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Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Grafana development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
Passed 7 of 13 test cases with the skill, and 9 of 13 without it.
and 1 more in the full report
3 fixed8 passed either way3 still failing8 broke
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
This benchmark measured an earlier version of the skill.
One of 3 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
We want our Azure AI Foundry agent to interact with Model Context Protocol (MCP) to query Grafana metrics and inspect alerts automatically during incident investigations. How is MCP configured for Grafana in Azure AI Foundry environments?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Mentions configuring the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration for Azure Managed Grafana. | Missed | Passed |
| Identifies that authentication uses token headers or Managed Identity credentials. | Missed | Passed |
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Grafana. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. 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 | L34-L39 | Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Managed Grafana issues, including access, configuration, and private endpoint connectivity and DNS problems. |
| Decision Making | L40-L45 | Planning and executing Grafana decisions: choosing/activating Enterprise plans, migrating from self‑hosted or Azure Grafana Essential, and upgrading Azure Managed Grafana (incl. v12). |
| Limits & Quotas | L46-L52 | Details on Managed Grafana regional availability, quotas and constraints, plus how to use features like reporting and image rendering within those limits. |
| Security | L53-L66 | Securing Managed Grafana: encryption, auth (users, service accounts, tokens), roles/permissions, private endpoints, Entra group sync, dashboard sharing, and security best practices. |
| Configuration | L67-L78 | Configuring Managed Grafana instances: MCP endpoints, instance settings, plugins, private endpoints, deterministic outbound IPs, zone redundancy, diagnostics/logs, and SMTP email alerts. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L79-L88 | Integrating Grafana with Azure AI agents and monitoring tools: MCP setup, AI Foundry dashboards, alerts, Prometheus/AKS, and Azure Data Explorer data sources. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Troubleshoot common Azure Managed Grafana issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-managed-grafana |
| Fix Managed Grafana private endpoint connection problems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-mpe-connection |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Migrate self-hosted or cloud Grafana to Azure Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate |
| Plan migration from Azure Grafana Essential to Standard or Azure Monitor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate-essential-service-tier |
| Topic | URL |
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test cases passed, vs 9 / 13 without
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