Azure Portal Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Portal. Covers troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
How to Use This Skill
IMPORTANT for Agent: This file may be large. Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections, then use
read_filewith specific line ranges (e.g.,L136-L144) to read the sections needed for the user's question
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.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 | L32-L36 | How to collect browser network traces, console logs, HAR files, and diagnostics to investigate and report Azure portal performance or UI issues |
| Limits & Quotas | L37-L41 | Browser compatibility, OS/device requirements, and configuration needed to reliably access and use the Azure portal across different platforms. |
| Security | L42-L49 | Tenant-wide portal security policies, RBAC-based dashboard sharing, and managing/protecting access to Azure via Intune MAM and the Azure mobile app. |
| Configuration | L50-L58 | Configuring Azure portal behavior: dashboard JSON/templates, keyboard shortcuts, URL allowlists, mobile app alerts, and built-in Azure Policy definitions for portal governance. |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Capture browser traces and diagnostics for Azure portal issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/capture-browser-trace |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Supported browsers and device requirements for Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-supported-browsers-devices |
Security
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure tenant-wide Azure portal admin policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/admin-policies |
| Share Azure dashboards using Azure RBAC roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-dashboard-share-access |
| Apply Intune MAM app protection policies to Azure mobile app | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/mobile-app/intune-management |
| Manage Microsoft Entra ID users via Azure mobile app | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/mobile-app/microsoft-entra-id |
Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Programmatically create Azure dashboards from JSON templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-dashboards-create-programmatically |
| Understand Azure dashboard JSON structure and properties | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-dashboards-structure |
| Use global keyboard shortcuts in Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-keyboard-shortcuts |
| Allowlist Azure portal URLs on firewalls and proxies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-safelist-urls |
| Configure alerts and push notifications in Azure mobile app | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/mobile-app/alerts-notifications |
| Reference built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/policy-reference |