install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install azqr

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Microsoft.Azure.QuickReview -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Microsoft.Azure.QuickReview · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Azure Quick Review

Project links

Commands and aliases

azqr

history

Project history and usage

Azure Quick Review, packaged as `azqr`, is an Azure assessment CLI that scans subscriptions for best-practice, resiliency, security, inventory, and governance findings and emits reports, commonly Excel workbooks. It sits in the practical space between Azure Advisor, scripted Azure Resource Graph queries, and consultant-style cloud review checklists.

Project history

The Azure/azqr repository was created in October 2022. The official README describes Azure Quick Review as a CLI for analyzing Azure resources against Azure best practices and recommendations, with the goal of giving users a comprehensive overview of non-compliant configurations and improvement areas.

The project connects its recommendation model to Azure Resource Graph queries from the Azure Proactive Resiliency Library v2 and the Azure Orphaned Resources project, plus Azure Resource Manager rules built with the Azure Go SDK. That makes azqr a curated assessment engine rather than only a wrapper around one Azure API.

The release stream reached v1.0.0 in April 2024, and the GitHub releases API shows v3.x releases and previews in 2026, indicating continued development of the assessment corpus and reporting workflow.

Adoption history

The official README documents install paths for Linux and Azure Cloud Shell via install script, Windows via WinGet or PowerShell, and macOS via Homebrew. The batch input also lists Homebrew and WinGet packages, matching the tool's audience of Azure operators who may run scans from local workstations, Cloud Shell, or automation hosts.

How it is used

The quick start is operationally direct: authenticate with Azure CLI, run `azqr scan`, and open the generated report with `azqr show`. The README says scan output defaults to an Excel file with recommendation, impacted-resource, resource-type, inventory, and out-of-scope sheets, with optional CSV generation and optional stages for Advisor, Defender, Policy, Arc SQL, and Costs.

Why package nerds care

Azqr matters to package nerds because it packages a changing Azure best-practices review into one binary with a stable command surface. That is easier to distribute and pin than a pile of ARG snippets, spreadsheets, and portal instructions.

Its output format also explains its package shape: operators want a local executable that can run against many subscriptions and produce shareable artifacts, so Homebrew and WinGet distribution are not decorative, they are part of the workflow.

Timeline

2022: Azure/azqr repository created.
2024: v1.0.0 release published.
2026: v3.0.0 release published.
2026: v3.2.0 preview release series active.

Related projects

The README explicitly ties Azure Quick Review recommendations to Azure Proactive Resiliency Library v2, Azure Orphaned Resources, Azure Resource Graph, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Advisor, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Azure Policy.

Sources

GitHub releases API lists v1.0.0 on 2024-04-17, v3.0.0 on 2026-02-16, and v3.2 preview releases in 2026.
GitHub repository metadata: created_at 2022-10-17.
Official README documents purpose, recommendation sources, output workbooks, install methods, and quick start.
input.source_facts.package-manager lists Homebrew and WinGet packaging.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`azqr`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version3.1.3

manager updated2026-06-08

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/Azure/azqr

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Azure/azqrnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

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Version	3.1.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/azqr
Homepage	https://azure.github.io/azqr/
Repository	https://github.com/Azure/azqr
Upstream docs	https://azure.github.io/azqr
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Azure/azqr.git
Last updated	2026-06-08T13:43:09Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	azqr
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

winget95%

Microsoft.Azure.QuickReview

winget install --id Microsoft.Azure.QuickReview -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Azqr

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Microsoft.Azure.QuickReview from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/azqr.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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