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Azure Metrics Advisor by comeonoliver

Name: Azure Metrics Advisor
Author: ComeOnOliver

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Azure AI Metrics Advisor Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Metrics Advisor. Covers decision making, 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
Decision Making	L32-L36	Guidance on estimating, optimizing, and controlling Azure Metrics Advisor costs, including pricing concepts, cost drivers, and budgeting/management best practices.
Security	L37-L42	Configuring Metrics Advisor security: encrypting data at rest with customer-managed keys and creating/using secure credential entities for data source access.
Configuration	L43-L48	Setting up Metrics Advisor: configuring alert hooks (email/webhook), alerting rules, data feed and detection settings, and tuning anomaly detection behavior for your instance.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L49-L54	Connecting Metrics Advisor to various data sources, crafting valid ingestion queries, and using its REST API/SDKs to integrate anomaly detection into applications

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Plan and manage Azure Metrics Advisor costs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/cost-management

Security

Topic	URL
Configure data-at-rest encryption for Metrics Advisor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/encryption
Create secure credential entities for Metrics Advisor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/how-tos/credential-entity

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Metrics Advisor alert hooks and rules	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/how-tos/alerts
Configure Metrics Advisor instance and detection settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/how-tos/configure-metrics

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Connect diverse data sources to Metrics Advisor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/data-feeds-from-different-sources
Use Metrics Advisor REST API and client SDKs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/quickstarts/rest-api-and-client-library
Write valid data ingestion queries for Metrics Advisor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/tutorials/write-a-valid-query

---name: azure-metrics-advisordescription: Azure AI Metrics Advisor Skill---# Azure AI Metrics Advisor SkillThis skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Metrics Advisor. Covers decision making, 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](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)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 ||----------|-------|-------------|| Decision Making | L32-L36 | Guidance on estimating, optimizing, and controlling Azure Metrics Advisor costs, including pricing concepts, cost drivers, and budgeting/management best practices. || Security | L37-L42 | Configuring Metrics Advisor security: encrypting data at rest with customer-managed keys and creating/using secure credential entities for data source access. || Configuration | L43-L48 | Setting up Metrics Advisor: configuring alert hooks (email/webhook), alerting rules, data feed and detection settings, and tuning anomaly detection behavior for your instance. || Integrations & Coding Patterns | L49-L54 | Connecting Metrics Advisor to various data sources, crafting valid ingestion queries, and using its REST API/SDKs to integrate anomaly detection into applications |### Decision Making| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Plan and manage Azure Metrics Advisor costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/cost-management |### Security| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Configure data-at-rest encryption for Metrics Advisor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/encryption || Create secure credential entities for Metrics Advisor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/how-tos/credential-entity |### Configuration| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Configure Metrics Advisor alert hooks and rules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/how-tos/alerts || Configure Metrics Advisor instance and detection settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/how-tos/configure-metrics |### Integrations & Coding Patterns| Topic | URL ||-------|-----|| Connect diverse data sources to Metrics Advisor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/data-feeds-from-different-sources || Use Metrics Advisor REST API and client SDKs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/quickstarts/rest-api-and-client-library || Write valid data ingestion queries for Metrics Advisor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/metrics-advisor/tutorials/write-a-valid-query |

Frequently asked questions

Azure Metrics Advisor