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Tool Use For

microsoft_docs_search

Find documentation—concepts, guides, tutorials, configuration

microsoft_docs_fetch

Get full page content (when search excerpts aren't enough)

When to Use

• Understanding concepts — "How does Cosmos DB partitioning work?"

• Learning a service — "Azure Functions overview", "Container Apps architecture"

• Finding tutorials — "quickstart", "getting started", "step-by-step"

• Configuration options — "App Service configuration settings"

• Limits & quotas — "Azure OpenAI rate limits", "Service Bus quotas"

• Best practices — "Azure security best practices"

Query Effectiveness

Good queries are specific:

❌ Too broad

"Azure Functions"

✅ Specific

"Azure Functions Python v2 programming model" "Cosmos DB partition key design best practices" "Container Apps scaling rules KEDA"

Include context:

• Version when relevant (.NET 8 , EF Core 8 )

• Task intent (quickstart , tutorial , overview , limits )

• Platform for multi-platform docs (Linux , Windows )

When to Fetch Full Page

Fetch after search when:

• Tutorials — need complete step-by-step instructions

• Configuration guides — need all options listed

• Deep dives — user wants comprehensive coverage

• Search excerpt is cut off — full context needed

Why Use This

• Accuracy — live docs, not training data that may be outdated

• Completeness — tutorials have all steps, not fragments

• Authority — official Microsoft documentation