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Research Azure naming constraints and CAF abbreviations for a given resource type. Use when you need to look up the official CAF slug, naming rules (length, scope, valid characters), and derive validation/cleaning regex patterns for an Azure resource. Triggers on: CAF abbreviation lookup, Azure naming rules research, resource naming constraints.

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Azure Naming Research

Procedure

1. Look up CAF abbreviation

Query the CAF abbreviations page for the official slug and resource provider namespace:

URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-abbreviations

Prefer Microsoft Docs MCP tools (microsoft_docs_search, microsoft_docs_fetch) when available.

Search by:

  1. Terraform resource name without azurerm_ prefix (e.g., "container app")
  2. Resource provider namespace if known
  3. Common name (e.g., "Container Apps")

Extract: CAF abbreviation (slug), resource display name, resource provider namespace.

If not found, the resource is out-of-doc — set "out_of_doc": true in the JSON entry and omit official.slug and official.resource_provider_namespace.

2. Look up Azure naming rules

Query the naming rules page for constraints:

URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/resource-name-rules

Find the section matching the resource provider namespace from step 1. Extract: scope, length (min-max), valid characters.

3. Derive field values

See references/regex-patterns.md for the regex conversion tables.

  • scope mapping: "globally unique"→"global", "resource group"→"resourceGroup", "within parent"→"parent", "subscription"→"subscription"
  • dashes: true if hyphens allowed
  • lowercase: true if only lowercase letters allowed
  • validation_regex and regex: Use the pattern tables in the reference file. Both MUST use escaped double quotes: "\"pattern\""

Never guess at constraints — mark as UNKNOWN if not verifiable.