Azure Artifacts Agent Skill

Expert knowledge for Azure Artifacts development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing feeds, upstream sources, storage limits, tool integrations (npm/NuGet/Maven), or CI/CD publishing, and other Azure Artifacts related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Repos (use azure-repos), Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans).

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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), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., 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

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 |

|----------|-------|-------------|

| 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 planning and choosing Azure Artifacts feeds (project vs org scope) and migration paths from file shares or MyGet to Azure Artifacts. |

| Limits & Quotas | L49-L56 | Storage quotas, package size/count limits, free allocation, and how to monitor, retain, delete, and publish Azure Artifacts packages within those limits. |

| Security | L57-L62 | Securing Azure Artifacts feeds: configuring permissions, protecting upstream sources from malicious packages, and using npm audit to find and fix vulnerabilities. |

| Configuration | L63-L70 | Configuring Azure Artifacts feeds and views, setting upstream sources, and connecting clients via .npmrc and .artifactignore for optimized package and pipeline artifact usage. |

| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L71-L110 | How to connect build tools (Cargo, Maven, Gradle, npm, NuGet, Python, PowerShell) to Azure Artifacts feeds, publish/restore packages, use upstream sources, and debug with symbols. |

| Deployment | L111-L114 | 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 project vs organization-scoped Azure Artifacts 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 |

| Manage deletion and retention for Azure Artifacts packages | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/how-to/delete-and-recover-packages?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 |

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 |

Configuration

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Configure and manage Azure Artifacts feed views | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/views?view=azure-devops |

| Configure upstream sources for Azure Artifacts feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/how-to/set-up-upstream-sources?view=azure-devops |

| Configure .npmrc to connect npm to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/npmrc?view=azure-devops |

| Configure .artifactignore to optimize Azure Pipelines artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/artifactignore?view=azure-devops |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Publish Cargo packages from CLI to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/cargo-publish?view=azure-devops |

| Restore Cargo packages from Azure Artifacts feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/cargo-restore?view=azure-devops |

| Consume Cargo crates from Crates.io via Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/cargo-upstream-source?view=azure-devops |

| Connect Cargo projects to Azure Artifacts feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/project-setup-cargo?view=azure-devops |

| Publish and restore Rust Cargo packages with Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-cargo?view=azure-devops |

| Publish and restore Maven packages with Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-maven?view=azure-devops |

| Publish and consume npm packages using Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-npm?view=azure-devops |

| Add Gradle Plugins repository as Azure Artifacts upstream | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/gradle-plugins?view=azure-devops |

| Configure Maven to restore packages from Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/install?view=azure-devops |

| Configure JitPack as an Azure Artifacts upstream source | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/jitpack-upstream?view=azure-devops |

| Connect Gradle builds to Azure Artifacts feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/project-setup-gradle?view=azure-devops |

| Connect Maven projects to Azure Artifacts feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/project-setup-maven?view=azure-devops |

| Publish Maven packages to Azure Artifacts feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/publish-packages-maven?view=azure-devops |

| Publish packages with Gradle to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/publish-with-gradle?view=azure-devops |

| Consume Maven Central packages via Azure Artifacts upstream | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/upstream-sources?view=azure-devops |

| Publish npm packages from CLI to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/publish?view=azure-devops |

| Restore npm packages from Azure Artifacts via CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/restore-npm-packages?view=azure-devops |

| Use npm registry packages through Azure Artifacts upstream | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/upstream-sources?view=azure-devops |

| Publish NuGet packages via dotnet CLI to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/dotnet-exe?view=azure-devops |

| Connect .NET projects to Azure Artifacts feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/dotnet-setup?view=azure-devops |

| Install NuGet packages from Azure Artifacts in Visual Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/install-nuget-packages-with-visual-studio?view=azure-devops |

| Authenticate to Azure Artifacts using NuGet.exe | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/nuget-exe?view=azure-devops |

| Publish Azure Artifacts NuGet packages to NuGet.org | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/publish-to-nuget-org?view=azure-devops |

| Publish NuGet packages with NuGet CLI to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/publish?view=azure-devops |

| Restore NuGet packages with dotnet from Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/restore-nuget-packages-dotnet?view=azure-devops |

| Restore NuGet packages with NuGet CLI from Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/restore-nuget-packages-nuget-exe?view=azure-devops |

| Connect Python projects to Azure Artifacts feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/python/project-setup-python?view=azure-devops |

| Download Universal Packages from Azure Artifacts feeds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/download-universal-packages?view=azure-devops |

| Install Python packages from Azure Artifacts via CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/install-python-packages?view=azure-devops |

| Publish Python packages via CLI to Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/python-cli?view=azure-devops |

| Publish and download Python packages with Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/python-packages?view=azure-devops |

| Debug with Azure Artifacts symbols in Visual Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/symbols/debug-with-symbols-visual-studio?view=azure-devops |

| Debug with Azure Artifacts symbols using WinDbg | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/symbols/debug-with-symbols-windbg?view=azure-devops |

| Use PowerShell Gallery as an Azure Artifacts upstream source | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/powershell-upstream-source?view=azure-devops |

| Use Azure Artifacts feed as a private PowerShell repository | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/private-powershell-library?view=azure-devops |

| Connect and configure Universal Packages with Azure Artifacts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/universal-packages/project-setup-universal-packages?view=azure-devops |

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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