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Expert knowledge for Azure Maps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns.
Passed 19 of 20 test cases with the skill, and 17 of 20 without it.
2 fixed17 passed either way1 still failing0 broke3 errored
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One of 2 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
We are updating our route calculation microservice from the Azure Maps Route service v1.0 API. What target API version is designated for this migration?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Identifies 2025-01-01 as the target API version for Azure Maps Route v1 migration. | Missed | Passed |
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Maps. Covers best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Best Practices | L35-L44 | Guidance on secure auth, required attribution, routing and search tuning, accessibility, and performance optimization when building Azure Maps web apps. |
| Decision Making | L45-L59 | Guidance on Azure Maps pricing, cost planning, coverage, and how to migrate or replace Bing/Google Maps, Bing SDS, and Power BI maps with Azure Maps services. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L60-L65 | Designing Azure architectures for elevation data services and multi-itinerary route optimization using Azure Maps, open DEM data, and NVIDIA cuOpt for scalable geospatial solutions |
| Limits & Quotas | L66-L73 | Coverage limits, data availability, and QPS rate caps for Azure Maps services (geocoding, rendering, routing, traffic, weather), including regional support and tile resolution. |
| Security | L74-L88 | Securing Azure Maps: auth methods (keys, Entra ID, SAS), SPA/web/daemon/device scenarios, Power BI visual access/residency, and private network access via Private Link. |
| Configuration | L89-L116 | Configuring Azure Maps Web SDK behavior: map styles, layers, markers, popups, zoom/tiles, localization, routing models, spatial formats, browser support, and API version migrations. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L117-L174 | Patterns and code samples for integrating Azure Maps via Web/REST SDKs, migrating from Bing/Google, rendering and styling data (layers, drawing, clustering, heatmaps), and using Power BI/Spatial IO. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Apply secure authentication best practices in Azure Maps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/authentication-best-practices |
| Show required Azure Maps copyright attribution correctly | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-show-attribution |
| Apply routing best practices with Azure Maps Route service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-best-practices-for-routing |
| Apply best practices for Azure Maps Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-best-practices-for-search |
| Implement accessibility features in Azure Maps apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-accessibility |
| Optimize performance with Azure Maps Web SDK best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/web-sdk-best-practices |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Choose and manage Azure Maps Gen2 pricing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-manage-pricing-tier |
test cases passed, vs 17 / 20 without
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