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azure-monitor

by microsoftdocsDevOps & Cloud

Expert knowledge for Azure Monitor development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring AMA/DCR pipelines, Log Analytics, App Insights, Container/VM monitoring, or Prometheus/OpenTelemetry, and other Azure Monitor related development tasks. Not for Azure Network Watcher (use azure-network-watcher), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Cost Management (use azure-cost-management).

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/microsoftdocs/agent-skills --skill azure-monitor
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads azure-monitor automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Azure Monitor Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Monitor. 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

CategoryLocationDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L118Diagnosing and fixing Azure Monitor data/agent issues (AMA/Log Analytics, diagnostics, pipelines, DCR, alerts, App Insights, containers, PostgreSQL, DevCenter, Workbooks, VM perf) using logs and tools.
Best PracticesL119-L155Best practices for configuring, tuning, and scaling Azure Monitor (logs, metrics, alerts, autoscale, AKS, VMs, Prometheus, costs) to improve reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
Decision MakingL156-L194Guidance for planning and decision-making: choosing Azure Monitor agents, data collection and alerts, cost and billing strategies, and migration paths from legacy tools (MMA, WAD/LAD, SCOM, Splunk, Prometheus, etc.).
Architecture & Design PatternsL195-L200Designing end-to-end Azure Monitor architectures, including enterprise-scale layouts, data flows, and secure network topologies using Private Link for monitoring traffic.
Limits & QuotasL201-L226Limits, quotas, scale and performance planning for Azure Monitor: ingestion caps, retention, query limits, alert/log rules, Container Insights, Prometheus, metrics/log support, and Workbooks.
SecurityL227-L297Securing Azure Monitor and related services: auth, RBAC, TLS, network/perimeter controls, policy, private access, and auditing/logging for Databricks, MDE, healthcare, Synapse, and threat intel.
Configurationconfiguration.mdConfiguring Azure Monitor: agents, data collection rules, pipelines, diagnostics, alerts, metrics/log schemas, and workbooks for VMs, Kubernetes, apps, networks, and many Azure services.
Integrations & Coding Patternsintegrations.mdPatterns and code for integrating Azure Monitor with apps, logs, metrics, alerts, ITSM/DevOps tools, Prometheus/OpenTelemetry, REST APIs, and KQL queries across many resource log tables.
Deploymentdeployment.mdGuides for deploying Azure Monitor/AMA, migrating from legacy agents and policies, and enabling .NET profiling and Snapshot Debugger across App Service, Functions, VMs, containers, and Service Fabric.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Troubleshoot Azure Log Analytics Linux agent issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agent-linux-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Log Analytics agent for Windowshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agent-windows-troubleshoot
Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Monitor Agent health at scalehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-health
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor agent on Linux VMs and scale setshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-troubleshoot-linux-vm
Fix syslog collection issues with Azure Monitor Agent on Linuxhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-troubleshoot-linux-vm-rsyslog
Fix Azure Monitor agent problems on Windows Arc servershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-troubleshoot-windows-arc
Diagnose Azure Monitor agent issues on Windows VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-troubleshoot-windows-vm
Install and troubleshoot Azure Monitor Agent on Windows clientshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-windows-client
Troubleshoot Azure Diagnostics extension issues on Azure resourceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/diagnostics-extension-troubleshooting
Use Azure Monitor Agent Linux troubleshooter effectivelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/troubleshooter-ama-linux
Use AMA Windows troubleshooter to diagnose agent issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/troubleshooter-ama-windows
Diagnose issues with Azure Log Analytics VM extensionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/vmext-troubleshoot
Use deep investigation examples to diagnose incidentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/aiops/observability-agent-deep-investigation-examples
Troubleshoot Azure Copilot Observability Agent issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/aiops/observability-agent-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot tenant-level Azure service health alertshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-create-tenant-level-service-heath-alerts
Diagnose and fix common Azure Monitor alert issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-troubleshoot
Diagnose and fix Azure Monitor log alert issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-troubleshoot-log
Resolve problems with Azure Monitor metric alertshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-troubleshoot-metric
Resolve ITSMC dashboard connector status errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/itsmc-dashboard-errors
Fix ServiceNow sync and token issues for ITSMChttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/itsmc-resync-servicenow
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor ITSM Connector issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/itsmc-troubleshoot-overview
Interpret and resolve test action group error codeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/test-action-group-errors
Monitor and troubleshoot AI agents with Application Insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/agents-view
Investigate failures and performance with Application Insights viewshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/failures-performance-transactions
Troubleshoot telemetry issues using Application Insights SDK statshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/sdk-stats
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor autoscale behavior and actionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-troubleshoot
Use Live Data in Container insights for real-time AKS troubleshootinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-livedata-overview
Diagnose and fix Azure Monitor container log issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Prometheus metrics collection in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/prometheus-metrics-troubleshoot
Monitor and troubleshoot DCR-based data collectionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/data-collection-monitor
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor pipeline issues and errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/pipeline-faq
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor pipeline deployment and data flowhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/pipeline-troubleshoot
Resolve common Azure Monitor health model issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/health-models/health-models-faq
Troubleshoot stopped data collection in Azure Monitor Logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/data-collection-troubleshoot
Diagnose and alert on Log Analytics workspace healthhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/log-analytics-workspace-health
Monitor and troubleshoot Log Analytics workspace healthhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/monitor-workspace
Create and manage Azure Monitor summary ruleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/summary-rules
Monitor and troubleshoot ingestion and query issues in Azure Monitor workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/azure-monitor-workspace-monitor-health
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor metric chart issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/metrics-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Application Insights Code Optimizations setup issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/optimization-insights/code-optimizations-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Application Insights .NET Profiler issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/profiler/profiler-troubleshooting
Query AzureMonitorPipelineLogErrors for ingestion issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/azuremonitorpipelinelogerrors
Investigate CloudAuditEvents with Kusto querieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/cloudauditevents
Analyze CloudProcessEvents for suspicious activityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/cloudprocessevents
Detect risky CloudStorageAggregatedEvents with querieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/cloudstorageaggregatedevents
Query and analyze EdgeActionServiceLog in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/edgeactionservicelog
Use PGSQLAutovacuumStats queries to diagnose bloathttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/pgsqlautovacuumstats
Query PGSQLDbTransactionsStats for transaction capacity issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/pgsqldbtransactionsstats
Analyze PostgreSQL session activity with PGSQLPgStatActivitySessionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/pgsqlpgstatactivitysessions
Identify slow PostgreSQL queries via PGSQLQueryStoreRuntimehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/pgsqlquerystoreruntime
Investigate PostgreSQL wait events with PGSQLQueryStoreWaitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/pgsqlquerystorewaits
Search PostgreSQL server logs in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/pgsqlserverlogs
Use ZTSJobStatus log queries to diagnose workspace connectivityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/ztsjobstatus
Investigate Grafana alert authentication failures in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/agsgrafanaalertauthfailure
Interpret AzureMonitorPipelineLogErrors table entrieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/azuremonitorpipelinelogerrors
Investigate DCR-based data collection log errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/dcrlogerrors
Use DCRLogTroubleshooting for DCR flow diagnosticshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/dcrlogtroubleshooting
Diagnose DevCenter dev box agent health issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devcenteragenthealthlogs
Troubleshoot DevCenter dev box connection eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devcenterconnectionlogs
Investigate DevCenter dev box and environment operationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devcenterdiagnosticlogs
Analyze DevCenter resource operation and health logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devcenterresourceoperationlogs
Investigate DCR-based data collection errors via logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/microsoft-insights-datacollectionrules
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor pipeline groups with error logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/microsoft-monitor-pipelinegroups
Diagnose failed Synapse DX ingestion operationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/synapsedxfailedingestion
Audit Toolchain orchestrator API interactionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/touseraudits
Diagnose Toolchain orchestrator user request failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/touserdiagnostics
Investigate Azure Time Series Insights ingress errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/tsiingress
Monitor device-specific update compliance alertshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/ucdevicealert
Investigate update compliance alerts per devicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/ucupdatealert
Troubleshoot Application Insights Snapshot Debugger issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/snapshot-debugger/snapshot-debugger-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot workbook-based insights in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/troubleshoot-workbooks
Access deprecated troubleshooting guides in Workbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-access-troubleshooting-guide
Troubleshoot Copilot issues in Azure Workbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-copilot-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure VM performance with PerfInsightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/performance-diagnostics
Analyze Azure VM PerfInsights diagnostic reportshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/performance-diagnostics-analyze
Use Azure Performance Diagnostics extension for VM issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/performance-diagnostics-extension
Use Performance Diagnostics to troubleshoot Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/performance-diagnostics-run
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor VM agent onboarding issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/vm-enable-troubleshoot

Best Practices

TopicURL
Optimize telemetry for accurate Observability Agent investigationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/aiops/observability-agent-best-practices
Author custom instructions for Observability Agent correlationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/aiops/observability-agent-custom-instructions
Optimize Azure Monitor log alert queries for performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-log-query
Configure single metric alerts for multiple time serieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-metric-multiple-time-series-single-rule
Apply architectural best practices for Azure Monitor alertshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/best-practices-alerts
Apply Azure Monitor autoscale best practices across serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-best-practices
Implement common autoscale patterns in Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-common-scale-patterns
Avoid and mitigate autoscale flapping scenarioshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-flapping
Use multiple autoscale profiles for time-based scalinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-multiprofile
Apply Azure Monitor best practices for AKS clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/best-practices-containers
Optimize Container Insights monitoring costs and configurationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-cost
Design cost-effective alerting for AKS in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/cost-effective-alerting
Configure recommended Kubernetes metric alerts in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/kubernetes-metric-alerts
Apply Azure Monitor best practices for Kuberneteshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/monitor-kubernetes
Apply best practices for Azure Monitor data collection ruleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/data-collection-rule-best-practices
Apply sample Azure Monitor transformation querieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/data-collection-transformations-samples
Optimize Azure Monitor configuration to reduce costhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-cost
Apply Azure Monitor best practices for multicloudhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-multicloud
Configure Azure Monitor for operational excellencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-operation
Apply Azure Monitor performance efficiency recommendationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-performance
Apply reliability best practices in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-reliability
Analyze Log Analytics usage to control Azure Monitor costshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/analyze-usage
Architect Azure Monitor Log Analytics workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/best-practices-logs
Parse and structure text data in Azure Monitor logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/parse-text
Optimize Azure Monitor log queries for performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/query-optimization
Best practices for scaling Azure Monitor workspaces with Prometheushttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/azure-monitor-workspace-scaling-best-practice
Migrate from metrics API to getBatch for performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/migrate-to-batch-api
Best practices for PromQL on OpenTelemetry metrics in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/prometheus-opentelemetry-best-practices
Apply PromQL best practices for Azure system metricshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/prometheus-system-metrics-best-practices
Optimize workbook performance with criteria parametershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-criteria
Apply Azure Monitor best practices for VM monitoringhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/best-practices-vm
Design effective VM alerts with Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/monitor-virtual-machine-alerts
Configure Azure Monitor data collection for virtual machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/monitor-virtual-machine-data-collection

Decision Making

TopicURL
Map MMA data fields to Azure Monitor Agent schemashttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-data-field-differences
Generate DCR configs to migrate from MMA to AMAhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-migration-data-collection-rule-generator
Use AMA Migration Helper workbook for planninghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-migration-helper-workbook
Decide and migrate from WAD/LAD to Azure Monitor Agenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-migration-wad-lad
Plan and manage costs for Observability Agent usagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/aiops/observability-agent-billing
Choose appropriate Azure Monitor alert typeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-types
Choose migration path from classic SDKs to OpenTelemetryhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/migrate-to-opentelemetry
Transition from Container Monitoring Solution to Container Insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-transition-solution
Choose OpenTelemetry integration options with Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/opentelemetry-options
Choose Azure Monitor OTLP ingestion approachhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/opentelemetry-summary
Choose Azure Monitor data collection methods and topologyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/data-collection-overview
Choose between Azure Monitor metrics export and data plane APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/data-plane-versus-metrics-export
Decide billing behavior for diagnostic log exportshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/diagnostic-settings-faq
Migrate diagnostic retention to Storage lifecycle policieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/migrate-to-azure-storage-lifecycle-policy
Plan and size Azure Monitor pipeline throughputhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/pipeline-sizing
Decide how to migrate SCOM monitoring to Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/azure-monitor-operations-manager
Estimate Azure Monitor costs with pricing calculatorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/cost-estimate
Map Azure Monitor charges to billing meter nameshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/cost-meters
Plan migration from SCOM to Azure Monitor DCRshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/migrate-from-system-center-operations-manager
Migrate from Azure Monitor Logs batch and beta APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/migrate-batch-and-beta
Plan Azure Monitor availability zone protection for workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/availability-zones
Query basic and auxiliary Azure Monitor log tableshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/basic-logs-query
Plan and optimize Azure Monitor Logs costshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/cost-logs
Decide and migrate from Data Collector to Logs Ingestion APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/custom-logs-migrate
Decide when to use Azure Monitor dedicated clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/logs-dedicated-clusters
Choose and configure Azure Monitor Logs table planshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/logs-table-plans
Plan migration from Splunk to Azure Monitor Logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/migrate-splunk-to-azure-monitor-logs
Choose and design Azure Log Analytics workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/workspace-design
Plan migration from self-hosted Prometheus to Azure Monitor managed Prometheushttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/prometheus-migrate
Choose the right Azure Monitor visualization toolhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/best-practices-visualize
Decide when to copy dashboards to Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/visualize-copy-to-managed-grafana
Choose Grafana options for Azure Monitor datahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/visualize-grafana-overview
Migrate Azure Policy assignments off Dependency Agenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/dependency-agent-migrate-policy
Choose OpenTelemetry vs logs-based VM metricshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/metrics-opentelemetry-guest
Decide and migrate from logs-based to metrics VM monitoringhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/vm-opentelemetry-migrate

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Design an enterprise monitoring architecture with Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/enterprise-monitoring-architecture
Design Azure Monitor Private Link network architecturehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/private-link-design

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Plan Azure Monitor Agent performance for gateway forwardinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-performance
Manage Azure Monitor alert instance retention and statehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-manage-alert-instances
Monitor and interpret log alert rule health in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/log-alert-rule-health
Deploy log search alert rules with ARM templates and size limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/resource-manager-alerts-log
Configure predictive autoscale thresholds and history requirementshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-predictive
Enable high-scale log collection limits in Container Insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-high-scale
Use region mappings for Container Insights and Log Analyticshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-region-mapping
Configure autoscaling limits for Azure Managed Prometheus addon podshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/prometheus-metrics-scrape-autoscaling
Plan Prometheus scraping performance and scale in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/prometheus-metrics-scrape-scale
Check supported resources and regions for metrics exporthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/metrics-export-reference
Review supported resource types and regions for platform logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/platform-logs-reference
Review Azure Monitor service limits and quotashttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/service-limits
Understand caching behavior in Logs Query APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/cache
Use cross-workspace query limits in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/cross-workspace-queries
Configure Azure Monitor logs query timeouts and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/timeouts
Configure Azure Monitor logs query timeouts and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/timeouts
Configure daily ingestion caps for Log Analytics workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/daily-cap
Configure data retention limits in Log Analyticshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/data-retention-configure
Monitor Azure Monitor workspace ingestion limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/azure-monitor-workspace-monitor-ingest-limits
Technical details and limits for Azure Monitor managed Prometheushttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/prometheus-metrics-details
Azure Workbooks data source and parameter limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-limits
Use Azure Workbooks visualization types effectivelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-visualizations

Security

TopicURL
Understand data handling and governance for Observability Agenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/aiops/observability-agent-governance-faq
Secure ITSM integrations with Azure Monitor Secure Webhookhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/it-service-management-connector-secure-webhook-connections
Configure Azure for Secure Webhook ITSM integrationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/itsm-connector-secure-webhook-connections-azure-configuration
Use Application Insights smart detection to identify security issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/proactive-application-security-detection-pack
Enable Microsoft Entra authentication for Application Insights ingestionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/azure-ad-authentication
Configure IP handling and geolocation in Application Insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/ip-collection
Configure legacy authentication for Container insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-authentication
Configure secure access to Live Data in Container insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-livedata-setup
Choose TLS options for Azure Monitor pipeline ingestionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/pipeline-tls
Configure automated TLS certificates for Azure Monitor pipelinehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/pipeline-tls-automated
Configure customer-managed TLS for Azure Monitor pipelinehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/pipeline-tls-custom
Configure Azure Monitor network and firewall accesshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/azure-monitor-network-access
Securely deploy and configure Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-security
Configure Network Security Perimeter for Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/network-security-perimeter
Apply Network Security Perimeter scenarios to Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/network-security-perimeter-scenarios
Built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/policy-reference
Secure Azure Monitor access with Private Link scopeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/private-link-security
Configure RBAC roles and permissions in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/roles-permissions-security
Configure RBAC roles and permissions in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/roles-permissions-security
Use Azure Policy compliance controls for Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/security-controls-policy
Use Azure Policy compliance controls for Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/security-controls-policy
Register Azure AD app and assign roles for Monitor APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/register-app-for-token
Configure customer-managed keys for Log Analyticshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/customer-managed-keys
Design granular RBAC for Azure Monitor Log Analyticshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/granular-rbac-log-analytics
Configure row-level access with granular RBAC in Log Analyticshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/granular-rbac-use-case
Secure Azure Monitor Logs ingestion API connectionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/logs-ingestion-api-overview
Configure access control for Log Analytics workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/manage-access
Configure table-level RBAC for Log Analytics workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/manage-table-access
Configure protected tables and RBAC in Azure Monitor Logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/protected-tables-configure
Configure access control for Azure Monitor workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/azure-monitor-workspace-manage-access
Analyze Databricks RBAC audit logs in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksrbac
Audit Databricks remote history service credentialshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksremotehistoryservice
Monitor Databricks request-for-access eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksrfa
Track Databricks secrets access and changeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databrickssecrets
Audit Databricks SQL endpoint lifecycle eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databrickssql
Review Databricks SQL permissions audit logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databrickssqlpermissions
Monitor Databricks SSH access audit eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksssh
Analyze Databricks Unity Catalog audit activityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksunitycatalog
Audit Databricks webhook notification activityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databrickswebhooknotifications
Monitor Databricks web terminal usage logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databrickswebterminal
Audit Databricks workspace configuration changeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksworkspace
Track Databricks workspace file access and changeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksworkspacefiles
Analyze Microsoft Dataverse and Dynamics 365 audit logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/dataverseactivity
Monitor Defender for IoT raw security eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/defenderiotrawevent
Use DeviceBehaviorEntities for threat investigationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devicebehaviorentities
Leverage DeviceBehaviorInfo for security behavior insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devicebehaviorinfo
Collect custom file events with MDE for investigationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devicecustomfileevents
Monitor custom DLL load events in MDEhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devicecustomimageloadevents
Track custom network activity with MDE logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devicecustomnetworkevents
Capture custom process events for endpoint securityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devicecustomprocessevents
Audit custom registry changes with MDEhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devicecustomregistryevents
Monitor custom script execution events in MDEhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devicecustomscriptevents
Inspect file signing certificates with DeviceFileCertificateInfohttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/devicefilecertificateinfo
Audit Azure API for FHIR with Monitor tableshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/microsoft-healthcareapis-services
Monitor Azure Health Data DICOM service activityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/microsoft-healthcareapis-workspaces
Audit Nexus bare metal machine security and metrics logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/microsoft-networkcloud-baremetalmachines
Audit Purview security events with PurviewSecurityLogshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/purviewsecuritylogs
Use ResourceManagementPublicAccessLogs for private link analysishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/resourcemanagementpublicaccesslogs
Audit Azure Synapse RBAC operations with logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/synapserbacoperations
Analyze STIX threat indicators in Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/threatintelindicators
Use ThreatIntelligenceIndicator logs for security analysishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/threatintelligenceindicator
Query generic STIX threat intel objectshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/threatintelobjects
Analyze Defender for Office 365 URL click eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/urlclickevents
Analyze user access paths to Azure resourceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/useraccessanalytics
Run resource-scoped Prometheus queries securely in Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/grafana-resource-scoped-queries
Call Azure Monitor-managed Grafana APIs with Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/visualize-call-grafana-api
Secure Azure Monitor workbooks with customer storagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-bring-your-own-storage

FAQ

What does the azure-monitor skill do?

Expert knowledge for Azure Monitor development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring AMA/DCR pipelines, Log Analytics, App Insights, Container/VM monitoring, or Prometheus/OpenTelemetry, and other Azure Monitor related development tasks. Not for Azure Network Watcher (use azure-network-watcher), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Cost Management (use azure-cost-management).

How do I install azure-monitor?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/microsoftdocs/agent-skills --skill azure-monitor in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/azure-monitor/ (personal) or .claude/skills/azure-monitor/ (project).

Which AI agents can use azure-monitor?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is azure-monitor safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains azure-monitor?

It is published by microsoftdocs in microsoftdocs/agent-skills. It has 357 recorded installs.

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