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version: "1.0.1" name: azure-microsoft-discovery description: Expert knowledge for Azure Microsoft Discovery development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Discovery workspaces, shared sessions, supercomputer jobs, Docker tool images, or Log Analytics queries, and other Azure Microsoft Discovery related development tasks. compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation. metadata: generated_at: "2026-06-28" generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"
Azure Microsoft Discovery Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Microsoft Discovery. 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: Ifmetadata.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-L41 | Diagnosing and fixing Discovery Engine task execution failures, including common error patterns, configuration issues, and steps to restore successful task runs. | |
| Best Practices | L42-L49 | Best practices for structuring projects and shared sessions, applying responsible AI, calibrating trust and safety patterns, and planning tool capabilities and compute for Discovery. | |
| Decision Making | L50-L57 | Guidance on selecting registries, agent types, models, and understanding billing to design cost‑effective, well‑configured Microsoft Discovery solutions. | |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L58-L62 | Designing and implementing advanced shared session patterns in Discovery Engine, including multi-user session management, data sharing, and scalable architecture best practices. | |
| Limits & Quotas | L63-L68 | Planning capacity and Azure quotas for Microsoft Discovery deployments, plus required naming conventions and rules for Discovery resources. | |
| Security | L69-L82 | Security and compliance for Discovery: encryption at rest, customer-managed keys, managed identities, RBAC/persona roles, network/private access, and audit logging configuration. | |
| Configuration | L83-L103 | Configuring Discovery workspaces, supercomputers, storage, tools, data handling, and querying operational/indexing logs via Log Analytics, Kusto, and Azure activity logs | |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L104-L111 | Patterns and APIs for integrating tools/models into Discovery workflows, containerizing tools with Docker, writing action scripts, and submitting/monitoring Supercomputer jobs via REST | |
| Deployment | L112-L118 | Deploying Microsoft Discovery: secure stack setup, provisioning supercomputer infra via REST, registering tools, and publishing tool images to Azure Container Registry. |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshoot Discovery Engine task execution issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-debug-task-execution |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Apply projects and shared session best practices in Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-projects-investigations | |
| Apply responsible AI practices in Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-responsible-ai | |
| Calibrate trust and basic shared session patterns in Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-trust-basic-investigation-patterns | |
| Plan tool functionality and compute for Discovery tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-plan-tool-requirements |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Choose and configure Azure Container Registry for Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-azure-container-registry | |
| Choose appropriate agent types in Microsoft Discovery and Discovery app | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-discovery-agent-types | |
| Understand Microsoft Discovery billing and charges | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-discovery-billing | |
| Choose appropriate models for Microsoft Discovery agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-select-models-for-agents |
Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Apply advanced shared session patterns with Discovery Engine | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-advanced-investigation-patterns |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan Azure quotas and capacity for Microsoft Discovery deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-quota-reservation | |
| Apply Microsoft Discovery resource naming rules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-resource-naming |
Security
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Understand Microsoft Discovery code of conduct and acceptable use | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-code-of-conduct | |
| Manage data encryption at rest in Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-data-encryption-at-rest | |
| Configure managed identities for Microsoft Discovery resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-managed-identities | |
| Configure network security for Microsoft Discovery workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-network-security | |
| Configure RBAC role assignments for Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-role-assignments | |
| Assign Microsoft Discovery persona RBAC roles via PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-assign-persona-roles | |
| Configure user-assigned managed identities for Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-configure-managed-identity | |
| Configure network security and private access for Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-configure-network-security | |
| Enable and export audit logs for Discovery resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-enable-audit-logging | |
| Configure customer-managed keys for Discovery resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/howto-data-encryption-at-rest |
Configuration
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Manage files and storage assets in Microsoft Discovery shared sessions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-files-storage-assets | |
| Register Microsoft Discovery resource provider in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-resource-provider-registration | |
| Configure Azure Blob Storage for Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-storage-account | |
| Configure storage containers and assets for Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-storage-containers-assets | |
| Access Log Analytics workspaces for Discovery resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-access-resource-logs | |
| Author tool definition YAML for Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-create-tool-definition | |
| Configure data handling for tools and agents in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-data-handling-with-tools-agents | |
| Configure Bookshelf and index knowledgebases in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-index-bookshelf-knowledgebase | |
| Configure storage containers and assets in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-manage-storage-containers | |
| Create and manage Discovery Supercomputers and node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-manage-supercomputers | |
| Create and manage Microsoft Discovery workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-manage-workspaces | |
| Query bookshelf indexing logs in Discovery supercomputers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-bookshelf-indexing-logs | |
| Query bookshelf knowledgebase query logs in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-bookshelf-logs | |
| Query CogLoop orchestration logs for Discovery investigations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-cognitive-loop-logs | |
| Query supercomputer platform and tool logs in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-supercomputer-logs | |
| Query Discovery workspace logs with Kusto and correlation IDs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-workspace-logs | |
| View Azure activity logs for Discovery control plane | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-view-activity-logs |
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Integrate tools and models into Microsoft Discovery workflows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-tools-model-integration | |
| Create Dockerfiles to containerize Discovery tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-create-tool-docker-file | |
| Submit and monitor Discovery Supercomputer jobs with REST APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-run-jobs-supercomputer-rest-api | |
| Implement action scripts for Discovery action-based tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-write-tool-action-scripts |
Deployment
| Topic | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy a fully network-hardened Microsoft Discovery stack | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-deploy-network-hardened-stack | |
| Deploy and register tools to Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-deploy-tool-to-discovery | |
| Provision Discovery Supercomputer infrastructure via REST API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-manage-supercomputers-rest-api | |
| Publish Discovery tool images to Azure Container Registry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-publish-tool-to-acr |