azure-cognitive-search

Development

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Search development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building indexes/indexers, AI enrichment skillsets, semantic/vector search, or secure multi-region deployments, and other Azure AI Search related development tasks. Not for Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics).

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Azure AI Search Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Search. 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-L48	Diagnosing and fixing Azure AI Search indexer and skillset errors, debug sessions, OData filter issues, private link problems, and storage/metrics-related failures.
Best Practices	L49-L67	Design, performance, cost, and reliability best practices for Azure AI Search: AI enrichment, custom skills, indexing/updates, vectors/chunking, concurrency, blob changes, and query/index tuning.
Decision Making	L68-L82	Guidance on planning and upgrading Azure AI Search: migrations (skills, APIs, SDKs), capacity and region choices, pricing tiers, cost management, and connector selection.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L83-L88	Designing Azure AI Search architectures for multitenancy vs isolated indexes, and planning resilient multi-region deployments, failover, and data locality.
Limits & Quotas	L89-L99	Limits, quotas, and scheduling for indexers and services, including billing/free enrichment, tier caps, vector index size, and how to manage and run indexers with .NET.
Security	L100-L136	Securing Azure AI Search: RBAC/keys, Entra auth, policies, encryption/CMK, network isolation (firewalls, private endpoints), and securing indexer connections and document-level/query-time access.
Configuration	L137-L219	Configuring Azure AI Search behavior: indexes, indexers, analyzers, vectorization, skillsets/enrichment, semantic ranking, retrieval/answer synthesis, logging, and query/OData options.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L220-L305	Integrating Azure AI Search with data sources, indexers, skills, vectorization, query syntax, semantic ranking, and knowledge bases for agentic and organizational retrieval.
Deployment	L306-L314	Deploying and moving Azure AI Search services: ARM/Bicep/Terraform provisioning, region moves and feature availability, and deploying search apps to Static Web Apps.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot Azure AI Search indexer errors and warnings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-common-errors-warnings
Understand Debug Sessions for skillset troubleshooting	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-debug-session
Debug and troubleshoot Azure AI Search skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-how-to-debug-skillset
Debug Azure AI Search skillsets using portal sessions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-tutorial-debug-sessions
Diagnose and fix Azure AI Search indexer issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot OData collection filter errors in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-troubleshoot-collection-filters
Troubleshoot shared private link resource issues in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/troubleshoot-shared-private-link-resources
Troubleshoot Azure AI Search storage metric issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/troubleshoot-storage-metrics

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Apply AI enrichment design tips in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-concept-troubleshooting
Scale and manage custom skills in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-scale
Apply responsible AI best practices for GenAI Prompt skill	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/responsible-ai-best-practices-genai-prompt-skill
Handle changed and deleted blobs in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-changed-deleted
Optimize large-scale indexing in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-large-index
Apply optimistic concurrency for Azure AI Search resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-concurrency
Update or rebuild Azure AI Search indexes safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-reindex
Analyze Azure AI Search query and indexing performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-performance-analysis
Optimize Azure AI Search query and indexing performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-performance-tips
Optimize Azure AI Search Serverless costs and usage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/serverless-cost-optimization
Efficient C# indexing with Azure AI Search Push API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-optimize-indexing-push-api
Use narrow vector data types to reduce Azure AI Search storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-assign-narrow-data-types
Chunk large documents for Azure AI Search vector retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-chunk-documents
Choose vector optimization and compression in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-configure-compression-storage
Truncate text-embedding-3 dimensions using MRL in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-truncate-dimensions

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Migrate from deprecated Azure AI Search skills	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-deprecated
Migrate Azure AI Search REST API versions safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-api-migration
Estimate Azure AI Search capacity needs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-capacity-planning
Choose appropriate data source connectors for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-data-sources-gallery
Upgrade Azure AI Search .NET management SDKs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-dotnet-mgmt-sdk-migration
Upgrade Azure AI Search .NET apps to SDK v11	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-dotnet-sdk-migration-version-11
Compare Azure AI Search features by tier and region	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-features-list
Upgrade Azure AI Search to higher capacity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-upgrade
Choose alternative regions for Azure AI Search capacity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-region-capacity
Plan and manage Azure AI Search costs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-sku-manage-costs
Choose Azure AI Search pricing model and tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-sku-tier

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design multitenant and isolated content in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-modeling-multitenant-saas-applications
Design multi-region architectures for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-multi-region

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Billing limits and free quotas for Azure AI Search enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-attach-cognitive-services
Manage Azure AI Search indexer runs and resets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-run-reset-indexers
Configure Azure AI Search indexer schedules and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-schedule-indexers
Understand indexer execution quotas on Serverless and S3 HD	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-high-density-serverless-overview
Azure AI Search service limits by tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-limits-quotas-capacity
Create and load Azure AI Search index with .NET	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-csharp-create-load-index
Understand Azure AI Search vector index size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-index-size

Security

Topic	URL
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/policy-reference
Implement document-level access control in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-document-level-access-overview
Configure keyless RBAC access to Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-rbac
Configure managed identity access to SQL Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-managed-instance-with-managed-identity
Secure AI Search indexer connections to SQL Server VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-server
Configure managed identities and RBAC for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-managed-identities
Secure Azure Functions indexer connections with Easy Auth	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-azure-functions
Secure Cosmos DB indexer connections with managed identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-cosmos-db
Configure managed identity access from Azure AI Search to Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-sql
Configure managed identity access from Azure AI Search to Storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-storage
Index ACL and RBAC metadata via Azure AI Search REST API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-index-access-control-lists-and-rbac-push-api
Connect Azure AI Search indexers to SQL Managed Instance privately	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-how-to-access-private-sql
Configure Azure AI Search indexer access through IP firewalls	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-ip-restricted
Configure shared private link access for Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-private
Use trusted service exception for Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-trusted-service-exception
Secure indexer access to network-protected resources in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-securing-resources
Configure indexers to ingest Purview sensitivity labels	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sensitivity-labels
Configure security and access for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage
Enforce ACL and RBAC at query time in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-access-control-rbac-enforcement
Enforce Purview sensitivity labels at query time in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-sensitivity-labels
Manage Azure AI Search admin and query API keys	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-api-keys
Apply security best practices to Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-best-practices
Enable RBAC and Entra ID auth for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-enable-roles
Retrieve encryption key details for Azure AI Search resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-get-encryption-keys
Configure customer-managed encryption keys for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-manage-encryption-keys
Set up cross-tenant CMK encryption for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-managed-encryption-cross-tenant
Join Azure AI Search to a network security perimeter	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-network-security-perimeter
Assign Azure RBAC roles for Azure AI Search access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-rbac
Configure client applications for keyless RBAC access to Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-rbac-client-code
Implement document-level security filters in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-trimming-for-azure-search
Use Azure Policy compliance controls for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/security-controls-policy
Configure IP firewall and trusted service access for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-configure-firewall
Configure Azure AI Search private endpoints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-create-private-endpoint

Configuration

Topic	URL
Enable or disable Web Knowledge Source access in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-web-manage
Configure answer synthesis for Azure AI Search knowledge bases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-answer-synthesis
Configure freshness-aware retrieval for agentic knowledge sources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-configure-freshness
Define Azure AI Search index for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-index
Configure agentic retrieval billing consent in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-enable-disable
Configure image serving for agentic retrieval answer synthesis	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-image-serving
Set retrieval reasoning effort for agentic Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-set-retrieval-reasoning-effort
Use annotation syntax to reference enriched nodes in skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-concept-annotations-syntax
Define and configure skillsets in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-defining-skillset
Configure output field mappings for Azure AI Search skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-output-field-mapping
Configure and use predefined skills in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-predefined-skills
Use skill context and annotation language in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-annotation-language
Configure Azure Content Understanding skill in AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-content-understanding
Configure Custom Entity Lookup skill parameters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-custom-entity-lookup
Configure Document Layout skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-document-intelligence-layout
Configure Entity Recognition skill v2 in skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-recognition
Set up GenAI Prompt skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-genai-prompt
Configure Image Analysis skill in Azure AI Search enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-image-analysis
Configure PII Detection skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-pii-detection
Use Shaper skill to restructure enrichment output	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-shaper
Configure Text Split skill for chunking content	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-textsplit
Design and configure skillsets for AI enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-working-with-skillsets
Configure enrichment caching in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/enrichment-cache-how-to-configure
Manage enrichment cache storage for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/enrichment-cache-how-to-manage
Define custom analyzers for Azure AI Search indexes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-custom-analyzers
Add language analyzers to Azure AI Search fields	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-language-analyzers
Define and apply scoring profiles in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-scoring-profiles
Configure BM25 relevance scoring in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-ranking-similarity
Define and configure knowledge store projection shapes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-projection-shape
Reference for Azure AI Search monitoring metrics and logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/monitor-azure-cognitive-search-data-reference
Reference stopword lists for Azure AI Search analyzers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/reference-stopwords
Configure analyzers for text processing in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-analyzers
Use Azure AI Search preview APIs and features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-api-preview
Use content metadata properties in Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-metadata-properties
Configure API Management gateway for Azure OpenAI skills in Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-configure-azure-openai-api-management
Configure Azure AI Search indexers for data ingestion	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-create-indexers
Define and create search index schemas in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-create-search-index
Configure index projections for vectorized AI Search data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-define-index-projections
Delete documents from Azure AI Search indexes via APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-delete-documents
Configure delimitedText parsing for CSV blobs in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-csv
Configure JSON blob parsing for Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-json
Index Markdown blobs with Azure AI Search blob indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-markdown
Configure one-to-many blob parsing for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-one-to-many
Set parsing modes for plain text blob indexing in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-plaintext
Configure Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL indexer for AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-sql
Configure Azure AI Search indexer for OneLake files	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-onelake-files
Configure SharePoint Online indexer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sharepoint-online
Enable SQL Managed Instance connections for Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-managed-instance
Load and refresh data into Azure AI Search indexes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-load-search-index
Configure complex data types in Azure AI Search indexes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-complex-data-types
Configure field mappings for Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-field-mappings
Manage Azure AI Search services with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-azure-cli
Manage Azure AI Search with PowerShell scripts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-powershell
Manage Azure AI Search via Management REST API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-rest
Configure Azure AI Search diagnostic logging	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-enable-logging
Configure and monitor Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-queries
Use moreLikeThis query parameter in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-more-like-this
Configure text normalizers for filters, facets, and sort	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-normalizers
Use OData collection operators in Azure AI Search filters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-collection-operators
Use OData comparison operators in Azure AI Search filters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-comparison-operators
Use OData geo-spatial functions in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-geo-spatial-functions
Use OData logical operators in Azure AI Search filters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-logical-operators
Configure OData $orderby in Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-orderby
Use OData search.in function in Azure AI Search filters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-search-in-function
Use OData search.score function in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-search-score-function
Configure OData $select fields in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-select
OData expression syntax for Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-syntax-reference
Configure Azure AI Search indexer for JSON blob data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-semi-structured-data
Migrate Azure AI Search semantic ranking code	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-code-migration
Configure semantic ranker settings for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-configure
Configure semantic ranker billing plans in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-enable-disable
Configure spell check in Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/speller-how-to-add
Create and configure custom analyzers in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-create-custom-analyzer
Configure vectorizers and vector profiles in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-configure-vectorizer
Configure vector indexes and fields in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-create-index
Configure binary vector fields for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-index-binary-data
Configure vector quantization in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-quantization
Configure vector storage options in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-storage-options
Configure integrated vectorization in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-integrated-vectorization

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Create Azure SQL knowledge sources for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-azure-sql
Create blob knowledge sources for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-blob
Create Fabric Data Agent knowledge sources for live grounding	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-fabric-data-agent
Create Fabric Ontology knowledge sources for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-fabric-ontology
Create file-based knowledge sources for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-file
Create MCP server knowledge sources for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-mcp-server
Create OneLake knowledge sources for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-onelake
Create indexed SharePoint knowledge sources in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-sharepoint-indexed
Create remote SharePoint knowledge sources for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-sharepoint-remote
Create web knowledge sources for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-web
Create Work IQ knowledge sources for organizational grounding	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-work-iq
Create knowledge bases for agentic retrieval in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-knowledge-base
Migrate Azure AI Search agentic retrieval code	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-migrate
Integrate custom AML models as AI Search skills	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-aml-skill
Create Bing Entity Search custom skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-create-custom-skill-example
Define custom skill web interface for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-interface
Implement Custom Web API skill for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-web-api
Configure Azure OpenAI Embedding skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-azure-openai-embedding
Configure Conditional skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-conditional
Configure Document Extraction skill in AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-document-extraction
Configure Entity Linking skill in AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-linking-v3
Configure Entity Recognition v3 skill in AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-recognition-v3
Configure Key Phrase Extraction skill in AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-keyphrases
Configure Language Detection skill in AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-language-detection
Configure Named Entity Recognition v2 skill	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-named-entity-recognition
Configure OCR skill for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-ocr
Configure Sentiment v2 skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-sentiment
Configure Sentiment v3 skill in AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-sentiment-v3
Configure Text Translation skill in AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-text-translation
Configure Text Merge skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-textmerger
Configure Azure Vision multimodal embeddings skill	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-vision-vectorize
Connect Azure AI Search knowledge store to Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-connect-power-bi
Create Azure AI Search knowledge stores via REST APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-create-rest
Implement complex projection shapes for knowledge stores	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-projection-example-long
Define knowledge store projections in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-projections-examples
Use Lucene query syntax with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/query-lucene-syntax
Construct OData expressions for Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/query-odata-filter-orderby-syntax
Use simple query syntax in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/query-simple-syntax
Implement autocomplete and suggestions in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-add-autocomplete-suggestions
Ingest Azure Blob RBAC scopes with search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-indexer-role-based-access
Index Azure Blob Storage content with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-storage-integration
Index Azure Files shares with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-file-storage-integration
Author filter expressions for Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-filters
Create and configure Azure AI Search skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-skillset
Use Python SDK and REST APIs for vector search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-vector
Use Azure.Search.Documents .NET client for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-dotnet-sdk
Index client-side encrypted blobs with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-encrypted
Configure Azure Blob indexer for automated search indexing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-storage
Configure ADLS Gen2 indexer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-data-lake-storage
Configure Azure Table indexers for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-tables
Index Azure Cosmos DB Gremlin data with AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-gremlin
Index Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB with AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-mongodb
Configure Logic Apps workflows for Azure AI Search indexing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-logic-apps
Index Azure Database for MySQL with AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-mysql
Configure Azure SQL indexer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-database
Configure REST-based integrated vectorization in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-integrated-vectorization
Page Azure AI Search list API results	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-page-list-results
Use Document Layout skill for semantic chunking and vectorization	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-semantic-chunking
Use Content Understanding skill for semantic chunking	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-semantic-chunking-content-understanding
Ingest ADLS Gen2 ACL and RBAC metadata with indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-access-control-lists-and-role-based-access
Ingest SharePoint ACL metadata using Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sharepoint-access-control-lists
Implement C# indexer integration with Azure SQL and Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-tutorial
Visualize Azure AI Search logs and metrics in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-logs-powerbi
Implement fuzzy search and typo tolerance in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-fuzzy
Use Lucene query syntax in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-lucene-examples
Use OData $filter in Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-filter
Use OData full-text search functions in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-full-text-search-functions
Query partial terms and patterns in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-partial-matching
Use simple query syntax in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-simple-examples
Combine scoring profiles with semantic ranking in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-enable-scoring-profiles
Invoke semantic ranking in Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-request
Implement semantic query rewriting with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-rewrite
Integrate Azure AI Search queries in .NET apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-csharp-search-query-integration
Index multiple Azure data sources into one search index	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-multiple-data-sources
Apply filters and modes to Azure AI vector queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-filters
Generate and integrate embeddings for Azure AI Search indexes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-generate-embeddings
Create and send vector queries in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-query
Integrate Microsoft Foundry embedding models with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-integrated-vectorization-ai-studio
Configure Azure Vision vectorizer for AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-ai-services-vision
Configure Foundry model catalog vectorizer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-azure-machine-learning-ai-studio-catalog
Configure Azure OpenAI vectorizer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-azure-open-ai
Build Custom Web API vectorizer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-custom-web-api

Deployment

Topic	URL
Deploy Azure AI Search with ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-arm
Deploy Azure AI Search using Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-bicep
Provision Azure AI Search with Terraform	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-terraform
Move Azure AI Search services across regions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-move-across-regions
Check Azure AI Search regional feature availability	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-region-support
Deploy Azure AI Search app to Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-csharp-deploy-static-web-app