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Azure Test Plans by atc-net — Agent Skill

Name: Azure Test Plans
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: atc-net

Azure Test Plans

Expert knowledge for Azure Test Plans development including limits & quotas, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring test run custom fields, data retention, permissions, access levels, or tcm.exe automation, and other Azure Test Plans related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing), Azure Boards (use azure-boards).

atc-net Updated Aug 19, 2026 3 repo stars

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Azure Test Plans Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Test Plans. Covers limits & quotas, security, 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

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
Limits & Quotas	L27-L32	Managing custom fields on test runs and understanding data retention limits, default quotas, and how long Azure Test Plans data is kept or deleted
Security	L33-L37	Managing permissions, access levels, and security roles for users and groups in Azure Test Plans manual testing features.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L38-L41	Using tcm.exe CLI to manage Azure Test Plans: create and run test suites, import/export test cases, manage test configurations, and automate test management tasks

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Use custom fields for Azure DevOps test runs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/custom-fields?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure Test Plans data retention limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/reference-qa?view=azure-devops

Security

Topic	URL
Configure permissions and access for Azure manual testing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/manual-test-permissions?view=azure-devops

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Use tcm.exe commands for Azure Test Plans management	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/test-case-managment-reference?view=azure-devops

---name: azure-test-plansdescription: Expert knowledge for Azure Test Plans development including limits & quotas, security, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring test run custom fields, data retention, permissions, access levels, or tcm.exe automation, and other Azure Test Plans related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing), Azure Boards (use azure-boards).---# Azure Test Plans SkillThis skill provides expert guidance for Azure Test Plans. Covers limits & quotas, security, 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 fileThis 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 ||----------|-------|-------------|| Limits & Quotas | L27-L32 | Managing custom fields on test runs and understanding data retention limits, default quotas, and how long Azure Test Plans data is kept or deleted || Security | L33-L37 | Managing permissions, access levels, and security roles for users and groups in Azure Test Plans manual testing features. || Integrations & Coding Patterns | L38-L41 | Using tcm.exe CLI to manage Azure Test Plans: create and run test suites, import/export test cases, manage test configurations, and automate test management tasks |### Limits & Quotas| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Use custom fields for Azure DevOps test runs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/custom-fields?view=azure-devops || Understand Azure Test Plans data retention limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/reference-qa?view=azure-devops |### Security| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Configure permissions and access for Azure manual testing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/manual-test-permissions?view=azure-devops |### Integrations & Coding Patterns| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Use tcm.exe commands for Azure Test Plans management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/test-case-managment-reference?view=azure-devops |

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