A TypeScript/JavaScript-focused collection of agent skills, MCP configurations, and AGENTS.md templates for Azure SDKs and Microsoft Foundry, with 174+ skills and multiple plugin families.
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What it is
Microsoft/skills is a repository containing skills, MCP servers, custom agents, and AGENTS.md templates intended for AI coding agents working with Azure SDKs and Microsoft Foundry. The project includes a catalog of skills across multiple languages and platforms, plugins, and documentation intended to ground coding agents in domain knowledge.
How it works
The README describes an installation flow that includes a quick start command and alternative installation methods:
npx skills add microsoft/skills
# Clone and copy specific skills
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/.github/skills/azure-cosmos-db-py your-project/.github/skills/
# Share skills across different agent configs in the same repo
ln -s ../.github/skills .opencode/skills
ln -s ../.github/skills .claude/skills
It also notes selective loading of skills to avoid context rot. The repository includes sections for Skill Catalog, plugins, custom agents, AGENTS.md, MCP configs, and documentation.
Getting started
From the Quick Start in the README:
- Quick Start:
npx skills add microsoft/skills
The installation flows indicate skills are installed to the chosen agent's directory (e.g., .github/skills/ for GitHub Copilot) and may be symlinked in multi-agent setups.
Alternative installation methods include manual git clone and copying specific skills, as shown above.
Recent releases
RELEASES (latest 0):
- none
There are no release notes listed in the provided material.
Traction
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Behind the repo
The repository is described as hosting skills, MCP configurations, and agent templates for Azure SDKs and Foundry, with a blog post and a Skill Explorer link mentioned in the README. No explicit startup or company backlink is provided in the given facts.
Caveats
- License: MIT
- Created: 2026-01-16
- Last push: 2026-08-04
- Open issues: 68
- Language: TypeScript
- Languages and topics indicate a broad catalog (174 skills noted in content) and multiple language plugins, including Python, TypeScript, .NET, Java, Rust. The README notes the project is Work in Progress and under active development.
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