How do I install the Azure Cognitive Search skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add atc-net/azure-cognitive-search in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Azure Cognitive Search skill do?

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Search development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring indexes/skillsets, indexers, vectors/semantic ranker, private endpoints, or RAG/agent retrieval flows, and other Azure AI Search related development tasks. Not for Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer). It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

Is Azure Cognitive Search safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Azure Cognitive Search?

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Is Azure Cognitive Search free to use?

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Who published Azure Cognitive Search?

atc-net (@atc-net) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Azure Cognitive Search by atc-net — Agent Skill

Name: Azure Cognitive Search
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: atc-net

Azure AI Search Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Search. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, 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](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch. Returns Markdown.
Fallback: Use WebFetch. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L33-L44	Diagnosing and fixing Azure AI Search indexer and skillset issues, including debug sessions, OData filter errors, private link problems, and storage metric discrepancies.
Best Practices	L45-L64	Guidance on designing, scaling, and troubleshooting indexing/enrichment pipelines, modeling data, optimizing performance/costs, and tuning vector/GenAI behavior in Azure AI Search.
Decision Making	L65-L79	Guidance on planning and migrating Azure AI Search: API/SDK upgrades, capacity and region choices, data connectors, pricing models, and cost management.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L80-L85	Architectural guidance for Azure AI Search: RAG patterns, knowledge store design, multitenancy and tenant isolation, and multi-region/high-availability deployment designs.
Limits & Quotas	L86-L95	Limits, quotas, and scheduling for Azure AI Search: billing/free enrichment, indexer run windows and runtime caps, service/index/vector size limits by tier and platform.
Security	L96-L133	Securing Azure AI Search: RBAC/keyless auth, API keys, encryption/CMK, network isolation (private endpoints, firewalls), indexer access to data sources, and query-time ACL/labels.
Configuration	L134-L233	Configuring Azure AI Search: data sources, indexers, skillsets, analyzers, vectors, semantic ranker, logging/monitoring, and agentic retrieval/answer synthesis settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L234-L300	Patterns and code for integrating Azure AI Search with data sources, vectorization, query syntaxes (OData/Lucene), custom skills/vectorizers, knowledge stores, and app/agent retrieval flows
Deployment	L301-L307	Deploying and moving Azure AI Search services with ARM/Bicep/Terraform, plus guidance on cross-region moves and checking regional feature and SKU availability.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot Azure AI Search indexer errors and warnings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-common-errors-warnings
Understand Debug Sessions for skillset troubleshooting	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-debug-session
Debug and troubleshoot Azure AI Search skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-how-to-debug-skillset
Debug Azure AI Search skillsets using portal sessions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-tutorial-debug-sessions
Troubleshoot Azure AI Search indexer issues without errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot OData collection filter errors in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-troubleshoot-collection-filters
Troubleshoot shared private link resource issues in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/troubleshoot-shared-private-link-resources
Diagnose Azure AI Search storage metric discrepancies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/troubleshoot-storage-metrics

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Design tips and troubleshooting for AI enrichment pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-concept-troubleshooting
Scale and manage custom skills in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-scale
Model SQL relational data for Azure AI Search indexing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-sql-relational-data
Apply responsible AI best practices for GenAI Prompt skill	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/responsible-ai-best-practices-genai-prompt-skill
Handle changed and deleted blobs in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-changed-deleted
Optimize Azure Blob plaintext indexing with parsing modes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-plaintext
Optimize large-scale indexing in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-large-index
Apply optimistic concurrency for Azure AI Search resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-concurrency
Update or rebuild Azure AI Search indexes safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-reindex
Analyze Azure AI Search query and indexing performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-performance-analysis
Optimize Azure AI Search query and indexing performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-performance-tips
Optimize Azure AI Search Serverless costs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/serverless-cost-optimization
Efficient C# indexing with Azure AI Search Push API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-optimize-indexing-push-api
Chunk documents for Azure AI Search vector retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-chunk-documents
Choose vector optimization and compression in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-configure-compression-storage
Truncate embedding dimensions with MRL in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-truncate-dimensions

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Migrate from deprecated Azure AI Search skills	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-deprecated
Migrate Azure AI Search REST API versions safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-api-migration
Estimate Azure AI Search capacity needs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-capacity-planning
Choose appropriate data source connectors for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-data-sources-gallery
Choose and use Azure AI Search management SDKs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-dotnet-mgmt-sdk-migration
Upgrade Azure AI Search .NET apps to SDK v11	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-dotnet-sdk-migration-version-11
Compare Azure AI Search features by tier and region	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-features-list
Upgrade Azure AI Search service capacity in portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-upgrade
Choose alternative regions for Azure AI Search capacity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-region-capacity
Plan and manage Azure AI Search costs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-sku-manage-costs
Choose Azure AI Search pricing model and tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-sku-tier

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Implement multitenancy and content isolation in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-modeling-multitenant-saas-applications
Design multi-region architectures for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-multi-region

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Billing limits and free quotas for Azure AI Search enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-attach-cognitive-services
Schedule Azure AI Search indexers and understand run windows	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-schedule-indexers
Understand indexer runtime quotas on Serverless and S3 HD	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-high-density-serverless-overview
Azure AI Search service limits by tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-limits-quotas-capacity
Understand index count limits for Azure AI Search tiers in .NET tutorial	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-csharp-create-load-index
Understand Azure AI Search vector index size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-index-size

Security

Topic	URL
Enable or disable Web Knowledge Source access in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-web-manage
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/policy-reference
Configure document-level access control in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-document-level-access-overview
Configure keyless RBAC access to Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-rbac
Secure Azure OpenAI skills via API Management	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-configure-azure-openai-api-management
Enable AI Search indexer access to SQL Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-managed-instance
Configure managed identity access to SQL Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-managed-instance-with-managed-identity
Secure AI Search indexer connections to SQL Server VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-server
Configure managed identities and RBAC for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-managed-identities
Secure Azure Functions indexer calls with Easy Auth	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-azure-functions
Secure Cosmos DB indexer connections with managed identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-cosmos-db
Connect Azure AI Search indexers to Azure SQL securely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-sql
Configure managed identity access from Azure AI Search to Storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-storage
Connect Azure AI Search indexers to SQL Managed Instance privately	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-how-to-access-private-sql
Configure Azure AI Search indexer access through IP firewalls	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-ip-restricted
Configure shared private link access for Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-private
Configure trusted service exception for Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-trusted-service-exception
Secure indexer access to network-protected resources in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-securing-resources
Configure security and access for Azure AI Search services	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage
Enforce query-time ACL and RBAC in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-access-control-rbac-enforcement
Enforce Purview sensitivity labels at query time in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-sensitivity-labels
Manage Azure AI Search admin and query API keys	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-api-keys
Apply security best practices to Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-best-practices
Enable RBAC for Azure AI Search data plane operations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-enable-roles
Retrieve Azure AI Search encryption key metadata	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-get-encryption-keys
Configure customer-managed encryption keys for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-manage-encryption-keys
Set up cross-tenant CMK encryption for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-managed-encryption-cross-tenant
Join Azure AI Search to a network security perimeter	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-network-security-perimeter
Assign Azure RBAC roles for Azure AI Search access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-rbac
Configure client applications for keyless RBAC access to Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-rbac-client-code
Implement document-level security filters in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-trimming-for-azure-search
Use Azure Policy compliance controls for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/security-controls-policy
Configure IP firewall and trusted service access for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-configure-firewall
Configure Azure AI Search private endpoints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-create-private-endpoint

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure SQL knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-azure-sql
Configure blob knowledge source for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-blob
Configure Fabric Data Agent knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-fabric-data-agent
Configure Fabric Ontology knowledge source for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-fabric-ontology
Configure file-based knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-file
Configure MCP server knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-mcp-server
Configure OneLake indexed knowledge source for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-onelake
Configure search index knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-search-index
Configure indexed SharePoint knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-sharepoint-indexed
Configure remote SharePoint knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-sharepoint-remote
Configure web knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-web
Configure Work IQ knowledge source for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-work-iq
Configure answer synthesis for Azure AI Search knowledge bases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-answer-synthesis
Configure freshness-aware retrieval for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-configure-freshness
Define Azure AI Search index for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-index
Create and configure knowledge bases for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-knowledge-base
Configure agentic retrieval billing in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-enable-disable
Configure image serving for agentic retrieval answer synthesis	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-image-serving
Set retrieval reasoning effort for agentic Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-set-retrieval-reasoning-effort
Use annotation syntax to reference enriched nodes in skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-concept-annotations-syntax
Create skillsets with Azure AI Search REST APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-defining-skillset
Configure output field mappings for Azure AI Search skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-output-field-mapping
Configure built-in skills in Azure AI Search enrichment pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-predefined-skills
Use skill context and annotation language in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-annotation-language
Configure Azure OpenAI Embedding skill for AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-azure-openai-embedding
Configure Conditional skill in AI Search skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-conditional
Configure Azure Content Understanding skill in AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-content-understanding
Configure Custom Entity Lookup skill parameters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-custom-entity-lookup
Control Document Extraction behavior in skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-document-extraction
Configure Document Layout skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-document-intelligence-layout
Configure Entity Linking v3 skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-linking-v3
Configure Entity Recognition skill v2 in skillsets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-recognition
Configure Entity Recognition v3 skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-recognition-v3
Set up GenAI Prompt skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-genai-prompt
Configure Image Analysis skill in Azure AI Search enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-image-analysis
Configure Key Phrase Extraction skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-keyphrases
Configure Language Detection skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-language-detection
Configure Named Entity Recognition skill v2	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-named-entity-recognition
Configure OCR skill for Azure AI Search image text extraction	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-ocr
Configure PII Detection skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-pii-detection
Use Sentiment skill v2 and interpret scores	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-sentiment
Configure Sentiment v3 skill in Azure AI Search enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-sentiment-v3
Use Shaper skill to restructure enrichment output	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-shaper
Configure Text Translation skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-text-translation
Configure Text Merge skill to consolidate fields	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-textmerger
Configure Text Split skill for chunking content	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-textsplit
Configure Azure Vision multimodal embeddings skill in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-vision-vectorize
Design and configure skillsets for AI enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-working-with-skillsets
Configure enrichment caching for AI pipelines (preview)	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/enrichment-cache-how-to-configure
Manage enrichment cache stored in Azure Storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/enrichment-cache-how-to-manage
Define custom analyzers for Azure AI Search indexes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-custom-analyzers
Add language analyzers to Azure AI Search fields	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-language-analyzers
Define and apply scoring profiles in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-scoring-profiles
Configure suggesters for autocomplete in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-suggesters
Configure BM25 relevance scoring in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-ranking-similarity
Reference for Azure AI Search monitoring metrics and logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/monitor-azure-cognitive-search-data-reference
Reference stopword lists for Azure AI Search analyzers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/reference-stopwords
Configure analyzers for text processing in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-analyzers
Use Azure AI Search preview APIs and features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-api-preview
Map blob and document metadata into Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-metadata-properties
Configure Azure AI Search indexers for data ingestion	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-create-indexers
Define and create search index schemas in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-create-search-index
Configure index projections for vectorized AI Search data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-define-index-projections
Delete documents from Azure AI Search indexes via APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-delete-documents
Configure delimitedText parsing for CSV blob indexing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-csv
Configure JSON blob parsing for Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-json
Configure Azure AI Search indexers for Markdown blobs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-markdown
Configure one-to-many blob indexing with parsing modes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-one-to-many
Configure Azure AI Search indexer for OneLake files	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-onelake-files
Load and refresh data into Azure AI Search indexes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-load-search-index
Configure complex data types in Azure AI Search indexes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-complex-data-types
Configure and manage Azure AI Search indexer runs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-run-reset-indexers
Configure field mappings for Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-field-mappings
Manage Azure AI Search services with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-azure-cli
Manage Azure AI Search with PowerShell scripts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-powershell
Configure Azure AI Search services using Management REST APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-rest
Configure diagnostic logging for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-enable-logging
Visualize Azure AI Search logs and metrics in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-logs-powerbi
Monitor Azure AI Search query performance and volume	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-queries
Configure and use moreLikeThis queries in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-more-like-this
Configure text normalizers for filters, facets, and sort	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-normalizers
Configure Azure AI Search indexer for JSON blob data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-semi-structured-data
Migrate Azure AI Search semantic ranking code	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-code-migration
Configure semantic ranker settings for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-configure
Configure semantic ranker billing plans in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-enable-disable
Configure scoring profiles with semantic ranking in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-enable-scoring-profiles
Create and configure custom analyzers in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-create-custom-analyzer
Assign narrow data types to Azure AI Search vector fields	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-assign-narrow-data-types
Configure vectorizers and vector profiles in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-configure-vectorizer
Configure vector indexes and fields in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-create-index
Index binary vectors for Azure AI Search vector queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-index-binary-data
Configure vector quantization in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-quantization
Configure vector storage options in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-storage-options
Configure integrated vectorization in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-integrated-vectorization
Configure Azure Vision vectorizer for multimodal embeddings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-ai-services-vision
Configure Azure OpenAI vectorizer for query-time embeddings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-azure-open-ai

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Migrate Azure AI Search agentic retrieval code	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-migrate
Query Azure AI Search knowledge bases via API and MCP	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-retrieve
Integrate Azure ML or Foundry models as custom Azure AI Search skills	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-aml-skill
Implement Azure AI Search custom skill with Bing Entity Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-create-custom-skill-example
Implement custom skill interface for Azure AI Search enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-interface
Implement Custom Web API skill for enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-web-api
Connect Azure AI Search knowledge stores to Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-connect-power-bi
Create Azure AI Search knowledge stores via REST APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-create-rest
Implement complex projection shapes for knowledge stores	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-projection-example-long
Define knowledge store projections in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-projections-examples
Use Lucene query syntax with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/query-lucene-syntax
Construct OData expressions for Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/query-odata-filter-orderby-syntax
Use simple query syntax in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/query-simple-syntax
Implement autocomplete and suggestions in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-add-autocomplete-suggestions
Ingest Azure Blob RBAC scopes with search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-indexer-role-based-access
Index Azure Blob Storage content with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-storage-integration
Index Azure Files shares with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-file-storage-integration
Author filter expressions for Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-filters
Use Python SDK and REST APIs for vector search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-vector
Use Azure.Search.Documents .NET client for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-dotnet-sdk
Index client-side encrypted blobs with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-encrypted
Configure Azure Blob indexer for automated search indexing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-storage
Configure ADLS Gen2 indexer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-data-lake-storage
Configure Azure Table indexers for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-tables
Index Azure Cosmos DB Gremlin data with AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-gremlin
Index Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB with AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-mongodb
Index Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL data with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-sql
Configure Logic Apps workflows for Azure AI Search indexing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-logic-apps
Index Azure Database for MySQL with AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-mysql
Index SharePoint Online content with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sharepoint-online
Configure Azure SQL indexer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-database
Configure REST-based integrated vectorization in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-integrated-vectorization
Page Azure AI Search list API results	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-page-list-results
Use Document Layout skill for semantic chunking and vectorization	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-semantic-chunking
Use Content Understanding skill for semantic chunking	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-semantic-chunking-content-understanding
Index ACL and RBAC metadata via Azure AI Search push API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-index-access-control-lists-and-rbac-push-api
Ingest ADLS Gen2 ACL and RBAC metadata with indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-access-control-lists-and-role-based-access
Ingest Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels with Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sensitivity-labels
Ingest SharePoint ACL metadata using Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sharepoint-access-control-lists
Implement fuzzy search and typo tolerance in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-fuzzy
Use Lucene query syntax in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-lucene-examples
Use OData collection operators any/all in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-collection-operators
Use OData comparison operators in Azure AI Search filters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-comparison-operators
Use OData $filter in Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-filter
Use OData full-text search functions in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-full-text-search-functions
Use OData geo-spatial functions in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-geo-spatial-functions
Use OData logical operators in Azure AI Search filters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-logical-operators
Use OData $orderby in Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-orderby
Use the OData search.in function in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-search-in-function
Use the OData search.score function in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-search-score-function
Use OData $select in Azure AI Search query results	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-select
OData expression grammar for Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-syntax-reference
Query partial terms and patterns in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-partial-matching
Use simple query syntax in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-simple-examples
Invoke semantic ranking in Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-request
Use semantic ranker for query rewriting in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-rewrite
Use .NET SDK query patterns for Azure AI Search integration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-csharp-search-query-integration
Index multiple Azure data sources into one search index	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-multiple-data-sources
Apply filters and modes to Azure AI vector queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-filters
Create and send vector queries in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-query
Integrate Microsoft Foundry embedding models with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-integrated-vectorization-ai-studio
Configure Foundry model catalog vectorizer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-azure-machine-learning-ai-studio-catalog
Configure Custom Web API vectorizer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-custom-web-api

Deployment

Topic	URL
Deploy Azure AI Search service using ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-arm
Deploy Azure AI Search service using Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-bicep
Provision Azure AI Search with Terraform	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-terraform
Manually move Azure AI Search services across regions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-move-across-regions

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