azure-traffic-manager

Name: azure-traffic-manager
Author: microsoftdocs

github.com/microsoftdocsCloud & DevOps796173 installsUpdated 3d ago

About azure-traffic-manager

azure-traffic-manager is a guidance skill for agents working with Azure Traffic Manager. It combines local quick references with network-based documentation fetching and covers routing, configuration, security, architecture, and troubleshooting.

Key features

01Routing behavior and endpoint health troubleshooting
02Routing method selection and Traffic View analysis
03Profile, endpoint, and monitoring configuration
04ARM, Bicep, Terraform, and PowerShell guidance
05Security and architecture patterns

Use cases

01Diagnose degraded profiles or endpoint health
02Choose routing methods and assess traffic distribution
03Configure regional endpoints, health checks, and monitoring

MCP support

Documentation can be fetched with the mcp_microsoftdocs microsoft_docs_fetch tool; fetch_webpage is listed as a fallback.

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/microsoftdocs/agent-skills --skill azure-traffic-manager

After installing, type/azure-traffic-managerin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

Azure Traffic Manager Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Traffic Manager. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, 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](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	L35-L40	Testing Traffic Manager routing behavior, verifying endpoint configuration, and diagnosing/fixing degraded or unhealthy Traffic Manager profiles and endpoints.
Best Practices	L41-L45	Guidance on optimizing Traffic Manager profiles, endpoint configuration, monitoring, and routing settings for high performance, reliability, and low-latency global traffic distribution
Decision Making	L46-L51	Guidance on choosing the right Traffic Manager routing method and using Traffic View analytics to optimize routing decisions and traffic distribution
Architecture & Design Patterns	L52-L59	Architectural patterns for combining Traffic Manager with other Azure load balancers, nested profiles, App Service integration, and Traffic Manager + Application Gateway designs.
Security	L60-L64	Securing Traffic Manager endpoints and routing, including access control, TLS/HTTPS, DNS security, and best practices for protecting traffic and configurations.
Configuration	L65-L83	Configuring Traffic Manager profiles, routing methods (weighted, geographic, subnet, MultiValue, nested), endpoints, monitoring/logs, and IaC setup via ARM, Bicep, Terraform, and PowerShell.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L84-L88	Using App Center Real User Measurements with Traffic Manager, adding RUM scripts to web pages, and collecting client-side latency/endpoint data for routing and performance analysis.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Verify and test Azure Traffic Manager routing configuration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-testing-settings
Diagnose and fix Azure Traffic Manager degraded status	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/traffic-manager/troubleshoot-traffic-manager-degraded-status

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Apply performance best practices for Azure Traffic Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-performance-considerations

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose appropriate Azure Traffic Manager routing methods	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-routing-methods
Use Traffic View insights for Traffic Manager optimization	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-traffic-view-overview

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design solutions using Azure load-balancing portfolio	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-load-balancing-azure
Design nested Traffic Manager profile architectures	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-nested-profiles
Integrate Azure App Service with Traffic Manager routing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-use-azure-app-service
Architect solutions combining Traffic Manager and Application Gateway	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-use-with-application-gateway

Security

Topic	URL
Secure Azure Traffic Manager routing and access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/secure-traffic-manager

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure nested Traffic Manager endpoints via ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/configure-multivalue-routing-method-template
Add external endpoints to Traffic Manager via ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/how-to-add-endpoint-existing-profile-template
Define Traffic Manager profiles using Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/quickstart-create-traffic-manager-profile-bicep
Configure Traffic Manager profiles with ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/quickstart-create-traffic-manager-profile-template
Provision Traffic Manager profiles using Terraform	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/quickstart-create-traffic-manager-profile-terraform
Configure MultiValue routing profiles in Traffic Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-configure-multivalue-routing-method
Configure subnet-based routing in Azure Traffic Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-configure-subnet-routing-method
Enable and use Traffic Manager diagnostic resource logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-diagnostic-logs
Configure geographic routing regions for Traffic Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-geographic-regions
Manage Traffic Manager endpoints across regions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-manage-endpoints
Create and manage Azure Traffic Manager profiles	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-manage-profiles
Use Traffic Manager metrics and alerts for monitoring	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-metrics-alerts
Configure endpoint monitoring and health checks in Traffic Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-monitoring
Configure Traffic Manager subnet override via PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-subnet-override-powershell
Configure weighted endpoint routing in Traffic Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/tutorial-traffic-manager-weighted-endpoint-routing

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Integrate App Center RUM with Azure Traffic Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-create-rum-visual-studio
Instrument web pages for Traffic Manager Real User Measurements	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-create-rum-web-pages

Comments

Markdown supported

Details

Author: microsoftdocs
Repository: microsoftdocs/agent-skills
Category: Cloud & DevOps
Installs: 173
GitHub stars: 796

Report

More skills

All skills

lark-apps

open.feishu.cn

732.0k

Develop and host Miaoda (Spark/Miaoda) apps: app creation, local full-stack development, cloud generation and iteration, creative design (UI mockups / interactive prototypes / wireframes / landing pages / dashboards / slide decks / visual exploration), integration of AI-related capabilities, Feishu platform capabilities, or other external capabilities; log/Trace/monitoring metric/PV/UV queries; environment variable management; app collaborators and collaboration permissions; app roles and members; and automation triggers (scheduled / record changes / Webhook / Feishu approvals). Use when users want to develop or create a system, tool, platform, or app; develop locally or in the cloud, modify, deploy, publish, launch, or get a shareable link; create a page or website with HTML and deploy it to Miaoda; design, create a mockup, prototype, wireframe, PPT, deck, or visual exploration; or mention Miaoda/Spark/Miaoda apps (links like `/app/app_xxx` or `/page/<token>`, runtime domains like *.aiforce.cloud), app databases, app file storage, open API Keys, visibility, app collaborators/developer permissions, app roles/role members, production logs, API request volume, error volume, latency, traffic, environment variables, or setting up automation tasks, scheduled triggers, or approval-triggered automation for Miaoda apps. Not for regular cloud drive file uploads (lark-drive), Feishu document editing (lark-doc), or native slide creation (lark-slides).

azure-prepare

github.com/microsoft

571.7k

Prepare azd-based Azure projects for deployment: generates azure.yaml, infrastructure (Bicep/Terraform), and Dockerfiles for the Azure Developer CLI (azd) workflow. USE ONLY when the user explicitly wants to use azd as the deployment tool, or the project already has an azure.yaml file. DO NOT USE FOR: non-azd deployments, Python App Service code-only deploys (use python-appservice-deploy), or cross-cloud migration (use azure-cloud-migrate). WHEN: prepare app for azd, create azure.yaml, set up azd infrastructure, modernize app for Azure with azd, deploy with azd, function app, timer trigger, service bus trigger, event-driven function, managed identity, generate Bicep, generate Terraform, create and deploy to Azure.

wizard

github.com/mattpocock

571.5k

Generate an interactive bash wizard that walks a human through steps only they can perform. Use when provisioning infrastructure, setting up credentials or CI secrets, walking an unfamiliar third-party dashboard, or running a one-off migration or cutover. Don't invoke this for steps the agent can perform itself.

azure-ai

github.com/microsoft

571.2k

Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, OpenAI, Document Intelligence. Helps with search, vector/hybrid search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcription, OCR. WHEN: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcribe, OCR, convert text to speech.