Topic: skills
17,247 skills in this topic.
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azure-data-factory
Expert knowledge for Azure Data Factory development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing ADF pipelines, mapping data flows, SHIR/SSIS IR, SAP CDC, or CI/CD deployments, and other Azure Data Factory related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-carbon-optimization
Expert knowledge for Azure Carbon Optimization development including troubleshooting, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Carbon Service REST API, Python exports, RBAC roles, emissions data quality, or dashboard issues, and other Azure Carbon Optimization related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Impact Reporting (use azure-impact-reporting), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-sql-managed-instance
Expert knowledge for Azure SQL Managed Instance development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using MI Link, geo-replication/HA, Kerberos/Entra auth, TDE/Key Vault, or Extended Events, and other Azure SQL Managed Instance related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Database for MySQL (use azure-database-mysql), Azure Database for PostgreSQL (use azure-database-postgresql).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-peering-service
Expert knowledge for Azure Peering Service development including best practices. Use when designing Peering Service prefixes, routing policies, prefix validation rules, or connectivity constraints, and other Azure Peering Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Internet Peering (use azure-internet-peering), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-well-architected
Expert guidance for designing, assessing, and optimizing Azure workloads using Azure Well Architected. Covers design review checklists, recommendations, design principles, tradeoffs, service guides, workload patterns, and assessment questions. Use when designing AI, SAP, SaaS, HPC, AVD/AVS workloads, or choosing regions/AZs with cost–reliability tradeoffs, and other Azure Well Architected related development tasks.
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-dns
Expert knowledge for Azure DNS development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing Azure DNS zones/records, DNSSEC, Private DNS/resolvers, reverse DNS, or zone file import/export, and other Azure DNS related development tasks. Not for Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-virtual-network
Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when designing VNets, NSGs, service endpoints, VNet peering, VPN gateways, or Azure Firewall/NAT gateways, and other Azure Virtual Network related development tasks. Not for Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-sql-database
Expert knowledge for Azure SQL Database development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing DTU/vCore/serverless/Hyperscale, configuring geo‑replication/Data Sync, or securing with Entra/TDE, and other Azure SQL Database related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Database for PostgreSQL (use azure-database-postgresql).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-confidential-computing
Expert knowledge for Azure Confidential Computing development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using SGX/SEV-SNP VMs, AKS confidential containers, attestation/SKR, vTPM, or Fortanix/Key Vault, and other Azure Confidential Computing related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Enclaves (use azure-virtual-enclaves), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Attestation (use azure-attestation).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-ddos-protection
Expert knowledge for Azure DDos Protection development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, and configuration. Use when enabling DDoS IP/Network Protection plans, parsing DDoS logs, using Rapid Response, or enforcing Azure Policy, and other Azure DDos Protection related development tasks. Not for Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-quantum
Expert knowledge for Azure Quantum development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using QDK/qdk.azure, hybrid jobs, QIR/OpenQASM/Pulser circuits, IonQ/PASQAL/Quantinuum/Rigetti, or resource estimator, and other Azure Quantum related development tasks. Not for Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache), Azure Batch (use azure-batch), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-table-storage
Expert knowledge for Azure Table Storage development including best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing Entra ID/RBAC access, monitoring metrics/logs, tuning partitions/keys, or scripting tables via PowerShell, and other Azure Table Storage related development tasks. Not for Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Queue Storage (use azure-queue-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-communication-services
Expert knowledge for Azure Communication Services development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building ACS calling, chat, SMS, email, Teams interop, Job Router, or contact center solutions, and other Azure Communication Services related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Bot Service (use azure-bot-service), Azure Notification Hubs (use azure-notification-hubs), Azure SignalR Service (use azure-signalr-service), Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-bastion
Expert knowledge for Azure Bastion development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Bastion for AKS private clusters, VM scale sets, Entra ID auth, hub/spoke VNets, or IP-based cross-VNet access, and other Azure Bastion related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-service-fabric
Expert knowledge for Azure Service Fabric development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Service Fabric clusters, Reliable Services/Actors, Cluster Resource Manager policies, reverse proxy, or sfctl/PowerShell automation, and other Azure Service Fabric related development tasks. Not for Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps), Azure Cloud Services (use azure-cloud-services).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-application-gateway
Expert knowledge for Azure Application Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring listeners/routing, WAF/TLS, AGIC/AKS integration, autoscale/zone redundancy, or v1→v2 migration, and other Azure Application Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-test-plans
Expert knowledge for Azure Test Plans development including limits & quotas, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring test fields, managing test access, or automating suites, runs, and configs via tcm.exe, and other Azure Test Plans related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-aks-edge-essentials
Expert knowledge for Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing AKS Edge/Arc clusters, Arc connectivity, IoT/OPC/ONVIF workloads, TPM/Key Vault, or Azure Local, and other Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-key-vault
Expert knowledge for Azure Key Vault development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing keys/secrets/certs, RBAC vs access policies, Private Link, BYOK/HSM, or SDK/API integrations, and other Azure Key Vault related development tasks. Not for Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Cloud Hsm (use azure-cloud-hsm), Azure Payment Hsm (use azure-payment-hsm), Azure Information Protection (use azure-information-protection).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-queue-storage
Expert knowledge for Azure Queue Storage development including best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing queue auth (Entra ID/RBAC), monitoring metrics/logs, tuning throughput/limits, or coding with SDKs, and other Azure Queue Storage related development tasks. Not for Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-expressroute
Expert knowledge for Azure ExpressRoute development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing ExpressRoute circuits/gateways, BGP routing, Global Reach, FastPath, or S2S VPN coexistence, and other Azure ExpressRoute related development tasks. Not for Azure Internet Peering (use azure-internet-peering), Azure Peering Service (use azure-peering-service), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-cache-redis
Expert knowledge for Azure Cache for Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring geo-replication, persistence, Private Link/VNet access, Redis events/webhooks, or ARM/Bicep deployments, and other Azure Cache for Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Redis (use azure-managed-redis), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-logic-apps
Expert knowledge for Azure Logic Apps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Logic Apps with B2B/EDI, SAP/IBM/FTP connectors, AI/OpenAI calls, inline JavaScript, or CI/CD deployments, and other Azure Logic Apps related development tasks. Not for Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure API Management (use azure-api-management), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Grid (use azure-event-grid).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485
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azure-import-export
Expert knowledge for Azure Import Export development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, and security. Use when setting CMK via Key Vault, validating drive/OS support, or debugging Import/Export job and log issues, and other Azure Import Export related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Box (use azure-data-box-family), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files).
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills 485