azure-iot-operations
SKILL.md
Azure IoT Operations Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure IoT Operations. 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: This file may be large. Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections, then use
read_filewith specific line ranges (e.g.,L136-L144) to read the sections needed for the user's question
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L37-L42 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure IoT Operations deployment and runtime issues, including known errors, health checks, logs, and step-by-step troubleshooting guidance. |
| Best Practices | L43-L48 | Guidance for production-ready Azure IoT Operations deployments and designing highly available, resilient edge applications using the Azure MQTT broker. |
| Decision Making | L49-L53 | Guidance and examples for sizing Azure IoT Operations production deployments, including resource planning, capacity considerations, and scaling recommendations. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L54-L59 | Akri-based device discovery architecture and patterns for deploying Azure IoT Operations in layered/segmented industrial networks (DMZ, OT/IT zones, network topologies). |
| Limits & Quotas | L60-L64 | Details on MQTT broker feature support, protocol limits, and control capabilities in Azure IoT Operations, including which MQTT functions and controls are available or restricted. |
| Security | L65-L81 | Securing Azure IoT Operations: MQTT broker authz/authn, TLS and certificate management (OPC UA, MQTT), RBAC roles, secrets/Key Vault, and validating images and secure configs. |
| Configuration | L82-L118 | Configuring Azure IoT Operations data flows, endpoints, schemas, WebAssembly, MQTT broker settings, and observability/diagnostics for monitoring, scaling, and managing IoT resources |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L119-L137 | Patterns and how-tos for integrating external systems with Azure IoT Operations: OPC UA, MQTT, HTTP/SSE, cameras/ONVIF, Akri connectors, WASM/ONNX modules, and the state store protocol. |
| Deployment | L138-L148 | Deploying and managing Azure IoT Operations on Kubernetes: cluster prep, secure prod/test setups, cloning, upgrades, uninstall, edge WebAssembly deployment, and supported versions. |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Resolve known issues in Azure IoT Operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-operations/troubleshoot/known-issues |
| Troubleshoot Azure IoT Operations deployments and runtime | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-operations/troubleshoot/troubleshoot |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Apply production deployment guidelines for Azure IoT Operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-operations/deploy-iot-ops/concept-production-guidelines |
| Design highly available edge apps with Azure MQTT broker | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-operations/develop-edge-apps/overview-edge-apps |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use Azure IoT Operations production deployment sizing examples | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-operations/deploy-iot-ops/concept-production-examples |
Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Understand Akri-based asset discovery architecture in Azure IoT Operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-operations/discover-manage-assets/overview-akri |
| Use Azure IoT Operations in layered industrial networks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-operations/manage-layered-network/concept-iot-operations-in-layered-network |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Review MQTT feature and control support in broker | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-operations/reference/mqtt-support |
Security
Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
Deployment
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