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Official agent skill

Azure Managed Redis

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding…

OfficialCC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedDatabases

Install Azure Managed Redis

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-managed-redis --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-managed-redis .claude/skills/azure-managed-redis && 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-managed-redis
GitHub stars
777
Token cost
~3.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,013 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
149
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding…

  • Using Redis tiers
  • SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Clustering/sharding

What it does

Azure Managed Redis is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Redis tiers, Entra ID auth, clustering/sharding, persistence/geo-replication, or ARM/Bicep deployments, and other Azure Managed Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Cache for Redis (use azure-cache-redis).

Its SKILL.md is about 3.4k 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 Databases, covering Database administration, Deployment and Design patterns. It works with Redis, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID and Bicep. 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

  • Using Redis tiers
  • Clustering/sharding
  • Persistence/geo-replication
  • ARM/Bicep deployments

Example prompts

  • “/azure-managed-redis”

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 Managed Redis loads about 3.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 117 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,013 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~117
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.4k

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). 1,013 words, ~3,444 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-managed-redis/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-managed-redis
description
Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Redis tiers, Entra ID auth, clustering/sharding, persistence/geo-replication, or ARM/Bicep deployments, and other Azure Managed Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Cache for Redis (use azure-cache-redis).
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 Managed Redis Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Redis. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, 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
TroubleshootingL36-L46Diagnosing and fixing Redis issues: using diagnostic commands, handling common errors, client and connectivity problems, data loss, server performance, latency, and timeouts.
Best PracticesL47-L63Best practices for connecting, scaling, monitoring, and optimizing Azure Managed Redis, including memory, performance, resiliency, Kubernetes hosting, and common FAQ patterns.
Decision MakingL64-L81Guidance on choosing Azure Managed Redis tiers, capacity, clustering, reliability, modules, and planning or executing migrations from legacy Redis and Redis Enterprise, including cost optimization.
Architecture & Design PatternsL82-L86Internal design of Azure Managed Redis: cluster topology, sharding, persistence, networking, and how architecture impacts performance, scaling, and reliability.
SecurityL87-L96Securing Azure Managed Redis: ACL-based access, Entra ID auth, disk encryption with CMK, TLS configuration, security best practices, and enforcing compliance via Azure Policy.
ConfigurationL97-L116Configuring Azure Managed Redis instances: settings, scaling, persistence, modules, networking, geo-replication, maintenance, monitoring, alerts, metrics, logs, and admin via CLI/PowerShell.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL117-L130Client integration patterns for Azure Managed Redis: language SDKs (.NET, Go, Node, Python), Entra ID auth, ASP.NET caching, data import/export, tools, and semantic routing.
DeploymentL131-L139Guides for migrating to Azure Managed Redis (self-service, tier upgrades, Redis Enterprise conversion) and deploying new instances using ARM templates or Bicep.
Troubleshooting
TopicURL
Use Redis diagnostic commands in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/common-redis-commands
Monitor and troubleshoot Redis: common error FAQshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-troubleshoot-faq
Troubleshoot Azure Managed Redis client-side issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-client
Troubleshoot connectivity issues in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-connectivity
Diagnose and resolve data loss in Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-data-loss
Diagnose Azure Managed Redis server performance issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-server
Resolve latency and timeout problems in Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-timeouts
Best Practices
TopicURL
Use client libraries effectively with Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-client-libraries
Design resilient connections to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-connection
Implement development best practices for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-development
Apply Flash Optimized tier best practices in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-flash-optimized
Host Kubernetes client apps for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-kubernetes
Manage Azure Managed Redis memory efficientlyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-memory-management
Benchmark Azure Managed Redis performance with memtierhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-performance
Apply scaling best practices for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-scale
Monitor and manage Azure Managed Redis server loadhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-server-load
Follow development guidance for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/development-faq
Understand failover and patching for Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/failover
Azure Redis FAQ: patterns and best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/faq
Manage Azure Managed Redis: common FAQs and tipshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/management-faq
Decision Making
TopicURL
Select clustering policy for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/choose-clustering-policy
Choose migration options to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-options
Plan migration from Basic/Standard/Premium to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-overview
Compare legacy Redis tiers with Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-understand
Select migration options from Redis Enterprise to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-options
Plan migration from Redis Enterprise to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-overview
Understand differences between Redis Enterprise and Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-understand
Evaluate migration approaches to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migration-guide
Plan Azure Managed Redis configuration choiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/plan-configuration
Plan Redis module selection in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/plan-redis-modules
Choose reliability and durability options for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/plan-reliability-and-durability
Choose Azure Managed Redis tier and capacityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/plan-tiers-and-capacity
Plan Azure Managed Redis deployments with FAQshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/planning-faq
Optimize Azure Managed Redis costs with reservationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/reserved-pricing
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Architecture & Design Patterns
TopicURL
Understand Azure Managed Redis internal architecturehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/architecture
Security
TopicURL
Configure custom Redis ACL-based data access in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/configure-access-permissions
Authenticate to Azure Managed Redis using Microsoft Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/entra-for-authentication
Set up disk encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-encryption
Apply security best practices to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/secure-azure-managed-redis
Apply Azure Policy compliance to Redis cacheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/security-controls-policy
Configure TLS settings for Azure Managed Redis connectionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/tls-configuration
Configuration
TopicURL
Configure Azure Managed Redis instance settingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/configure
Enable and use Redis keyspace notifications in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/enable-redis-keyspace-notifications
Monitor Azure Managed Redis with built-in Grafana dashboardshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/grafana-dashboards
Configure active geo-replication for Redis cacheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-active-geo-replication
Administer Azure Managed Redis via PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-manage-redis-cache-powershell
Configure data persistence for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-persistence
Scale Azure Managed Redis instances across SKUs and tiershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-scale
Upgrade Redis server versions in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-upgrade
Configure monitoring and alerts for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache
Reference metrics and logs for Azure Managed Redis monitoringhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache-reference
Reference metrics and logs for monitoring Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache-reference
Set diagnostic logging for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-diagnostic-settings
Configure Azure Managed Redis with Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/private-link
Configure Redis modules on Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-modules
Configure scheduled maintenance windows for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/scheduled-maintenance
Manage Azure Managed Redis with Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/scripts/create-manage-cache
Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Integrate Azure Functions with Azure Redis services using bindingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-bindings-cache
Use Azure Managed Redis in ASP.NET Core Web APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/aspnet
Configure ASP.NET Core output caching with Azure Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/aspnet-core-output-cache-provider
Connect .NET apps to Azure Managed Redis with Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/dotnet
Use Go client libraries with Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/go-get-started
Import and export Redis data via Azure Storagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-import-export-data
Use Redis Insight and redis-cli with Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-redis-access-data
Integrate Node.js TypeScript apps with Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/nodejs-get-started
Connect Python applications to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/python-get-started
Implement semantic routing with RedisVL and Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/tutorial-semantic-router
Deployment
TopicURL
Execute self-service migration to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-self-service
Use Azure migration tooling for Redis tier upgradehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-with-tooling
Execute migration from Redis Enterprise to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-self-service
Use tooling to convert Redis Enterprise to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-with-tooling
Provision Azure Managed Redis with ARM templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-cache-arm-provision
Deploy Azure Managed Redis using Bicephttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-cache-bicep-provision

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Files

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

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

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Questions about Azure Managed Redis

What does Azure Managed Redis do?

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

When should I use Azure Managed Redis?

Azure Managed Redis fits situations like: using Redis tiers; clustering/sharding; persistence/geo-replication; ARM/Bicep deployments.

How do I install Azure Managed Redis in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Azure Managed Redis in Codex?

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

Can I use Azure Managed Redis 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-managed-redis -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-managed-redis, .gemini/skills/azure-managed-redis, .github/skills/azure-managed-redis and .opencode/skills/azure-managed-redis in your project.

What does Azure Managed Redis need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Managed Redis 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 Managed Redis 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 Managed Redis 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 Managed Redis use?

Azure Managed Redis 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 Managed Redis use?

About 3.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k 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 Managed Redis?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Managed Redis: Azure Architecture Autopilot (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Azure Bicep Skill (timothywarner-org/claude-code, 224 stars), APIOps Deployment for Azure APIM (thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills, 202 stars) and Azsdk Common Live And Recorded Tests (Azure/azure-sdk-tools, 134 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure Managed Redis?

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.