microsoft-docs
Understand Microsoft technologies by querying official documentation. Use whenever the user asks how something works, wants tutorials, needs configuration options, limits, quotas, or best practices for any Microsoft technology (Azure, .NET, M365, Windows, Power Platform, etc.)—even if they don't mention "docs." If the question is about understanding a concept rather than writing code, this is the right skill.
npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/mcp --skill microsoft-docs --agent copilot
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, codex, cursor.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Microsoft Docs ## Tools | Tool | Use For | |------|---------| | `microsoft_docs_search` | Find documentation—concepts, guides, tutorials, configuration | | `microsoft_docs_fetch` | Get full page content (when search excerpts aren't enough) | ## When to Use - **Understanding concepts** — "How does Cosmos DB partitioning work?" - **Learning a service** — "Azure Functions overview", "Container Apps architecture" - **Finding tutorials** — "quickstart", "getting started", "step-by-step" - **Configuration options** — "App Service configuration settings" - **Limits & quotas** — "Azure OpenAI rate limits", "Service Bus quotas" - **Best practices** — "Azure security best practices" ## Query Effectiveness Good queries are specific: ``` # ❌ Too broad "Azure Functions" # ✅ Specific "Azure Functions Python v2 programming model" "Cosmos DB partition key design best practices" "Container Apps scaling rules KEDA" ``` Include context: - **Version** when relevant (`.NET 8`, `EF Core 8`) - **Task intent** (`quickstart`, `tutorial`, `overview`, `limits`) - **Platform** for multi-platform docs (`Linux`, `Windows`) ## When to Fetch Full Page Fetch after search when: - **Tutorials** — need complete ste
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- CLI Alternative
Run directly (no install needed) npx @microsoft/learn-cli search "azure functions timeout" Or install globally, then run npm install -g @microsoft/learn-cli mslearn search "azure functions timeout"
What does the microsoft-docs skill do?
Understand Microsoft technologies by querying official documentation. Use whenever the user asks how something works, wants tutorials, needs configuration options, limits, quotas, or best practices for any Microsoft technology (Azure, .NET, M365, Windows, Power Platform, etc.)—even if they don't mention "docs." If the question is about understanding a concept rather than writing code, this is the right skill.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/mcp --skill microsoft-docs --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From MicrosoftDocs/mcp, a repository with 1,811 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.