azure-quantum

Development

Expert knowledge for Azure Quantum development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when running Q# jobs on IonQ/Quantinuum/Rigetti, managing quotas, RBAC access, hybrid jobs, or resource estimation, and other Azure Quantum related development tasks. Not for Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

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Azure Quantum Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Quantum. 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.

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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

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Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L44	Troubleshooting Azure Quantum provider issues: diagnosing job failures and support/escalation policies and limits for IonQ, Quantinuum, and Rigetti hardware on Azure Quantum.
Best Practices	L45-L49	Tools and techniques for testing, debugging, and validating quantum programs with the Azure Quantum Development Kit (QDK), including simulators, logging, and troubleshooting.
Decision Making	L50-L56	Guidance on Azure Quantum costs, provider pricing and regions, workspace migration, choosing Q# dev tools, and planning quantum-safe cryptography with the resource estimator.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L57-L61	Guidance on designing hybrid quantum-classical workflows in Azure Quantum, including architecture options, orchestration patterns, and when to offload tasks to quantum hardware.
Limits & Quotas	L62-L68	Managing Azure Quantum quotas, job/session limits, timeouts, and Rigetti-specific hardware constraints and target capabilities.
Security	L69-L79	Managing secure access to Azure Quantum workspaces: RBAC and access control, bulk user assignment, ARM locks, managed identities, service principals, and secure handling of access keys.
Configuration	L80-L92	Configuring Azure Quantum workspaces, QDK tools, simulators, and hardware targets, plus setting up and customizing Quantum Resource Estimator models and outputs.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L93-L106	Integrating quantum frameworks (Q#, OpenQASM, QIR, Qiskit, Cirq, Pulser) with Azure Quantum, configuring simulators/noise models, visualization, hybrid jobs, and resource estimation.
Deployment	L107-L111	Deploying Azure Quantum workspaces with Bicep and running/submitting Q# quantum programs from VS Code to Azure Quantum backends

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Diagnose and resolve common Azure Quantum issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/azure-quantum-common-issues
Support and escalation policy for IonQ on Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-support-ionq
Support policy for Quantinuum on Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-support-quantinuum
Support policy for Rigetti on Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-support-rigetti

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Test and debug quantum programs with QDK tools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/testing-debugging

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Migrate Azure Quantum workspace data between regions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/migration-guide
Compare Azure Quantum provider pricing plans	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/pricing
Check regional availability of Azure Quantum providers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-global-availability

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Choose hybrid quantum computing architectures in Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/hybrid-computing-overview

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Review and manage Azure Quantum usage quotas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/azure-quantum-quotas
Manage Azure Quantum sessions and avoid timeouts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-work-with-sessions
Rigetti provider targets and hardware limits in Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-rigetti

Security

Topic	URL
Bulk assign Azure Quantum workspace access via CSV	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/bulk-add-users-to-a-workspace
Protect Azure Quantum resources with ARM locks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-set-resource-locks
Share Azure Quantum workspace using RBAC roles	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-share-access-quantum-workspace
Configure Azure Quantum workspace access control	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/manage-workspace-access
Authenticate to Azure Quantum using managed identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/optimization-authenticate-managed-identity
Authenticate to Azure Quantum using service principals	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/optimization-authenticate-service-principal
Manage Azure Quantum workspace access keys securely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/security-manage-access-keys

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Quantum workspaces with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-manage-quantum-workspaces-with-the-azure-cli
Use the QDK neutral atom device visualizer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-use-neutral-atom-visualizer
Set up QDK VS Code extension and environment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/install-overview-qdk
Install and configure QDK quantum simulators	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/install-qdk-quantum-simulators
Configure and use IonQ targets in Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-ionq
Configure hardware architecture models for the Quantum resource estimator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-build-architecture-models
Define error correction and magic state models for resource estimation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-build-error-correction-models
Build custom application models for the Quantum resource estimator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-custom-applications
Access and customize Quantum resource estimator output	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-estimation-results

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Connect to Azure Quantum workspace via qdk.azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-connect-workspace
Visualize Q# and OpenQASM circuits with QDK	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-visualize-circuits
Run integrated hybrid quantum jobs with Adaptive RI in Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/hybrid-computing-integrated
Configure neutral atom noise models with QDK Python APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/neutral-atom-noise-models
Run OpenQASM programs with Azure Quantum QDK	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-openqasm-integration
Build and configure QDK simulator noise models in Python	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-simulator-noise-models
Create application models from quantum frameworks for resource estimation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-supported-applications
Submit Cirq circuits to Azure Quantum with QDK	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/quickstart-microsoft-cirq
Submit QIR, OpenQASM, and Pulser circuits to Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/quickstart-microsoft-provider-format
Submit Qiskit circuits to Azure Quantum with QDK	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/quickstart-microsoft-qiskit

Deployment

Topic	URL
Deploy Azure Quantum workspaces using Bicep templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-manage-quantum-workspaces-using-bicep
Submit and run Q# programs on Azure Quantum from VS Code	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-submit-jobs