How do I install the Azure Pipelines skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add lucas4790/azure-pipelines 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 Pipelines skill do?

Expert knowledge for Azure Pipelines development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring YAML pipelines, agents, service connections, Key Vault secrets, artifacts, or app/container deployments, and other Azure Pipelines related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure Repos (use azure-repos), Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans). It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

Is Azure Pipelines safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls, reads secrets. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Azure Pipelines?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Azure Pipelines free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Azure Pipelines?

lucas4790 (@lucas4790) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Azure Pipelines by lucas4790 — Agent Skill

Name: Azure Pipelines
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: lucas4790

Azure Pipelines Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Pipelines. 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

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	L37-L48	Diagnosing and fixing Azure Pipelines problems: service connection/auth issues, code coverage setup, log-based debugging, trigger/start failures, and common run/deployment errors.
Best Practices	L49-L60	Guidance on YAML template design, caching for faster builds, cross-platform scripts, and best practices for configuring, parallelizing, and stabilizing automated tests (including UI and VSTest).
Decision Making	L61-L67	Guidance on choosing/costing GitHub-hosted agents and step-by-step strategies to migrate from Jenkins or classic (UI-based) pipelines to modern Azure Pipelines YAML safely.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L68-L75	Guidance on end-to-end CI/CD and DevOps architectures for Azure: baseline pipeline patterns, Web App deployment design, and IaaS/VM-focused DevTest and production pipelines.
Limits & Quotas	L76-L85	Limits, quotas, and planning for Azure Pipelines: hosted agent limits, image deprecation, parallel jobs, agent pool concurrency, run retention, and handling large Universal Packages.
Security	L86-L146	Securing Azure Pipelines: auth for agents, service connections, secrets/Key Vault, permissions/approvals, artifact/repo protection, mobile signing, CodeQL/Advanced Security, and YAML hardening.
Configuration	L147-L486	Configuring Azure Pipelines end to end: agents, triggers, variables, YAML schema, environments, deployment strategies, artifacts, and detailed task/step settings for build, test, and deployment.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L487-L524	Patterns for building/testing apps (ASP.NET, .NET, Java, Python, Ruby, Xcode), integrating tools (Slack, ServiceNow, Jenkins, Key Vault), and scripting/REST/Function automation in pipelines.
Deployment	L525-L589	Deploying apps and containers via Azure Pipelines: agent setup (Windows/Linux/macOS/VMSS/deployment groups), release pipelines, Kubernetes/Service Fabric/Web Apps, and publishing/consuming build artifacts.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot Azure Resource Manager service connections in Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/azure-rm-endpoint?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot ARM workload identity service connections in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/troubleshoot-workload-identity?view=azure-devops
Configure and troubleshoot code coverage in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/review-code-coverage-results?view=azure-devops
Review Azure Pipelines logs for diagnostics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/review-logs?view=azure-devops
Resolve Azure Web App deployment task errors in Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-azure-web-app-deploy?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot Azure Pipelines that fail to start	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-start?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot Azure Pipelines trigger issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-triggers?view=azure-devops
Diagnose and fix Azure Pipelines run failures	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshooting?view=azure-devops

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Design and use Azure Pipelines YAML templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/templates?view=azure-devops
Optimize Azure Pipelines performance with caching	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/caching?view=azure-devops
Apply cross-platform scripting patterns in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/scripts/cross-platform-scripting?view=azure-devops
Manage flaky tests in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/flaky-test-management?view=azure-devops
Configure parallel test execution for any runner	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/parallel-testing-any-test-runner?view=azure-devops
Run VSTest tests in parallel in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/parallel-testing-vstest?view=azure-devops
Use Test Impact Analysis in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/test-impact-analysis?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Pipelines for UI test execution	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/ui-testing-considerations?view=azure-devops

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose and cost GitHub-hosted agents for Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/github-hosted?view=azure-devops
Migrate from Jenkins to Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/migrate/from-jenkins?view=azure-devops
Migrate Classic Azure Pipelines to YAML safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/from-classic-pipelines?view=azure-devops

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design CI/CD architecture for Azure Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/architectures/devops-pipelines-azure-web-apps-architecture?view=azure-devops
Adopt baseline Azure Pipelines CI/CD architecture	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/architectures/devops-pipelines-baseline-architecture?view=azure-devops
Architect DevTest and DevOps pipelines for IaaS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/architectures/devops-pipelines-devtest-iaas-architecture?view=azure-devops
DevOps architecture for IaaS applications with VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/architectures/devops-pipelines-iaas-vms-architecture?view=azure-devops

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Track deprecation schedule for hosted build images	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted-deprecation-schedule?view=azure-devops
Understand limits for Microsoft-hosted Azure Pipelines agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted?view=azure-devops
Analyze Azure Pipelines agent pool concurrency	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/pool-consumption-report?view=azure-devops
Publish and download large Universal Packages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/artifacts/universal-packages?view=azure-devops
Configure and estimate Azure Pipelines parallel jobs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/licensing/concurrent-jobs?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Pipelines run retention limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/retention?view=azure-devops

Security

Topic	URL
Choose and configure auth methods for self-hosted agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/agent-authentication-options?view=azure-devops
Run Azure Pipelines agent with self-signed certificate	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/certificate?view=azure-devops-server
Register Azure Pipelines agent using device code flow	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/device-code-flow-agent-registration?view=azure-devops
Register Azure Pipelines agent using PAT authentication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/personal-access-token-agent-registration?view=azure-devops
Register Azure Pipelines agents with a service principal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/service-principal-agent-registration?view=azure-devops
Securely sign mobile apps in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/apps/mobile/app-signing?view=azure-devops
Configure Docker Content Trust signing in Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/ecosystems/containers/content-trust?view=azure-devops
Secure Azure DevOps pipelines with Entra workload identities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/add-devops-entra-service-connection?view=azure-devops
Assign administrators for protected pipeline resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/add-resource-protection?view=azure-devops
Handle special-case ARM service connections in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/azure-resource-manager-alternate-approaches?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Resource Manager service connections securely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/connect-to-azure?view=azure-devops
Link Azure Pipelines variable groups to Key Vault	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/link-variable-groups-to-key-vaults?view=azure-devops
Manage secure files and access in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/secure-files?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines variable groups and access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/variable-groups?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure Pipelines permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/permissions?view=azure-devops
Add users and manage Azure Pipelines permissions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/set-permissions?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Pipelines job access tokens securely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/access-tokens?view=azure-devops
Configure deployment approvals and checks in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/approvals?view=azure-devops
Configure artifact policy checks for secure deployments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/artifact-policy?view=azure-devops
Protect repository resources in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/repository-resource?view=azure-devops
Use secret variables securely in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/set-secret-variables?view=azure-devops
Create ARM service connection using client secret	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/configure-app-secret?view=azure-devops
Manually configure ARM workload identity service connections	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/configure-workload-identity?view=azure-devops
Convert Azure DevOps issuer connections to Entra issuer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/convert-service-connections?view=azure-devops
Secure Azure Pipelines access to private Key Vault	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/key-vault-access?view=azure-devops
Plan an approach for securing YAML pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/approach?view=azure-devops
Securely handle variables and parameters in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/inputs?view=azure-devops
Secure Azure Pipelines agents, projects, and containers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/misc?view=azure-devops
Apply security configurations for Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/overview?view=azure-devops
Automate Azure Pipelines security with REST and PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/project-security-script?view=azure-devops
Configure pipeline resource security and approvals	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/resources?view=azure-devops
Protect and manage secrets in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/secrets?view=azure-devops
Secure Azure Pipelines access to source repositories	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/secure-access-to-repos?view=azure-devops
Use YAML templates to improve pipeline security	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/templates?view=azure-devops
Configure CodeQL analyze task for vulnerabilities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/advanced-security-codeql-analyze-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Initialize CodeQL analysis with Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/advanced-security-codeql-init-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Run Advanced Security dependency scanning task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/advanced-security-dependency-scanning-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Publish SARIF results to Advanced Security	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/advanced-security-publish-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Check Azure Policy compliance with pipeline gate task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-policy-check-gate-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Securely transform config files with FileTransform@2	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/file-transform-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Authenticate Gradle builds with Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/gradle-authenticate-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure InstallAppleCertificate@0 legacy certificate installation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/install-apple-certificate-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure InstallAppleCertificate@1 for macOS agent builds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/install-apple-certificate-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure InstallAppleCertificate@2 for macOS build signing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/install-apple-certificate-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure InstallAppleProvisioningProfile@0 legacy profile task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/install-apple-provisioning-profile-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure InstallAppleProvisioningProfile@1 for iOS/macOS builds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/install-apple-provisioning-profile-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure InstallSSHKey@0 to add SSH keys in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/install-ssh-key-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure antivirus exclusions for Azure DevOps servers and agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/anti-virus-exclusion?view=azure-devops
Pre-declare job resources and limit authorization scope	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/yaml-schema/jobs-job-uses?view=azure-pipelines

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure and manage Azure Pipelines agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/agents?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Pipelines self-hosted agent in Docker	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/docker?view=azure-devops
Configure Node.js runners in Azure Pipelines agent	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/nodejs-runners?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Pipelines agent behind web proxy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/proxy?view=azure-devops
Manage and configure Azure Pipelines v4 agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/v4-agent?view=azure-devops
Configure and run Azure Pipelines v5 agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/v5-agent?view=azure-devops
Publish and download build artifacts in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/artifacts/build-artifacts?view=azure-devops
Publish and download pipeline artifacts in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/artifacts/pipeline-artifacts?view=azure-devops
Use tasks and leases to retain Azure Pipelines runs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/build/run-retention?view=azure-devops
Configure trigger settings for Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/build/triggers?view=azure-devops
Reference predefined Azure Pipelines variables	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/build/variables?view=azure-devops
Configure and manage Azure Pipelines service connections	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/service-endpoints?view=azure-devops
Configure conditions for Azure Pipelines stages, jobs, and steps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/conditions?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Pipelines YAML container jobs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/container-phases?view=azure-devops
Author deployment jobs and strategies in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/deployment-jobs?view=azure-devops
Configure Kubernetes resources in Azure Pipelines environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/environments-kubernetes?view=azure-devops
Manage VM resources in Azure Pipelines environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/environments-virtual-machines?view=azure-devops
Configure and secure Azure DevOps pipeline environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/environments?view=azure-devops
Use expressions and variables in Azure Pipelines YAML	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/expressions?view=azure-devops
Configure pipeline completion triggers in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/pipeline-triggers?view=azure-devops
Define and use YAML resources in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/resources?view=azure-devops
Configure run and build number formats in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/run-number?view=azure-devops
Configure scheduled triggers for Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/scheduled-triggers?view=azure-devops
Configure service containers for Azure Pipelines jobs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/service-containers?view=azure-devops
Define and manage stages in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/stages?view=azure-devops
Configure and control task execution in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/tasks?view=azure-devops
Configure and use variables in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/variables?view=azure-devops
Configure Classic pipeline agent jobs and properties	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/options?view=azure-devops
Set build completion triggers in classic pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/pipeline-triggers-classic?view=azure-devops
Configure classic release triggers in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/triggers?view=azure-devops
Configure variables in Classic Azure release pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/variables?view=azure-devops
Use Azure Pipelines analytics and reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/reports/pipelinereport?view=azure-devops
Configure advanced Git repository options in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/repos/pipeline-options-for-git?view=azure-devops
Reference built-in Azure Pipelines tasks and inputs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/?view=azure-pipelines
Configure deprecated AndroidBuild@1 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/android-build-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AndroidSigning@1 legacy APK signing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/android-signing-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AndroidSigning@2 deprecated signing task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/android-signing-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AndroidSigning@3 for APK signing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/android-signing-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Ant@1 Azure Pipelines task inputs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/ant-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterDistribute@0 legacy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-distribute-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterDistribute@1 deprecated task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-distribute-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterDistribute@2 deprecated task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-distribute-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterDistribute@3 for app distribution	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-distribute-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterTest@1 for device testing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-test-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ArchiveFiles@1 compression task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/archive-files-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ArchiveFiles@2 compression task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/archive-files-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureAppConfigurationExport@10 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-configuration-export-v10?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureAppConfigurationImport@10 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-configuration-import-v10?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureAppConfigurationSnapshot@1 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-configuration-snapshot-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureAppServiceManage@0 management task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-service-manage-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureAppServiceSettings@1 app settings task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-service-settings-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureCLI@0 preview CLI task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cli-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureCLI@1 deprecated CLI task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cli-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureCLI@2 task for pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cli-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureCLI@3 task for pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cli-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@1 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cloud-powershell-deployment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cloud-powershell-deployment-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureContainerApps@0 legacy deploy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-container-apps-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureContainerApps@1 deploy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-container-apps-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFileCopy@1 deprecated file copy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFileCopy@2 deprecated file copy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFileCopy@3 deprecated file copy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFileCopy@4 file copy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v4?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFileCopy@5 file copy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v5?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFileCopy@6 with RBAC access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v6?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFunctionAppContainer@1 container deploy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-app-container-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFunctionApp@1 Functions deploy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-app-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFunctionApp@2 Functions deploy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-app-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFunctionOnKubernetes@0 legacy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-on-kubernetes-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFunctionOnKubernetes@1 deploy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-on-kubernetes-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure IoT Edge v2 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-iot-edge-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Key Vault v1 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-key-vault-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Key Vault v2 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-key-vault-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Load Testing pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-load-test-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Monitor alerts pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-monitor-alerts-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureMonitor v0 classic alert queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-monitor-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureMonitor v1 pipeline alert queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-monitor-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureMysqlDeployment@1 Single Server task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-mysql-deployment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureMysqlDeployment@2 Flexible Server task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-mysql-deployment-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Network Load Balancer pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-nlb-management-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure PowerShell v1 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure PowerShell v2 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure PowerShell v3 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure PowerShell v4 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v4?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure PowerShell v5 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v5?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure resource group deployment v1 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-resource-group-deployment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure resource group deployment v2 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-resource-group-deployment-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ARM template deployment task v3	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-resource-manager-template-deployment-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureRmWebAppDeployment@2 Web Deploy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-rm-web-app-deployment-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureRmWebAppDeployment@3 App Service task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-rm-web-app-deployment-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureRmWebAppDeployment@4 App Service task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-rm-web-app-deployment-v4?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureRmWebAppDeployment@5 App Service task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-rm-web-app-deployment-v5?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Test Plan pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-test-plan-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureWebPowerShellDeployment@1 classic task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-web-powershell-deployment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Bash v3 task for pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/bash-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Windows batch script pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/batch-script-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Bicep Deploy task for Azure resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/bicep-deploy-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Cache (Beta) v0 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cache-beta-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Cache (Beta) v1 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cache-beta-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Cache v2 task for pipeline caching	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cache-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Cargo authenticate pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cargo-authenticate-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Chef Knife pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/chef-knife-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Chef deployment pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/chef-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CMake build pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cmake-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Command Line v1 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cmd-line-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Command Line v2 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cmd-line-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CocoaPods pipeline task for iOS dependencies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cocoa-pods-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Conda environment v0 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/conda-environment-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Conda environment v1 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/conda-environment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Container Build pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/container-build-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Container Structure Test pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/container-structure-test-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CopyFilesOverSSH@0 for remote copy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/copy-files-over-ssh-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CopyFiles@1 task for file copy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/copy-files-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CopyFiles@2 task for file copy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/copy-files-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CopyPublishBuildArtifacts@1 task inputs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/copy-publish-build-artifacts-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure cURLUploader@1 for file uploads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/curl-uploader-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure cURLUploader@2 for file uploads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/curl-uploader-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DecryptFile@1 for OpenSSL decryption	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/decrypt-file-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Delay@1 task for workflow pauses	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/delay-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DeleteFiles@1 for file and folder cleanup	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/delete-files-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DeployVisualStudioTestAgent@1 deployment task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/deploy-visual-studio-test-agent-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DeployVisualStudioTestAgent@2 deployment task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/deploy-visual-studio-test-agent-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Install Docker CLI using DockerInstaller@0	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/docker-installer-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreCLI@0 deprecated task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-cli-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreCLI@1 legacy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-cli-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreCLI@2 task parameters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-cli-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreInstaller@0 legacy installer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-installer-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreInstaller@1 SDK installer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-installer-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Download build artifacts with DownloadBuildArtifacts@0	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-build-artifacts-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Download build artifacts with DownloadBuildArtifacts@1	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-build-artifacts-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Download file share artifacts with DownloadFileshareArtifacts@1	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-fileshare-artifacts-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Install GitHub npm packages with DownloadGithubNpmPackage@1	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-github-npm-package-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Restore GitHub NuGet packages with DownloadGitHubNugetPackage@1	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/downloa

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