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Expert knowledge for Azure Application Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
Passed 11 of 17 test cases with the skill, and 6 of 17 without it.
and 10 more in the full report
13 fixed3 passed either way5 still failing2 broke
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This benchmark measured an earlier version of the skill.
One of 13 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
We are deploying gRPC microservices behind Application Gateway for Containers. What is the official Azure documentation URL for configuring gRPC support?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Includes the URL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/grpc | Missed | Passed |
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Application Gateway. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
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
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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L37-L43 | Diagnosing backend health and metrics, interpreting health states, and troubleshooting configuration, connectivity, and runtime issues for Application Gateway and Application Gateway for Containers. |
| Best Practices | L44-L49 | Tuning health probes, understanding probe behavior, and planning Application Gateway capacity, scaling, and configuration for high-traffic workloads. |
| Decision Making | L50-L60 | Guidance on choosing networking and pricing for Application Gateway for Containers and planning/migrating from AGIC, App Gateway V1, and classic VMs to newer Azure offerings. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L61-L65 | Guidance on choosing and designing load-balancing strategies and traffic distribution patterns when using Azure Application Gateway for Containers. |
| Limits & Quotas | L66-L71 | Configuring autoscaling, zone redundancy, and multi-site hosting limits for Application Gateway v2, including capacity, scaling behavior, and site/hostname constraints. |
| Security | L72-L112 | TLS/SSL and mTLS setup, cert prep/rotation, Key Vault integration, cipher/TLS policy config, WAF and security headers, private access, and FIPS/security hardening for Application Gateway and Containers |
| Configuration | L113-L175 | Configuring Application Gateway and Application Gateway for Containers: listeners, routing, probes, health, headers/URL rewrites, WebSockets, HTTP/3, mTLS, Private Link, monitoring, and AKS/Ingress integration. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L176-L185 | Patterns and scripts for integrating App Gateway with AKS, Key Vault, Prometheus/Grafana, Sentinel/Defender, HTTP header rewrites, request mirroring, and autoscaling pods via gateway metrics |
| Deployment | L186-L198 | Deploying and scaling Application Gateway and AGIC: portal/ARM/PowerShell setup, IPv6 frontends, AKS add-on enable/disable, migrations, and Helm-based upgrades. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Diagnose backend health states in Application Gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/application-gateway-backend-health |
| Use ALB Controller backend health and metrics for troubleshooting | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/alb-controller-backend-health-metrics |
| Diagnose and fix Application Gateway for Containers issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/troubleshooting-guide |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Health probe behavior and tuning for Azure Application Gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/application-gateway-probe-overview |
| Plan Application Gateway for high traffic volume scenarios | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/high-traffic-support |
test cases passed, vs 6 / 17 without
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