Official agent skill

Azure Data Explorer

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

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

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Install Azure Data Explorer

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-data-explorer --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-data-explorer .claude/skills/azure-data-explorer && 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-data-explorer
GitHub stars
775
Token cost
~4.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,375 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
149
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

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

  • Securing ADX (RBAC/MI)
  • SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Automating cluster/schema deploys

What it does

Azure Data Explorer is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Data Explorer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when securing ADX (RBAC/MI), automating cluster/schema deploys, tuning ingestion/queries, or integrating via ODBC/JDBC/Power BI, and other Azure Data Explorer related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure HDInsight (use…

Its SKILL.md is about 4.9k 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 Development, covering Design patterns and Authorization and RBAC. It works with Microsoft Azure, Databricks and Power BI. 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

  • Securing ADX (RBAC/MI)
  • Automating cluster/schema deploys
  • Tuning ingestion/queries
  • Integrating via ODBC/JDBC/Power BI

Example prompts

  • “/azure-data-explorer”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • 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 Data Explorer loads about 4.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 160 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,375 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~160
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.9k

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). 1,375 words, ~4,900 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-data-explorer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-data-explorer
description
Expert knowledge for Azure Data Explorer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when securing ADX (RBAC/MI), automating cluster/schema deploys, tuning ingestion/queries, or integrating via ODBC/JDBC/Power BI, and other Azure Data Explorer related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics).
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 Data Explorer Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Data Explorer. 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-L49Diagnosing and fixing ADX cluster health, connection, creation, ingestion, dashboard, DB/table, private endpoint, and resource health issues, including error codes and common failure patterns.
Best PracticesL50-L61Guidance on optimizing ADX clusters and schemas, handling duplicates and JSON ingestion, tuning for high concurrency, monitoring queued ingestion, using hot windows, and applying Power BI best practices.
Decision MakingL62-L76Guidance on ADX capacity planning, SKU and compute choices, scaling, cost optimization, reservations, business continuity, confidential compute, streaming ingestion, and Elasticsearch migration.
Architecture & Design PatternsL77-L83Designing ADX architectures for DR/BCP, cross-cluster access via follower DBs, and multitenant patterns (isolation, scaling, and resource sharing).
Limits & QuotasL84-L93Cluster limits and behaviors: free cluster quotas, auto-stop, safe delete/recover, ingestion file size and invalid data handling, and supported data/compression formats.
SecurityL94-L121Securing Azure Data Explorer: authn/z (RBAC, principals, Entra apps, Conditional Access), encryption, managed identities, network isolation, policies, data purging, and outbound/public access control.
ConfigurationL122-L136Configuring ADX environments: database/table policies, retention/cache, cross-tenant Event Hubs, Kusto emulator, plugins, monitoring, schema sync, T-SQL, and web UI settings/shortcuts.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL137-L171Integrating Azure Data Explorer with tools and platforms (SQL, ODBC/JDBC, Power Automate/Apps, Functions, Grafana, Splunk, OpenTelemetry, etc.) and coding patterns for querying, ingestion, and automation.
DeploymentL172-L178Automating ADX cluster provisioning and schema deployment, plus guidance for migrating clusters to availability zones and from VNet injection to private endpoints.
Troubleshooting
TopicURL
Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Data Explorer cluster healthhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/check-cluster-health
Diagnose and fix Azure Data Explorer dashboard tile errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/dashboard-troubleshoot-tile-errors
Diagnose Azure Data Explorer ingestion errors by codehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/error-codes
Resolve common Azure Data Explorer ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingestion-faq
Use Resource Health to diagnose ADX issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/monitor-with-resource-health
Troubleshoot Azure Data Explorer private endpoint issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/security-network-private-endpoint-troubleshoot
Fix Azure Data Explorer cluster connection issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/troubleshoot-connect-cluster
Troubleshoot Azure Data Explorer cluster creation failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/troubleshoot-create-cluster
Resolve Azure Data Explorer DB and table operation failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/troubleshoot-database-table
Best Practices
TopicURL
Apply Azure Advisor recommendations to optimize Data Explorer clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/azure-advisor
Handle duplicate data in Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/dealing-with-duplicates
Optimize Azure Data Explorer clusters for high-concurrency workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/high-concurrency
Use hot windows to efficiently query cold data in Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/hot-windows
Ingest JSON into Azure Data Explorer with KQL, C#, and Pythonhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingest-json-formats
Monitor queued ingestion metrics in ADXhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/monitor-queued-ingestion
Apply Power BI best practices for Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/power-bi-best-practices
Optimize Azure Data Explorer table schema designhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/schema-best-practice
Decision Making
Architecture & Design Patterns
TopicURL
Design Azure Data Explorer business continuity and DRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/business-continuity-create-solution
Use follower databases for cross-cluster ADX accesshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/follower
Choose multitenant architectures for Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/multi-tenant
Limits & Quotas
TopicURL
Understand automatic stop behavior for inactive clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/auto-stop-clusters
Apply Event Grid ingestion file size limits in Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/create-event-grid-connection
Delete and recover Azure Data Explorer clusters safelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/delete-cluster
Understand invalid data behavior during ADX ingestionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingest-invalid-data
Supported data and compression formats for Azure Data Explorer ingestionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingestion-supported-formats
Upgrade free Azure Data Explorer clusters and remove limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/start-for-free-upgrade
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Security
TopicURL
Programmatically add Azure Data Explorer cluster principalshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/add-cluster-principal
Programmatically add Azure Data Explorer database principalshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/add-database-principal
Enable disk encryption for Azure Data Explorer clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/cluster-encryption-disk
Configure encryption options for Azure Data Explorer clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/cluster-encryption-overview
Configure managed identities on Azure Data Explorer clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/configure-managed-identities-cluster
Configure cross-tenant access for Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/cross-tenant-query-and-commands
Configure customer-managed keys for Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/customer-managed-keys
Purge personal data from Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/data-purge-portal
Authenticate Azure Data Explorer external tables with managed identitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/external-tables-managed-identities
Ingest data using managed identity authenticationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingest-data-managed-identity
Configure and manage Azure Data Explorer cluster lockshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/manage-cluster-locks
Configure Azure Data Explorer cluster RBAC permissionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/manage-cluster-permissions
Configure database RBAC permissions in Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/manage-database-permissions
Use managed identities with Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/managed-identities-overview
Apply built-in Azure Policy definitions to ADXhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/policy-reference
Securely connect private-endpoint clusters to Power BIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/power-bi-private-endpoint
Create and authorize Microsoft Entra apps for Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/provision-entra-id-app
Configure Conditional Access for Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/security-conditional-access
Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/security-controls-policy
Configure managed private endpoints for Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/security-network-managed-private-endpoint-create
Plan network security for Azure Data Explorer clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/security-network-overview
Secure Azure Data Explorer with private endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/security-network-private-endpoint
Restrict outbound access from Azure Data Explorer clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/security-network-restrict-outbound-access
Control public network access to Data Explorer clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/security-network-restrict-public-access
Configuration
TopicURL
Use KQL database scripts in ARM deploymentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/database-script
Programmatically create Azure Data Explorer database and table policieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/database-table-policies
Create cross-tenant Event Hubs data connections for Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingest-data-cross-tenant
Install and configure Azure Data Explorer Kusto emulatorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/kusto-emulator-install
Manage language extension plugins in Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/language-extensions
Configure Azure Data Explorer monitoring reference settingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/monitor-data-explorer-reference
Synchronize ADX schema with Sync Kusto toolhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/sync-kusto
Use T-SQL queries against Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/t-sql
Configure Azure Data Explorer table retention and cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/table-retention-policy-wizard
Customize Azure Data Explorer web UI environment settingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/web-customize-settings
Use Azure Data Explorer web UI query keyboard shortcutshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/web-ui-query-keyboard-shortcuts
Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Manage ADX with Azure PowerShell Kusto cmdletshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/azure-powershell
Clone Azure Data Explorer database schema via commandshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/clone-database-schema
Connect common SQL tools to Azure Data Explorer via emulationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/connect-common-apps
Configure JDBC connectivity to Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/connect-jdbc
Set up ODBC connections to Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/connect-odbc
Query Azure Storage external tables from Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/external-azure-storage-tables-query
Use ADX connector in Power Automate flowshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/flow
Automate ADX queries with Power Automate exampleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/flow-usage
Configure Grafana integration with Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/grafana
Configure Event Grid ingestion from storage to Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingest-data-event-grid-overview
Ingest Splunk Enterprise data into Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingest-data-splunk
Ingest data from Splunk Universal Forwarder into Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingest-data-splunk-uf
Configure Telegraf Azure Data Explorer output pluginhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/ingest-data-telegraf
Use ADX input/output bindings in Azure Functionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/integrate-azure-functions
Integrate MCP servers with Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/integrate-mcp-servers
Connect Azure Data Explorer to Kibana via K2Bridgehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/k2bridge
Query ADX from Jupyter using Kqlmagichttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/kqlmagic
Query ADX as a linked server from SQL Serverhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/linked-server
Run ADX queries via Logic Apps connectorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/logic-apps
Configure OpenTelemetry collector to ingest into Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/open-telemetry-connector
Build Power Apps that query Azure Data Explorer via connectorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/power-apps-connector
Integrate Azure Data Explorer with Microsoft Purviewhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/purview
Query Azure Data Explorer using the Python data client libraryhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/python-query-data
Query Azure Data Explorer from MATLAB using authorization tokenshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/query-matlab
Use Redash native connector with Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/redash
Use Serilog sink to stream logs into Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/serilog-sink
Set up Sisense integration with Azure Data Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/sisense
Run KQL queries and stored functions over TDS from SQL clientshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/sql-kql-queries-and-stored-functions
Connect to Azure Data Explorer using SQL Server emulation (TDS endpoint)https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/sql-server-emulation-overview
Connect Azure Data Explorer to Tableau via ODBChttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/tableau
Debug KQL inline Python plugin code using Visual Studio Codehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/kusto/debug-inline-python?view=microsoft-fabric
Deployment
TopicURL
Automate provisioning of Azure Data Explorer environmentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/automated-deploy-overview
Use Azure DevOps pipelines for Azure Data Explorer schema deploymenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/devops
Migrate Azure Data Explorer clusters to multiple availability zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/migrate-cluster-to-multiple-availability-zone
Migrate Azure Data Explorer VNet injection to private endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/security-network-migrate-vnet-to-private-endpoint

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Questions about Azure Data Explorer

What does Azure Data Explorer do?

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

When should I use Azure Data Explorer?

Azure Data Explorer fits situations like: securing ADX (RBAC/MI); automating cluster/schema deploys; tuning ingestion/queries; integrating via ODBC/JDBC/Power BI.

How do I install Azure Data Explorer in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Azure Data Explorer in Codex?

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

Can I use Azure Data Explorer 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-data-explorer -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-data-explorer, .gemini/skills/azure-data-explorer, .github/skills/azure-data-explorer and .opencode/skills/azure-data-explorer in your project.

What does Azure Data Explorer need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Data Explorer is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation..

Does Azure Data Explorer 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 Data Explorer 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 Data Explorer use?

Azure Data Explorer 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 Data Explorer use?

About 4.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 20k 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 Data Explorer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Data Explorer: Code Review (Azure/sap-automation, 145 stars), Microsoft Foundry (microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure, 255 stars), Update Provider Deps (mondoohq/mql, 411 stars) and Azure Resource Manager Cosmosdb Dotnet (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure Data Explorer?

MicrosoftDocs (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, which has 775 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.