Azure Managed Grafana Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Grafana. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. 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	L34-L39	Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Managed Grafana issues, including access, configuration, and private endpoint connectivity and DNS problems.
Decision Making	L40-L45	Planning and executing Grafana decisions: choosing/activating Enterprise plans, migrating from self‑hosted or Azure Grafana Essential, and upgrading Azure Managed Grafana (incl. v12).
Limits & Quotas	L46-L52	Details on Managed Grafana regional availability, quotas and constraints, plus how to use features like reporting and image rendering within those limits.
Security	L53-L66	Securing Managed Grafana: encryption, auth (users, service accounts, tokens), roles/permissions, private endpoints, Entra group sync, dashboard sharing, and security best practices.
Configuration	L67-L78	Configuring Managed Grafana instances: MCP endpoints, instance settings, plugins, private endpoints, deterministic outbound IPs, zone redundancy, diagnostics/logs, and SMTP email alerts.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L79-L88	Integrating Grafana with Azure AI agents and monitoring tools: MCP setup, AI Foundry dashboards, alerts, Prometheus/AKS, and Azure Data Explorer data sources.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot common Azure Managed Grafana issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-managed-grafana
Fix Managed Grafana private endpoint connection problems	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-mpe-connection

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Migrate self-hosted or cloud Grafana to Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate
Plan migration from Azure Grafana Essential to Standard or Azure Monitor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate-essential-service-tier

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Azure Managed Grafana limits, regions, and support details	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/faq
Use reporting and image rendering in Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-use-reporting-and-image-rendering
Azure Managed Grafana service limits and constraints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/known-limitations

Security

Topic	URL
Understand data encryption in Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/encryption
Authenticate to Azure Managed Grafana data plane APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-authenticate-data-plane-api
Configure authentication and permissions for Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-authentication-permissions
Manage Azure Managed Grafana roles and access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-manage-access-permissions-users-identities
Grant Azure Monitor access to Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-permissions
Use service accounts and tokens in Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-service-accounts
Configure private access and endpoints for Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-set-up-private-access
Configure dashboard sharing and permissions in Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-share-dashboard
Configure Entra group-based team sync in Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-sync-teams-with-entra-groups
Apply security best practices to Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/secure-azure-managed-grafana

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Managed Grafana MCP server endpoint	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-mcp-server
Configure Azure Managed Grafana instance settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-settings
Connect Managed Grafana to data sources via private endpoints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-to-data-source-privately
Configure deterministic outbound IPs for Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-deterministic-ip
Enable zone redundancy for Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-enable-zone-redundancy
Manage Grafana plugins in Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-manage-plugins
Configure diagnostic settings and logs for Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-monitor-managed-grafana-workspace
Configure SMTP email alerts in Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-smtp-settings

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Monitor Agent Framework workflows in Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/agent-framework-workflow-dashboard
Build Azure AI Foundry monitoring dashboards in Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/azure-ai-foundry-dashboard
Integrate AI coding agents with Grafana monitoring	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-opentelemetry-app-insights
Configure Grafana MCP with Azure AI Foundry agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-configure-mcp-for-ai-foundry
Add Azure Data Explorer as a Grafana data source	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-azure-data-explorer
Integrate Azure Monitor alerts with Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-use-azure-monitor-alerts
Connect AKS Prometheus to Managed Grafana privately	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/tutorial-mpe-oss-prometheus

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