azure-artifacts
Azure Artifacts Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Artifacts. Covers best practices, decision making, 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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools 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_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Best Practices | L35-L41 | Guidance on Azure Artifacts package management best practices, configuring and using upstream sources, and safely restoring packages from external feeds. |
| Decision Making | L42-L48 | Guidance on choosing feed scope and planning migrations of package storage, including moving from file shares or MyGet to Azure Artifacts feeds. |
| Limits & Quotas | L49-L56 | Storage quotas, free allocation, and per-package size/count limits in Azure Artifacts, plus how to monitor, manage, and publish packages within those limits. |
| Security | L57-L63 | Securing Azure Artifacts feeds: configuring permissions, protecting upstream sources from malicious packages, and using npm audit to find and fix vulnerabilities. |
| Configuration | L64-L74 | Configuring Azure Artifacts feeds: views/promotion, retention/deletion, upstream sources, npm/.npmrc and scopes, and .artifactignore for optimizing pipeline artifacts. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L75-L117 | How to connect build tools and CLIs (Cargo, Maven, Gradle, npm, NuGet, Python, PowerShell, Universal) to Azure Artifacts feeds, publish/restore packages, and use upstream sources. |
| Deployment | L118-L121 | Using GitHub Actions to build and push packages (NuGet, npm, etc.) to Azure Artifacts feeds, including workflow setup, authentication, and CI/CD integration. |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Apply Azure Artifacts package management best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/best-practices?view=azure-devops |
| Use Azure Artifacts upstream sources effectively and safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/upstream-sources?view=azure-devops |
| Restore packages from upstream sources in Azure Artifacts safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/protect-oss-packages-with-upstream-sources?view=azure-devops |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Choose between project-scoped and organization-scoped feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/project-scoped-feeds?view=azure-devops |
| Plan migration from file shares to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/move-from-fileshares?view=azure-devops |
| Migrate NuGet packages from MyGet to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/migrate-packages?view=azure-devops |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Monitor and manage Azure Artifacts storage limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/artifact-storage?view=azure-devops |
| Publish Universal Packages and understand size limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/universal-packages?view=azure-devops |
| Azure Artifacts package size and count limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/limits?view=azure-devops |
| Understand Azure Artifacts free storage allocation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/start-using-azure-artifacts?view=azure-devops |
Security
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Secure Azure Artifacts upstream sources against malicious packages | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/upstream-behavior?view=azure-devops |
| Configure Azure Artifacts feed and pipeline permissions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/feed-permissions?view=azure-devops |
| Use npm audit with Azure Artifacts to address vulnerabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/npm-audit?view=azure-devops |
Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use GitHub Actions workflows to push packages to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/github-actions?view=azure-devops |
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