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Expert knowledge for Azure Automation development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building runbooks, DSC configs, Hybrid Runbook Workers, managed identities, or Automation deployments, and other Azure Automation related development tasks. Not for Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure DevTest Labs (use azure-devtest-labs).

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SKILL.md

Azure Automation Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Automation. 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 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

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL36-L45Diagnosing and fixing Azure Automation issues: runbook failures, DSC/State Configuration, Hybrid Runbook Workers, managed identities, shared resources, and collecting logs for support.
Best PracticesL46-L55Best practices for structuring and running Automation runbooks: modular parent-child design, execution patterns, error handling, stream/output usage, and avoiding context/locking issues.
Decision MakingL56-L63Guidance on choosing runbook types and planning migrations: Orchestrator to Automation, Log Analytics to AMA, agent to extension workers, and Run As accounts to managed identities.
Limits & QuotasL64-L71Limits, quotas, and version details for Azure Automation: DSC extension history, Automation account capacity, job/runbook limits, and Change Tracking/Inventory support matrix with AMA.
SecurityL72-L92Securing Automation accounts: identities (system/user-assigned), Entra auth, RBAC, encryption, credentials/certs, private endpoints, policies, and security best practices.
ConfigurationL93-L134Configuring Azure Automation runbooks, DSC/State Configuration, Hybrid Runbook Workers, alerts, schedules, modules/packages, policies, networking, and deployment/integration settings.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL135-L147Patterns for integrating runbooks with AWS, ARM/SQL/Office 365, webhooks, email (SendGrid), Azure Monitor logging, and using the graphical runbook SDK with managed identities
DeploymentL148-L152Guides for deploying Automation resources: setting up DSC continuous deployment with Chocolatey and installing/configuring Windows and Linux Hybrid Runbook Worker agents (agent- and extension-based).
Troubleshooting
TopicURL
Collect diagnostic data for Azure Automation support caseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/troubleshoot/collect-data-microsoft-azure-automation-case
Troubleshoot Azure Automation State Configuration problemshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/troubleshoot/desired-state-configuration
Troubleshoot extension-based Hybrid Runbook Worker failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/troubleshoot/extension-based-hybrid-runbook-worker
Troubleshoot managed identity issues in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/troubleshoot/managed-identity
Diagnose and fix Azure Automation runbook issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/troubleshoot/runbooks
Troubleshoot Azure Automation shared resource problemshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/troubleshoot/shared-resources
Best Practices
TopicURL
Design modular parent-child runbooks in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-child-runbooks
Design and manage Azure Automation runbook executionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-execution
Implement error handling in Azure Automation graphical runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-graphical-error-handling
Configure output and message streams in Automation runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-output-and-messages
Avoid context switching issues in Azure Automation runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/context-switching
Manage Azure Automation runbooks with recommended design patternshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/manage-runbooks
Decision Making
TopicURL
Migrate System Center Orchestrator runbooks to Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-orchestrator-migration
Choose appropriate Azure Automation runbook typehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-types
Migrate Change Tracking from Log Analytics agent to AMAhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/change-tracking/guidance-migration-log-analytics-monitoring-agent
Plan and execute migration from Run As to managed identitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/migrate-run-as-accounts-managed-identity
Limits & Quotas
TopicURL
Reference Azure DSC extension version history detailshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-extension-history
View and manage Azure Automation limits and quotashttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-limits-quotas
Azure Automation subscription limits and quotas referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-subscription-limits-faq
Support matrix for Change Tracking and Inventory with AMAhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-change-tracking-inventory/change-tracking-inventory-support-matrix
Security
TopicURL
Configure user-assigned managed identity for Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/add-user-assigned-identity
Configure and understand Azure Automation data securityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-managing-data
Assign Azure RBAC roles and permissions for Automation accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-role-based-access-control
Configure encryption for secure assets in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-secure-asset-encryption
Apply security best practices for Azure Automation accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-security-guidelines
Configure authentication methods for Azure Automation accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-security-overview
Configure Microsoft Entra ID authentication for Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-use-azure-ad
Disable local authentication for Azure Automation securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/disable-local-authentication
Disable system-assigned managed identity in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/disable-managed-identity-for-automation
Enable system-assigned managed identity for Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/enable-managed-identity-for-automation
Secure Azure Automation access with Private Link and private endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/how-to/private-link-security
Use managed identity in Azure Automation PowerShell runbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/learn/powershell-runbook-managed-identity
Provision Automation account and Reader role via Terraformhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/quickstarts/create-azure-automation-account-terraform
Enable managed identities for Azure Automation accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/quickstarts/enable-managed-identity
Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/security-controls-policy
Securely manage certificates for Azure Automation runbooks and DSChttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/shared-resources/certificates
Create and use credential assets securely in Azure Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/shared-resources/credentials

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