Azure Sentinel Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Sentinel. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, 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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide
This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
- Preferred: Use
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L37-L50 | Diagnosing and fixing Microsoft Sentinel ingestion, connector, KQL, notebook, MCP, SAP, and analytics rule errors, plus monitoring and troubleshooting scheduled rule execution. |
| Best Practices | L51-L74 | Best practices for designing, tuning, and operating Microsoft Sentinel: automation, playbooks, KQL hunting, analytics rules, UEBA, ASIM, watchlists, SOC metrics, and solution quality. |
| Decision Making | L75-L118 | Guidance for planning Sentinel deployments, costs, data tiers, and connectors, plus detailed strategies to migrate from legacy SIEMs (Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight) and optimize detections and automation. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L119-L130 | Designing Microsoft Sentinel architectures: workspace/tenant layouts, SIEM patterns, BCDR/resiliency, data lake/graph designs, and coexisting with or migrating from other SIEMs. |
| Limits & Quotas | L131-L143 | Limits, quotas, pricing, and availability of Sentinel features (rules, data lake, MCP), plus constraints and safe management of search jobs and watchlists, and removal implications. |
| Security | L144-L163 | Configuring secure access, permissions, encryption, and RBAC for Microsoft Sentinel, including playbooks, data lake, storage connectors, SAP integration, and automated attack disruption across clouds. |
| Configuration | L164-L298 | Configuring Microsoft Sentinel: data connectors and ASIM schemas, analytics rules, automation/playbooks, TI and SAP integrations, data lake jobs, health/auditing, and solution/workbook setup. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L299-L344 | Patterns and APIs for integrating Sentinel with logs, threat intel, MCP/AI tools, Logic Apps playbooks, data lake, connectors, and external platforms like AWS, Entra ID, Purview. |
| Deployment | L345-L358 | Deploying and customizing Microsoft Sentinel content and solutions (rules, automation, notebooks, SAP, Copilot agents) via CI/CD, ARM templates, data lakes, and hybrid/on-prem onboarding. |