microsoftdocs/azure-sre-agent

Azure Sre Agent Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Sre Agent. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, 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 | L35-L42 | 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 | L43-L47 | 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 | L48-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. | | Security | L56-L72 | Securing SRE Agent identities, permissions, RBAC, approvals, network/VNet access, firewalls, and secure connections to Key Vault, ADO, and GitHub (including BYO GitHub App). | | Configuration | L73-L89 | Configuring SRE Agent behavior: code interpreter, tools/skills, subagents, connectors, network, governance hooks, incident plans, IDE/MCP, and GitHub/knowledge source integrations. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L90-L108 | Integrating SRE Agent with Azure DevOps, GitHub, observability and incident tools, defining REST/Kusto/Python tools, cross-tenant access, and secure connector/MCP configurations | | Deployment | L109-L112 | 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 | | Estimate and control Azure SRE Agent costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/pricing-billing | | Select supported Azure regions for SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/supported-regions |

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 VNet network integration for Azure SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/network-integration | | 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 | | 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 network and firewall requirements for SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/network-requirements | | Configure GitHub OAuth or PAT connector for SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/setup-github-connector | | Configure managed connectors and governance in SRE Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sre-agent/setup-managed-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 | | 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 ServiceNow incident indexing for Azure SRE Agent | 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 |