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Expert knowledge for Azure DevOps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
Passed 2 of 8 test cases with the skill, and 4 of 8 without it.
1 fixed5 passed either way11 still failing5 broke
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We need to set up documentation for a new software project in Azure DevOps. Someone suggested making a code-published wiki, assuming it is identical in feature set to a provisioned wiki. What is the official comparison guidance URL for provisioned vs published wikis?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| References the official Microsoft Learn URL comparing provisioned and published wikis | Passed | Passed |
| Highlights that code-published wikis publish markdown files from a Git repository | Missed | Passed |
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure DevOps. 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
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:
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-L54 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure DevOps issues: connectivity, permissions, notifications/email, performance/analytics, Managed DevOps Pools/MCP servers, dashboards, wikis, and collection upgrades. |
| Best Practices | L55-L70 | Guidance on optimizing Azure DevOps performance, analytics, and reporting: pools, permissions, OData/Power BI queries, flow metrics, caches, and on-prem data cleanup. |
| Decision Making | L71-L89 | Guidance for architectural and governance decisions in Azure DevOps: org geography, access/auth, team and work tracking setup, wikis, analytics/reporting, server topology, upgrades, and cost choices. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L90-L100 | Architectural guidance for Azure DevOps/Server: pool architecture, reliability/DR, SQL/database dependencies, and design patterns for simple to complex multi-server topologies and analytics modeling. |
| Limits & Quotas | L101-L116 | Limits, quotas, and constraints for Azure DevOps orgs, projects, naming, work tracking, dashboards, wikis, analytics, ARM pipeline sizes, and Managed DevOps Pools, plus related retention and notifications |
| Security | L117-L174 | Managing Azure DevOps security: identities, auth, permissions, groups, roles, auditing, access levels, and secure configuration for orgs, projects, repos, pipelines, analytics, and servers. |
| Configuration | L175-L252 | Configuring Azure DevOps/Server: managed pools, networks, scaling, notifications, auditing, work item/process customization, Analytics/OData, dashboards, backups, and server/admin settings. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L253-L296 | Integrating Azure DevOps with tools (VS, SIEM, notifications, clients) and building Analytics/OData- and Power BI–based reports for work items, pipelines, and test/requirements metrics. |
| Deployment | L297-L328 | Installing, configuring, scaling, moving, backing up, restoring, and upgrading Azure DevOps Server/TFS deployments, including SQL, SharePoint, domains, and project collections |
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