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Azure Resource Graph Agent Skill

Expert knowledge for Azure Resource Graph development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when querying via CLI/PowerShell/REST, using GET/LIST vs Query APIs, shared queries, alerts, or Power BI, and other Azure Resource Graph related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Portal (use azure-portal).

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository
npx skills add https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-resource-graph

The instruction itself

9 sections, as written by the author

Azure Resource Graph Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Resource Graph. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. 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 |

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

| Troubleshooting | L34-L40 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Resource Graph issues with alerts, query syntax/runtime errors, and Power BI connector connectivity, auth, and data refresh problems. |

| Best Practices | L41-L45 | Guidance on designing Azure Resource Graph queries to avoid throttling, including efficient patterns, batching, pagination, and performance-friendly query structures. |

| Decision Making | L46-L50 | Guidance on when to use Azure Resource Graph GET/LIST REST APIs vs the Query service, comparing capabilities, scenarios, and integration patterns. |

| Limits & Quotas | L51-L58 | Understanding ARG request limits, pagination behavior, handling large result sets, and implementing efficient paging (including with PowerShell) to avoid quota issues. |

| Configuration | L59-L66 | Configuring Resource Graph usage: keyboard shortcuts, supported resource types, and defining/deploying shared queries via Bicep and ARM templates. |

| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L67-L78 | Running Resource Graph queries via CLI, PowerShell, REST, Logic Apps, Power BI; creating shared queries and alerts; and retrieving resource change history for automation and reporting. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL |

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

| Troubleshoot Azure Resource Graph alert integration issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/troubleshoot/alerts |

| Resolve common Azure Resource Graph query errors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/troubleshoot/general |

| Troubleshoot Azure Resource Graph Power BI connector problems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/troubleshoot/power-bi-connector |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL |

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

| Avoid Azure Resource Graph throttling with query patterns | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/concepts/guidance-for-throttled-requests |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL |

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

| Choose between ARG GET/LIST API and Query service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/concepts/get-list-query-service-differences |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL |

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

| Use Azure Resource Graph GET/LIST API quotas effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/concepts/azure-resource-graph-get-list-api |

| Azure Resource Graph pagination behavior and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/concepts/paging-results |

| Handle large Azure Resource Graph datasets and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/concepts/work-with-data |

| Paginate Azure Resource Graph results with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/paginate-powershell |

Configuration

| Topic | URL |

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

| Use keyboard shortcuts in Azure Resource Graph Explorer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/reference/keyboard-shortcuts |

| Reference of Azure Resource Graph supported resource types | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/reference/supported-tables-resources |

| Define Azure Resource Graph shared queries using Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/shared-query-bicep |

| Deploy Azure Resource Graph shared queries with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/shared-query-template |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL |

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

| Create Azure Resource Graph-based alerts with Log Analytics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/alerts-query-quickstart |

| Query Azure Resource Graph for resource change history | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/changes/get-resource-changes |

| Run Azure Resource Graph queries with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/first-query-azurecli |

| Query Azure Resource Graph using PowerShell cmdlets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/first-query-powershell |

| Call Azure Resource Graph via REST API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/first-query-rest-api |

| Use Azure Resource Graph Power BI connector for queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/power-bi-connector-quickstart |

| Create Azure Resource Graph shared queries with CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/shared-query-azure-cli |

| Create Azure Resource Graph shared queries with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/shared-query-azure-powershell |

| Automate Azure Resource Graph queries with Logic Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/tutorials/logic-app-calling-arg |

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