Official agent skill

Azure Signalr Service

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

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

OfficialCC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Azure Signalr Service

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-signalr-service --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-signalr-service .claude/skills/azure-signalr-service && 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-signalr-service
GitHub stars
776
Token cost
~3.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
913 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
147
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

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

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

What it does

Azure Signalr Service is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure SignalR Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring SignalR modes, upstreams, private endpoints, autoscale, multi-region topologies, or Event Grid integration, and other Azure SignalR Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus)…

Its SKILL.md is about 3.3k 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. It works with Microsoft Azure, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Service Bus and Azure Web PubSub. 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 SignalR modes
  • Private endpoints
  • Multi-region topologies
  • Event Grid integration

Example prompts

  • “/azure-signalr-service”

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 Signalr Service loads about 3.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 145 tokens; SKILL.md has 913 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~145
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.3k

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). 913 words, ~3,337 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-signalr-service/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-signalr-service
description
Expert knowledge for Azure SignalR Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring SignalR modes, upstreams, private endpoints, autoscale, multi-region topologies, or Event Grid integration, and other Azure SignalR Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs).
compatibility
Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata.generated_at
2026-06-07
metadata.generator
docs2skills/1.0.0

Azure SignalR Service Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure SignalR Service. 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-L45Diagnosing and fixing SignalR issues: connectivity and message delivery problems, live trace and Azure Monitor logs, common error patterns, and best practices for reliable operation.
Best PracticesL46-L51Guidance on safely shutting down SignalR app servers and managing client lifecycle events, including detecting, handling, and recovering from client disconnects and reconnects.
Decision MakingL52-L56Guidance on choosing the right SignalR Service mode (Default/Serverless/Classic) and configuring availability zones/zone redundancy for high availability and resilience.
Architecture & Design PatternsL57-L63Patterns for scaling and sharding SignalR, designing resilient multi-region topologies, and architecting high-availability, high-throughput ASP.NET Core SignalR apps with Azure SignalR.
Limits & QuotasL64-L70Message/connection billing rules, capacity planning, throughput limits, and how to scale Azure SignalR instances within quota and performance constraints.
SecurityL71-L92Securing Azure SignalR: auth with Entra ID/managed identities, keys and rotation, network/private endpoints/NSGs, WAF, Key Vault access, RBAC, cross-tenant, and Azure Policy compliance.
ConfigurationL93-L104Configuring SignalR apps: connection strings, upstream endpoints, custom domains, monitoring/metrics, negotiation endpoints, Functions bindings, and using the local emulator.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL105-L120Patterns and APIs for integrating SignalR with servers and gateways: SDK usage, client management, REST data-plane versions, and wiring events through Event Grid, API Management, and Application Gateway.
DeploymentL121-L131Deploying and managing Azure SignalR via CLI, ARM/Bicep templates, autoscale setup, regional moves, and end-to-end web app deployment (incl. GitHub auth)
Troubleshooting
Best Practices
TopicURL
Gracefully shut down Azure SignalR app servershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/server-graceful-shutdown
Handle client disconnections and reconnections in Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-client-disconnections
Decision Making
TopicURL
Choose the right Azure SignalR Service modehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/concept-service-mode
Architecture & Design Patterns
Limits & Quotas
TopicURL
Understand message and connection counting for SignalR billinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-messages-and-connections
Plan Azure SignalR performance and capacityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-performance
Scale Azure SignalR instances and understand scaling constraintshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-scale-signalr
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Security
TopicURL
Disable access key auth and enforce Entra ID for SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-disable-local-auth
Configure network access control for Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-network-access-control
Secure Azure SignalR with private endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-private-endpoints
Use Azure SignalR service tags in NSGshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-service-tags
Secure SignalR outbound traffic via shared private endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-shared-private-endpoints
Access Key Vault privately from Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-shared-private-endpoints-key-vault
Use managed identities with Azure SignalR Servicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-use-managed-identity
Built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/policy-reference
Apply Azure Policy regulatory compliance controls to SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/security-controls-policy
Implement custom authentication for Azure SignalR clientshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-authenticate-oauth
Authorize Azure SignalR access with Microsoft Entra ID RBAChttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-authorize-azure-active-directory
Authorize Azure SignalR with Microsoft Entra applicationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-authorize-application
Configure cross-tenant authorization for Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-authorize-cross-tenant
Authorize Azure SignalR with managed identitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-authorize-managed-identity
Enforce Azure SignalR compliance with Azure Policyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-azure-policy
Configure Azure SignalR Application Firewall ruleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-configure-application-firewall
Rotate Azure SignalR access keys securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-key-rotation
Authenticate Azure SignalR clients with Azure Functions bindingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-tutorial-authenticate-azure-functions
Configuration
TopicURL
Configure Azure SignalR Service connection strings in appshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/concept-connection-string
Configure upstream endpoints and protocols in Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/concept-upstream
Configure custom domains for Azure SignalR Servicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-custom-domain
Configure monitoring for Azure SignalR with Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/monitor-signalr
Reference for Azure SignalR monitoring metrics and logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/monitor-signalr-reference
Customize client negotiation endpoints in Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-client-negotiation
Develop and configure Azure Functions apps with SignalR bindingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-serverless-development-config
Use Azure SignalR Local Emulator for serverless developmenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-emulator
Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Integrate Azure SignalR Service events with Event Gridhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-event-grid-integration
Integrate Azure SignalR events with Event Gridhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-event-grid-integration
Use Azure SignalR Service SDK from your app serverhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-use
Manage Azure SignalR clients using the Management SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-use-management-sdk
Use Azure SignalR with API Managementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-work-with-apim
Use Azure SignalR with Application Gatewayhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-work-with-app-gateway
Use Azure SignalR REST API for server-to-client messaginghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-quickstart-rest-api
Use Azure SignalR data-plane REST APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-reference-data-plane-rest-api
Integrate with Azure SignalR REST API v1https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v1
Integrate with Azure SignalR REST API v1-previewhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v1-preview
Integrate with Azure SignalR REST API v20220601https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v20220601
Integrate with Azure SignalR REST API v20241201https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v20241201
Deployment

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Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

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Questions about Azure Signalr Service

What does Azure Signalr Service do?

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

When should I use Azure Signalr Service?

Azure Signalr Service fits situations like: configuring SignalR modes; private endpoints; multi-region topologies; event Grid integration.

How do I install Azure Signalr Service in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Azure Signalr Service in Codex?

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

Can I use Azure Signalr Service 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-signalr-service -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-signalr-service, .gemini/skills/azure-signalr-service, .github/skills/azure-signalr-service and .opencode/skills/azure-signalr-service in your project.

What does Azure Signalr Service need to run?

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

Azure Signalr Service 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 Signalr Service use?

About 3.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Azure Signalr Service?

MicrosoftDocs (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, which has 776 GitHub stars. The repository holds 147 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.