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, choosing Log Analytics vs App Insights connectors, estimating/controlling SRE Agent costs, and selecting supported Azure regions.
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