Agent Skills
Instruction packs that give your AI agent know-how — some work anywhere, some only with the tool they came with.
✦ Standalone skills3,357
Self-contained. Install one into any project and it works on its own — no other software needed.
🧰 Tool add-ons530
Come bundled with a specific tool and only work together with it — they teach your agent how to operate that tool.
🔌 Needs setup first123
Each relies on something you set up separately — such as an app, a command-line tool or an account — and its page names what that is.
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1,763 standalone skillsappinsights-instrumentation
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
Guidance for instrumenting webapps with Azure Application Insights. Provides telemetry patterns, SDK setup, and configuration references. WHEN: how to instrument app, App Insights SDK, telemetry patterns, what is App Insights, Application Insights guidance, instrumentation examples, APM best practices.
azure-ai-translation-document-py
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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".
azure-speech-to-text-rest-py
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.
azure-ai-language-conversations-py
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.
azure-deploy
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
Execute Azure deployments for ALREADY-PREPARED applications that have existing .azure/deployment-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/deployment-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.
microsoft-foundry
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
Build, deploy, evaluate, optimize, fine-tune, and manage Microsoft Foundry agents, models, and resources end to end. USE FOR: foundry, azd ai agent, azd provision/deploy, hosted agent scaffold/develop/run/deploy/troubleshoot, prompt agent create, create agent, update agent, add tool to agent, invoke agent, agent.yaml, evaluate agent, batch eval, continuous eval, continuous monitoring, agent CI/CD, optimize prompt, improve prompt, prompt optimizer, optimize agent instructions, Agent Optimizer scaffold, dataset curation from traces, deploy model, model fine-tuning (SFT/DPO/RFT), Foundry project, RBAC, role assignment, permissions, quota, capacity, region, deployment failure, AI Services, create Foundry resource, knowledge index, customize deployment, onboard, availability, training-data, grader, distillation, large file upload. DO NOT USE FOR: Azure Functions, App Service, general Azure deploy (use azure-deploy), general Azure prep (use azure-prepare).
skill-creator
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
Guide for creating effective skills for AI coding agents working with Azure SDKs and Microsoft Foundry services. Use when creating new skills or updating existing skills.
wiki-ado-convert
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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/.
wiki-agents-md
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.
wiki-llms-txt
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.
wiki-page-writer
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.
azure-cosmos-ts
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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".
wiki-qa
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.
wiki-researcher
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.
wiki-vitepress
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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-monitor-query-java
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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-search-documents-ts
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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-ai-agents-persistent-dotnet
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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-ai-agents-persistent-java
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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-ai-anomalydetector-java
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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-contentsafety-java
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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-contentsafety-py
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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-ai-contentsafety-ts
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.
azure-ai-formrecognizer-java
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
Azure AI Document Intelligence SDK for Java (com.azure:azure-ai-documentintelligence). Use for extracting text, tables, key-value pairs from documents, receipts, invoices, IDs, or building custom document models. Triggers: "document intelligence java", "form recognizer java", "extract text from PDF java", "OCR document java", "analyze invoice receipt java", "custom document model java", "document classification java".
azure-ai-ml-py
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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".
azure-ai-projects-dotnet
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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".
azure-cosmos-rust
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
Azure Cosmos DB library for Rust (NoSQL API). Document CRUD, containers, and globally distributed data. Triggers: "cosmos db rust", "CosmosClient rust", "document crud rust", "NoSQL rust", "partition key rust".
azure-ai-projects-java
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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".
azure-ai-projects-py
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.
agent-framework-azure-ai-py
✓★ 2,676by microsoft
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.