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Active·★ 3.1k·MIT·Updated 2026-10-27
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This repository packages skills, custom agents, AGENTS.md templates and MCP configurations for AI coding agents that work with the Azure SDKs and Microsoft AI Foundry. The README gives about 175 skills in total (it says 174 in one place and 175 in another): 11 core, 11 language-agnostic Foundry skills, and per-language sets for Python (39), .NET (28), TypeScript (25), Java (25) and Rust (7), marked with suffixes such as `-py` and `-dotnet`. It also lists installable plugins, role-specific agents (backend, frontend, infrastructure, planner) and pre-configured MCP servers for docs, GitHub and browser automation.

Install with `npx skills add microsoft/skills` and pick skills in the wizard; they are copied to your agent's directory (for example `.github/skills/` for GitHub Copilot) and symlinked if you use several agents. You can also clone the repo and copy individual skills. A test harness built on the GitHub Copilot SDK checks that skills produce correct code patterns; the README reports 129 skills with 1,169 test scenarios. The repository is marked as a work in progress, with skills still being updated to current SDK patterns, and is MIT licensed.

This write-up is based on the project's README and public repository data. We have not hand-tested the tool. Data as of 2026-10-25.

License
MIT
Latest release
No GitHub releases
Last commit
2026-10-25
Contributors
32
Forks
355
Open issues and PRs
79
First published
2026-01-16

Source: GitHub, npm and PyPI public APIs.

#AI Agents#Copilot#Azure SDK#LLM#Developer Tools#Code Generation#Workflow Automation#API Integration
$ Install
$ npx skills add microsoft/skills
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01

Features

01Extensive Skill Catalog with over 175 domain-specific skills for Azure SDK and Foundry development
02Supports various programming languages including Python, .NET, TypeScript, Java, and Rust with dedicated skill sets
03Offers custom agent personas (backend, frontend, infrastructure, planner) and AGENTS.md templates for configurable agent behavior
04Includes installable plugins like deep-wiki and azure-skills for enhanced functionality and MCP server configurations
05Provides reusable prompt templates for common development tasks such as code reviews, endpoint creation, and store management
02

Why choose it

+Official Microsoft material focused on Azure SDKs and Foundry, split by language
+Installable with one `npx skills add` command, with a skill explorer for browsing
+Includes a test harness and acceptance criteria, with 1,169 scenarios reported for 129 skills
+Also ships agent roles, an AGENTS.md template and MCP configs, not only skills
03

Trade-offs

!Only useful if you build on Azure or Foundry; it is not general-purpose
!The README marks the repo as work in progress, and some skills may lag behind the latest SDKs
!The skill counts in the README are not consistent (174 vs 175), so treat the numbers as approximate
!Installing many skills adds context for the agent to load; pick only the ones you need
04

Maintenance check

ActiveChecked: 2026-10-26
Last commit
2026-10-26
Commits, last 90 days
100+
Releases, last 90 days
0
Latest release
—
Open issues
79
Recent issues with at least one comment
1/3
Commits per week, last 12 weeks
Commits per week, last 12 weeks: 6, 2, 4, 4, 8, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 1

Oldest week on the left; the latest four weeks are orange. Source: GitHub commit activity.

Status rule: archived on GitHub = Archived; last commit within 90 days = Active; 91 to 365 days = Slowing; older = Stale. All figures come from the GitHub API on the date shown.

Most discussed open issues

  • #140 Azure-Skills Plugin: Docs Site, README, Claude Plugin Directory, and skills.sh Strategy2 comments · 2026-02-18
  • #464 Broken relative links in four skills1 comments · 2026-10-01
  • #401 SDK plugin README contains broken installation commands1 comments · 2026-08-05

Issue titles are quoted from GitHub. Open the link to check whether a problem still applies to the version you use.

05

Compatibility

Python
Runtime
Verified via docs
.NET
Runtime
Verified via docs
TypeScript
Runtime
Verified via docs
Java
Runtime
Verified via docs
Rust
Runtime
Verified via docs
GitHub Copilot
Agent
Verified via docs
06

Quick start

1
$ npx skills add microsoft/skills
07

Use cases

↳Enhancing GitHub Copilot and other AI coding agents with specialized domain knowledge for Azure services and SDKs
↳Automating tasks like cloud solution architecture design, GitHub issue creation, and podcast generation using AI agents
↳Developing applications powered by GitHub Copilot using the Copilot SDK and integrating with external tools via MCP servers
↳Building and managing Foundry hosted agents, multi-agent workflows, IQ knowledge bases, and memory for personalized agents
↳Streamlining code development across Python, .NET, TypeScript, Java, and Rust by leveraging language-specific Azure SDK skills
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