microsoftdocs/azure-osconfig
Expert knowledge for Azure Osconfig development including troubleshooting, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when running OSConfig via IoT for commands/networking, SSH Posture Control, agent health, or Windows security baselines, and other Azure Osconfig related development tasks. Not for Azure Update Manager (use azure-update-manager), Azure Automation (use azure-automation), Azure Policy (use azure-policy).
npx skills add https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-osconfigThis skill provides expert guidance for Azure Osconfig. Covers troubleshooting, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.| Category | Lines | Description |
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| Troubleshooting | L32-L36 | Diagnosing OSConfig agent status and connectivity issues when using Azure IoT Hub, including checking logs, health, and troubleshooting deployment or reporting problems. |
| Security | L37-L43 | Configuring Windows security with OSConfig: App Control for Business policies, Windows Server 2025 security baselines, and applying CIS benchmarks to Azure Windows Server. |
| Configuration | L44-L49 | Tracking OSConfig breaking changes over time and configuring/standardizing sshd settings across fleets using SSH Posture Control. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L50-L62 | Patterns for using OSConfig with Azure IoT to run custom commands, manage Linux networking, firewall, packages, hostnames, reboots, and report device/OS hardware info. |
| Topic | URL |
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| Diagnose OSConfig status when using Azure IoT Hub | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/howto-troubleshoot |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Configure App Control for Business policies via OSConfig | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/osconfig-how-to-configure-app-control-for-business |
| Configure Windows Server 2025 security baselines with OSConfig | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/osconfig-how-to-configure-security-baselines |
| Apply CIS security benchmarks to Azure Windows Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/overview-cis-benchmarks-windows-server |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Track major OSConfig breaking changes over time | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/concept-majorchanges |
| Manage sshd configuration fleetwide with SSH Posture Control | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/ssh-brownfield-mc |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Use OSConfig CommandRunner for custom device commands | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/concept-commandrunner |
| Implement custom configuration and reporting with OSConfig CommandRunner | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/howto-customconfigreport |
| Report device hardware and OS info with OSConfig | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/howto-deviceinfo |
| Manage Linux host firewall using OSConfig and Azure IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/howto-firewall |
| Manage OS hostnames using OSConfig and Azure IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/howto-hostname |
| Control /etc/hosts content with OSConfig and Azure IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/howto-hosts |
| Configure Linux network settings via OSConfig and Azure IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/howto-network |
| Manage Linux package manager through OSConfig and Azure IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/howto-pmc |
| Trigger device reboot and shutdown via OSConfig and Azure IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/howto-rebootshutdown |
| Run Azure IoT Hub queries for OSConfig-enabled devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/osconfig/quickstart-useful-queries |
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