Azure Microsoft Discovery Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Microsoft Discovery. 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.

How to Use This Skill

> IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

> IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools 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_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
• Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Troubleshooting | L37-L42 | Diagnosing and resolving Microsoft Discovery Engine task failures, and locating/using correlation IDs from Activity Logs to debug and trace issues. | | Best Practices | L43-L49 | Best practices for structuring projects and shared sessions, applying responsible AI, calibrating trust and safety patterns, and planning tool capabilities and compute for Discovery. | | Decision Making | L50-L57 | Guidance on selecting ACR setup, agent types, pricing/billing, and suitable AI models to design and configure Microsoft Discovery agents effectively. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L58-L62 | Designing and implementing advanced shared session patterns in Discovery Engine, including multi-user session management, data sharing, and scalable architecture best practices. | | Limits & Quotas | L63-L68 | Planning capacity and Azure quotas for Microsoft Discovery deployments, plus required naming conventions and rules for Discovery resources. | | Security | L69-L83 | Security, encryption, RBAC, managed identities, private networking, supercomputer network hardening, and audit logging for Microsoft Discovery resources. | | Configuration | L84-L104 | Configuring Discovery workspaces, storage, tools, supercomputers, and data handling, plus querying operational, indexing, and activity logs via Log Analytics and Kusto. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L105-L112 | Patterns and APIs for integrating tools/models into Discovery workflows, including Docker-based packaging, REST job execution, and action script implementation for action-based tools. | | Deployment | L113-L119 | Deploying Discovery infrastructure and tools: network-hardened stacks, Bicep-based deployments, REST provisioning of supercomputer resources, and publishing tool images to Azure Container Registry. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot Discovery Engine task execution issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-debug-task-execution | | Find Microsoft Discovery correlation IDs in Activity Log | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-get-correlation-id |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Apply projects and shared session best practices in Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-projects-investigations | | Apply responsible AI practices in Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-responsible-ai | | Calibrate trust and basic shared session patterns in Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-trust-basic-investigation-patterns |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Choose and configure Azure Container Registry for Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-azure-container-registry | | Choose the right Microsoft Discovery agent type | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-discovery-agent-types | | Understand Microsoft Discovery billing and charges | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-discovery-billing | | Choose appropriate models for Microsoft Discovery agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-select-models-for-agents |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Apply advanced shared session patterns with Discovery Engine | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-advanced-investigation-patterns |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Plan Azure quotas and capacity for Microsoft Discovery deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-quota-reservation | | Apply Microsoft Discovery resource naming rules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-resource-naming |

Security

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Understand Microsoft Discovery code of conduct and acceptable use | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-code-of-conduct | | Manage data encryption at rest in Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-data-encryption-at-rest | | Configure managed identities for Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-managed-identities | | Configure network security for Microsoft Discovery workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-network-security | | Configure RBAC role assignments for Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-role-assignments | | Assign Microsoft Discovery persona RBAC roles via PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-assign-persona-roles | | Configure user-assigned managed identities for Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-configure-managed-identity | | Configure network security and private access for Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-configure-network-security | | Configure secure networking for Discovery supercomputers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-configure-supercomputer-network-security | | Enable and export audit logs for Discovery resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-enable-audit-logging | | Configure customer-managed keys for Discovery resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/howto-data-encryption-at-rest |

Configuration

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Manage files and storage assets in Microsoft Discovery shared sessions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-files-storage-assets | | Register Microsoft Discovery resource provider in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-resource-provider-registration | | Configure Azure Blob Storage for Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-storage-account | | Configure storage containers and assets for Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-storage-containers-assets | | Access Log Analytics workspaces for Discovery resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-access-resource-logs | | Author tool definition YAML for Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-create-tool-definition | | Configure data handling for tools and agents in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-data-handling-with-tools-agents | | Configure Bookshelf and index knowledgebases in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-index-bookshelf-knowledgebase | | Configure storage containers and assets in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-manage-storage-containers | | Create and manage Discovery supercomputers and nodepools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-manage-supercomputers | | Create and manage Microsoft Discovery workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-manage-workspaces | | Query bookshelf indexing logs in Discovery supercomputers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-bookshelf-indexing-logs | | Query bookshelf knowledgebase query logs in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-bookshelf-logs | | Query CogLoop orchestration logs for Discovery investigations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-cognitive-loop-logs | | Query supercomputer platform and tool logs in Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-supercomputer-logs | | Query Discovery workspace logs with Kusto and correlation IDs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-query-workspace-logs | | View Azure activity logs for Discovery control plane | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-view-activity-logs |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Integrate tools and models into Microsoft Discovery workflows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/concept-tools-model-integration | | Create Dockerfiles to containerize Discovery tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-create-tool-docker-file | | Use Discovery Supercomputer REST APIs for job runs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-run-jobs-supercomputer-rest-api | | Implement action scripts for Discovery action-based tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-write-tool-action-scripts |

Deployment

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Deploy a fully network-hardened Microsoft Discovery stack | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-deploy-network-hardened-stack | | Deploy and register tools to Microsoft Discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-deploy-tool-to-discovery | | Provision Discovery Supercomputer infrastructure via REST API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-manage-supercomputers-rest-api | | Publish Discovery tool images to Azure Container Registry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-publish-tool-to-acr |