microsoft-docs

Microsoft Docs

Research skill for the Microsoft technology ecosystem. Covers learn.microsoft.com and documentation that lives outside it (VS Code, GitHub, Aspire, Agent Framework repos).

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Default: Microsoft Learn MCP

Use these tools for everything on learn.microsoft.com — Azure, .NET, M365, Power Platform, Agent Framework, Semantic Kernel, Windows, and more. This is the primary tool for the vast majority of Microsoft documentation queries.

Tool	Purpose
microsoft_docs_search	Search learn.microsoft.com — concepts, guides, tutorials, configuration
microsoft_code_sample_search	Find working code snippets from Learn docs. Pass language (python, csharp, etc.) for best results
microsoft_docs_fetch	Get full page content from a specific URL (when search excerpts aren't enough)

Use microsoft_docs_fetch after search when you need complete tutorials, all config options, or when search excerpts are truncated.

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Exceptions: When to Use Other Tools

The following categories live outside learn.microsoft.com. Use the specified tool instead.

Aspire — Use Aspire MCP Server (preferred) or Context7

Aspire docs live on aspire.dev, not Learn. The best tool depends on your Aspire CLI version:

CLI 13.2+ (recommended) — The Aspire MCP server includes built-in docs search tools:

MCP Tool	Description
list_docs	Lists all available documentation from aspire.dev
search_docs	Weighted lexical search across aspire.dev content
get_doc	Retrieves a specific document by slug

These ship in Aspire CLI 13.2 (PR #14028). To update: aspire update --self --channel daily.

CLI 13.1 — The MCP server provides integration lookup (list_integrations, get_integration_docs) but not docs search. Fall back to Context7:

Library ID	Use for
/microsoft/aspire.dev	Primary — guides, integrations, CLI reference, deployment
/microsoft/aspire	Runtime source — API internals, implementation details
/communitytoolkit/aspire	Community integrations — Go, Java, Node.js, Ollama

VS Code — Use Context7

VS Code docs live on code.visualstudio.com, not Learn.

Library ID	Use for
/websites/code_visualstudio	User docs — settings, features, debugging, remote dev
/websites/code_visualstudio_api	Extension API — webviews, TreeViews, commands, contribution points

GitHub — Use Context7

GitHub docs live on docs.github.com and cli.github.com.

Library ID	Use for
/websites/github_en	Actions, API, repos, security, admin, Copilot
/websites/cli_github	GitHub CLI (gh) commands and flags

Agent Framework — Use Learn MCP + Context7

Agent Framework tutorials are on learn.microsoft.com (use microsoft_docs_search), but the GitHub repo has API-level detail that is often ahead of published docs — particularly DevUI REST API reference, CLI options, and .NET integration.

Library ID	Use for
/websites/learn_microsoft_en-us_agent-framework	Tutorials — DevUI guides, tracing, workflow orchestration
/microsoft/agent-framework	API detail — DevUI REST endpoints, CLI flags, auth, .NET AddDevUI/MapDevUI

DevUI tip: Query the Learn website source for how-to guides, then the repo source for API-level specifics (endpoint schemas, proxy config, auth tokens).

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Context7 Setup

For any Context7 query, resolve the library ID first (one-time per session):

1. Call mcp_context7_resolve-library-id with the technology name
2. Call mcp_context7_query-docs with the returned library ID and a specific query

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Writing Effective Queries

Be specific — include version, intent, and language:

# ❌ Too broad
"Azure Functions"
"agent framework"

# ✅ Specific
"Azure Functions Python v2 programming model"
"Cosmos DB partition key design best practices"
"GitHub Actions workflow_dispatch inputs matrix strategy"
"Aspire AddUvicornApp Python FastAPI integration"
"DevUI serve agents tracing OpenTelemetry directory discovery"
"Agent Framework workflow conditional edges branching handoff"

Include context:

• Version when relevant (.NET 8, Aspire 13, VS Code 1.96)
• Task intent (quickstart, tutorial, overview, limits, API reference)
• Language for polyglot docs (Python, TypeScript, C#)