# Azure/azure-powershell

Microsoft Azure PowerShell

Repository: https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/azure-powershell
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: azure, powershell, microsoft-azure-powershell, arm, microsoft
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:37:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4375, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 32, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 52}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4773, forks 4240 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:59.490954+00:00)

## What it is
The official Microsoft Azure PowerShell module (Az) providing cmdlets to develop, deploy, and administer Azure resources. It supports authentication, resource management, and automation across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

## Use cases
- manage azure resources from powershell
- automate azure deployments with scripts
- log into azure and manage subscriptions via cli
- provision and configure azure vms and services
- script azure resource administration tasks
- manage azure from linux or macos command line

## When to choose
- you administer Azure and prefer PowerShell over CLI or SDKs
- you need to automate Azure resource management in PowerShell scripts or CI pipelines
- you want cross-platform Azure tooling on Windows, Linux, or macOS

## When to avoid
- you prefer the Azure CLI (az) or a Python/Go SDK for Azure automation
- you are not working with Microsoft Azure
- you need the legacy AzureRM module rather than its replacement Az

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, cloud, configuration-management, infrastructure-as-code
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, dotnet, cloud
- tags: azure, powershell-module, az-module, arm, microsoft-azure, cmdlets, resource-management, devops, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Azure/azure-powershell (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.490954+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:46.782448+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.490954+00:00, sha 45dbaccd7a4a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.