version: "1.0.4" name: azure-test-plans description: Expert knowledge for Azure Test Plans development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring test failure types, custom fields, retention, permissions, or tcm.exe-based test suite automation, and other Azure Test Plans related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing). compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation. metadata: generated_at: "2026-08-31" generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"
Azure Test Plans Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Test Plans. Covers 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 | |
|---|
| Limits & Quotas | L32-L38 | Limits, permissions, and retention rules for Azure Test Plans and Pipelines, plus how to configure test run custom fields and pipeline retention behavior. | |
| Security | L39-L43 | Managing permissions, access levels, and security roles for users and groups in Azure Test Plans manual testing features. | |
| Configuration | L44-L48 | Configuring and using test failure types in Azure Test Plans, including defining categories, managing them, and applying them to test results for better defect tracking. | |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L49-L52 | Using tcm.exe CLI to manage Azure Test Plans: create and run test suites, import/export test cases, manage test configurations, and automate test management tasks | |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL | |
|---|
| Configure Azure Pipelines retention limits and behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/retention?view=azure-devops | |
| Use custom fields for Azure DevOps test runs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/custom-fields?view=azure-devops | |
| Understand Azure Test Plans limits, permissions, and retention | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/reference-qa?view=azure-devops | |
Security
| Topic | URL | |
|---|
| Configure permissions and access for Azure manual testing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/manual-test-permissions?view=azure-devops | |
Configuration
| Topic | URL | |
|---|
| Configure and manage test failure types in Azure Test Plans | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/manage-test-failure-type?view=azure-devops | |
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL | |
|---|
| Use tcm.exe commands for Azure Test Plans management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/test-case-managment-reference?view=azure-devops | |