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Agent Sessions window architecture — covers the sessions-first app, layering, folder structure, chat widget, menus, contributions, entry points, and development guidelines. Use when implementing features or fixing issues in the Agent Sessions window.

Create or update repository skills and instructions when major learnings are discovered during a session. Use when the user says "learn!", when a significant pattern or pitfall is identified, or when reusable domain knowledge should be captured for future sessions.

Audit code for memory leaks and disposable issues. Use when reviewing event listeners, DOM handlers, lifecycle callbacks, or fixing leak reports. Covers addDisposableListener, Event.once, MutableDisposable, DisposableStore, and onWillDispose patterns.

Use when adding, modifying, or reviewing VS Code configuration policies. Covers the full policy lifecycle from registration to export to platform-specific artifacts. Run on ANY change that adds a `policy:` field to a configuration property.

Primary accessibility skill for VS Code. REQUIRED for new feature and contribution work, and also applies to updates of existing UI. Covers accessibility help dialogs, accessible views, verbosity settings, signals, ARIA announcements, keyboard navigation, and ARIA labels/roles.

Identify all files a specific author contributed to on a branch vs its upstream, tracing code through renames. Use when asked who edited what, what code an author contributed, or to audit authorship before a merge. This skill should be run as a subagent — it performs many git operations and returns a concise table.

Use when making code changes to ensure they pass VS Code's hygiene checks. Covers the pre-commit hook, unicode restrictions, string quoting rules, copyright headers, indentation, formatting, ESLint, and stylelint. Run the hygiene check before declaring work complete.

Use when validating Azure DevOps pipeline changes for the VS Code build. Covers queueing builds, checking build status, viewing logs, and iterating on pipeline YAML changes without waiting for full CI runs.

Agent Sessions workbench layout — covers the fixed layout structure, grid configuration, part visibility, editor modal, titlebar, sidebar footer, and implementation requirements. Use when implementing features or fixing issues in the Agent Sessions workbench layout.

Guidelines for fixing unhandled errors from the VS Code error telemetry dashboard. Use when investigating error-telemetry issues with stack traces, error messages, and hit/user counts. Covers tracing data flow through call stacks, identifying producers of invalid data vs. consumers that crash, enriching error messages for telemetry diagnosis, and avoiding common anti-patterns like silently swallowing errors.

Use when creating or updating component fixtures for screenshot testing, or when designing UI components to be fixture-friendly. Covers fixture file structure, theming, service setup, CSS scoping, async rendering, and common pitfalls.

Ensure renamed built-in tool references preserve backward compatibility. Use when renaming a toolReferenceName, tool set referenceName, or any tool identifier. Run on ANY change to tool registration code. Covers legacyToolReferenceFullNames for tools and legacyFullNames for tool sets.

Download screenshot baselines from the latest CI run and commit them. Use when asked to update, accept, or refresh component screenshot baselines from CI, or after the screenshot-test GitHub Action reports differences. This skill should be run as a subagent.

Find and explore Windows desktop APIs. Use when building features that need platform capabilities — camera, file access, notifications, UI controls, AI/ML, sensors, networking, etc. Discovers the right API for a task and retrieves full type details (methods, properties, events, enumeration values).

Toolkit for generating PowerToys release notes from GitHub milestone PRs or commit ranges. Use when asked to create release notes, summarize milestone PRs, generate changelog, prepare release documentation, request Copilot reviews for PRs, update README for a new release, manage PR milestones, or collect PRs between commits/tags. Supports PR collection by milestone or commit range, milestone assignment, grouping by label, summarization with external contributor attribution, and README version bumping.

Automate browser interactions, test web pages and work with Playwright tests.

Explains how to develop Playwright - add APIs, MCP tools, CLI commands, and vendor dependencies.

查詢官方 Microsoft 文件以尋找跨 Azure、.NET、Agent Framework、Aspire、VS Code、GitHub 等的概念、教學與程式範例。預設使用 Microsoft Learn MCP，對於存在於 learn.microsoft.com 以外的內容，則使用 Context7 與 Aspire MCP。

Kasuta, kui kasutaja palub luua, üles ehitada või redigeerida Jupyteri märkmikke (`.ipynb`) katsetuste, uurimiste või juhendite jaoks; eelista kaasasolevaid malle ja käivita abiskript `new_notebook.py`, et genereerida puhas algne märkmik.

Launch and automate VS Code Insiders with the Copilot Chat extension using agent-browser via Chrome DevTools Protocol. Use when you need to interact with the VS Code UI, automate the chat panel, test the extension UI, or take screenshots. Triggers include 'automate VS Code', 'interact with chat', 'test the UI', 'take a screenshot', 'launch with debugging'.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Create, update, review, fix, or debug VS Code agent customization files (.instructions.md, .prompt.md, .agent.md, SKILL.md, copilot-instructions.md, AGENTS.md). USE FOR: saving coding preferences; troubleshooting why instructions/skills/agents are ignored or not invoked; configuring applyTo patterns; defining tool restrictions; creating custom agent modes or specialized workflows; packaging domain knowledge; fixing YAML frontmatter syntax. DO NOT USE FOR: general coding questions (use default agent); runtime debugging or error diagnosis; MCP server configuration (use MCP docs directly); VS Code extension development. INVOKES: file system tools (read/write customization files), ask-questions tool (interview user for requirements), subagents for codebase exploration. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: For quick YAML frontmatter fixes or creating a single file from a known pattern, edit the file directly — no skill needed.

How to install a VS Code extension from an extension ID. Useful when the user wants to add new capabilities to their VS Code environment by installing extensions.

Provides information about how to setup various kinds of projects. Useful for initializing projects based on requirements and scaffolding the project.

Provides information about how to setup various kinds of projects. Useful for initializing projects based on requirements and scaffolding the project.

Get the current search results from the Search view in VS Code

Code quality checks, linting, formatting, and type checking commands for the Agent Framework Python codebase. Use this when running checks, fixing lint errors, or troubleshooting CI failures.

How to build, run and verify the .NET sample projects in the Agent Framework repository. Use this when a user wants to verify that the samples still function as expected.

Convert between common units using a multiplication factor. Use when asked to convert miles, kilometers, pounds, or kilograms.

Guide for managing packages in the Agent Framework Python monorepo, including creating new connector packages, versioning, and the lazy-loading pattern. Use this when adding, modifying, or releasing packages.

File and validate employee expense reports according to Contoso company policy. Use when asked about expense submissions, reimbursement rules, receipt requirements, spending limits, or expense categories.

How to build and test .NET projects in the Agent Framework repository. Use this when verifying or testing changes.

Guidelines for creating and modifying sample code in the Agent Framework Python codebase. Use this when writing new samples or updating existing ones.

Guidelines for writing and running tests in the Agent Framework Python codebase. Use this when creating, modifying, or running tests.

Coding standards, conventions, and patterns for developing Python code in the Agent Framework repository. Use this when writing or modifying Python source files in the python/ directory.

Explains the project structure of the agent-framework .NET solution

Provides best practices and guidance for working with Rush monorepos. Use when the user is working in a Rush-based repository, asks about Rush commands (install, update, build, rebuild), needs help with project selection, dependency management, build caching, subspace configuration, or troubleshooting Rush-specific issues.

Review VS Code release notes for style, structure, and completeness. Use for reviewing Insiders or Stable release notes against writing guidelines. Produces an actionable list of recommendations.

Audit and update docs/copilot/ documentation to accurately reflect current VS Code AI capabilities. Use when: competitive analysis reveals gaps, product launches new features, docs use outdated framing, or keyword coverage needs strengthening for discoverability by users and AI agents. Produces a gap analysis plus targeted edits across affected files.

Guidelines for writing and reviewing Insiders and Stable release notes for Visual Studio Code.

Create and manage redirects in VS Code documentation when pages are moved, renamed, or deleted. Use when moving docs pages, renaming files, restructuring content, or when the user asks about redirects.

Check and optimize MetaDescription frontmatter fields in VS Code documentation. Use when auditing, adding, or improving page descriptions for SEO and discoverability. Apply this when making content changes to markdown articles.

Create a PR to bump TypeSpec/Azure Tools dependencies, update peer dependencies, or release a new version of the http-client-python package.

Format the codebase with pnpm and recover from common formatting failures.

Regenerate the local emitter and diff the generated code against the upstream baseline checked into autorest.python. Use this skill when the user wants to see how their emitter changes affect generated code compared to what's currently in production, says things like "diff upstream", "compare to baseline", "what changed vs production", "show me the diff", "how does this affect generated code", or wants to validate their changes produce the expected output differences.

Build and test the @typespec/http-client-python emitter. Use this skill whenever the user wants to test their local changes to the emitter, run the generator test suite, check if their http-client-python changes are passing, or validate a fix. Triggers on phrases like "test the emitter", "run tests", "check if my changes pass", "run test:generator", "run CI", or any mention of testing/validating changes in the emitter package.

Writes TypeSpec http-client-python generator mock API tests (azure/unbranded/generic) from a Spector case. Use when given a Spector case link or a PR link that modifies Spector cases under http-specs/azure-http-specs.

Discovers and implements gaps in Spector test coverage for the C# HTTP client emitter. Use when asked to find missing Spector scenarios, add Spector test coverage, or implement a specific Spector spec for the C# emitter.

Prepare language emitter changes for PR: validate (build, format, lint), add a changeset, and push. This skill is specifically for the language emitter packages (http-client-python, http-client-csharp, http-client-java) - NOT for core TypeSpec packages like compiler, http, openapi3, etc. Use when the user wants to finalize emitter changes, says things like "prep for pr", "prepare for PR", "validate and push", "add changeset", or "finalize changes".

Development workflows for the playwright-cli repository. Use when the user asks about rolling dependencies, releasing, or other repo maintenance tasks.

Quick review checklist for python and scala code changes before callings it done.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "run policy check", "check policy", "policy-check", or needs to validate package compliance. Provides guidance on running policy checks for specific packages or the entire repository.

Fluid Framework client release group — minor releases, patch releases, and post-release type test updates. Covers release prep, branching, version bumps, changelogs, release notes, and type test baselines. In autonomous mode, auto-detects state from the schedule and repo, attempts to execute, and falls back to a GitHub issue on failure. Triggers on "release", "do the release", "release status", version bump, release notes, changelog, release branch, or release engineering.

Trigger ADO pipelines for a Copilot-created PR by posting /azp run comments. Use when the user asks to trigger CI pipelines for a specific PR.

Create and manage Git worktrees for parallel development workflows. Use when multiple self-contained issues should NOT be fixed in a single branch, when human-Copilot iteration requires isolated environments with separate chat history and commits, or when parallel work items need independent build/test results. Triggers on requests involving branch isolation, work item separation, parallel development, or avoiding messy branch switching.

Prepare weekly triage meeting summary for WinAppSDK Needs-Triage issues. Use when preparing for triage meetings, reviewing Needs-Triage issues, generating diff reports since last triage, summarizing new or updated issues, or creating action item recommendations. Triggers on requests involving triage preparation, Needs-Triage review, meeting summary, triage diff, or weekly issue analysis.

Generate comprehensive GitHub Feature Area Status reports for the Windows App SDK repository. Use when asked to create triage reports, identify high-priority issues, analyze feature area health, find issues needing attention, or generate status dashboards. Triggers on requests involving issue triage, area status, priority analysis, bug tracking reports, or engineering team focus areas.

Build and verify eBPF programs for the ebpf-for-windows project. Use this skill when asked to compile a .c BPF source to .o, verify a .o ELF file with bpf2c, or diagnose verification failures. Covers the full clang→bpf2c pipeline.

Build and test the PREVAIL verifier (external/ebpf-verifier) standalone. Use this skill when asked to build, test, or iterate on the PREVAIL verifier, run YAML verification tests, or work with the verifier's cmake build system.

Diagnose eBPF program verification failures from the PREVAIL verifier. Use this skill for linux-compatible eBPF programs verified in the standalone PREVAIL repo (external/ebpf-verifier). For programs using Windows-specific features (bpf2c pipeline, Windows helpers, ebpf-for-windows headers), use the 'verify-bpf' skill instead.

Build the eBPF for Windows repository — entire solution or specific components. Use this skill when asked to build, compile, rebuild, restore, or clean the project or any of its components (drivers, libraries, tools, tests, etc.).

Roll Playwright .NET to a new version

Summarizes the content of a GitHub issue, pull request (PR), or notification, providing a concise overview of the main points and key details. ALWAYS use the skill when asked to summarize an issue, PR, or notification.

Summarizes the results of a GitHub search query in a human friendly markdown table that is easy to read and understand. ALWAYS use this skill when displaying the results of a GitHub search query.

Forms a GitHub search query based on a natural language query and the type of search (issue or PR). This skill helps users create effective search queries to find relevant issues or pull requests on GitHub.

Given the details of an issue, suggests a fix for the issue.

Core conventions and patterns for this codebase

Maintain the OpenVMM Guide and its code-sync mapping. Load when: (1) adding, removing, or moving Guide pages, (2) adding new device crates or CLI args that need doc coverage, (3) updating the doc-code-sync mapping table, or (4) auditing Guide freshness against code changes.

Investigate CI failures on OpenVMM PRs. Load when a PR has failing CI checks, you need to download and analyze test artifacts, or you need to diagnose build, fmt, clippy, or VMM test failures.

Scaffold and author content for the microsoft/agent-academy GitHub repo. Use this skill whenever the user wants to create a new mission, lab, or module for Agent Academy — whether that's a course mission (Recruit, Operative, Commander) or a standalone Special Ops mission. Trigger whenever the user says "write a mission", "scaffold a lab", "create a Special Ops", "new Agent Academy module", or describes an agent-building concept they want to turn into a hands-on lesson. Also trigger when the user says "add a module to agent academy", "I want to contribute a mission", or asks about badge creation for Special Ops. This skill handles: repo structure lookup, duplicate detection, mission naming, markdown scaffolding, step-by-step content drafting, cross-linking, tag/category suggestions, difficulty rating, and badge image generation for Special Ops missions.

Azure Container Registry SDK for Python. Use for managing container images, artifacts, and repositories. Triggers: "azure-containerregistry", "ContainerRegistryClient", "container images", "docker registry", "ACR".

Azure Event Grid SDK for Python. Use for publishing events, handling CloudEvents, and event-driven architectures. Triggers: "event grid", "EventGridPublisherClient", "CloudEvent", "EventGridEvent", "publish events".

Manage MongoDB Atlas Organizations as Azure ARM resources using Azure.ResourceManager.MongoDBAtlas SDK. Use when creating, updating, listing, or deleting MongoDB Atlas organizations through Azure Marketplace integration. This SDK manages the Azure-side organization resource, not Atlas clusters/databases directly.

Azure AI Document Intelligence SDK for .NET. Extract text, tables, and structured data from documents using prebuilt and custom models. Use for invoice processing, receipt extraction, ID document analysis, and custom document models. Triggers: "Document Intelligence", "DocumentIntelligenceClient", "form recognizer", "invoice extraction", "receipt OCR", "document analysis .NET".

Azure App Configuration SDK for Python. Use for centralized configuration management, feature flags, and dynamic settings. Triggers: "azure-appconfiguration", "AzureAppConfigurationClient", "feature flags", "configuration", "key-value settings".

Azure Monitor Query SDK for Python. Use for querying Log Analytics workspaces and Azure Monitor metrics. Triggers: "azure-monitor-query", "LogsQueryClient", "MetricsQueryClient", "Log Analytics", "Kusto queries", "Azure metrics".

Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server SDK for .NET. Database management for PostgreSQL Flexible Server deployments. Use for creating servers, databases, firewall rules, configurations, backups, and high availability. Triggers: "PostgreSQL", "PostgreSqlFlexibleServer", "PostgreSQL Flexible Server", "Azure Database for PostgreSQL", "PostgreSQL database management", "PostgreSQL firewall", "PostgreSQL backup", "Postgres".

Azure Batch SDK for Java. Run large-scale parallel and HPC batch jobs with pools, jobs, tasks, and compute nodes. Triggers: "BatchClient java", "azure batch java", "batch pool java", "batch job java", "HPC java", "parallel computing java".

Run Playwright tests at scale using Azure Playwright Workspaces (formerly Microsoft Playwright Testing). Use when scaling browser tests across cloud-hosted browsers, integrating with CI/CD pipelines, or publishing test results to the Azure portal.

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Durable Task Scheduler in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Durable Task Schedulers, Task Hubs, and retention policies via Azure Resource Manager. Triggers: "Durable Task Scheduler", "create scheduler", "task hub", "DurableTaskSchedulerResource", "provision Durable Task", "orchestration scheduler".

Intelligently deploys Azure OpenAI models to optimal regions by analyzing capacity across all available regions. Automatically checks current region first and shows alternatives if needed. USE FOR: quick deployment, optimal region, best region, automatic region selection, fast setup, multi-region capacity check, high availability deployment, deploy to best location. DO NOT USE FOR: custom SKU selection (use customize), specific version selection (use customize), custom capacity configuration (use customize), PTU deployments (use customize).

Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Exporter for Python. Use for low-level OpenTelemetry export to Application Insights. Triggers: "azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter", "AzureMonitorTraceExporter", "AzureMonitorMetricExporter", "AzureMonitorLogExporter".

Discovers available Azure OpenAI model capacity across regions and projects. Analyzes quota limits, compares availability, and recommends optimal deployment locations based on capacity requirements. USE FOR: find capacity, check quota, where can I deploy, capacity discovery, best region for capacity, multi-project capacity search, quota analysis, model availability, region comparison, check TPM availability. DO NOT USE FOR: actual deployment (hand off to preset or customize after discovery), quota increase requests (direct user to Azure Portal), listing existing deployments.

Extract text, tables, and structured data from documents using Azure Document Intelligence (@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence). Use when processing invoices, receipts, IDs, forms, or building custom document models.

Azure Web PubSub Service SDK for Python. Use for real-time messaging, WebSocket connections, and pub/sub patterns. Triggers: "azure-messaging-webpubsubservice", "WebPubSubServiceClient", "real-time", "WebSocket", "pub/sub".

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Redis in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Azure Cache for Redis instances, firewall rules, access keys, patch schedules, linked servers (geo-replication), and private endpoints via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for data plane operations (get/set keys, pub/sub) - use StackExchange.Redis for that. Triggers: "Redis cache", "create Redis", "manage Redis", "ARM Redis", "RedisResource", "provision Redis", "Azure Cache for Redis".

Azure Key Vault Certificates SDK for Rust. Use for creating, importing, and managing certificates. Triggers: "keyvault certificates rust", "CertificateClient rust", "create certificate rust", "import certificate rust".

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Bot Service in .NET. Management plane operations for creating and managing Azure Bot resources, channels (Teams, DirectLine, Slack), and connection settings. Triggers: "Bot Service", "BotResource", "Azure Bot", "DirectLine channel", "Teams channel", "bot management .NET", "create bot".

Azure Speech to Text REST API for short audio (Python). Use for simple speech recognition of audio files up to 60 seconds without the Speech SDK. Triggers: "speech to text REST", "short audio transcription", "speech recognition REST API", "STT REST", "recognize speech REST". DO NOT USE FOR: Long audio (>60 seconds), real-time streaming, batch transcription, custom speech models, speech translation. Use Speech SDK or Batch Transcription API instead.

Identify and quantify cost savings across Azure subscriptions by analyzing actual costs, utilization metrics, and generating actionable optimization recommendations. USE FOR: optimize Azure costs, reduce Azure spending, reduce Azure expenses, analyze Azure costs, find cost savings, generate cost optimization report, find orphaned resources, rightsize VMs, cost analysis, reduce waste, Azure spending analysis, find unused resources, optimize Redis costs. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources (use azure-deploy), general Azure diagnostics (use azure-diagnostics), security issues (use azure-security)

Build real-time chat applications with Azure Communication Services Chat Java SDK. Use when implementing chat threads, messaging, participants, read receipts, typing notifications, or real-time chat features.

Send SMS messages with Azure Communication Services SMS Java SDK. Use when implementing SMS notifications, alerts, OTP delivery, bulk messaging, or delivery reports.

Build messaging applications using Azure Service Bus SDK for JavaScript (@azure/service-bus). Use when implementing queues, topics/subscriptions, message sessions, dead-letter handling, or enterprise messaging patterns.

Azure OpenAI SDK for .NET. Client library for Azure OpenAI and OpenAI services. Use for chat completions, embeddings, image generation, audio transcription, and assistants. Triggers: "Azure OpenAI", "AzureOpenAIClient", "ChatClient", "chat completions .NET", "GPT-4", "embeddings", "DALL-E", "Whisper", "OpenAI .NET".

Azure Queue Storage SDK for Python. Use for reliable message queuing, task distribution, and asynchronous processing. Triggers: "queue storage", "QueueServiceClient", "QueueClient", "message queue", "dequeue".

Azure Monitor Query SDK for Java. Execute Kusto queries against Log Analytics workspaces and query metrics from Azure resources. Triggers: "LogsQueryClient java", "MetricsQueryClient java", "kusto query java", "log analytics java", "azure monitor query java". Note: This package is deprecated. Migrate to azure-monitor-query-logs and azure-monitor-query-metrics.

Azure Event Grid SDK for .NET. Client library for publishing and consuming events with Azure Event Grid. Use for event-driven architectures, pub/sub messaging, CloudEvents, and EventGridEvents. Triggers: "Event Grid", "EventGridPublisherClient", "CloudEvent", "EventGridEvent", "publish events .NET", "event-driven", "pub/sub".

Azure AI VoiceLive SDK for Java. Real-time bidirectional voice conversations with AI assistants using WebSocket. Triggers: "VoiceLiveClient java", "voice assistant java", "real-time voice java", "audio streaming java", "voice activity detection java".

Azure Blob Storage SDK for Python. Use for uploading, downloading, listing blobs, managing containers, and blob lifecycle. Triggers: "blob storage", "BlobServiceClient", "ContainerClient", "BlobClient", "upload blob", "download blob".

Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust. Use for uploading, downloading, and managing blobs and containers. Triggers: "blob storage rust", "BlobClient rust", "upload blob rust", "download blob rust", "container rust".

Build table storage applications with Azure Tables SDK for Java. Use when working with Azure Table Storage or Cosmos DB Table API for NoSQL key-value data, schemaless storage, or structured data at scale.

Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (@azure/cosmos) for data plane operations. Use for CRUD operations on documents, queries, bulk operations, and container management. Triggers: "Cosmos DB", "@azure/cosmos", "CosmosClient", "document CRUD", "NoSQL queries", "bulk operations", "partition key", "container.items".

Create Pydantic models following the multi-model pattern with Base, Create, Update, Response, and InDB variants. Use when defining API request/response schemas, database models, or data validation in Python applications using Pydantic v2.

Azure Identity SDK for Rust authentication. Use for DeveloperToolsCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential, ClientSecretCredential, and token-based authentication. Triggers: "azure-identity", "DeveloperToolsCredential", "authentication rust", "managed identity rust", "credential rust".

Azure Key Vault SDK for Python. Use for secrets, keys, and certificates management with secure storage. Triggers: "key vault", "SecretClient", "KeyClient", "CertificateClient", "secrets", "encryption keys".

Generates four audience-tailored onboarding guides in an onboarding/ folder — Contributor, Staff Engineer, Executive, and Product Manager. Use when the user wants onboarding documentation for a codebase.

Guidance for instrumenting webapps with Azure Application Insights. Provides telemetry patterns, SDK setup, and configuration references. USE FOR: how to instrument app, App Insights SDK, telemetry patterns, what is App Insights, Application Insights guidance, instrumentation examples, APM best practices. DO NOT USE FOR: adding App Insights to my app (use azure-prepare), add telemetry to my project (use azure-prepare), add monitoring (use azure-prepare). This skill provides guidance—azure-prepare orchestrates component changes.

Analyze Azure resource groups and generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams showing the relationships between individual resources. USE FOR: create architecture diagram, visualize Azure resources, show resource relationships, generate Mermaid diagram, analyze resource group, diagram my resources, architecture visualization, resource topology, map Azure infrastructure DO NOT USE FOR: creating/modifying resources (use azure-deploy), security scanning (use azure-security), performance troubleshooting (use azure-diagnostics), code generation (use relevant service skill)

Azure Tables SDK for Python (Storage and Cosmos DB). Use for NoSQL key-value storage, entity CRUD, and batch operations. Triggers: "table storage", "TableServiceClient", "TableClient", "entities", "PartitionKey", "RowKey".

List, find, and show Azure resources. Answers "list my VMs", "show my storage accounts", "list websites", "find container apps", "what resources do I have", and similar queries for any Azure resource type. USE FOR: list resources, list virtual machines, list VMs, list storage accounts, list websites, list web apps, list container apps, show resources, find resources, what resources do I have, list resources in resource group, list resources in subscription, find resources by tag, find orphaned resources, resource inventory, count resources by type, cross-subscription resource query, Azure Resource Graph, resource discovery, list container registries, list SQL servers, list Key Vaults, show resource groups, list app services, find resources across subscriptions, find unattached disks, tag analysis. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources (use azure-deploy), creating or modifying resources, cost optimization (use azure-cost-optimization), writing application code, non-Azure clouds.

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Microsoft Playwright Testing in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Playwright Testing workspaces, checking name availability, and managing workspace quotas via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for running Playwright tests - use Azure.Developer.MicrosoftPlaywrightTesting.NUnit for that. Triggers: "Playwright workspace", "create Playwright Testing workspace", "manage Playwright resources", "ARM Playwright", "PlaywrightWorkspaceResource", "provision Playwright Testing".

Azure Machine Learning SDK v2 for Python. Use for ML workspaces, jobs, models, datasets, compute, and pipelines. Triggers: "azure-ai-ml", "MLClient", "workspace", "model registry", "training jobs", "datasets".

Create new Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server instances and configure passwordless authentication with Microsoft Entra ID. Set up developer access, managed identities for apps, group-based permissions, and migrate from password-based to Entra ID authentication. Trigger phrases include "passwordless for postgres", "entra id postgres", "azure ad postgres authentication", "postgres managed identity", "migrate postgres to passwordless".

Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Exporter for Java. Export OpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and logs to Azure Monitor/Application Insights. Triggers: "AzureMonitorExporter java", "opentelemetry azure java", "application insights java otel", "azure monitor tracing java". Note: This package is DEPRECATED. Migrate to azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure.

Azure Key Vault Keys SDK for .NET. Client library for managing cryptographic keys in Azure Key Vault and Managed HSM. Use for key creation, rotation, encryption, decryption, signing, and verification. Triggers: "Key Vault keys", "KeyClient", "CryptographyClient", "RSA key", "EC key", "encrypt decrypt .NET", "key rotation", "HSM".

Azure AI Vision Image Analysis SDK for captions, tags, objects, OCR, people detection, and smart cropping. Use for computer vision and image understanding tasks. Triggers: "image analysis", "computer vision", "OCR", "object detection", "ImageAnalysisClient", "image caption".

Azure Communication Services common utilities for Java. Use when working with CommunicationTokenCredential, user identifiers, token refresh, or shared authentication across ACS services.

Build event-driven applications with Azure Event Grid SDK for Java. Use when publishing events, implementing pub/sub patterns, or integrating with Azure services via events.

Analyze text and images for harmful content using Azure AI Content Safety (@azure-rest/ai-content-safety). Use when moderating user-generated content, detecting hate speech, violence, sexual content, or self-harm, or managing custom blocklists.

Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai). Use when creating persistent agents with AzureAIAgentsProvider, using hosted tools (code interpreter, file search, web search), integrating MCP servers, managing conversation threads, or implementing streaming responses. Covers function tools, structured outputs, and multi-tool agents.

Azure API Center SDK for .NET. Centralized API inventory management with governance, versioning, and discovery. Use for creating API services, workspaces, APIs, versions, definitions, environments, deployments, and metadata schemas. Triggers: "API Center", "ApiCenterService", "ApiCenterWorkspace", "ApiCenterApi", "API inventory", "API governance", "API versioning", "API catalog", "API discovery".

Azure Cosmos DB SDK for Python (NoSQL API). Use for document CRUD, queries, containers, and globally distributed data. Triggers: "cosmos db", "CosmosClient", "container", "document", "NoSQL", "partition key".

Build anomaly detection applications with Azure AI Anomaly Detector SDK for Java. Use when implementing univariate/multivariate anomaly detection, time-series analysis, or AI-powered monitoring.

Azure AI Search SDK for Python. Use for vector search, hybrid search, semantic ranking, indexing, and skillsets. Triggers: "azure-search-documents", "SearchClient", "SearchIndexClient", "vector search", "hybrid search", "semantic search".

Azure AI Voice Live SDK for JavaScript/TypeScript. Build real-time voice AI applications with bidirectional WebSocket communication. Use for voice assistants, conversational AI, real-time speech-to-speech, and voice-enabled chatbots in Node.js or browser environments. Triggers: "voice live", "real-time voice", "VoiceLiveClient", "VoiceLiveSession", "voice assistant TypeScript", "bidirectional audio", "speech-to-speech JavaScript".

Azure Service Bus SDK for Python messaging. Use for queues, topics, subscriptions, and enterprise messaging patterns. Triggers: "service bus", "ServiceBusClient", "queue", "topic", "subscription", "message broker".

Azure AI Content Safety SDK for Python. Use for detecting harmful content in text and images with multi-severity classification. Triggers: "azure-ai-contentsafety", "ContentSafetyClient", "content moderation", "harmful content", "text analysis", "image analysis".

Azure Key Vault Keys SDK for Rust. Use for creating, managing, and using cryptographic keys. Triggers: "keyvault keys rust", "KeyClient rust", "create key rust", "encrypt rust", "sign rust".

Azure Storage File Share SDK for Python. Use for SMB file shares, directories, and file operations in the cloud. Triggers: "azure-storage-file-share", "ShareServiceClient", "ShareClient", "file share", "SMB".

Comprehensive Azure compliance and security auditing capabilities including best practices assessment, Key Vault expiration monitoring, and resource configuration validation. USE FOR: compliance scan, security audit, azqr, Azure best practices, Key Vault expiration check, compliance assessment, resource review, configuration validation, expired certificates, expiring secrets, orphaned resources, policy compliance, security posture evaluation. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources (use azure-deploy), cost analysis alone (use azure-cost-optimization), active security hardening (use azure-security-hardening), general Azure Advisor queries (use azure-observability).

Convert raw notes, error logs, voice dictation, or screenshots into crisp GitHub-flavored markdown issue reports. Use when the user pastes bug info, error messages, or informal descriptions and wants a structured GitHub issue. Supports images/GIFs for visual evidence.

Generates llms.txt and llms-full.txt files for LLM-friendly project documentation following the llms.txt specification. Use when the user wants to create LLM-readable summaries, llms.txt files, or make their wiki accessible to language models.

Generates AGENTS.md files for repository folders — coding agent context files with build commands, testing instructions, code style, project structure, and boundaries. Only generates where AGENTS.md is missing.

Analyzes code repositories and generates hierarchical documentation structures with onboarding guides. Use when the user wants to create a wiki, generate documentation, map a codebase structure, or understand a project's architecture at a high level.

Azure Cosmos DB SDK for Rust (NoSQL API). Use for document CRUD, queries, containers, and globally distributed data. Triggers: "cosmos db rust", "CosmosClient rust", "container", "document rust", "NoSQL rust", "partition key".

Build event streaming applications using Azure Event Hubs SDK for JavaScript (@azure/event-hubs). Use when implementing high-throughput event ingestion, real-time analytics, IoT telemetry, or event-driven architectures with partitioned consumers.

Build real-time voice AI applications using Azure AI Voice Live SDK (azure-ai-voicelive). Use this skill when creating Python applications that need real-time bidirectional audio communication with Azure AI, including voice assistants, voice-enabled chatbots, real-time speech-to-speech translation, voice-driven avatars, or any WebSocket-based audio streaming with AI models. Supports Server VAD (Voice Activity Detection), turn-based conversation, function calling, MCP tools, avatar integration, and transcription.

Azure App Configuration SDK for Java. Centralized application configuration management with key-value settings, feature flags, and snapshots. Triggers: "ConfigurationClient java", "app configuration java", "feature flag java", "configuration setting java", "azure config java".

Azure Weights & Biases SDK for .NET. ML experiment tracking and model management via Azure Marketplace. Use for creating W&B instances, managing SSO, marketplace integration, and ML observability. Triggers: "Weights and Biases", "W&B", "WeightsAndBiases", "ML experiment tracking", "model registry", "experiment management", "wandb".

Azure Application Insights SDK for .NET. Application performance monitoring and observability resource management. Use for creating Application Insights components, web tests, workbooks, analytics items, and API keys. Triggers: "Application Insights", "ApplicationInsights", "App Insights", "APM", "application monitoring", "web tests", "availability tests", "workbooks".

Build document analysis applications with Azure Document Intelligence (Form Recognizer) SDK for Java. Use when extracting text, tables, key-value pairs from documents, receipts, invoices, or building custom document models.

Pre-deployment validation checkpoint. Run deep checks to ensure your application is ready for Azure deployment. Validates configuration, infrastructure, permissions, and prerequisites. USE FOR: validate my app, check deployment readiness, run preflight checks, verify configuration, check if ready to deploy, validate azure.yaml, validate Bicep, test before deploying, troubleshoot deployment errors. DO NOT USE FOR: creating or building apps (use azure-prepare), executing deployments (use azure-deploy).

Azure Event Hubs SDK for Rust. Use for sending and receiving events, streaming data ingestion. Triggers: "event hubs rust", "ProducerClient rust", "ConsumerClient rust", "send event rust", "streaming rust".

Build Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL services with Python/FastAPI following production-grade patterns. Use when implementing database client setup with dual auth (DefaultAzureCredential + emulator), service layer classes with CRUD operations, partition key strategies, parameterized queries, or TDD patterns for Cosmos. Triggers on phrases like "Cosmos DB", "NoSQL database", "document store", "add persistence", "database service layer", or "Python Cosmos SDK".

Build real-time web applications with Azure Web PubSub SDK for Java. Use when implementing WebSocket-based messaging, live updates, chat applications, or server-to-client push notifications.

Azure File Share JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (@azure/storage-file-share) for SMB file share operations. Use for creating shares, managing directories, uploading/downloading files, and handling file metadata. Supports Azure Files SMB protocol scenarios. Triggers: "file share", "@azure/storage-file-share", "ShareServiceClient", "ShareClient", "SMB", "Azure Files".

Guides Microsoft Entra ID app registration, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and MSAL integration. USE FOR: create app registration, register Azure AD app, configure OAuth, set up authentication, add API permissions, generate service principal, MSAL example, console app auth, Entra ID setup, Azure AD authentication. DO NOT USE FOR: Azure RBAC or role assignments (use azure-rbac), Key Vault secrets (use azure-keyvault-expiration-audit), Azure resource security (use azure-security).

Azure AI Search SDK for .NET (Azure.Search.Documents). Use for building search applications with full-text, vector, semantic, and hybrid search. Covers SearchClient (queries, document CRUD), SearchIndexClient (index management), and SearchIndexerClient (indexers, skillsets). Triggers: "Azure Search .NET", "SearchClient", "SearchIndexClient", "vector search C#", "semantic search .NET", "hybrid search", "Azure.Search.Documents".

Azure Key Vault Secrets Java SDK for secret management. Use when storing, retrieving, or managing passwords, API keys, connection strings, or other sensitive configuration data.

Review and create distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with high design quality and design system compliance. Evaluates using three pillars: frictionless insight-to-action, quality craft, and trustworthy building. USE FOR: PR reviews, design reviews, accessibility audits, design system compliance checks, creative frontend design, UI code review, component reviews, responsive design checks, theme testing, and creating memorable UI. DO NOT USE FOR: Backend API reviews, database schema reviews, infrastructure or DevOps work, pure business logic without UI, or non-frontend code.

Default entry point for Azure application development. Invoke this skill for ANY application work related to Azure: creating apps, building features, adding components, updating code, migrating, or modernizing. Analyzes your project and prepares it for Azure deployment. USE FOR: create an app, build a web app, create API, create frontend, create backend, add a feature, build a service, make an application, develop a project, migrate my app, modernize my code, update my application, add database, add authentication, add caching, deploy to Azure, host on Azure. DO NOT USE FOR: only validating an already-prepared app (use azure-validate), only running azd up/deploy (use azure-deploy).

Build container-based Foundry Agents using Azure AI Projects SDK with ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition. Use when creating hosted agents that run custom code in Azure AI Foundry with your own container images. Triggers: "ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition", "hosted agent", "container agent", "Foundry Agent", "create_version", "ProtocolVersionRecord", "AgentProtocol.RESPONSES", "custom agent image".

Debug and troubleshoot production issues on Azure. Covers Container Apps diagnostics, log analysis with KQL, health checks, and common issue resolution for image pulls, cold starts, and health probes. USE FOR: debug production issues, troubleshoot container apps, analyze logs with KQL, fix image pull failures, resolve cold start issues, investigate health probe failures, check resource health, view application logs, find root cause of errors DO NOT USE FOR: deploying applications (use azure-deploy), creating new resources (use azure-prepare), setting up monitoring (use azure-observability), cost optimization (use azure-cost-optimization)

Build dark-themed React applications using Tailwind CSS with custom theming, glassmorphism effects, and Framer Motion animations. Use when creating dashboards, admin panels, or data-rich interfaces with a refined dark aesthetic.

Build AI applications using Azure AI Projects SDK for JavaScript (@azure/ai-projects). Use when working with Foundry project clients, agents, connections, deployments, datasets, indexes, evaluations, or getting OpenAI clients.

Azure AI Transcription SDK for Python. Use for real-time and batch speech-to-text transcription with timestamps and diarization. Triggers: "transcription", "speech to text", "Azure AI Transcription", "TranscriptionClient".

Azure Key Vault Secrets SDK for Rust. Use for storing and retrieving secrets, passwords, and API keys. Triggers: "keyvault secrets rust", "SecretClient rust", "get secret rust", "set secret rust".

Azure Queue Storage JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (@azure/storage-queue) for message queue operations. Use for sending, receiving, peeking, and deleting messages in queues. Supports visibility timeout, message encoding, and batch operations. Triggers: "queue storage", "@azure/storage-queue", "QueueServiceClient", "QueueClient", "send message", "receive message", "dequeue", "visibility timeout".

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 SDK for Python. Use for hierarchical file systems, big data analytics, and file/directory operations. Triggers: "data lake", "DataLakeServiceClient", "FileSystemClient", "ADLS Gen2", "hierarchical namespace".

Implement Conversational Language Understanding (CLU) using the azure-ai-language-conversations Python SDK. Use when working with ConversationAnalysisClient to analyze conversation intent and entities, building NLP features, or integrating language understanding into applications.

Microsoft Entra Authentication Events SDK for .NET. Azure Functions triggers for custom authentication extensions. Use for token enrichment, custom claims, attribute collection, and OTP customization in Entra ID. Triggers: "Authentication Events", "WebJobsAuthenticationEventsTrigger", "OnTokenIssuanceStart", "OnAttributeCollectionStart", "custom claims", "token enrichment", "Entra custom extension", "authentication extension".

Instrument applications with Azure Monitor and OpenTelemetry for JavaScript (@azure/monitor-opentelemetry). Use when adding distributed tracing, metrics, and logs to Node.js applications with Application Insights.

Azure AI Content Understanding SDK for Python. Use for multimodal content extraction from documents, images, audio, and video. Triggers: "azure-ai-contentunderstanding", "ContentUnderstandingClient", "multimodal analysis", "document extraction", "video analysis", "audio transcription".

Build image analysis applications with Azure AI Vision SDK for Java. Use when implementing image captioning, OCR text extraction, object detection, tagging, or smart cropping.

Azure API Management SDK for Python. Use for managing APIM services, APIs, products, subscriptions, and policies. Triggers: "azure-mgmt-apimanagement", "ApiManagementClient", "APIM", "API gateway", "API Management".

Build translation applications using Azure Translation SDKs for JavaScript (@azure-rest/ai-translation-text, @azure-rest/ai-translation-document). Use when implementing text translation, transliteration, language detection, or batch document translation.

Manage cryptographic keys using Azure Key Vault Keys SDK for JavaScript (@azure/keyvault-keys). Use when creating, encrypting/decrypting, signing, or rotating keys.

Azure Identity SDK for Python authentication. Use for DefaultAzureCredential, managed identity, service principals, and token caching. Triggers: "azure-identity", "DefaultAzureCredential", "authentication", "managed identity", "service principal", "credential".

Azure AI Projects SDK for .NET. High-level client for Azure AI Foundry projects including agents, connections, datasets, deployments, evaluations, and indexes. Use for AI Foundry project management, versioned agents, and orchestration. Triggers: "AI Projects", "AIProjectClient", "Foundry project", "versioned agents", "evaluations", "datasets", "connections", "deployments .NET".

Create Zustand stores with TypeScript, subscribeWithSelector middleware, and proper state/action separation. Use when building React state management, creating global stores, or implementing reactive state patterns with Zustand.

Connect to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server from Node.js/TypeScript using the pg (node-postgres) package. Use for PostgreSQL queries, connection pooling, transactions, and Microsoft Entra ID (passwordless) authentication. Triggers: "PostgreSQL", "postgres", "pg client", "node-postgres", "Azure PostgreSQL connection", "PostgreSQL TypeScript", "pg Pool", "passwordless postgres".

Manage secrets using Azure Key Vault Secrets SDK for JavaScript (@azure/keyvault-secrets). Use when storing and retrieving application secrets or configuration values.

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Fabric in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: provisioning, scaling, suspending/resuming Microsoft Fabric capacities, checking name availability, and listing SKUs via Azure Resource Manager. Triggers: "Fabric capacity", "create capacity", "suspend capacity", "resume capacity", "Fabric SKU", "provision Fabric", "ARM Fabric", "FabricCapacityResource".

Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro for Python. Use for one-line Application Insights setup with auto-instrumentation. Triggers: "azure-monitor-opentelemetry", "configure_azure_monitor", "Application Insights", "OpenTelemetry distro", "auto-instrumentation".

Azure AI Agents Persistent SDK for .NET. Low-level SDK for creating and managing AI agents with threads, messages, runs, and tools. Use for agent CRUD, conversation threads, streaming responses, function calling, file search, and code interpreter. Triggers: "PersistentAgentsClient", "persistent agents", "agent threads", "agent runs", "streaming agents", "function calling agents .NET".

Azure MySQL Flexible Server SDK for .NET. Database management for MySQL Flexible Server deployments. Use for creating servers, databases, firewall rules, configurations, backups, and high availability. Triggers: "MySQL", "MySqlFlexibleServer", "MySQL Flexible Server", "Azure Database for MySQL", "MySQL database management", "MySQL firewall", "MySQL backup".

Azure Communication Services CallingServer (legacy) Java SDK. Note - This SDK is deprecated. Use azure-communication-callautomation instead for new projects. Only use this skill when maintaining legacy code.

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Cosmos DB in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Cosmos DB accounts, databases, containers, throughput settings, and RBAC via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for data plane operations (CRUD on documents) - use Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos for that. Triggers: "Cosmos DB account", "create Cosmos account", "manage Cosmos resources", "ARM Cosmos", "CosmosDBAccountResource", "provision Cosmos DB".

Azure Maps SDK for .NET. Location-based services including geocoding, routing, rendering, geolocation, and weather. Use for address search, directions, map tiles, IP geolocation, and weather data. Triggers: "Azure Maps", "MapsSearchClient", "MapsRoutingClient", "MapsRenderingClient", "geocoding .NET", "route directions", "map tiles", "geolocation".

Build real-time messaging applications using Azure Web PubSub SDKs for JavaScript (@azure/web-pubsub, @azure/web-pubsub-client). Use when implementing WebSocket-based real-time features, pub/sub messaging, group chat, or live notifications.

Create React Flow node components with TypeScript types, handles, and Zustand integration. Use when building custom nodes for React Flow canvas, creating visual workflow editors, or implementing node-based UI components.

Build hosted agents using Azure AI Projects SDK with ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition. Use when creating container-based agents that run custom code in Azure AI Foundry. Triggers: "ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition", "hosted agent", "container agent", "create_version", "ProtocolVersionRecord", "AgentProtocol.RESPONSES".

Microsoft 365 Agents SDK for TypeScript/Node.js. Build multichannel agents for Teams/M365/Copilot Studio with AgentApplication routing, Express hosting, streaming responses, and Copilot Studio client integration. Triggers: "Microsoft 365 Agents SDK", "@microsoft/agents-hosting", "AgentApplication", "startServer", "streamingResponse", "Copilot Studio client", "@microsoft/agents-copilotstudio-client".

Microsoft Entra Agent ID (preview) for creating OAuth2-capable AI agent identities via Microsoft Graph beta API. Covers Agent Identity Blueprints, BlueprintPrincipals, Agent Identities, required permissions, sponsors, and Workload Identity Federation. Triggers: "agent identity", "agent id", "Agent Identity Blueprint", "BlueprintPrincipal", "entra agent", "agent identity provisioning", "Graph agent identity".

Create FastAPI routers with CRUD operations, authentication dependencies, and proper response models. Use when building REST API endpoints, creating new routes, implementing CRUD operations, or adding authenticated endpoints in FastAPI applications.

Azure Identity SDK for .NET. Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID. Use for DefaultAzureCredential, managed identity, service principals, and developer credentials. Triggers: "Azure Identity", "DefaultAzureCredential", "ManagedIdentityCredential", "ClientSecretCredential", "authentication .NET", "Azure auth", "credential chain".

Azure Service Bus SDK for .NET. Enterprise messaging with queues, topics, subscriptions, and sessions. Use for reliable message delivery, pub/sub patterns, dead letter handling, and background processing. Triggers: "Service Bus", "ServiceBusClient", "ServiceBusSender", "ServiceBusReceiver", "ServiceBusProcessor", "message queue", "pub/sub .NET", "dead letter queue".

Azure AI Text Analytics SDK for sentiment analysis, entity recognition, key phrases, language detection, PII, and healthcare NLP. Use for natural language processing on text. Triggers: "text analytics", "sentiment analysis", "entity recognition", "key phrase", "PII detection", "TextAnalyticsClient".

Azure Monitor Ingestion SDK for Java. Send custom logs to Azure Monitor via Data Collection Rules (DCR) and Data Collection Endpoints (DCE). Triggers: "LogsIngestionClient java", "azure monitor ingestion java", "custom logs java", "DCR java", "data collection rule java".

Build search applications using Azure AI Search SDK for JavaScript (@azure/search-documents). Use when creating/managing indexes, implementing vector/hybrid search, semantic ranking, or building agentic retrieval with knowledge bases.

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Azure SQL in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing SQL servers, databases, elastic pools, firewall rules, and failover groups via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for data plane operations (executing queries) - use Microsoft.Data.SqlClient for that. Triggers: "SQL server", "create SQL database", "manage SQL resources", "ARM SQL", "SqlServerResource", "provision Azure SQL", "elastic pool", "firewall rule".

Microsoft 365 Agents SDK for .NET. Build multichannel agents for Teams/M365/Copilot Studio with ASP.NET Core hosting, AgentApplication routing, and MSAL-based auth. Triggers: "Microsoft 365 Agents SDK", "Microsoft.Agents", "AddAgentApplicationOptions", "AgentApplication", "AddAgentAspNetAuthentication", "Copilot Studio client", "IAgentHttpAdapter".

Azure Identity Java SDK for authentication with Azure services. Use when implementing DefaultAzureCredential, managed identity, service principal, or any Azure authentication pattern in Java applications.

Microsoft 365 Agents SDK for Python. Build multichannel agents for Teams/M365/Copilot Studio with aiohttp hosting, AgentApplication routing, streaming responses, and MSAL-based auth. Triggers: "Microsoft 365 Agents SDK", "microsoft_agents", "AgentApplication", "start_agent_process", "TurnContext", "Copilot Studio client", "CloudAdapter".

Configure Azure API Management (APIM) as AI Gateway to secure, observe, control AI models, MCP servers, agents. Helps with rate limiting, semantic caching, content safety, load balancing. USE FOR: AI Gateway, APIM, setup gateway, configure gateway, add gateway, model gateway, MCP server, rate limit, token limit, semantic cache, content safety, load balance, OpenAPI import, convert API to MCP. DO NOT USE FOR: deploy models (use microsoft-foundry), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), databases (use azure-postgres).

Azure AI Text Translation SDK for real-time text translation, transliteration, language detection, and dictionary lookup. Use for translating text content in applications. Triggers: "text translation", "translator", "translate text", "transliterate", "TextTranslationClient".

Analyzes git commit history and generates structured changelogs categorized by change type. Use when the user asks about recent changes, wants a changelog, or needs to understand what changed in the repository.

Build content moderation applications with Azure AI Content Safety SDK for Java. Use when implementing text/image analysis, blocklist management, or harm detection for hate, violence, sexual content, and self-harm.

Azure AI Voice Live SDK for .NET. Build real-time voice AI applications with bidirectional WebSocket communication. Use for voice assistants, conversational AI, real-time speech-to-speech, and voice-enabled chatbots. Triggers: "voice live", "real-time voice", "VoiceLiveClient", "VoiceLiveSession", "voice assistant .NET", "bidirectional audio", "speech-to-speech".

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".

Build applications using Azure App Configuration SDK for JavaScript (@azure/app-configuration). Use when working with configuration settings, feature flags, Key Vault references, dynamic refresh, or centralized configuration management.

Azure AI Agents Persistent SDK for Java. Low-level SDK for creating and managing AI agents with threads, messages, runs, and tools. Triggers: "PersistentAgentsClient", "persistent agents java", "agent threads java", "agent runs java", "streaming agents java".

Azure Resource Manager SDK for API Management in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing APIM services, APIs, products, subscriptions, policies, users, groups, gateways, and backends via Azure Resource Manager. Triggers: "API Management", "APIM service", "create APIM", "manage APIs", "ApiManagementServiceResource", "API policies", "APIM products", "APIM subscriptions".

Azure AI Document Translation SDK for batch translation of documents with format preservation. Use for translating Word, PDF, Excel, PowerPoint, and other document formats at scale. Triggers: "document translation", "batch translation", "translate documents", "DocumentTranslationClient".

Build call automation workflows with Azure Communication Services Call Automation Java SDK. Use when implementing IVR systems, call routing, call recording, DTMF recognition, text-to-speech, or AI-powered call flows.

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Arize AI Observability and Evaluation (.NET). Use when managing Arize AI organizations on Azure via Azure Marketplace, creating/updating/deleting Arize resources, or integrating Arize ML observability into .NET applications. Triggers: "Arize AI", "ML observability", "ArizeAIObservabilityEval", "Arize organization".

Create AI agents and workflows using Microsoft Agent Framework SDK. Supports single-agent and multi-agent workflow patterns. USE FOR: create agent, build agent, scaffold agent, new agent, agent framework, workflow pattern, multi-agent, MCP tools, create workflow. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying agents (use agent/deploy), evaluating agents (use agent/evaluate), Azure AI Foundry agents without Agent Framework SDK.

Azure Observability Services including Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Alerts, and Workbooks. Provides metrics, APM, distributed tracing, KQL queries, and interactive reports.

Use this skill to work with Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI Foundry): deploy AI models from catalog, build RAG applications with knowledge indexes, create and evaluate AI agents, manage RBAC permissions and role assignments, manage quotas and capacity, create Foundry resources. USE FOR: Microsoft Foundry, AI Foundry, deploy model, model catalog, RAG, knowledge index, create agent, evaluate agent, agent monitoring, create Foundry project, new Foundry project, set up Foundry, onboard to Foundry, provision Foundry infrastructure, create Foundry resource, create AI Services, multi-service resource, AIServices kind, register resource provider, enable Cognitive Services, setup AI Services account, create resource group for Foundry, RBAC, role assignment, managed identity, service principal, permissions, quota, capacity, TPM, deployment failure, QuotaExceeded. DO NOT USE FOR: Azure Functions (use azure-functions), App Service (use azure-create-app), generic Azure resource creation (use azure-create-app).

Converts VitePress/GFM wiki markdown to Azure DevOps Wiki-compatible format. Generates a Node.js build script that transforms Mermaid syntax, strips front matter, fixes links, and outputs ADO-compatible copies to dist/ado-wiki/.

Generates rich technical documentation pages with dark-mode Mermaid diagrams, source code citations, and first-principles depth. Use when writing documentation, generating wiki pages, creating technical deep-dives, or documenting specific components or systems.

Conducts multi-turn iterative deep research on specific topics within a codebase with zero tolerance for shallow analysis. Use when the user wants an in-depth investigation, needs to understand how something works across multiple files, or asks for comprehensive analysis of a specific system or pattern.

Answers questions about a code repository using source file analysis. Use when the user asks a question about how something works, wants to understand a component, or needs help navigating the codebase.

Transform the agent into a Cloud Solution Architect following Azure Architecture Center best practices. Use when designing cloud architectures, reviewing system designs, selecting architecture styles, applying cloud design patterns, making technology choices, or conducting Well-Architected Framework reviews.

Unified Azure OpenAI model deployment skill with intelligent intent-based routing. Handles quick preset deployments, fully customized deployments (version/SKU/capacity/RAI policy), and capacity discovery across regions and projects. USE FOR: deploy model, deploy gpt, create deployment, model deployment, deploy openai model, set up model, provision model, find capacity, check model availability, where can I deploy, best region for model, capacity analysis. DO NOT USE FOR: listing existing deployments (use foundry_models_deployments_list MCP tool), deleting deployments, agent creation (use agent/create), project creation (use project/create).

Generate AI-powered podcast-style audio narratives using Azure OpenAI's GPT Realtime Mini model via WebSocket. Use when building text-to-speech features, audio narrative generation, podcast creation from content, or integrating with Azure OpenAI Realtime API for real audio output. Covers full-stack implementation from React frontend to Python FastAPI backend with WebSocket streaming.

Azure Key Vault Keys Java SDK for cryptographic key management. Use when creating, managing, or using RSA/EC keys, performing encrypt/decrypt/sign/verify operations, or working with HSM-backed keys.

Guide for implementing continual learning in AI coding agents — hooks, memory scoping, reflection patterns. Use when setting up learning infrastructure for agents.

Azure AI Projects SDK for Java. High-level SDK for Azure AI Foundry project management including connections, datasets, indexes, and evaluations. Triggers: "AIProjectClient java", "azure ai projects java", "Foundry project java", "ConnectionsClient", "DatasetsClient", "IndexesClient".

Build AI applications using the Azure AI Projects Python SDK (azure-ai-projects). Use when working with Foundry project clients, creating versioned agents with PromptAgentDefinition, running evaluations, managing connections/deployments/datasets/indexes, or using OpenAI-compatible clients. This is the high-level Foundry SDK - for low-level agent operations, use azure-ai-agents-python skill.

Packages generated wiki Markdown into a VitePress static site with dark theme, dark-mode Mermaid diagrams with click-to-zoom, and production build output. Use when the user wants to create a browsable website from generated wiki pages.

Azure Cosmos DB SDK for Java. NoSQL database operations with global distribution, multi-model support, and reactive patterns. Triggers: "CosmosClient java", "CosmosAsyncClient", "cosmos database java", "cosmosdb java", "document database java".

Azure Event Hubs SDK for Python streaming. Use for high-throughput event ingestion, producers, consumers, and checkpointing. Triggers: "event hubs", "EventHubProducerClient", "EventHubConsumerClient", "streaming", "partitions".

Build real-time streaming applications with Azure Event Hubs SDK for Java. Use when implementing event streaming, high-throughput data ingestion, or building event-driven architectures.

Azure Fabric Management SDK for Python. Use for managing Microsoft Fabric capacities and resources. Triggers: "azure-mgmt-fabric", "FabricMgmtClient", "Fabric capacity", "Microsoft Fabric", "Power BI capacity".

Azure Event Hubs SDK for .NET. Use for high-throughput event streaming: sending events (EventHubProducerClient, EventHubBufferedProducerClient), receiving events (EventProcessorClient with checkpointing), partition management, and real-time data ingestion. Triggers: "Event Hubs", "event streaming", "EventHubProducerClient", "EventProcessorClient", "send events", "receive events", "checkpointing", "partition".

Build blob storage applications with Azure Storage Blob SDK for Java. Use when uploading, downloading, or managing files in Azure Blob Storage, working with containers, or implementing streaming data operations.

Authenticate to Azure services using Azure Identity SDK for JavaScript (@azure/identity). Use when configuring authentication with DefaultAzureCredential, managed identity, service principals, or interactive browser login.

Azure API Center Management SDK for Python. Use for managing API inventory, metadata, and governance across your organization. Triggers: "azure-mgmt-apicenter", "ApiCenterMgmtClient", "API Center", "API inventory", "API governance".

Azure Bot Service Management SDK for Python. Use for creating, managing, and configuring Azure Bot Service resources. Triggers: "azure-mgmt-botservice", "AzureBotService", "bot management", "conversational AI", "bot channels".

Azure Blob Storage JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (@azure/storage-blob) for blob operations. Use for uploading, downloading, listing, and managing blobs and containers. Supports block blobs, append blobs, page blobs, SAS tokens, and streaming. Triggers: "blob storage", "@azure/storage-blob", "BlobServiceClient", "ContainerClient", "upload blob", "download blob", "SAS token", "block blob".

Validate that commands documented in skill files actually work. Use when creating, updating, or reviewing skills to ensure all documented commands exit with code 0.

Create custom agent capabilities when discovering novel tools, receiving task-agnostic tips from reviewers, or after researching specialized workflows not covered in existing instructions. Teaches structure, YAML optimization for LLM discoverability, and token efficiency.

Build, test, and validate changes in the vstest repository. Use when building vstest projects, running unit tests, smoke tests, or acceptance tests, or when deploying locally built vstest.console for manual testing.

Parse and analyze Visual Studio TRX test result files. Use when asked about slow tests, test durations, test frequency, flaky tests, failure analysis, or test execution patterns from TRX files.

Enable Windows package identity for desktop apps to access Windows APIs like push notifications, background tasks, share target, and startup tasks. Use when adding Windows notifications, background tasks, or other identity-requiring Windows features to a desktop app.

Diagnose and fix common Windows app packaging, signing, identity, and SDK errors. Use when encountering errors with MSIX packaging, certificate signing, Windows SDK setup, or app installation.

Create and edit Windows app manifest files (appxmanifest.xml) that define app identity, capabilities, and visual assets. Use when creating a Windows app manifest for any app type (GUI, console, CLI tool, service), adding Windows capabilities, updating app icons and assets, or adding execution aliases, file associations, protocol handlers, or other app extensions.

Framework-specific Windows development guidance for Electron, .NET (WPF, WinForms), C++, Rust, Flutter, and Tauri. Use when packaging or adding Windows features to an Electron app, .NET desktop app, Flutter app, Tauri app, Rust app, or C++ app.

Package a Windows app as an MSIX installer for distribution or testing. Use when creating a Windows installer, packaging an Electron/Flutter/.NET/Rust/C++/Tauri app for Windows, building an MSIX, distributing a desktop app, packaging a console app or CLI tool, or adding MSIX packaging to a build script or CI/CD pipeline.

Set up a Windows app project for MSIX packaging, Windows SDK access, or Windows API usage. Use when adding Windows support to an Electron, .NET, C++, Rust, Flutter, or Tauri project, or restoring SDK packages after cloning.

Create and manage code signing certificates for Windows apps and MSIX packages. Use when generating a certificate, signing a Windows app or installer, or fixing certificate trust issues.

PowerPoint slide deck generation and management using python-pptx with YAML-driven content and styling - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core

VS Code screenshot capture using Playwright MCP with serve-web for slide decks and documentation - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core

Video-to-GIF conversion skill with FFmpeg two-pass optimization - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core

Decision-driven installer for HVE-Core with 6 clone-based installation methods, extension quick-install, environment detection, and agent customization workflows - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core

Generates PR reference XML containing commit history and unified diffs between branches. Includes utilities to list changed files and read diff chunks. Use when creating pull request descriptions, preparing code reviews, analyzing branch changes, discovering work items from diffs, or generating structured diff summaries. - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core

Install or update the M365 Agents Toolkit (ATK) CLI and VS Code extension. Triggers: "install atk", "update atk", "install agents toolkit", "update agents toolkit", "install the toolkit", "setup atk", "get atk", "install atk cli", "install atk extension", "install atk vsix", "update the vs code extension", "install latest atk", "upgrade atk"

Build MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers for Copilot Chat using the OpenAI Apps SDK or MCP Apps SDK widget rendering support (any language). Use this skill when: - Creating MCP servers that integrate with M365 Copilot declarative agents - Building rich interactive widgets (HTML) that render in Copilot Chat - Implementing tools that return structuredContent for widget rendering - Adapting an existing MCP server to support Copilot widget rendering - Setting up devtunnels for localhost MCP server exposure - Configuring mcpPlugin.json manifests with RemoteMCPServer runtime Do NOT use this skill for general agent development (scaffolding, manifests, deployment) — use declarative-agent-developer instead. This skill is ONLY for MCP server + widget development. Triggers: "MCP server for Copilot", "OpenAI Apps SDK", "Copilot widget", "structuredContent", "MCP plugin", "devtunnels MCP", "bizchat MCP", "OAI app", "widget rendering", "text/html+skybridge", "UI widget"

Query Microsoft 365 Copilot for workplace intelligence - emails, meetings, documents, Teams messages, and people information. USE THIS SKILL for ANY workplace-related question where the answer likely exists in Microsoft 365 data. This includes questions about what someone said, shared, or communicated; meetings, emails, messages, or documents; priorities, decisions, or context from colleagues; organizational knowledge; project status; team activities; or any information that would be in Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, or Calendar. When in doubt about workplace context, try WorkIQ first. Trigger phrases include "what did [person] say", "what are [person]'s priorities", "top of mind from [person]", "what was discussed", "find emails about", "what meetings", "what documents", "who is working on", "what's the status of", "any updates on", etc.

Create, build, and deploy declarative agents for M365 Copilot and Teams. Scaffolds new M365 agent projects, authors JSON manifests, configures capabilities, and manages the full agent lifecycle. Use when creating a new agent, building a Teams agent, or working on any M365 Copilot declarative agent. Triggers: "create agent", "create a declarative agent", "create an agent", "new declarative agent", "create m365 agent", "create Teams agent", "build an agent", "build a declarative agent", "scaffold an agent", "new agent project", "make a copilot agent", "start a new agent", "create a copilot agent", "add a capability", "add a plugin", "configure my agent", "deploy my agent", "provision my agent", "fix my agent manifest", "validate my agent", "edit my agent", "modify my agent", "update my agent instructions", "add conversation starters", "add a web search capability", "add graph connectors", "add an API plugin", "add an MCP plugin"

Guide for writing unit tests. Use this when creating tests to verify Python logic.

**USE THIS FOR COMPLEX TASKS.** Implements Manus-style file-based planning for multi-step tasks. Creates task_plan.md, findings.md, and progress.md in .agent_cache/<task-name>/. Use when: implementing multiple APIs, refactoring modules, research tasks, or ANY task requiring >5 tool calls.

Guide for searching and exploring external GitHub repositories using the gh CLI. Use this when you need reference implementations, patterns, or code examples from open-source projects to help complete your task.

Guide for submitting/posting inline PR review comments to GitHub. Use this when you need to post code review comments on specific lines of a Pull Request.

Guide for working with the TOM (Tabular Object Model) wrapper. Use this when modifying semantic models programmatically.

Guide for adding new functions to the library. Use this when implementing new API wrappers or utility functions.

Guide for implementing REST API wrapper functions. Use this when adding new API wrappers or troubleshooting API calls.

Guide for building documentation and validating docstrings. Use this when asked to build docs, check docstrings, or validate documentation.

Guide for working with Direct Lake semantic models. Use this when implementing Direct Lake-related features or troubleshooting.

Guide for running code style linters and formatters. Use this when asked to check code style, run linters, or fix formatting issues.

Guide for running pytest tests locally. Use this when running tests to verify code changes.

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Use this skill when editing or creating CLI output, logging, warnings, error messages, progress indicators, or diagnostic summaries in the APM codebase. Activate whenever code touches console helpers (_rich_success, _rich_warning, _rich_error, _rich_info, _rich_echo), DiagnosticCollector, STATUS_SYMBOLS, or any user-facing terminal output — even if the user doesn't mention "logging" or "UX" explicitly.

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Find and close stale bug issues in microsoft/AzureStorageExplorer. Use this when asked to clean up stale issues, close inactive bugs, or perform issue hygiene.

Troubleshoot and resolve issues with Azure Messaging SDKs for Event Hubs and Service Bus. Covers connection failures, authentication errors, message processing issues, and SDK configuration problems. WHEN: event hub SDK error, service bus SDK issue, messaging connection failure, AMQP error, event processor host issue, message lock lost, send timeout, receiver disconnected, SDK troubleshooting, azure messaging SDK, event hub consumer, service bus queue issue, topic subscription error, enable logging event hub, service bus logging, eventhub python, servicebus java, eventhub javascript, servicebus dotnet, event hub checkpoint, event hub not receiving messages, service bus dead letter.

Recommend Azure VM sizes, VM Scale Sets (VMSS), and configurations based on workload requirements, performance needs, and budget constraints. No Azure account required — uses public documentation and the Azure Retail Prices API. WHEN: recommend VM size, which VM should I use, choose Azure VM, VM for web/database/ML/batch/HPC, GPU VM, compare VM sizes, cheapest VM, best VM for workload, VM pricing, cost estimate, burstable/compute/memory/storage optimized VM, confidential computing, VM trade-offs, VM families, VMSS, scale set recommendation, autoscale VMs, load balanced VMs, VMSS vs VM, scale out, horizontal scaling, flexible orchestration.

Execute Azure deployments for ALREADY-PREPARED applications that have existing .azure/plan.md and infrastructure files. DO NOT use this skill when the user asks to CREATE a new application — use azure-prepare instead. This skill runs azd up, azd deploy, terraform apply, and az deployment commands with built-in error recovery. Requires .azure/plan.md from azure-prepare and validated status from azure-validate. WHEN: "run azd up", "run azd deploy", "execute deployment", "push to production", "push to cloud", "go live", "ship it", "bicep deploy", "terraform apply", "publish to Azure", "launch on Azure". DO NOT USE WHEN: "create and deploy", "build and deploy", "create a new app", "set up infrastructure", "create and deploy to Azure using Terraform" — use azure-prepare for these.

Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, OpenAI, Document Intelligence. Helps with search, vector/hybrid search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcription, OCR. WHEN: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcribe, OCR, convert text to speech.

Query and analyze data in Azure Data Explorer (Kusto/ADX) using KQL for log analytics, telemetry, and time series analysis. WHEN: KQL queries, Kusto database queries, Azure Data Explorer, ADX clusters, log analytics, time series data, IoT telemetry, anomaly detection.

Assess and upgrade Azure workloads between plans, tiers, or SKUs within Azure. Generates assessment reports and automates upgrade steps. WHEN: upgrade Consumption to Flex Consumption, upgrade Azure Functions plan, migrate hosting plan, upgrade Functions SKU, move to Flex Consumption, upgrade Azure service tier, change hosting plan, upgrade function app plan, migrate App Service to Container Apps.

Helps users find the right Azure RBAC role for an identity with least privilege access, then generate CLI commands and Bicep code to assign it. Also provides guidance on permissions required to grant roles. WHEN: what role should I assign, least privilege role, RBAC role for, role to read blobs, role for managed identity, custom role definition, assign role to identity, what role do I need to grant access, permissions to assign roles.

Build and deploy GitHub Copilot SDK apps to Azure. WHEN: build copilot app, create copilot app, copilot SDK, @github/copilot-sdk, scaffold copilot project, copilot-powered app, deploy copilot app, host on azure, azure model, BYOM, bring your own model, use my own model, azure openai model, DefaultAzureCredential, self-hosted model, copilot SDK service, chat app with copilot, copilot-sdk-service template, azd init copilot, CopilotClient, createSession, sendAndWait, GitHub Models API.

Assess and migrate cross-cloud workloads to Azure. Generates assessment reports and converts code from AWS, GCP, or other providers to Azure services. WHEN: migrate Lambda to Azure Functions, migrate AWS to Azure, Lambda migration assessment, convert AWS serverless to Azure, migration readiness report, migrate from AWS, migrate from GCP, cross-cloud migration.

Interactive guided deployment flow for Azure OpenAI models with full customization control. Step-by-step selection of model version, SKU (GlobalStandard/Standard/ProvisionedManaged), capacity, RAI policy (content filter), and advanced options (dynamic quota, priority processing, spillover). USE FOR: custom deployment, customize model deployment, choose version, select SKU, set capacity, configure content filter, RAI policy, deployment options, detailed deployment, advanced deployment, PTU deployment, provisioned throughput. DO NOT USE FOR: quick deployment to optimal region (use preset).

Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake. Provides object storage, SMB file shares, async messaging, NoSQL key-value, and big data analytics capabilities. Includes access tiers (hot, cool, archive) and lifecycle management. USE FOR: blob storage, file shares, queue storage, table storage, data lake, upload files, download blobs, storage accounts, access tiers, lifecycle management. DO NOT USE FOR: SQL databases, Cosmos DB (use azure-prepare), messaging with Event Hubs or Service Bus (use azure-messaging).

Adds OneDrive for Business connector to a Power Apps code app. Use when uploading, downloading, listing, or managing files in OneDrive.

Adds a data source or connector to a Power Apps code app. Asks what the user wants to accomplish and routes to the appropriate specialized skill.

Lists Power Platform connections in the current environment. Use when you need a connection ID before adding a connector to a code app.

Adds Dataverse tables to a Power Apps code app with generated TypeScript models and services. Can also create new Dataverse tables. Use when connecting to Dataverse, adding tables, creating schema, or querying Dataverse data.

Creates Power Apps code apps using React and Vite. Use when building code apps, scaffolding projects, or deploying to Power Platform.

Adds Office 365 Outlook connector to a Power Apps code app. Use when accessing calendars, sending emails, reading inbox, or managing Outlook events.

Adds Microsoft Teams connector to a Power Apps code app. Use when sending Teams messages, posting to channels, or integrating with Teams chat.

Adds SharePoint Online connector to a Power Apps code app. Use when reading lists, managing documents, or integrating with SharePoint sites. Can also create new SharePoint lists.

Adds Excel Online (Business) connector to a Power Apps code app. Use when reading or writing Excel workbook data from OneDrive or SharePoint.

Builds and deploys a Power Apps code app to Power Platform. Use when deploying changes, redeploying an existing app, or pushing updates.

Adds any Power Platform connector to a Power Apps code app. Generic fallback for connectors not covered by a specific skill.

Adds Microsoft Copilot Studio connector to a Power Apps code app. Use when invoking Copilot Studio agents, sending prompts to agents, or integrating agent responses.

Adds Azure DevOps connector to a Power Apps code app. Use when querying work items, creating bugs, managing pipelines, or making ADO API calls.

Classify and label GitHub issues based on repository-specific labeling instructions. Use when (1) auto-labeling new issues, (2) classifying issue types (bug, feature, etc.), (3) adding priority or area labels, (4) applying consistent labeling rules. Triggers on requests like "label issue", "classify issue", "what labels should this issue have", "add labels to issue".

Send adaptive card notifications to Microsoft Teams via Azure Logic App. Use when (1) sending issue triage reports to Teams, (2) posting JSON payloads as Teams notifications, (3) triggering workflow result notifications. Triggers on requests like "send notification", "notify team", "post to Teams", "send report".

Send workflow bot messages to Teams personal chat via Azure Logic App. Use when (1) sending personal notifications to individuals, (2) delivering triage summaries to specific recipients, (3) triggering personal workflow alerts. Triggers on requests like "send personal notification", "notify user", "send message to", "personal message".

Send HTML email notifications via Azure Logic App. Use when (1) sending formatted emails to recipients, (2) delivering reports or summaries via email, (3) triggering email notifications from workflows. Triggers on requests like "send email", "email this", "send via email", "mail to".

Fix Dependabot security alerts by updating vulnerable npm dependencies. Use when the user mentions "dependabot", "security alerts", "vulnerability", "CVE", or wants to update packages with security issues.

Azure Cosmos DB performance optimization and best practices guidelines for NoSQL, partitioning, queries, and SDK usage. Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring code that interacts with Azure Cosmos DB, designing data models, optimizing queries, or implementing high-performance database operations.

Detects and fixes accessibility issues in React/Fluent UI webviews. Use when reviewing code for screen reader compatibility, fixing ARIA labels, ensuring keyboard navigation, adding live regions for status messages, or managing focus in dialogs.

> Trust, identity, and governance for multi-agent systems.

AI agent governance, trust scoring, and policy enforcement powered by AgentMesh. Activate when: (1) user wants to enforce token limits, tool restrictions, or content policies on agent actions, (2) checking an agent's trust score before delegation or collaboration, (3) verifying agent identity with Ed25519 cryptographic DIDs, (4) auditing agent actions with tamper-evident hash chain logs, (5) user asks about agent safety, governance, compliance, or trust. Enterprise-grade: 1,600+ tests, merged into Dify (65K★), LlamaIndex (47K★), Microsoft Agent-Lightning (15K★).

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Analyze a GitHub Actions integration test run and produce a skill invocation report with failure root-cause issues. TRIGGERS: analyze test run, skill invocation rate, test run report, compare test runs, skill invocation summary, test failure analysis, run report, test results, action run report

Analyzes markdown files for token efficiency. TRIGGERS: optimize markdown, reduce tokens, token count, token bloat, too many tokens, make concise, shrink file, file too large, optimize for AI, token efficiency, verbose markdown, reduce file size

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Iteratively improve skill frontmatter compliance using the Ralph loop pattern. WHEN: "run sensei", "sensei help", "improve skill", "fix frontmatter", "skill compliance", "frontmatter audit", "score skill", "check skill tokens". INVOKES: token counting tools, test runners, git commands. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: use token CLI directly for counts/checks.

File a GitHub issue for local integration test failures. TRIGGERS: file test bug, report test failure, create bug for test, integration test failed, test failure issue, junit failure

Check/manage Azure quotas and usage across providers. For deployment planning, capacity validation, region selection. WHEN: "check quotas", "service limits", "current usage", "request quota increase", "quota exceeded", "validate capacity", "regional availability", "provisioning limits", "vCPU limit", "how many vCPUs available in my subscription".

Guidelines for writing Agent Skills that comply with the agentskills.io specification. WHEN: "create a skill", "new skill", "write a skill", "skill template", "skill structure", "review skill", "skill PR", "skill compliance", "SKILL.md format", "skill frontmatter", "skill best practices".

Guidelines for producing accurate and maintainable documentation for the Aspire documentation site. Use when writing or updating user guides, integration docs, tutorials, or any content on aspire.dev.

Agent for validating Aspire documentation against actual behavior. Use when auditing documentation accuracy, testing examples, or identifying discrepancies between documentation and implementation.

CLI tool for automating any terminal application — TUI apps, shells, CLI tools, REPLs, and more. Use when you need to launch a process in a virtual terminal, capture its screen output, inject keystrokes or mouse input, take screenshots, record sessions, or assert on what's visible.

Environment manager-specific discovery patterns and known issues. Use when working on or reviewing environment discovery code for conda, poetry, pipenv, pyenv, or venv.

VS Code settings precedence rules and common pitfalls. Essential for any code that reads or writes settings. Covers getConfiguration scope, inspect() vs get(), and multi-workspace handling.

Run the mandatory pre-commit checks before committing code. Includes lint, type checking, and unit tests. MUST be run before every commit.

Run E2E tests to verify complete user workflows like environment discovery, creation, and selection. Use this before releases or after major changes.

Critical patterns for cross-platform path handling in this VS Code extension. Windows vs POSIX path bugs are the #1 source of issues. Use this skill when reviewing or writing path-related code.

Debug a failing test using an iterative logging approach, then clean up and document the learning.

Run smoke tests to verify extension functionality in a real VS Code environment. Use this when checking if basic features work after changes.

Run integration tests to verify that extension components work together correctly. Use this after modifying component interactions or event handling.

Generate a codebase health snapshot for technical debt tracking and planning. Analyzes git history, code complexity, debt markers, and dependencies to identify hotspots and refactoring priorities.

Use Fabric CLI for Power BI operations — semantic models, reports, DAX queries, refresh, gateways. Activate when users work with Power BI items, need to refresh datasets, execute DAX, manage reports, or troubleshoot refresh failures.

Use Microsoft Fabric CLI (fab) to manage workspaces, semantic models, reports, notebooks, and Fabric resources. Activate when users mention fab, Fabric CLI, or need to automate Fabric operations.

All changes for the release (dependency updates, bug fixes, etc.) should already be merged to `main`.

Measure and improve code coverage in the Duroxide durable execution runtime. Use when asked about coverage, testing coverage, running llvm-cov, or improving test coverage percentages.

Import customer or external RDF/OWL into this repo's catalogue format. Use when user drops an RDF/OWL file and wants it catalogue-ready (metadata, category, validation, compile).

Generate Ontology School course paths/labs with progressive step ontologies from source ontology material. Use when user asks to tutorialize an ontology into school lessons and per-step builds.

Create distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with high design quality. Use this skill when the user asks to build web components, pages, artifacts, posters, or applications (examples include websites, landing pages, dashboards, React components, HTML/CSS layouts, or when styling/beautifying any web UI). Generates creative, polished code and UI design that avoids generic AI aesthetics.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a power pages site", "build a code site", "scaffold a website", "create a portal", "make a new site", or wants to create a new Power Pages code site (SPA) using React, Angular, Vue, or Astro.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "add sample data", "populate tables", "seed data", "add test records", "generate sample records", "insert demo data", "fill tables with data", "create test data", or wants to populate their Dataverse tables with sample records so they can test and demo their Power Pages site.

Use this skill to audit existing table permissions on a Power Pages site. Trigger examples: "audit permissions", "check permissions", "review table permissions", "are my permissions correct", "permission security audit", "verify permissions setup", "check for permission issues", "permission health check". This skill analyzes existing table permissions against the site code and Dataverse metadata, generates an HTML audit report with findings grouped by severity (critical, warning, info, pass), and suggests fixes for any issues found.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create web roles", "add web roles", "set up web roles", "add roles", "create roles for my site", "manage web roles", "add authenticated role", "add anonymous role", or wants to create web roles for their Power Pages code site. Web roles control access and permissions for site users.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "deploy to power pages", "upload site", "publish site", "deploy site", "push to power pages", "upload code site", or wants to deploy/upload an existing Power Pages code site to a Power Pages environment using PAC CLI.

Creates, updates, and deploys Power Apps generative pages for model-driven apps using React v17, TypeScript, and Fluent UI V9. Completes workflow from requirements to deployment. Uses PAC CLI to deploy the page code. Use it when user asks to build, retrieve, or update a page in an existing Microsoft Power Apps model-driven app. Use it when user mentions "generative page", "page in a model-driven", or "genux".

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create Dataverse tables", "set up the data model", "setup dataverse", "create tables for my site", "setup dataverse schema", "create the database", "build my data model", or wants to create Dataverse tables, columns, and relationships for their Power Pages site based on a data model proposal.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "integrate web api", "add web api", "connect to dataverse", "add api integration", "set up web api calls", "integrate api for my tables", "add crud operations", "hook up web api", "add data fetching", "connect frontend to dataverse", or wants to integrate Power Pages Web API into their site's frontend code with proper permissions and deployment. This skill orchestrates the full integration lifecycle: code integration, permissions setup, and deployment.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "add SEO", "add meta tags", "add robots.txt", "add sitemap", "improve SEO", "search engine optimization", "add open graph tags", "add favicon", "make site searchable", or wants to add SEO essentials (robots.txt, sitemap.xml, meta tags) to their Power Pages code site after creating it with /power-pages:create-site.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "test my site", "test the site", "run site tests", "check if site is working", "verify site", "smoke test", "test pages", "check api calls", "test web api", "verify deployment works", or wants to test a deployed, activated Power Pages site at runtime using browser-based navigation, page crawling, and API request verification.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "activate site", "provision website", "activate a Power Pages website", "activate portal", "provision portal", "turn on my site", "enable website", or wants to activate/provision a Power Pages website in their Power Platform environment via the Power Platform REST API.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "set up authentication", "add login", "add logout", "configure Entra ID", "set up Azure AD auth", "add Microsoft login", "enable authentication", "set up sign in", "add role-based access", "add authorization", "protect routes", "add auth to my site", "configure identity provider", or wants to set up authentication (login/logout via Microsoft Entra ID) and role-based authorization for their Power Pages code site.

Create a new Copilot Studio topic YAML file. Use when the user asks to create a new topic, conversation flow, or dialog for their agent.

Edit an existing connector action (TaskDialog) in a Copilot Studio agent. Modify inputs, outputs, descriptions, connection mode, and other properties using connector definitions as reference.

Look up Copilot Studio YAML schema definitions. Use when the user asks about schema structure, element properties, or how to use a specific YAML kind.

Search the known-issues knowledge base (GitHub issues labeled "kb") for symptoms, root causes, and mitigations. Use when the user reports unexpected behavior that may already have a documented fix.

Send a message to a published Copilot Studio agent and get its full response. Use when the user asks to test a specific utterance, check how the agent responds, verify a topic was fixed, or do a quick point-test after making YAML changes. Also useful for multi-turn conversation testing.

Reference tables for Copilot Studio YAML authoring: triggers, actions, variables, entities, Power Fx functions, templates. Preloaded by author and troubleshoot agents.

Generate and insert an Adaptive Card into a Copilot Studio topic using AdaptiveCardPrompt. Use when the user asks to add an adaptive card, rich card, form card, info card, confirmation card, or interactive card to a topic.

Edit Copilot Studio agent settings, instructions, or configuration. Use when the user asks to change agent instructions, display name, conversation starters, AI settings, or generative actions toggle.

Modify topic triggers — trigger phrases and model description. Use when the user asks to add, remove, or change trigger phrases, or edit a topic's model description.

Send a message to a bot via DirectLine v3 REST API and get the full response. Use when the user has a DirectLine secret or Copilot Studio token endpoint URL. Supports auth/sign-in flows via OAuthCard detection.

Test a published Copilot Studio agent — send test messages, run batch test suites, or analyze evaluation results.

Debug and fix Copilot Studio agent issues — validate YAML, diagnose wrong topic routing, resolve validation errors, analyze unexpected behavior.

Guide users through adding a new connector action to a Copilot Studio agent. Connector actions require UI-based connection setup, so this skill walks users through the Copilot Studio portal steps, then delegates to edit-action for YAML modifications.

Add a global variable to a Copilot Studio agent. Use when the user needs a variable that persists across topics in the same conversation and can optionally be visible to the AI orchestrator.

List all available kind discriminator values from the Copilot Studio YAML schema. Use when the user asks what kinds/types are available.

Shared project context for all Copilot Studio sub-agents. Provides project structure, schema lookup usage, and skill invocation guidance.

Create, edit, and manage Copilot Studio agent YAML files — topics, actions, knowledge sources, triggers, variables, and more.

Best practices for Copilot Studio agents. Covers JIT glossary loading (customer acronyms, terminology), JIT user context provisioning (M365 profile, country, department), the shared OnActivity initialization pattern, dynamic topic redirects with Switch expressions, and preventing child agents from responding directly to users. USE FOR: glossary, acronyms, user context, user profile, country-aware answers, JIT initialization, OnActivity provisioning, conversation-init, personalized knowledge, dynamic redirect, Switch, BeginDialog, if/then/else replacement, child agent responses, completion setting, SendMessageTool, output variables, connected agents. DO NOT USE FOR: general knowledge sources (use add-knowledge), topic creation (use new-topic).

Add child agents, connected agents, or other multi-agent patterns to a Copilot Studio agent. Use when the user asks to create a sub-agent, child agent, connected agent, or call another agent.

Validate a Copilot Studio YAML file against the schema and best practices. Use when the user asks to check, validate, or verify a YAML file.

Add generative answer nodes (SearchAndSummarizeContent or AnswerQuestionWithAI) to a Copilot Studio topic. Use this instead of /add-node when the user asks to add grounded answers, knowledge search, generative answers, or AI-powered responses — these nodes require specific patterns (ConditionGroup follow-up, knowledge source references, autoSend, responseCaptureType) that /add-node does not cover.

List all topics in the Copilot Studio agent with their trigger types, phrases, and action counts. Use when the user wants to see what topics exist.

Add or modify a node in an existing Copilot Studio topic. Use when the user asks to add a question, message, condition, variable, or other node to a topic. Do NOT use this for generative answers or knowledge search — use /add-generative-answers instead.