Official agent skill

Microsoft Docs

by microsoft in microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners

Consultar a documentação oficial da Microsoft para encontrar conceitos, tutoriais e exemplos de código sobre Azure, .NET, Agent Framework, Aspire, VS Code, GitHub e mais.

OfficialMITAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Microsoft Docs

skills CLI
$ npx skills add microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners --skill microsoft-docs -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners microsoft-docs --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/translations/pt-PT/.agents/skills/microsoft-docs .claude/skills/microsoft-docs && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
microsoft-docs
GitHub stars
77k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
619 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
123
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Consultar a documentação oficial da Microsoft para encontrar conceitos, tutoriais e exemplos de código sobre Azure, .NET, Agent Framework, Aspire, VS Code, GitHub e mais.

  • Works in 2 steps: Chame mcp_context7_resolve-library-id… → Chame mcp_context7_query-docs com o ID…
  • Tasks that involve Building AI agents
  • SKILL.md covers Predefinido: Microsoft Learn MCP, Exceções: Quando Usar Outras…, Configuração do Context7 and Escrever Queries Eficazes
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Microsoft Docs is an agent skill from microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Consultar a documentação oficial da Microsoft para encontrar conceitos, tutoriais e exemplos de código sobre Azure, .NET, Agent Framework, Aspire, VS Code, GitHub e mais. Utiliza o Microsoft Learn MCP como predefinição, com o Context7 e o Aspire MCP para conteúdo que se encontra fora do learn.microsoft.com.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering Building AI agents and MCP servers. It works with Model Context Protocol, Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Azure and GitHub. The repository describes itself as: 18 Lessons to Get Started Building AI Agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Building AI agents
  • Tasks that involve MCP servers

Example prompts

  • “/microsoft-docs”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Node.js

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Chame mcp_context7_resolve-library-id com o nome da tecnologia
  2. Chame mcp_context7_query-docs com o ID da biblioteca retornado e uma query específica

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 25b7985. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com
    • davidpine.dev

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Microsoft Docs loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 619 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~81
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners at commit 25b7985, republished under its MIT licence (© microsoft). 619 words, ~1,539 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/microsoft-docs/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
microsoft-docs
description
Consultar a documentação oficial da Microsoft para encontrar conceitos, tutoriais e exemplos de código sobre Azure, .NET, Agent Framework, Aspire, VS Code, GitHub e mais. Utiliza o Microsoft Learn MCP como predefinição, com o Context7 e o Aspire MCP para conteúdo que se encontra fora do learn.microsoft.com.

Microsoft Docs

Pesquisa de competências para o ecossistema tecnológico da Microsoft. Abrange learn.microsoft.com e documentação que vive fora dele (VS Code, GitHub, Aspire, repositórios do Agent Framework).


Predefinido: Microsoft Learn MCP

Use estas ferramentas para tudo em learn.microsoft.com — Azure, .NET, M365, Power Platform, Agent Framework, Semantic Kernel, Windows e mais. Esta é a ferramenta principal para a grande maioria das consultas sobre documentação da Microsoft.

FerramentaFinalidade
microsoft_docs_searchPesquisar em learn.microsoft.com — conceitos, guias, tutoriais, configuração
microsoft_code_sample_searchEncontrar snippets de código funcionais nas docs do Learn. Indique language (python, csharp, etc.) para melhores resultados
microsoft_docs_fetchObter o conteúdo completo da página a partir de uma URL específica (quando os excertos da pesquisa não bastam)

Use microsoft_docs_fetch após a pesquisa quando precisar de tutoriais completos, todas as opções de configuração ou quando os excertos da pesquisa estiverem truncados.


Exceções: Quando Usar Outras Ferramentas

As seguintes categorias vivem fora do learn.microsoft.com. Use a ferramenta especificada em vez disso.

.NET Aspire — Utilize o Aspire MCP Server (preferível) ou o Context7

A documentação do Aspire está em aspire.dev, não no Learn. A melhor ferramenta depende da versão do Aspire CLI:

CLI 13.2+ (recomendado) — O Aspire MCP server inclui ferramentas de pesquisa de documentação integradas:

Ferramenta MCPDescrição
list_docsLista toda a documentação disponível em aspire.dev
search_docsPesquisa léxica ponderada no conteúdo do aspire.dev
get_docRecupera um documento específico por slug

Isto foi incluído no Aspire CLI 13.2 (PR #14028). Para atualizar: aspire update --self --channel daily. Ref: https://davidpine.dev/posts/aspire-docs-mcp-tools/

CLI 13.1 — O MCP server fornece pesquisa de integrações (list_integrations, get_integration_docs) mas não pesquisa de documentação. Recorra ao Context7:

ID da BibliotecaUtilizar para
/microsoft/aspire.devPrincipal — guias, integrações, referência do CLI, deployment
/dotnet/aspireCódigo-fonte do runtime — internals da API, detalhes de implementação
/communitytoolkit/aspireIntegrações da comunidade — Go, Java, Node.js, Ollama
VS Code — Utilize o Context7

A documentação do VS Code está em code.visualstudio.com, não no Learn.

ID da BibliotecaUtilizar para
/websites/code_visualstudioDocs de utilizador — definições, funcionalidades, debugging, desenvolvimento remoto
/websites/code_visualstudio_apiAPI de extensões — webviews, TreeViews, comandos, pontos de contribuição
GitHub — Utilize o Context7

A documentação do GitHub está em docs.github.com e cli.github.com.

ID da BibliotecaUtilizar para
/websites/github_enActions, API, repositórios, segurança, administração, Copilot
/websites/cli_githubGitHub CLI (gh) — comandos e flags
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Agent Framework — Utilize Learn MCP + Context7

Os tutoriais do Agent Framework estão no learn.microsoft.com (use microsoft_docs_search), mas o repositório GitHub tem detalhes ao nível da API que muitas vezes estão à frente da documentação publicada — particularmente a referência DevUI REST API, opções do CLI e integração .NET.

ID da BibliotecaUtilizar para
/websites/learn_microsoft_en-us_agent-frameworkTutoriais — guias DevUI, tracing, orquestração de workflows
/microsoft/agent-frameworkDetalhe da API — endpoints REST do DevUI, flags do CLI, autenticação, .NET AddDevUI/MapDevUI

Dica DevUI: Consulte a fonte do site Learn para guias how-to, depois a fonte do repositório para especificidades ao nível da API (esquemas de endpoints, configuração de proxy, tokens de autenticação).


Configuração do Context7

Para qualquer consulta ao Context7, resolva primeiro o ID da biblioteca (uma vez por sessão):

  1. Chame mcp_context7_resolve-library-id com o nome da tecnologia
  2. Chame mcp_context7_query-docs com o ID da biblioteca retornado e uma query específica

Escrever Queries Eficazes

Seja específico — inclua versão, intenção e linguagem:

# ❌ Too broad
"Azure Functions"
"agent framework"

# ✅ Specific
"Azure Functions Python v2 programming model"
"Cosmos DB partition key design best practices"
"GitHub Actions workflow_dispatch inputs matrix strategy"
"Aspire AddUvicornApp Python FastAPI integration"
"DevUI serve agents tracing OpenTelemetry directory discovery"
"Agent Framework workflow conditional edges branching handoff"

Inclua contexto:

  • Versão quando relevante (.NET 8, Aspire 13, VS Code 1.96)
  • Intenção da tarefa (quickstart, tutorial, overview, limits, API reference)
  • Linguagem para documentação poliglota (Python, TypeScript, C#)

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Files

Just SKILL.md in translations/pt-PT/.agents/skills/microsoft-docs of microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 25b7985

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Microsoft Docs this skillmicrosoft/ai-agents-for-beginners77k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Microsoft Skill CreatorMicrosoftDocs/mcp1.9k3 repos~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassCC-BY-4.0
Agent Frameworkjihadkhawaja/Egroo178—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Copilot SDKgithub/awesome-copilot40k5 repos~6.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Microsoft DocsMicrosoftDocs/mcp1.9k1 repos~723Automated safety check: PassCC-BY-4.0

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Questions about Microsoft Docs

What does Microsoft Docs do?

Consultar a documentação oficial da Microsoft para encontrar conceitos, tutoriais e exemplos de código sobre Azure, .NET, Agent Framework, Aspire, VS Code, GitHub e mais. Microsoft Docs is an agent skill from microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners, published by the product's own GitHub organization.NET, Agent Framework, Aspire, VS Code, GitHub e mais.

When should I use Microsoft Docs?

Microsoft Docs fits situations like: tasks that involve Building AI agents; tasks that involve MCP servers.

How do I install Microsoft Docs in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners --skill microsoft-docs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (translations/pt-PT/.agents/skills/microsoft-docs in microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners) into .claude/skills/microsoft-docs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Microsoft Docs in Codex?

Run `npx skills add microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners --skill microsoft-docs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (translations/pt-PT/.agents/skills/microsoft-docs in microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners) into .agents/skills/microsoft-docs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Microsoft Docs in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners --skill microsoft-docs -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/microsoft-docs, .gemini/skills/microsoft-docs, .github/skills/microsoft-docs and .opencode/skills/microsoft-docs in your project.

What does Microsoft Docs need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Microsoft Docs is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js.

Does Microsoft Docs access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: github.com and davidpine.dev. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Microsoft Docs safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Microsoft Docs use?

Microsoft Docs is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Microsoft Docs use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Microsoft Docs?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Microsoft Docs: Agent Framework Azure AI Py (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars), Microsoft Skill Creator (MicrosoftDocs/mcp, 1.9k stars), Agent Framework (jihadkhawaja/Egroo, 178 stars) and Copilot SDK (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Microsoft Docs?

microsoft (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners, which has 76,567 GitHub stars. The repository holds 123 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 19, 2026.

Source: microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.