azure-pipelines
Expert knowledge for Azure Pipelines development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring YAML pipelines, service connections, Key Vault secrets, deployment agents, or Azure app/AKS releases, and other Azure Pipelines related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure Repos (use azure-repos), Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans).
What this skill does
# Azure Pipelines Skill This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Pipelines. 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](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md) 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-L47 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Pipelines issues: service connections (ARM/workload identity), web app deployments, triggers, queued runs, and analyzing logs to resolve run failures. | | Best Practices | L48-L58 | Best practices for faster, reliable pipelines: caching, cross-platform scripts, handling flaky tests, parallel test execution (incl. VSTest), Test Impact Analysis, and UI test configuration. | | Decision Making | L59-L65 | Guides for migrating CI/CD pipelines to Azure Pipelines, including from Jenkins/Travis and from classic UI pipelines to YAML, with patterns, pitfalls, and safe migration steps. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L66-L73 | Guidance on end-to-end CI/CD and DevOps architectures for Azure: baseline pipeline patterns, Web App deployment design, and IaaS/VM-focused DevTest and production pipelines. | | Limits & Quotas | L74-L85 | Limits, quotas, and planning for Microsoft/GitHub-hosted agents, parallel jobs, concurrency, image deprecations, run retention, and handling large Universal Packages in Azure Pipelines. | | Security | L86-L136 | Securing Azure Pipelines: auth for agents, service connections, secrets/Key Vault, permissions and approvals, secure variables, artifact/repo protection, and security scanning/compliance tasks. | | Configuration | L137-L499 | Configuring Azure Pipelines: agents, triggers, variables, YAML schema, environments, deployment strategies, and detailed setup for built-in tasks, test/coverage, artifacts, and external tool integrations. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L500-L527 | Patterns and examples for integrating Azure Pipelines with languages, tools, and services (Git, Key Vault, ServiceNow, Slack, ARM, Selenium), plus scripting, variables, and package caching. | | Deployment | L528-L588 | End-to-end deployment with Azure Pipelines: agent setup (self-hosted/scale set/deployment groups), CI/CD for apps/containers/DBs, and using built-in tasks for IIS, Kubernetes, VMs, and Azure services. | ### Troubleshooting | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot Azure Resource Manager service connections | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/azure-rm-endpoint?view=azure-devops | | Troubleshoot ARM workload identity service connections in pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/troubleshoot-workload-identity?view=azure-devops | | Review Azure Pipelines logs for diagnostics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/review-logs?view=azure-devops | | Troubleshoot Azure Web App deployment tasks in pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-azure-web-app-deploy?view=azure-devops | | Resolve Azure Pipelines queued-but-not-starting runs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-start?view=azure-devops | | Troubleshoot Azure Pipelines trigger issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-triggers?view=azure-devops | | Diagnose and fix Azure Pipelines run failures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshooting?view=azure-devops | ### Best Practices | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Optimize Azure Pipelines performance with caching | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/caching?view=azure-devops | | Apply cross-platform scripting patterns in Azure Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/scripts/cross-platform-scripting?view=azure-devops | | Manage flaky tests in Azure Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/flaky-test-management?view=azure-devops | | Configure parallel test execution for any runner | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/parallel-testing-any-test-runner?view=azure-devops | | Run VSTest tests in parallel in Azure Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/parallel-testing-vstest?view=azure-devops | | Use Test Impact Analysis in Azure Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/test-impact-analysis?view=azure-devops | | Configure Azure Pipelines for UI test execution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/ui-testing-considerations?view=azure-devops | ### Decision Making | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Migrate from Jenkins to Azure Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/migrate/from-jenkins?view=azure-devops | | Migrate from Travis CI to Azure Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/migrate/from-travis?view=azure-devops | | Migrate Classic Azure Pipelines to YAML safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/from-classic-pipelines?view=azure-devops | ### Architecture & Design Patterns | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Design CI/CD architecture for Azure Web Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/architectures/devops-pipelines-azure-web-apps-architecture?view=azure-devops | | Adopt baseline Azure Pipelines CI/CD architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/architectures/devops-pipelines-baseline-architecture?view=azure-devops | | Architect DevTest and DevOps pipelines for IaaS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/architectures/devops-pipelines-devtest-iaas-architecture?view=azure-devops | | DevOps architecture for IaaS applications with VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/architectures/devops-pipelines-iaas-vms-architecture?view=azure-devops | ### Limits & Quotas | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Review GitHub-hosted agents quotas and FAQs for Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/github-hosted-faq?view=azure-devops | | Plan usage and limits for GitHub-hosted agents in Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/github-hosted?view=azure-devops | | Track deprecation schedule for hosted build images | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted-deprecation-schedule?view=azure-devops | | Understand Microsoft-hosted agent limits in Azure Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted?view=azure-devops | | Analyze Azure Pipelines agent pool concurrency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/pool-consumption-report?view=azure-devops | | Publish and download large Universal Packages | https:
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