azure-microsoft-discovery

Development

Expert knowledge for Azure Microsoft Discovery development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Discovery workspaces, shared sessions, supercomputer jobs, ACR tool images, or Log Analytics queries, and other Azure Microsoft Discovery related development tasks. Not for Azure Resource Graph (use azure-resource-graph), Azure Portal (use azure-portal), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).

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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-L41	Diagnosing and fixing Discovery Engine task execution failures, including common error patterns, configuration issues, and steps to restore successful task runs.
Best Practices	L42-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-L82	Security, access control, and compliance: code of conduct, encryption at rest/CMK, managed identities, RBAC roles, network/private access, and audit logging for Discovery resources.
Configuration	L83-L103	Configuring Discovery workspaces, supercomputers, storage, tools, data handling, and querying operational/indexing logs via Log Analytics, Kusto, and Azure activity logs
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L104-L111	Patterns and APIs for integrating tools/models into Discovery workflows, containerizing tools with Docker, writing action scripts, and submitting/monitoring Supercomputer jobs via REST
Deployment	L112-L118	Deploying Microsoft Discovery: secure stack setup, provisioning supercomputer infra via REST, registering tools, 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

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
Plan tool functionality and compute for Discovery tools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/microsoft-discovery/how-to-plan-tool-requirements

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
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 node pools	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
Submit and monitor Discovery Supercomputer jobs with REST APIs	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