1---2name: azure-dev-box3description: Expert knowledge for Azure Dev Box development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing Dev Box images, catalogs, policies, schedules, RBAC/SSO access, or VS Code dev tunnel workflows, and other Azure Dev Box related development tasks. Not for Azure DevTest Labs (use azure-devtest-labs), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Desktop (use azure-virtual-desktop).4---5# Azure Dev Box Skill67This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Dev Box. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.89## How to Use This Skill1011> **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 file1213> **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)1415This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:16- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.17- **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.1819## Category Index2021| Category | Lines | Description |22|----------|-------|-------------|23| Troubleshooting | L36-L45 | Diagnosing and fixing Dev Box issues: connectivity and RDC problems, custom image validation failures, stale/inaccessible boxes, and monitoring with Azure Monitor logs. |24| Best Practices | L46-L51 | Guidance on building efficient Dev Box images, including structuring image definitions and pre-warming Visual Studio caches to speed up developer environments. |25| Decision Making | L52-L56 | Guidance on planning and designing a Dev Box deployment, including architecture choices, network and identity integration, security, scaling, and cost considerations. |26| Limits & Quotas | L57-L62 | Managing Dev Box capacity: requesting quota/core limit increases and configuring per-user Dev Box limits to control usage and costs. |27| Security | L63-L75 | Securing Dev Box access and sessions: RBAC roles, guest access, SSO, API auth, Key Vault/service principals, Intune Conditional Access and Endpoint Privilege Management. |28| Configuration | L76-L104 | Configuring Dev Box infrastructure: networks, images, catalogs, policies, schedules (stop/hibernate/auto-delete), monitoring, and ARM/template-based provisioning and management. |29| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L105-L109 | Using VS Code dev tunnels to securely connect to Azure Dev Box, including setup, authentication, and remote development workflow configuration. |30| Deployment | L110-L113 | Planning and rolling out Dev Box environments, including architecture and configuration, plus guidance for moving Dev Box pools and individual boxes between Azure regions. |3132### Troubleshooting33| Topic | URL |34|-------|-----|35| Step-by-step guide to Dev Box connectivity issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-resolve-dev-box-connectivity-issues |36| Troubleshoot Dev Box custom image validation failures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-troubleshoot-custom-image-validation |37| Fix stale or inaccessible Dev Boxes in Task view | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-troubleshoot-dev-box-task-view |38| Troubleshoot known Dev Box connectivity problems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-troubleshoot-remote-desktop-connectivity |39| Use Troubleshoot and Repair for Dev Box RDC issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-troubleshoot-repair-dev-box |40| Monitor Dev Box with Azure Monitor diagnostic logs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/monitor-dev-box |4142### Best Practices43| Topic | URL |44|-------|-----|45| Best practices for authoring Dev Box image definitions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/concept-authoring-troubleshooting-guide-team-customizations |46| Pre-generate Visual Studio caches in Dev Box images | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-generate-visual-studio-caches |4748### Decision Making49| Topic | URL |50|-------|-----|51| Plan and design a Microsoft Dev Box deployment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/concept-dev-box-deployment-guide |5253### Limits & Quotas54| Topic | URL |55|-------|-----|56| Request Dev Box quota and core limit increases | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-request-quota-increase |57| Set per-user Dev Box limits to control costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/tutorial-dev-box-limits |5859### Security60| Topic | URL |61|-------|-----|62| Plan Azure RBAC roles for Dev Box deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/concept-dev-box-role-based-access-control |63| Authenticate to Dev Box REST APIs with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-authenticate |64| Secure Dev Box tunnels with conditional access policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-conditional-access-dev-tunnels-service |65| Configure Intune Conditional Access for Dev Box | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-intune-conditional-access-policies |66| Secure Dev Box customizations with Key Vault and service principals | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-customizations-connect-resource-repository |67| Set up Intune Endpoint Privilege Management for Dev Box | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-elevate-privilege-dev-box |68| Configure guest user access to Microsoft Dev Box | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-enable-guest-access |69| Enable single sign-on to Windows on Dev Boxes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-enable-single-sign-on |70| Assign Dev Box RBAC roles for project access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-manage-dev-box-access |7172### Configuration73| Topic | URL |74|-------|-----|75| Configure networking requirements for Microsoft Dev Box | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/concept-dev-box-network-requirements |76| Configure Dev Box auto-delete for unused environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-auto-delete-dev-box |77| Attach and configure Azure Compute Gallery for Dev Box | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-azure-compute-gallery |78| Add and manage Dev Box catalogs for image definitions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-catalog |79| Configure Dev Box customization task catalogs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-customization-tasks |80| Configure Dev Box hibernation and schedules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-dev-box-hibernation |81| Configure imaging pipeline for Dev Box team customizations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-dev-center-imaging |82| Configure Dev Box network connections and VNets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-network-connections |83| Configure Dev Box project policies for governance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-project-policy |84| Set stop-on-disconnect timeout for Dev Boxes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-stop-on-disconnect |85| Configure Dev Box pool autostop schedules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-stop-schedule |86| Author Dev Box image definition files for team customizations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-team-customizations |87| Create and upload Dev Box user customization files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-configure-user-customizations |88| Configure virtual switches and networking in Dev Box | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-connect-dev-box-virtual-switch |89| Build custom Dev Box images with Azure VM Image Builder | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-customize-devbox-azure-image-builder |90| Define and manage Dev Box definitions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-manage-dev-box-definitions |91| Configure and manage Dev Box pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-manage-dev-box-pools |92| Manage Microsoft Dev Box projects and pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-manage-dev-box-projects |93| Create and manage Dev Box dev centers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-manage-dev-center |94| Configure custom Windows images for Microsoft Dev Box | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-prepare-custom-image-dev-box |95| Reference for Dev Box monitoring logs and metrics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/monitor-dev-box-reference |96| Provision Dev Box using ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/quickstart-configure-dev-box-arm-template |97| Configure core Microsoft Dev Box resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/quickstart-configure-dev-box-service |98| Configure Dev Box resources with Get Started template | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/quickstart-get-started-template |99| Reference schema for Dev Box imagedefinition.yaml and task.yaml | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/reference-dev-box-customizations |100101### Integrations & Coding Patterns102| Topic | URL |103|-------|-----|104| Connect to Dev Box from VS Code using dev tunnels | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-set-up-dev-tunnels |105106### Deployment107| Topic | URL |108|-------|-----|109| Move Dev Box pools and boxes between regions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dev-box/how-to-move-dev-box-pool-region |
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