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Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns…
Install Azure Sre Agent
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-sre-agent -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-sre-agent --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-sre-agent .claude/skills/azure-sre-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "azure-sre-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-sre-agent into .claude/skills/azure-sre-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-sre-agent", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-sre-agentType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-sre-agent -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-sre-agent --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-sre-agent .agents/skills/azure-sre-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "azure-sre-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-sre-agent into .agents/skills/azure-sre-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-sre-agent", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-sre-agent -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-sre-agent --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-sre-agent .cursor/skills/azure-sre-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "azure-sre-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-sre-agent into .cursor/skills/azure-sre-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-sre-agent", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git --path skills/azure-sre-agent--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-sre-agent -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-sre-agent --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-sre-agent .gemini/skills/azure-sre-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "azure-sre-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-sre-agent into .gemini/skills/azure-sre-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-sre-agent", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-sre-agentInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-sre-agent -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-sre-agent .github/skills/azure-sre-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "azure-sre-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-sre-agent into .github/skills/azure-sre-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-sre-agent", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-sre-agent -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-sre-agent --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-sre-agent .opencode/skills/azure-sre-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "azure-sre-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-sre-agent into .opencode/skills/azure-sre-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-sre-agent", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
azure-sre-agent- GitHub stars
- 775
- Token cost
- ~2.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 859 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 149
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
At a glance
Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns…
- Wiring SRE Agent to DevOps/GitHub
- SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- IaC deployments
What it does
Azure Sre Agent is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when wiring SRE Agent to DevOps/GitHub, KQL telemetry, AKS Java apps, IaC deployments, or DR architectures, and other Azure Sre Agent related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure…
Its SKILL.md is about 2.7k 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 DevOps & Cloud, covering Site reliability engineering, Deployment and Design patterns. It works with Microsoft Azure, Azure Monitor, Microsoft Sentinel and Java. 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
- Wiring SRE Agent to DevOps/GitHub
- IaC deployments
- DR architectures
- Other Azure Sre Agent related development tasks
Example prompts
- “/azure-sre-agent”
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.comgithub.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 Sre Agent loads about 2.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 143 tokens; SKILL.md has 859 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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). 859 words, ~2,722 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/azure-sre-agent/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- azure-sre-agent
- description
- Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when wiring SRE Agent to DevOps/GitHub, KQL telemetry, AKS Java apps, IaC deployments, or DR architectures, and other Azure Sre Agent related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health).
- compatibility
- Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
- metadata.generated_at
- 2026-09-27
- metadata.generator
- docs2skills/1.0.0
Azure Sre Agent Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Sre Agent. 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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools 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_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L36-L43 | Diagnosing and fixing SRE Agent issues: querying telemetry with KQL, filing Azure support tickets, resolving deployment/operation failures, and debugging Java performance on AKS. |
| Best Practices | L44-L48 | Best practices for integrating Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and related observability tools with SRE Agent to collect, analyze, and act on telemetry and alerts. |
| Decision Making | L49-L54 | Guidance on when to run deep investigations, when to use Log Analytics vs App Insights, how to estimate/control SRE Agent costs, and which Azure regions you can deploy in. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L55-L59 | Designing cold-standby disaster recovery for Azure SRE Agent, including architecture choices, failover strategy, RPO/RTO considerations, and environment replication. |
| Security | L60-L78 | Securing Azure SRE Agent: identities, RBAC and roles, network/firewall, data privacy, GitHub/ADO access, subscription visibility, tool access policies, and approval/run-mode controls. |
| Configuration | L79-L92 | Configuring SRE Agent capabilities: code interpreter, knowledge sources, tools/skills, governance hooks, subagents, incident plans, connectors, network/VNet, GitHub auth, MCP/IDE, and REST hooks. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L93-L113 | Integrating Azure SRE Agent with DevOps, GitHub, observability, incident tools, MCP servers, and Python/Kusto tools, plus secure API use and cross-tenant access configuration |
| Deployment | L114-L117 | How to deploy Azure SRE Agent using Infrastructure-as-Code templates, including required resources, parameters, and environment configuration steps. |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Query Azure SRE Agent telemetry and actions with KQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/audit-agent-actions |
| File Azure support requests from SRE Agent troubleshooting | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/create-support-request |
| Troubleshoot Azure SRE Agent deployment and operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/faq-troubleshooting |
| Diagnose Java performance issues on AKS with SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/troubleshoot-java-aks |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use Azure observability tools with SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/diagnose-azure-observability |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Decide when to use deep investigation in Azure SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/deep-investigation |
| Decide when to use Log Analytics and App Insights connectors in SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/log-analytics-app-insights |
Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Design cold-standby disaster recovery for Azure SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/disaster-recovery |
Security
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Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Deploy Azure SRE Agent with IaC templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/deploy-iac |
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/azure-sre-agent of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f
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| Sdaf Orientation And SurfaceAzure/sap-automation | 145 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Monitor Ingestion Javamicrosoft/skills | 3.1k | 6 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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What does Azure Sre Agent do?
Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns…. Azure Sre Agent is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
When should I use Azure Sre Agent?
Azure Sre Agent fits situations like: wiring SRE Agent to DevOps/GitHub; iaC deployments; DR architectures; other Azure Sre Agent related development tasks.
How do I install Azure Sre Agent in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-sre-agent -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-sre-agent in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .claude/skills/azure-sre-agent in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Azure Sre Agent in Codex?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-sre-agent -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-sre-agent in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .agents/skills/azure-sre-agent in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Azure Sre Agent 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-sre-agent -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-sre-agent, .gemini/skills/azure-sre-agent, .github/skills/azure-sre-agent and .opencode/skills/azure-sre-agent in your project.
What does Azure Sre Agent need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Sre Agent 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 Sre Agent 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 Sre Agent 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 Sre Agent use?
Azure Sre Agent 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 Sre Agent use?
About 2.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 Sre Agent?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Sre Agent: Azure Diagnostics (microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure, 255 stars), Sdaf Orientation And Surface (Azure/sap-automation, 145 stars), Azure Monitor Ingestion Java (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars) and Azure Monitor Opentelemetry Exporter Java (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 Sre Agent?
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.