Official agent skill

Azure Maps

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Expert knowledge for Azure Maps development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns.

OfficialCC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Azure Maps

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-maps --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-maps .claude/skills/azure-maps && 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-maps
GitHub stars
775
Token cost
~4.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,390 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
149
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

Expert knowledge for Azure Maps development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns.

  • Using Azure Maps Web/REST SDKs
  • SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Power BI visual integrations

What it does

Azure Maps is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Maps development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Azure Maps Web/REST SDKs, geocoding, routing, traffic, weather tiles, or Power BI visual integrations, and other Azure Maps related development tasks.

Its SKILL.md is about 4.7k 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 Geospatial analysis. It works with Microsoft Azure 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

  • Using Azure Maps Web/REST SDKs
  • Power BI visual integrations
  • Other Azure Maps related development tasks

Example prompts

  • “/azure-maps”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • 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 Maps loads about 4.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,390 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~93
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.7k

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). 1,390 words, ~4,675 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-maps/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-maps
description
Expert knowledge for Azure Maps development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Azure Maps Web/REST SDKs, geocoding, routing, traffic, weather tiles, or Power BI visual integrations, and other Azure Maps related development tasks.
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 Maps Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Maps. Covers best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. 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
Best PracticesL35-L44Guidance on secure auth, required attribution, routing and search tuning, accessibility, and performance optimization when building Azure Maps web apps.
Decision MakingL45-L59Guidance on Azure Maps pricing, cost planning, coverage, and how to migrate or replace Bing/Google Maps, Bing SDS, and Power BI maps with Azure Maps services.
Architecture & Design PatternsL60-L65Designing Azure architectures for elevation data services and multi-itinerary route optimization using Azure Maps, open DEM data, and NVIDIA cuOpt for scalable geospatial solutions
Limits & QuotasL66-L73Coverage limits, data availability, and QPS rate caps for Azure Maps services (geocoding, rendering, routing, traffic, weather), including regional support and tile resolution.
SecurityL74-L88Securing Azure Maps: auth methods (keys, Entra ID, SAS), SPA/web/daemon/device scenarios, Power BI visual access/residency, and private network access via Private Link.
ConfigurationL89-L116Configuring Azure Maps Web SDK behavior: map styles, layers, markers, popups, zoom/tiles, localization, routing models, spatial formats, browser support, and API version migrations.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL117-L174Patterns and code samples for integrating Azure Maps via Web/REST SDKs, migrating from Bing/Google, rendering and styling data (layers, drawing, clustering, heatmaps), and using Power BI/Spatial IO.
Best Practices
TopicURL
Apply secure authentication best practices in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/authentication-best-practices
Show required Azure Maps copyright attribution correctlyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-show-attribution
Apply routing best practices with Azure Maps Route servicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-best-practices-for-routing
Apply best practices for Azure Maps Searchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-best-practices-for-search
Implement accessibility features in Azure Maps appshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-accessibility
Optimize performance with Azure Maps Web SDK best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/web-sdk-best-practices
Decision Making
Architecture & Design Patterns
TopicURL
Build elevation data services on Azure using open DEM datahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/elevation-data-services
Architect a multi-itinerary optimization service with Azure Maps and NVIDIA cuOpthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/itinerary-optimization-service
Limits & Quotas
TopicURL
Apply Azure Maps QPS rate limits per servicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-qps-rate-limits
Check Azure Maps geocoding coverage by regionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/geocoding-coverage
Understand Azure Maps render coverage and tile resolutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/render-coverage
Check Azure Maps weather service regional coveragehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/weather-coverage
Security
TopicURL
Configure Azure Maps authentication and access controlhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-authentication
Configure authentication methods for Azure Maps accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-manage-authentication
Secure Azure Maps daemon and background applicationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-daemon-app
Secure input-constrained devices using Entra ID and Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-device-code
Secure Azure Maps apps using SAS tokenshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-sas-app
Secure non-interactive SPAs for Azure Maps with Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-spa-app
Secure Azure Maps SPA with interactive user sign-inhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-spa-users
Secure Azure Maps web apps with interactive sign-inhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-webapp-users
Understand Azure Maps Power BI visual data residency behaviorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/power-bi-visual-data-residency
Manage organizational access to Azure Maps Power BI visualhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/power-bi-visual-manage-access
Secure Azure Maps access using Private Link endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/private-endpoints
Configuration
TopicURL
Configure map styles in Azure Maps Web Controlhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/choose-map-style
Configure vehicle consumption models in Azure Maps routinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/consumption-model
Create and manage data sources in Azure Maps Web SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/create-data-source-web-sdk
Use Azure Maps extended GeoJSON geometrieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/extend-geojson
Configure Azure Maps global data processing regionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-manage-consent
Configure and use Azure Maps web map controlhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-map-control
Use Azure Maps map control via npm in Node.jshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-npm-package
Add and configure Bubble layers in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-bubble-layer
Configure controls on Azure Maps Web mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-controls
Add HTML markers and events to Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-custom-html
Add and configure Symbol layers in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-pin
Add and customize popups on Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-popup
Migrate Azure Maps Route v1.0 APIs to 2025-01-01https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-route-v1-api
Migrate Azure Maps Search v1 integrations to 2026-01-01https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-search-v1-api
Migrate Azure Maps Traffic v1 service to newer APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-traffic-v1-api
Configure Azure Maps drawing tools optionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/set-drawing-options
Supported spatial formats in Azure Maps Spatial IOhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/spatial-io-read-write-spatial-data
Delimited and XML spatial data parsing rules in Spatial IOhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/spatial-io-supported-data-format-details
Check browser support for Azure Maps Web SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/supported-browsers
Configure Azure Maps localization languages and viewshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/supported-languages
Select and use built-in Azure Maps map styleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/supported-map-styles
Use Azure Maps supported search category codeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/supported-search-categories
Upgrade Azure Maps Web SDK Map Control to v3https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/web-sdk-migration-guide
Configure Azure Maps zoom levels and tile coordinateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/zoom-levels-and-tile-grid
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Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Use PMTiles custom protocol with Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/add-custom-protocol-pmtiles
Migrate Azure Maps Android SDK apps to Web SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/android-sdk-migration-guide
Integrate Azure Maps geofence events with Event Gridhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-event-grid-integration
Cluster point data with Azure Maps Web SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/clustering-point-data-web-sdk
Use data-driven style expressions in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/data-driven-style-expressions-web-sdk
Use Azure Maps drawing tools eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/drawing-tools-events
Use drawing interactions and shortcuts in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/drawing-tools-interactions-keyboard-shortcuts
Build Azure Maps apps using the C# REST SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-dev-guide-csharp-sdk
Build Azure Maps apps using the Java REST SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-dev-guide-java-sdk
Integrate Azure Maps using the JavaScript REST SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-dev-guide-js-sdk
Build Azure Maps apps using the Python REST SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-dev-guide-py-sdk
Render custom data on Azure Maps static imageshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-render-custom-data
Request real-time and forecast weather with Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-request-weather-data
Use Azure Maps Search APIs for geocoding and POI lookuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-search-for-address
Use image templates and fill patterns in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-image-templates-web-sdk
Integrate spatial data using Azure Maps Spatial IOhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-spatial-io-module
Use Azure Maps TypeScript REST SDK moduleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-ts-rest-sdk
Migrate Azure Maps iOS SDK apps to Web SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/ios-sdk-migration-guide
Add and customize drawing toolbar in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-drawing-toolbar
Create and customize heat map layers in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-heat-map-layer
Overlay image layers on Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-image-layer
Render line layers with Azure Maps Web SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-line-layer
Render polygon and circle layers in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-shape
Add and configure snap grid in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-snap-grid
Add tile layers and overlays in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-add-tile-layer
Create and animate maps with Azure Maps Web SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-create
Handle Azure Maps Web SDK map eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-events
Use polygon extrusion layers in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-extruded-polygon
Perform reverse geocoding in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-get-information-from-coordinate
Extract GeoJSON from drawn shapes in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-get-shape-data
Request and display routes with Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-route
Search locations and show results in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-search-location
Display traffic flow and incidents in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-show-traffic
Translate Bing route calculation to Azure Maps routinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-calculate-route
Convert Bing address geocoding to Azure Maps Geocodinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-find-location-address
Migrate Bing reverse geocoding to Azure Maps APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-find-location-by-point
Migrate Bing query-based geocoding to Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-find-location-query
Migrate Bing time zone lookups to Azure Maps timezone APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-find-time-zone
Migrate Bing Maps web apps to Azure Maps Web SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-from-bing-maps-web-app
Migrate Google Maps web apps to Azure Maps Web SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-from-google-maps-web-app
Map Google Maps web services to Azure Maps REST APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-from-google-maps-web-services
Migrate Bing Geocode Dataflow to Azure batch geocodinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-geocode-dataflow
Replace Bing Geodata API with Azure Maps Get Polygonhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-geodata
Migrate Bing Static Map calls to Azure Static Imagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-get-static-map
Migrate Bing traffic incidents to Azure Maps incident detailshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-get-traffic-incidents
Add and configure marker layers in Azure Maps visualhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/power-bi-visual-add-marker-layer
Add pie chart layers in Azure Maps Power BI visualhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/power-bi-visual-add-pie-chart-layer
Use cluster bubble layers in Azure Maps visualhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/power-bi-visual-cluster-bubbles
Get started with Azure Maps visual in Power BIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/power-bi-visual-get-started
Configure layers in Azure Maps Power BI visualhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/power-bi-visual-understanding-layers
Overlay OGC WMS/WMTS layers in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/spatial-io-add-ogc-map-layer
Render data with Spatial IO SimpleDataLayerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/spatial-io-add-simple-data-layer
Connect Azure Maps Spatial IO to WFS serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/spatial-io-connect-wfs-service
Use core CSV/XML IO operations in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/spatial-io-core-operations
Implement custom WebGL layers in Azure Mapshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/webgl-custom-layer

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Files

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

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

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Questions about Azure Maps

What does Azure Maps do?

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

When should I use Azure Maps?

Azure Maps fits situations like: using Azure Maps Web/REST SDKs; power BI visual integrations; other Azure Maps related development tasks.

How do I install Azure Maps in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Azure Maps in Codex?

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

Can I use Azure Maps 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-maps -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-maps, .gemini/skills/azure-maps, .github/skills/azure-maps and .opencode/skills/azure-maps in your project.

What does Azure Maps need to run?

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

Does Azure Maps 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 Maps 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 Maps use?

Azure Maps 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 Maps use?

About 4.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 19k 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 Maps?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Maps: Azure Mgmt Fabric Py (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars), Azure Maps Search Dotnet (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars), Azure Mgmt Fabric Dotnet (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars) and Fashion Designer (theneoai/awesome-skills, 183 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure Maps?

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.