Azure Sre Agent Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Sre Agent. 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), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools 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_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	L37-L44	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	L45-L49	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	L50-L55	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.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L56-L60	Designing cold-standby disaster recovery for Azure SRE Agent, including architecture choices, failover strategy, RPO/RTO considerations, and environment replication.
Limits & Quotas	L61-L65	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	L66-L84	Securing Azure SRE Agent: identities, RBAC and roles, network/firewall, data privacy, GitHub/ADO access, subscription visibility, tool access policies, and approval/run-mode controls.
Configuration	L85-L100	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	L101-L121	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	L122-L125	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

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design cold-standby disaster recovery for Azure SRE Agent	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/disaster-recovery

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
Configure data residency and privacy for Azure SRE Agent	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/data-privacy
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

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