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Azure Monitor Ingestion SDK for Python. An agent skill from microsoft/skills.
$ npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-ingestion-py -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/skills azure-monitor-ingestion-py --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/microsoft/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py .claude/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py && 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-monitor-ingestion-py" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/main/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py into .claude/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-monitor-ingestion-py", 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/microsoft/skills/tree/main/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-pyType 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 microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-ingestion-py -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/skills azure-monitor-ingestion-py --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py .agents/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py && 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-monitor-ingestion-py" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/main/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py into .agents/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-monitor-ingestion-py", 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 microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-ingestion-py -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/skills azure-monitor-ingestion-py --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py .cursor/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py && 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-monitor-ingestion-py" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/main/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py into .cursor/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-monitor-ingestion-py", 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/microsoft/skills.git --path .github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py--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 microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-ingestion-py -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/skills azure-monitor-ingestion-py --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py .gemini/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py && 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-monitor-ingestion-py" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/main/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py into .gemini/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-monitor-ingestion-py", 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 microsoft/skills azure-monitor-ingestion-pyInstalls 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 microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-ingestion-py -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py .github/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py && 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-monitor-ingestion-py" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/main/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py into .github/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-monitor-ingestion-py", 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 microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-ingestion-py -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/skills azure-monitor-ingestion-py --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py .opencode/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py && 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-monitor-ingestion-py" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/main/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py into .opencode/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "azure-monitor-ingestion-py", 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.
azure-monitor-ingestion-pyAzure Monitor Ingestion SDK for Python. An agent skill from microsoft/skills.
Azure Monitor Ingestion Py is an agent skill from microsoft/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Azure Monitor Ingestion SDK for Python. Use for sending custom logs to Log Analytics workspace via Logs Ingestion API. Triggers: "azure-monitor-ingestion", "LogsIngestionClient", "custom logs", "DCR", "data collection rule", "Log Analytics".
Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/capabilities.md` and `references/non-hero-scenarios.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud. It works with Azure Monitor, Python, Microsoft Azure and Visual Studio Code. The repository describes itself as: Skills, MCP servers, Custom Agents, Agents.md for SDKs to ground Coding Agents. The licence is MIT.
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d5741a1. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pipFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
learn.microsoft.commonitor.azure.usFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALSFrom names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Azure Monitor Ingestion Py loads about 2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 67 tokens; SKILL.md has 468 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.
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.
The full file from microsoft/skills at commit d5741a1, republished under its MIT licence (© microsoft). 468 words, ~2,004 tokens.
.claude/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.Send custom logs to Azure Monitor Log Analytics workspace using the Logs Ingestion API.
pip install azure-monitor-ingestion
pip install azure-identity# Data Collection Endpoint (DCE)
AZURE_DCE_ENDPOINT=https://<dce-name>.<region>.ingest.monitor.azure.com # Required for all auth methods
# Data Collection Rule (DCR) immutable ID
AZURE_DCR_RULE_ID=dcr-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # Required for all auth methods
# Stream name from DCR
AZURE_DCR_STREAM_NAME=Custom-MyTable_CL # Required for all auth methods
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in productionBefore using this SDK, you need:
🔑 Two rules apply to every code sample below:
- Prefer
DefaultAzureCredential. It works locally (Azure CLI / VS Code / Developer CLI) and in Azure (managed identity, workload identity) with no code change. Avoid connection strings, account/API keys — they bypass Entra audit and rotation.
- Local dev:
DefaultAzureCredentialworks as-is.- Production: set
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod(orAZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>) to constrain the credential chain to production-safe credentials.- Wrap every client in a context manager so HTTP transports, sockets, and token caches are released deterministically:
- Sync:
with <Client>(...) as client:- Async:
async with <Client>(...) as client:andasync with DefaultAzureCredential() as credential:(fromazure.identity.aio)Snippets may abbreviate this setup, but production code should always follow both rules.
from azure.monitor.ingestion import LogsIngestionClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential
import os
# Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
credential = DefaultAzureCredential(require_envvar=True)
# Or use a specific credential directly in production:
# See https://learn.microsoft.com/python/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-python#credential-classes
# credential = ManagedIdentityCredential()
with LogsIngestionClient(
endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_DCE_ENDPOINT"],
credential=credential
) as client:
# Use `client.upload(...)` for all subsequent operations (see examples below)
...from azure.monitor.ingestion import LogsIngestionClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
import os
rule_id = os.environ["AZURE_DCR_RULE_ID"]
stream_name = os.environ["AZURE_DCR_STREAM_NAME"]
logs = [
{"TimeGenerated": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z", "Computer": "server1", "Message": "Application started"},
{"TimeGenerated": "2024-01-15T10:01:00Z", "Computer": "server1", "Message": "Processing request"},
{"TimeGenerated": "2024-01-15T10:02:00Z", "Computer": "server2", "Message": "Connection established"}
]
with LogsIngestionClient(
endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_DCE_ENDPOINT"],
credential=DefaultAzureCredential()
) as client:
client.upload(rule_id=rule_id, stream_name=stream_name, logs=logs)import json
with open("logs.json", "r") as f:
logs = json.load(f)
client.upload(rule_id=rule_id, stream_name=stream_name, logs=logs)Handle partial failures with a callback:
failed_logs = []
def on_error(error):
print(f"Upload failed: {error.error}")
failed_logs.extend(error.failed_logs)
client.upload(
rule_id=rule_id,
stream_name=stream_name,
logs=logs,
on_error=on_error
)
# Retry failed logs
if failed_logs:
print(f"Retrying {len(failed_logs)} failed logs...")
client.upload(rule_id=rule_id, stream_name=stream_name, logs=failed_logs)def ignore_errors(error):
pass # Silently ignore upload failures
client.upload(
rule_id=rule_id,
stream_name=stream_name,
logs=logs,
on_error=ignore_errors
)import asyncio
from azure.monitor.ingestion.aio import LogsIngestionClient
from azure.identity.aio import DefaultAzureCredential
async def upload_logs():
async with LogsIngestionClient(
endpoint=endpoint,
credential=DefaultAzureCredential()
) as client:
await client.upload(
rule_id=rule_id,
stream_name=stream_name,
logs=logs
)
asyncio.run(upload_logs())from azure.identity import AzureAuthorityHosts, DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.monitor.ingestion import LogsIngestionClient
# Azure Government
credential = DefaultAzureCredential(authority=AzureAuthorityHosts.AZURE_GOVERNMENT)
with LogsIngestionClient(
endpoint="https://example.ingest.monitor.azure.us",
credential=credential,
credential_scopes=["https://monitor.azure.us/.default"]
) as client:
# client.upload(...)
...The SDK automatically:
No manual batching needed for large log sets.
| Client | Purpose |
|---|---|
LogsIngestionClient | Sync client for uploading logs |
LogsIngestionClient (aio) | Async client for uploading logs |
| Concept | Description |
|---|---|
| DCE | Data Collection Endpoint — ingestion URL |
| DCR | Data Collection Rule — defines schema, transformations, destination |
| Stream | Named data flow within a DCR |
| Custom Table | Target table in Log Analytics (ends with _CL) |
Stream names follow patterns:
Custom-<TableName>_CL — For custom tablesMicrosoft-<TableName> — For built-in tablesazure.xxx sync clients with azure.xxx.aio async clients in the same call path. Choose one mode per module.with Client(...) as client: (sync) or async with Client(...) as client: (async) to ensure proper cleanup. For async DefaultAzureCredential from azure.identity.aio, also use async with credential: so tokens and transports are cleaned up.DefaultAzureCredential for code that runs locally. Use a specific token credential for code that runs in Azure.on_error callback for partial failures| File | Contents |
|---|---|
| references/capabilities.md | Additional non-hero capabilities, operation-group coverage, and production checklists. |
| references/non-hero-scenarios.md | Dedicated non-hero examples for secondary/advanced scenarios. |
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SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in .github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py of microsoft/skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d5741a1
Azure Monitor Ingestion Py next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Monitor Ingestion Py this skillmicrosoft/skills | 3.1k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Carbon OptimizationMicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills | 776 | — | ~837 | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| Azure Architecture Autopilotgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Terraform Azurerm Set Diff Analyzergithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~547 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Osmo Lerobot Trainingmicrosoft/physical-ai-toolchain | 126 | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Azure AI Deploytimothywarner-org/claude-code | 224 | — | ~731 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Azure Monitor Ingestion SDK for Python. An agent skill from microsoft/skills. Azure Monitor Ingestion Py is an agent skill from microsoft/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Azure Monitor Ingestion SDK for Python.
Azure Monitor Ingestion Py fits situations like: sending custom logs to Log Analytics workspace via Logs Ingestion API.
Run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-ingestion-py -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py in microsoft/skills) into .claude/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-ingestion-py -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py in microsoft/skills) into .agents/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-ingestion-py -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-monitor-ingestion-py, .gemini/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py, .github/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py and .opencode/skills/azure-monitor-ingestion-py in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Azure Monitor Ingestion Py needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip) and credentials named AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS. Our summary lists: Python 3.
SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: learn.microsoft.com and monitor.azure.us; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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.
Azure Monitor Ingestion Py is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 988 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
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microsoft (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in microsoft/skills, which has 3,097 GitHub stars. The repository holds 150 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: microsoft/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.