microsoft-docs
Query official Microsoft documentation to understand concepts, find tutorials, and learn how services work. Use for Azure, .NET, Microsoft 365, Windows, Power Platform, and all Microsoft technologies. Get accurate, current information from learn.microsoft.com and other official Microsoft websites—architecture overviews, quickstarts, configuration guides, limits, and best practices.
When & Why to Use This Skill
The Microsoft Docs skill provides real-time, authoritative access to the entire learn.microsoft.com ecosystem. It enables users to search for technical concepts, retrieve full-page tutorials, and access up-to-date configuration guides across Azure, .NET, Microsoft 365, and Windows. By fetching live documentation, it ensures developers and IT professionals work with the most current architecture overviews, service limits, and best practices, bypassing the limitations of static training data.
Use Cases
- Cloud Infrastructure Design: Quickly look up Azure service limits, quotas, and architectural best practices to ensure scalable and compliant deployments.
- Developer Reference & Troubleshooting: Access the latest .NET API documentation, programming models, and code snippets to solve complex coding challenges.
- Guided Implementation: Retrieve complete, step-by-step tutorials and quickstarts for Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Windows configuration.
- Technical Research: Stay updated on the latest service releases, version changes, and official Microsoft security recommendations.
| name | microsoft-docs |
|---|---|
| description | Query official Microsoft documentation to understand concepts, find tutorials, and learn how services work. Use for Azure, .NET, Microsoft 365, Windows, Power Platform, and all Microsoft technologies. Get accurate, current information from learn.microsoft.com and other official Microsoft websites—architecture overviews, quickstarts, configuration guides, limits, and best practices. |
| compatibility | Requires Microsoft Learn MCP Server (https://learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp) |
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 step-by-step instructions
- Configuration guides — need all options listed
- Deep dives — user wants comprehensive coverage
- Search excerpt is cut off — full context needed
Why Use This
- Accuracy — live docs, not training data that may be outdated
- Completeness — tutorials have all steps, not fragments
- Authority — official Microsoft documentation