How do I install the Azure Pipelines skill?

Run npx skillmds add majiayu000/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 securing service connections/secrets, authoring YAML CI/CD, scaling agents, deploying to Azure/Kubernetes, or integrating external tools, 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?

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Is Azure Pipelines free to use?

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Who published Azure Pipelines?

majiayu000 (@majiayu000) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Azure Pipelines by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Azure Pipelines
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

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-L47	Diagnosing and fixing Azure Pipelines issues: service connection/auth problems, web app deploy failures, triggers, stuck jobs, and using logs to debug run failures.
Best Practices	L48-L58	Best practices for faster, reliable pipelines: caching, cross-platform scripts, handling flaky tests, parallel test execution (incl. VSTest), Test Impact Analysis, and UI test configuration.
Decision Making	L59-L65	Guides for migrating CI/CD pipelines to Azure Pipelines, including from Jenkins/Travis and from classic UI pipelines to YAML, with patterns, pitfalls, and safe migration steps.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L66-L73	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	L74-L83	Limits, quotas, and capacity for Azure Pipelines: hosted agent caps, image deprecation, parallel jobs, agent pool concurrency, large package handling, and retention policy configuration.
Security	L84-L130	Securing Azure Pipelines: agent auth, service connections, secrets/Key Vault, permissions, approvals/checks, secure variables/templates, artifact/repo protection, and compliance policies.
Configuration	L131-L487	Configuring Azure Pipelines YAML/classic pipelines: agents, triggers, stages/jobs/steps, variables, environments, artifacts, and detailed setup for built-in and security-related tasks.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L488-L513	Patterns and scripts for integrating Azure Pipelines with languages, tools, services, secrets, notifications, and external systems (Slack, ServiceNow, Key Vault, Service Bus, Git, Selenium).
Deployment	L514-L583	Agent setup and scaling, CI/CD pipelines, and task refs for building, publishing, and deploying apps, containers, and databases to Azure, VMs, Kubernetes, and external feeds.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot Azure Resource Manager service connections	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/azure-rm-endpoint?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot ARM workload identity service connections	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/troubleshoot-workload-identity?view=azure-devops
Review Azure Pipelines logs for diagnostics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/review-logs?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot Azure Web App deployment tasks in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-azure-web-app-deploy?view=azure-devops
Fix Azure Pipelines jobs that never 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
Troubleshoot Azure Pipelines run failures using logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting/troubleshooting?view=azure-devops

Best Practices

Topic	URL
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
Migrate from Jenkins to Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/migrate/from-jenkins?view=azure-devops
Migrate from Travis CI to Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/migrate/from-travis?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 Microsoft-hosted agent limits in Azure Pipelines	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 purchase Azure Pipelines parallel jobs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/licensing/concurrent-jobs?view=azure-devops
Configure retention policies for builds, releases, and tests	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/retention?view=azure-devops

Security

Topic	URL
Choose authentication options 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 agent with 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
Assign administrators for protected pipeline resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/add-resource-protection?view=azure-devops
Handle special ARM service connection authentication cases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/azure-resource-manager-alternate-approaches?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Resource Manager service connections	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
Configure and manage Azure Pipelines service connections	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/library/service-endpoints?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
Use Azure Key Vault secrets in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/azure-key-vault?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 connections	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/configure-workload-identity?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 pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/inputs?view=azure-devops
Secure agents, projects, and containers in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/security/misc?view=azure-devops
Configure security settings 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 repository access from Azure Pipelines	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
Check Azure Policy compliance with AzurePolicyCheckGate@0	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-policy-check-gate-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

Configuration

Topic	URL
Choose and configure Azure Pipelines agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/agents?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
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
Reference predefined Azure Pipelines variables	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/build/variables?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 container jobs in Azure Pipelines YAML	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 Azure DevOps environments for deployments	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
Use variables in classic Azure release pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/variables?view=azure-devops
Monitor pipelines with Azure DevOps dashboard widgets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/reports/pipeline-widgets?view=azure-devops
Use Azure Pipelines analytics and reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/reports/pipelinereport?view=azure-devops
Configure multi-repository checkout in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/repos/multi-repo-checkout?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
Configure built-in Azure Pipelines task parameters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Advanced Security CodeQL analyze task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/advanced-security-codeql-analyze-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Advanced Security CodeQL init task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/advanced-security-codeql-init-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Advanced Security dependency scanning task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/advanced-security-dependency-scanning-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Advanced Security SARIF publish task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/advanced-security-publish-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AndroidBuild@1 task for Gradle builds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/android-build-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AndroidSigning@1 task for APK alignment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/android-signing-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AndroidSigning@2 task parameters in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/android-signing-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AndroidSigning@3 task for APK signing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/android-signing-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Ant@1 build task in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/ant-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterDistribute@0 legacy distribution task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-distribute-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterDistribute@1 task for testers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-distribute-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterDistribute@2 task for distribution	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-distribute-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterDistribute@3 task for app releases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-distribute-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AppCenterTest@1 task for mobile app testing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/app-center-test-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ArchiveFiles v1 task inputs and options	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/archive-files-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ArchiveFiles v2 task inputs and options	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/archive-files-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure App Configuration Export task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-configuration-export-v10?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure App Configuration Import task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-configuration-import-v10?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure App Configuration Snapshot task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-configuration-snapshot-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure App Service manage pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-service-manage-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure App Service Settings pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-app-service-settings-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure CLI preview v0 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cli-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure CLI v1 task for pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cli-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure CLI v2 task for pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cli-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Cloud Service deployment v1 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cloud-powershell-deployment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Cloud Service deployment v2 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-cloud-powershell-deployment-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Container Apps Deploy v0 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-container-apps-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Container Apps Deploy v1 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-container-apps-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure file copy v1 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure file copy v2 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure file copy v3 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure file copy v4 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v4?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure file copy v5 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v5?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure file copy v6 task with RBAC	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-file-copy-v6?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Functions for container deployment task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-app-container-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Functions v1 pipeline deployment task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-app-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Functions Deploy v2 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-app-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Function on Kubernetes v0 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-on-kubernetes-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Function on Kubernetes v1 task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-on-kubernetes-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFunction@0 legacy function invocation task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureFunction@1 to invoke HTTP functions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-function-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure IoT Edge v2 build and deploy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-iot-edge-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Key Vault v1 secrets download task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-key-vault-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Key Vault v2 secrets download task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-key-vault-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Load Testing v1 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-load-test-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure deprecated Azure Monitor alerts pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-monitor-alerts-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure classic AzureMonitor v0 alert query task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-monitor-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureMonitor task to query alerts in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-monitor-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Database for MySQL deployment task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-mysql-deployment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure Network Load Balancer management task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-nlb-management-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzurePowerShell@1 task inputs in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzurePowerShell@2 task inputs in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzurePowerShell@3 task inputs in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure PowerShell v4 task for pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v4?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure PowerShell v5 task for pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-powershell-v5?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureResourceGroupDeployment@1 resource group task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-resource-group-deployment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureResourceGroupDeployment@2 ARM deployment task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-resource-group-deployment-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ARM template deployment v3 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-resource-manager-template-deployment-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure App Service Deploy v2 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-rm-web-app-deployment-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure App Service deploy v3 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-rm-web-app-deployment-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure App Service deploy v4 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-rm-web-app-deployment-v4?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Azure App Service deploy v5 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-rm-web-app-deployment-v5?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureStaticWebApp@0 pipeline task inputs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-static-web-app-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure AzureTestPlan@0 task for manual and automated tests	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-test-plan-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure deprecated Azure Web PowerShell deployment task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/azure-web-powershell-deployment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Bash@3 task for scripts on agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/bash-v3?view=azure-pipelines
Configure BatchScript@1 task for Windows command scripts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/batch-script-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CacheBeta@0 task for pipeline caching	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cache-beta-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CacheBeta@1 task for pipeline caching	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cache-beta-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Cache@2 task to cache pipeline files	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cache-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CargoAuthenticate@0 for Azure Artifacts crates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cargo-authenticate-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ChefKnife@1 task to run Knife commands	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/chef-knife-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Chef@1 task to edit Chef environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/chef-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CMake@1 task for cross-platform builds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cmake-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CmdLine@1 task to run commands	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cmd-line-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CmdLine@2 task for cross-platform scripts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cmd-line-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CocoaPods@0 task to install iOS dependencies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/cocoa-pods-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CondaEnvironment@0 task to create environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/conda-environment-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CondaEnvironment@1 task to manage environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/conda-environment-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ContainerBuild@0 task for image builds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/container-build-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ContainerStructureTest@0 to validate images	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/container-structure-test-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CopyFilesOverSSH@0 to transfer files remotely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/copy-files-over-ssh-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CopyFiles@1 task to copy files	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/copy-files-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CopyFiles@2 task to copy files with patterns	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/copy-files-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure CopyPublishBuildArtifacts@1 to stage and publish artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/copy-publish-build-artifacts-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure cURLUploader@1 to upload files via cURL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/curl-uploader-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure cURLUploader@2 to upload files via cURL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/curl-uploader-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DecryptFile@1 task to decrypt with OpenSSL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/decrypt-file-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Delay@1 task to pause pipeline execution	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/delay-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DeleteFiles@1 task to remove files and folders	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/delete-files-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure deprecated DockerCompose@0 pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/docker-compose-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DockerCompose@1 task for multi-container apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/docker-compose-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DockerInstaller@0 task to install Docker CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/docker-installer-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Docker@0 legacy Docker pipeline task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/docker-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Docker@1 task for Azure DevOps pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/docker-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure Docker@2 task for image build and push	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/docker-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreCLI@0 task settings in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-cli-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreCLI@1 task parameters in pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-cli-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreCLI@2 task inputs in Azure Pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-cli-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreInstaller@0 SDK/runtime installer task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-installer-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DotNetCoreInstaller@1 SDK acquisition task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/dotnet-core-installer-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadBuildArtifacts@0 legacy task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-build-artifacts-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadBuildArtifacts@1 task for builds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-build-artifacts-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadFileshareArtifacts@1 task for file shares	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-fileshare-artifacts-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadGithubNpmPackage@1 for GitHub npm feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-github-npm-package-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadGitHubNugetPackage@1 for NuGet restore	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-github-nuget-package-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadGitHubRelease@0 task for releases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-github-release-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadPackage@0 deprecated package task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-package-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadPackage@1 task for Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-package-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadPipelineArtifact@0 deprecated task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-pipeline-artifact-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadPipelineArtifact@1 legacy artifact task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-pipeline-artifact-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadPipelineArtifact@2 for pipeline artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-pipeline-artifact-v2?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DownloadSecureFile@1 task for secure files	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/download-secure-file-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure DuffleInstaller@0 task for CNAB bundles	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/duffle-installer-v0?view=azure-pipelines
Configure ExtractFiles@1 task for archive extraction	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/extract-files-v1?view=azure-pipelines
Configure FileTransform@1 deprecated transform task	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/file-transform-v1?view=azure-pipelines
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