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azure-sre-agent

Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when wiring SRE Agent to DevOps/GitHub, Log Analytics vs App Insights, AKS Java, IaC deploy, or 30-day trial limits, and other Azure Sre Agent related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Reliability (use azure-relia…

First seen Mar 10, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add microsoftdocs/agent-skills --skill azure-sre-agent
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Summary

  • Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
  • Use when wiring SRE Agent to DevOps/GitHub, Log Analytics vs App Insights, AKS Java, IaC deploy, or 30-day trial limits, and other Azure Sre Agent related development tasks.
  • Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency).

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License LICENSE
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Skill metadata

Parsed from SKILL.md frontmatter.

CompatibilityRequires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
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2026-08-31
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Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 10,897 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 571 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 125 installs

SKILL.md

Azure Sre Agent Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Sre Agent. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use readfile with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use readfile on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generatedat is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcpmicrosoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcpmicrosoftdocs:microsoftdocs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L36-L43 Diagnosing and fixing SRE Agent issues: querying telemetry with KQL, filing Azure support tickets, resolving deployment/operation failures, and debugging Java performance on AKS.
Best Practices L44-L48 Best practices for integrating Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and related observability tools with SRE Agent to collect, analyze, and act on telemetry and alerts.
Decision Making L49-L54 Guidance on when to run deep investigations, when to use Log Analytics vs App Insights, how to estimate/control SRE Agent costs, and which Azure regions you can deploy in.
Limits & Quotas L55-L59 Details of the 30-day Azure SRE Agent trial limits, including usage caps, feature restrictions, and what happens when you reach or exceed those limits.
Security L60-L77 Identity, auth, RBAC, network/firewall, GitHub/ADO access, IP allow-listing, approvals, and security architecture for securely running Azure SRE Agent.
Configuration L78-L93 Configuring SRE Agent capabilities: code interpreter, knowledge sources, tools/skills, governance hooks, subagents, incident plans, connectors, network/VNet, GitHub auth, MCP/IDE, and REST hooks.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L94-L114 Integrating Azure SRE Agent with DevOps, GitHub, observability, incident tools, MCP servers, and Python/Kusto tools, plus secure API use and cross-tenant access configuration
Deployment L115-L118 How to deploy Azure SRE Agent using Infrastructure-as-Code templates, including required resources, parameters, and environment configuration steps.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Query Azure SRE Agent telemetry and actions with KQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/audit-agent-actions
File Azure support requests from SRE Agent troubleshooting https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/create-support-request
Troubleshoot Azure SRE Agent deployment and operations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/faq-troubleshooting
Diagnose Java performance issues on AKS with SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/troubleshoot-java-aks

Best Practices

Topic URL
Use Azure observability tools with SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/diagnose-azure-observability

Decision Making

Topic URL
Decide when to use deep investigation in Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/deep-investigation
Decide when to use Log Analytics and App Insights connectors in SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/log-analytics-app-insights

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Understand Azure SRE Agent 30-day trial limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/evaluate

Security

Topic URL
Understand Azure SRE Agent identities and authentication https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/agent-identity
Allow-list SRE Agent outbound IPs in Key Vault firewall https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/allow-list-key-vault-firewall
Configure secure network controls for Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/configure-network-controls
Configure managed identity access to ADO repos in SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/connect-ado-repo-managed-identity
Connect GitHub Enterprise Cloud to SRE Agent securely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/connect-github-enterprise-cloud
Manage Azure SRE Agent permissions and resource access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/manage-permissions
Configure Azure SRE Agent network and firewall access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/network-requirements
Configure Azure SRE Agent permissions and RBAC access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/permissions
Configure run modes and approvals in Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/run-modes
Understand security architecture for Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/security-overview
Securely configure BYO GitHub App for SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/setup-github-byo-app
Understand subscription visibility and permissions in Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/subscription-permission-visibility
Define tool access policies for Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/tool-access-policies
Configure Azure SRE Agent roles and permissions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/user-roles

Configuration

Topic URL
Use SRE Agent code interpreter for Python and shell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/code-interpreter
Connect knowledge sources to Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/connect-knowledge
Create and manage governance hooks in Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/create-manage-hooks-ui
Create custom skills with tools and files in Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/create-skill
Configure specialized subagents in Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/create-subagent
Configure incident response plans in Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/incident-response-plans
Configure managed connectors for Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/managed-connectors
Configure VNet network integration for Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/network-integration
Configure GitHub OAuth or PAT connector for SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/setup-github-connector
Configure Azure SRE Agent MCP server for IDE clients https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/setup-mcp-server
Configure agent hooks via REST API in Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/tutorial-agent-hooks
Enable and use Code Interpreter in Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/use-code-interpreter

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Connect Azure DevOps to Azure SRE Agent for code and work items https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/ado-connector
Use Azure SRE Agent REST APIs securely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/api-reference
Connect Azure DevOps wikis as knowledge sources for SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/azure-devops-wiki-knowledge
Connect Azure DevOps wiki as SRE Agent knowledge source https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/connect-devops-wiki
Use connectors to extend Azure SRE Agent capabilities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/connectors
Build and deploy a Python SLA calculator tool in SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/create-python-tool
Enable cross-tenant Azure DevOps access for SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/cross-account-ado-oauth
Integrate external observability tools with Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/diagnose-observability
Integrate GitHub with Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/github-connector
Connect incident platforms to Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/incident-platforms
Define Kusto tools to run deterministic KQL in SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/kusto-tools
Connect Azure SRE Agent to MCP tool servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/mcp-connector
Operate Azure SRE Agent via MCP server integrations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/mcp-server
Integrate PagerDuty incidents with Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/pagerduty-incidents
Create and configure Python tools for Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/python-code-execution
Configure legacy Teams connector for Azure SRE Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/set-up-teams-connector
Connect ServiceNow incidents to Azure SRE Agent indexing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/setup-servicenow-indexing

Deployment

Topic URL
Deploy Azure SRE Agent with IaC templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/deploy-iac