Concepts

APEX is a multi-agent system that turns Azure platform-engineering requirements into deploy-ready IaC. These conceptual pages explain what the moving parts are and how they fit together.

How It Works — Overview Start here for the system overview and the agentic loop.

System Architecture Agents, skills, instructions, MCP servers, and how they layer.

Core Concepts The four pillars: agents, skills, instructions, prompts.

Workflow Overview The seven-step pipeline from Requirements to As-Built.

Workflow Deep Dive Cross-cutting decisions, gates, and known network boundaries.

MCP Integration How Azure MCP, Azure Pricing MCP, and friends plug into agents.

Looking for the task-oriented guides instead? Head to How-to & Tutorials.