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Official agent skill

Azure Batch

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Expert knowledge for Azure Batch development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations &…

OfficialCC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Azure Batch

skills CLI
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-batch -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-batch --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/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-batch .claude/skills/azure-batch && 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
azure-batch
GitHub stars
777
Token cost
~4k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,165 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
149
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

Expert knowledge for Azure Batch development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations &…

  • Configuring Batch pools
  • SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Private networking

What it does

Azure Batch is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Batch development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Batch pools, autoscale, private networking, CMK encryption, or CI/CD for HPC/render jobs, and other Azure Batch related development tasks. Not for Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service)…

Its SKILL.md is about 4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Requires network access. Uses mcpmicrosoftdocs:microsoftdocsfetch or fetchwebpage to retrieve documentation.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Design patterns and CI/CD. It works with Microsoft Azure, Azure Functions and Azure Kubernetes Service. The repository describes itself as: Curated Agent Skills for Microsoft & Azure – giving AI coding assistants structured, real-time expertise from Microsoft Learn docs. The licence is CC-BY-4.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Configuring Batch pools
  • Private networking
  • CI/CD for HPC/render jobs
  • Other Azure Batch related development tasks

Example prompts

  • “/azure-batch”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ba74e8f. 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):

    • learn.microsoft.com
    • github.com

    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.

  • Compatibility

    Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Azure Batch loads about 4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 155 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,165 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~155
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4k

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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills at commit ba74e8f, republished under its CC-BY-4.0 licence (© MicrosoftDocs). 1,165 words, ~3,998 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-batch/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-batch
description
Expert knowledge for Azure Batch development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Batch pools, autoscale, private networking, CMK encryption, or CI/CD for HPC/render jobs, and other Azure Batch related development tasks. Not for Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).
compatibility
Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata.generated_at
2026-10-04
metadata.generator
docs2skills/1.0.0

Azure Batch Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Batch. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L43Diagnosing and resolving Azure Batch job, task, pool, and node failures, including common error patterns, prevention strategies, and recovery/handling techniques.
Best PracticesL44-L55Guidance on optimizing Azure Batch workloads: efficient queries, job/task setup, concurrency, rendering and financial workloads, security, and scaling jobs with many tasks.
Decision MakingL56-L69Guidance on choosing VM sizes, images, disks, Spot/GPU usage, capacity and quotas, cost planning, and migration strategies for Azure Batch pools and large-scale simulations.
Architecture & Design PatternsL70-L75Architectural guidance for burst rendering with Azure Batch, including choosing batch/topology patterns and designing storage, caching, and data movement for large render workloads.
Limits & QuotasL76-L82Planning Batch capacity, understanding service limits/quotas, managing quotas via .NET, and using metrics/logs to monitor and stay within Azure Batch limits.
SecurityL83-L99Securing Batch accounts and pools: key rotation, Entra ID auth/RBAC, CMK and disk encryption, private endpoints/Private Link, network perimeters, and Azure Policy-based governance.
ConfigurationL100-L136Configuring Azure Batch pools, nodes, networking, monitoring, autoscale, OS/cert rotation, events/logs, containers, disks, and task runtime/user settings for secure, optimized operation.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL137-L153Patterns and code samples for integrating Azure Batch with CLI, SDKs, containers, MPI, storage/file mounts, Key Vault, telemetry, and automating jobs/tasks across languages.
DeploymentL154-L158Guides for moving Azure Batch accounts across regions with ARM templates and setting up CI/CD pipelines for Batch HPC workloads using Azure Pipelines.
Troubleshooting
TopicURL
Diagnose and handle Azure Batch job and task errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-job-task-error-checking
Diagnose and avoid Azure Batch pool and node errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-node-error-checking
Diagnose and handle Azure Batch task errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/error-handling
Best Practices
TopicURL
Design efficient Azure Batch list querieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-efficient-list-queries
Use job preparation and release tasks in Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-job-prep-release
Run concurrent tasks on Azure Batch nodeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-parallel-node-tasks
Use Azure Batch capabilities for rendering workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-rendering-functionality
Apply product-specific best practices for Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/best-practices
Optimize Azure Batch jobs with large task countshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/large-number-tasks
Apply security best practices to Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/security-best-practices
Package financial models in Batch containershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/package-models-with-containers
Decision Making
TopicURL
Migrate Batch custom image pools to Compute Galleryhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-custom-image-pools-to-azure-compute-gallery-migration-guide
Choose and migrate custom images for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-custom-images
Choose compute-intensive VM sizes for Azure Batch workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-compute-intensive-sizes
Select optimal VM sizes and images for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-vm-sizes
Plan and migrate Azure Batch pools to new node communication modelhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pools-to-simplified-compute-node-communication-model-migration-guide
Decide when to use ephemeral OS disks in Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/create-pool-ephemeral-os-disk
Plan and manage Azure Batch workload costshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/plan-to-manage-costs
Plan end-to-end Azure Batch risk simulationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/
Decide when to use GPU pools in Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/evaluate-gpu-acceleration
Plan Azure Batch financial simulation runshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/plan-a-run
Architecture & Design Patterns
TopicURL
Choose Azure architectures for cloud rendering bursthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-rendering-architectures
Design storage and data movement for Azure Batch renderinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-rendering-storage-data-movement
Limits & Quotas
TopicURL
Plan Azure Batch capacity and quotas effectivelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-capacity-planning
Manage Azure Batch accounts and quotas with .NEThttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-management-dotnet
Review Azure Batch service quotas and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-quota-limit
Security
TopicURL
Rotate Azure Batch account shared keys securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/account-key-rotation
Authenticate Azure Batch apps with Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-aad-auth
Secure Azure Batch Management with Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-aad-auth-management
Encrypt Azure Batch data with customer-managed keyshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-customer-managed-key
Configure Azure RBAC roles for Azure Batch accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-role-based-access-control
Enable disk encryption for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/disk-encryption
Manage Azure Batch private endpoint connections securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/manage-private-endpoint-connections
Configure user-assigned managed identities for Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/managed-identity-pools
Configure Azure Batch with network security perimetershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/network-security-perimeter
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure Batch governancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/policy-reference
Configure Azure Batch private endpoints with Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/private-connectivity
Configure public network access for Azure Batch accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/public-network-access
Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/security-controls-policy
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Configuration
TopicURL
Enable automatic certificate rotation in Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/automatic-certificate-rotation
Reference events and alerts for Azure Batch Analyticshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-analytics
Configure autoscale formulas for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-automatic-scaling
Use Azure Batch task runtime environment variableshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-compute-node-environment-variables
Configure task-level container isolation in Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-container-isolation-task
Configure and use NVMe temporary disks on Azure Batch nodeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-nvme-temporary
Interpret Azure Batch pool autoscale event payloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-autoscale-event
Understand Azure Batch pool create diagnostic event schemahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-create-event
Understand Azure Batch pool delete complete diagnostic eventhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-delete-complete-event
Understand Azure Batch pool delete start diagnostic eventhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-delete-start-event
Understand Azure Batch pool resize complete diagnostic eventhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-resize-complete-event
Understand Azure Batch pool resize start diagnostic eventhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-resize-start-event
Update configuration properties of Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-update-properties
Use Azure Batch special task event schemashttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-special-task-event
Analyze Azure Batch task complete event detailshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-complete-event
Handle Azure Batch task fail event logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-fail-event
Understand Azure Batch task requeue event payloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-requeue-event
Interpret Azure Batch task schedule fail eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-schedule-fail-event
Use Azure Batch task start event schemahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-start-event
Configure Auto OS Upgrade for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-upgrade-policy
Configure Azure Batch task user accounts securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-user-accounts
Configure Azure Batch pools in virtual networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-virtual-network
Configure Azure Batch pools across availability zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/create-pool-availability-zones
Configure and monitor Azure Batch pool extensionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/create-pool-extensions
Create Azure Batch pools with static public IP addresseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/create-pool-public-ip
Configure Azure Batch pool tag to disable hyper-threadinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/how-to-disable-hyper-threading-using-pool-tag
Configure and use monitoring for Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/monitor-batch
Configure Azure Monitor Agent on Batch pool nodeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/monitor-batch-pool-nodes
Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/monitor-batch-reference
Configure external node endpoints for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/pool-endpoint-configuration
Configure and use Azure Batch task resource fileshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/resource-files
Configure simplified compute node communication in Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/simplified-compute-node-communication
Create Azure Batch pools without public IP addresseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/simplified-node-communication-pool-no-public-ip
Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Manage Azure Batch with Azure CLI commandshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-cli-get-started
Run containerized workloads on Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-docker-container-workloads
Use Azure Batch task and node count APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-get-resource-counts
Build Azure Batch clients with JavaScript SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-js-get-started
Use Azure Batch Python and .NET clients for Linux poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-linux-nodes
Run MPI workloads with Azure Batch multi-instance taskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-mpi
Use .NET File Conventions to store Batch outputhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-output-file-conventions
Persist Azure Batch task output via service APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-output-files
Access Azure Key Vault from Batch pools using managed identityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/credential-access-key-vault
Instrument Azure Batch apps with Application Insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/monitor-application-insights
Mount Azure Files shares on Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/pool-file-shares
Automate Azure Batch risk runs with .NEThttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/automate-with-dotnet
Mount external file systems on Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/virtual-file-mount
Deployment
TopicURL
Move Azure Batch accounts between regions with ARMhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/account-move
Implement CI/CD for Azure Batch HPC with Azure Pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-ci-cd

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/azure-batch of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

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Questions about Azure Batch

What does Azure Batch do?

Expert knowledge for Azure Batch development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations &…. Azure Batch is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Batch development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.

When should I use Azure Batch?

Azure Batch fits situations like: configuring Batch pools; private networking; CI/CD for HPC/render jobs; other Azure Batch related development tasks.

How do I install Azure Batch in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-batch -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-batch in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .claude/skills/azure-batch in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Azure Batch in Codex?

Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-batch -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-batch in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .agents/skills/azure-batch in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Azure Batch 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 MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-batch -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/azure-batch, .gemini/skills/azure-batch, .github/skills/azure-batch and .opencode/skills/azure-batch in your project.

What does Azure Batch need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Batch is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation..

Does Azure Batch access the network?

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

Is Azure Batch 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 Azure Batch use?

Azure Batch is published under the CC-BY-4.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Azure Batch use?

About 4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 16k 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 Azure Batch?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Batch: Azure Static Web Apps (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Azure Bicep Skill (timothywarner-org/claude-code, 224 stars), Aks Deployment Skill (timothywarner/chatgptclass, 143 stars) and Releasing Blanc (bnfy/blanc, 111 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure Batch?

MicrosoftDocs (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, which has 777 GitHub stars. The repository holds 149 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.