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Search official Microsoft documentation across Azure, .NET, Agent Framework, Aspire, VS Code, and GitHub. Primary tool covers learn.microsoft.com via three commands: search concepts and guides, find code samples by language, and fetch full page content Includes CLI fallback ( mslearn command) when MCP server is unavailable, with JSON output option for scripting Routes Aspire, VS Code, GitHub, and Agent Framework queries to specialized tools (Aspire MCP, Context7) since their docs live... npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill microsoft-docs Download ZIPGitHub36.2k

Microsoft Docs

Research skill for the Microsoft technology ecosystem. Covers learn.microsoft.com and documentation that lives outside it (VS Code, GitHub, Aspire, Agent Framework repos).

Default: Microsoft Learn MCP

Use these tools for everything on learn.microsoft.com — Azure, .NET, M365, Power Platform, Agent Framework, Semantic Kernel, Windows, and more. This is the primary tool for the vast majority of Microsoft documentation queries.

Tool Purpose microsoft_docs_search Search learn.microsoft.com — concepts, guides, tutorials, configuration microsoft_code_sample_search Find working code snippets from Learn docs. Pass language (python, csharp, etc.) for best results microsoft_docs_fetch Get full page content from a specific URL (when search excerpts aren't enough)

Use microsoft_docs_fetch after search when you need complete tutorials, all config options, or when search excerpts are truncated.

CLI Alternative

If the Learn MCP server is not available, use the mslearn CLI from your terminal or shell (for example, Bash, PowerShell, or cmd) instead:

# Run directly (no install needed)
npx @microsoft/learn-cli search "BlobClient UploadAsync Azure.Storage.Blobs"

# Or install globally, then run
npm install -g @microsoft/learn-cli
mslearn search "BlobClient UploadAsync Azure.Storage.Blobs"

MCP Tool CLI Command microsoft_docs_search(query: "...") mslearn search "..." microsoft_code_sample_search(query: "...", language: "...") mslearn code-search "..." --language ... microsoft_docs_fetch(url: "...") mslearn fetch "..."

Pass --json to search or code-search to get raw JSON output for further processing.

Exceptions: When to Use Other Tools

The following categories live outside learn.microsoft.com. Use the specified tool instead.

.NET Aspire — Use Aspire MCP Server (preferred) or Context7

Aspire docs live on aspire.dev, not Learn. The best tool depends on your Aspire CLI version:

CLI 13.2+ (recommended) — The Aspire MCP server includes built-in docs search tools:

MCP Tool Description list_docs Lists all available documentation from aspire.dev search_docs Weighted lexical search across aspire.dev content get_doc Retrieves a specific document by slug

These ship in Aspire CLI 13.2 (PR #14028). To update: aspire update --self --channel daily. Ref: https://davidpine.dev/posts/aspire-docs-mcp-tools/

CLI 13.1 — The MCP server provides integration lookup (list_integrations, get_integration_docs) but not docs search. Fall back to Context7:

Library ID Use for /microsoft/aspire.dev Primary — guides, integrations, CLI reference, deployment /dotnet/aspire Runtime source — API internals, implementation details /communitytoolkit/aspire Community integrations — Go, Java, Node.js, Ollama

VS Code — Use Context7

VS Code docs live on code.visualstudio.com, not Learn.

Library ID Use for /websites/code_visualstudio User docs — settings, features, debugging, remote dev /websites/code_visualstudio_api Extension API — webviews, TreeViews, commands, contribution points

GitHub — Use Context7

GitHub docs live on docs.github.com and cli.github.com.

Library ID Use for /websites/github_en Actions, API, repos, security, admin, Copilot /websites/cli_github GitHub CLI (gh) commands and flags

Agent Framework — Use Learn MCP + Context7

Agent Framework tutorials are on learn.microsoft.com (use microsoft_docs_search), but the GitHub repo has API-level detail that is often ahead of published docs — particularly DevUI REST API reference, CLI options, and .NET integration.

Library ID Use for /websites/learn_microsoft_en-us_agent-framework Tutorials — DevUI guides, tracing, workflow orchestration /microsoft/agent-framework API detail — DevUI REST endpoints, CLI flags, auth, .NET AddDevUI/MapDevUI

DevUI tip: Query the Learn website source for how-to guides, then the repo source for API-level specifics (endpoint schemas, proxy config, auth tokens).

Writing Effective Queries

Be specific — include version, intent, and language:

# ❌ Too broad
"Azure Functions"
"agent framework"

# ✅ Specific
"Azure Functions Python v2 programming model"
"Cosmos DB partition key design best practices"
"GitHub Actions workflow_dispatch inputs matrix strategy"
"Aspire AddUvicornApp Python FastAPI integration"
"DevUI serve agents tracing OpenTelemetry directory discovery"
"Agent Framework workflow conditional edges branching handoff"

Include context:

• Version when relevant (.NET 8, Aspire 13, VS Code 1.96)

• Task intent (quickstart, tutorial, overview, limits, API reference)

• Language for polyglot docs (Python, TypeScript, C#)