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version: "1.0.2" name: azure-sre-agent description: Expert knowledge for Azure Sre Agent development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when wiring SRE Agent to DevOps/GitHub, Log Analytics/App Insights, AKS Java workloads, MCP servers, or KQL telemetry, and other Azure Sre Agent related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency). compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation. metadata: generated_at: "2026-08-09" generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"
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), 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 | 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-L74 | Securing SRE Agent: identities/auth, RBAC and roles, subscription visibility, approvals, GitHub/ADO access, and network controls (VNet, firewalls, IP allow-lists, tool access policies). | |
| Configuration | L75-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-L110 | 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 | L111-L114 | 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 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 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 |