azure-naming-research

name	azure-naming-research
description	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.

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.