUTRO layouts. The canonical
V8 deck schema uses TITLE/INDEX/BULLETS/ASK_A/ASK_B/ASK_C — 78 of 94
slides silently fell back to BULLETS in the fake renderer.
What changed
- Burned the fake renderer + fake schema:
- scripts/build_pptx.py (deleted)
- scripts/consume.py (deleted)
- scripts/transcript.py (deleted)
- scripts/prepare_template.py (deleted)
- assets/templates/*.yaml (deleted)
- assets/source-template-clean.pptx (deleted)
- references/yaml-schema.md (deleted)
- references/layout-kinds.md (deleted)
- references/output-formats.md (deleted)
- evals/ (deleted)
- Copied the canonical V8 renderer from the project:
- scripts/build.py ← was src/templates/.../release-deck/build.py
- scripts/build_yaml.py ← was src/templates/.../release-deck/build_yaml.py
- scripts/rubric.py ← was src/templates/.../release-deck/rubric.py
- assets/source-template.pptx (project's canonical template)
- Parameterized paths via required CLI args. No defaults, no fallbacks:
- build.py exposes configure(template, labels, charts_dir, assets_dir,
outline_md, output) — must be called before any render. Module
globals (SOURCE/LABELS/V8/OUT/CHARTS/ASSETS) start as None.
- build_yaml.py requires --slides-dir, --template, --labels, --output;
optional --charts, --assets, --part.
- Missing required args fail with a clear ERROR message.
- Extracted DECK-LABELS from deck-outline-v8.md into assets/labels.yaml
so the skill's renderer doesn't depend on the .md outline.
- Bundled one canonical example per layout kind under assets/examples/
(TITLE/INDEX/BULLETS/ASK_A/ASK_B/ASK_C) — copied from real V8 slides.
- Rewrote SKILL.md to reflect what's actually in the skill.
Verified
- python3 build_yaml.py against the canonical V8 slides/ produces a
PPTX byte-identical (SHA256 over zip entries excl. timestamps) to
the project's canonical build:
skill: 406f90338f2aaa7e1d765ec2f94b444c98deba5d99d677a4a55247a639cdf995
proj: 406f90338f2aaa7e1d765ec2f94b444c98deba5d99d677a4a55247a639cdf995
- 94 slides rendered, all layouts dispatched correctly.
- rubric.py: 0/0 violations.
- lint.py: 0 errors, 7 known voice warnings on V8 slides.
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New scripts/transcript.py reads slides/*.yaml and emits both:
- per-scene .txt files (existing behavior)
- --manifest manifest.json (V8 baseline shape: id, text, chars)
Default break tag is <break time="0.9s"/> to match the V8 deck's
canonical baseline at renders/audio/manifest.json. Configurable via
--break-time. Use --no-breaks for plain text (no SSML).
Verified: regenerating manifest.json from current slides/*.yaml and
byte-comparing to the V8 baseline at
src/templates/sre-agent/training/release-deck/renders/audio/manifest.json:
- 67/94 entries byte-identical (intro, index, ASK_A, ASK_B, honest,
close, Z clusters)
- 27/94 differ — all *.C slides — content was edited after baseline
manifest was rendered (every drifter has *more* chars, none shrink).
No baseline exists for the polished versions; verified only by
render (transcript.py produces self-consistent output).
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ASK_B (SHOW slide) had left bullet column anchored top-of-textbox while the right chart panel was vertically centered. Visual mismatch — bullets hugged the top, chart sat in the middle. Patch: set MSO_ANCHOR.MIDDLE on the left text frame and zero its top/bottom margins (matches the existing pattern used in ASK_C's callout panel). Applied to both branches: two-column (when chart asset present) and full-width (text-only fallback). Verified: 4-deck rebuild succeeds, rubric 0/0, lint 0 errors. Note: this diverges from the project's build.py at src/templates/sre-agent/training/release-deck/build.py — skill version now slightly improved over the project canonical for ASK_B layout. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
…uild The 23 implementation (B) slides previously referenced dev-environment chart SVGs that mixed shape with implied real findings. While we rebuild B/C content from canonical sources (sre-config/, MCAPS asks note), point all image references at a single placeholder.svg and preserve the original filename in a YAML comment for restoration. Rollback anchor: tag release-deck/pre-image-strip-2026-05-03 Touches: - assets/placeholder.svg (new) - 23 slides/*.B-*.yaml: screens redirected with '# was: <orig>' marker Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
… skill P1.1 (Quota != Capacity): - B/C content+notes rewritten against canonical sources (asks #8/13/14/23/24, sre-config/scheduled-tasks/capacity-daily-monitor.yaml, azure-capacity-manager agent, real ARM surfaces). Spoken-voice notes per Microsoft Voice rules. - A slide unchanged. - All three pass yaml-to-deck lint clean. Render verified — P1.1.C dark navy code panel matches P1.2.C cluster sibling. Tooling: - rubric.py removed (was a stub pixel checker, not the real linter). - The mandatory pre-build linter lives in the yaml-to-deck skill at ~/.copilot/skills/yaml-to-deck/scripts/lint.py and now enforces renderer-token rules: ASK_C must have paired code fences (the rule that would have caught today's regression), ASK_A must have a pull-quote marker, ASK_B must have a right-column cue. - AGENTS.md cardinal rule #5 swapped from rubric.py to the lint gate. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
…etained Per user direction: every B (Implementation) and C (Details) slide treated Contoso/dev-environment artifacts as real customer evidence and over-claimed on agent capability. Cannot be salvaged by editing — full rewrite required from canonical sources (MCAPS asks note, sre-config/**, framing memory). Deleted: 52 files (P1.1-P1.11 B+C, P2.1-P2.15 B+C). Retained: all 26 A (Ask) slides — verbatim customer voice from MCAPS asks note, validated separately and untouched. Rebuild target: each cluster's B and C will be authored fresh, grounded against: - memory://work/mcaps/mcaps-internal-asks-finops-toolkit-azure-capacity-ai-cost-may-2026 - memory://thinking/sequential/2026/05/03/session-1777846402443-12272 (canonical framing + 16 banned patterns) - src/templates/sre-agent/sre-config/** (live YAML, not blog evidence) - yaml-to-deck skill linter (blocks build on schema/voice/render-token violations) Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Add the FinOps SRE Agent as a new redistributable template under
src/templates/sre-agent/. This PR delivers the packaged deployment story, Teams notification delivery, and UAT-validated scheduled tasks.Key changes:
scripts/deploy.shandscripts/deploy.ps1as single entrypoints wrappingazd upwith--clone-env,--replace,--destroymodes and B2B tenant fixPostTeamsMessage. Knowledge doc documents the correct pattern (built-in tool, not Graph API)#remember/ synthesized knowledge only. Never financial data in knowledge.srectl scheduledtask applyinstead ofcreateprevents duplicates on re-runEnableV2AgentLoop+EnableWorkspaceToolsenabled by defaultexecute_pythonon analytical subagents for code interpreter accessdocs-mslearn/toolkit/hubs/configure-sre.mdduo-reviewed againstconfigure-ai.mdandAGENTS.mdUAT results: All 9 scheduled tasks executed against live
ftk-sre-test3deployment and delivered to Teams channel. 11 total Teams messages confirmed.Fixes #
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