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Azure Iot by microsoftdocs — Agent Skill

Name: Azure Iot
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: microsoftdocs

Azure Iot

Expert knowledge for Azure IoT development including decision making, architecture & design patterns, and configuration. Use when managing Azure Device Registry X.509 PKI, ADR policies, IoT Hub cert revocation, or device schema namespaces, and other Azure IoT related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT Central (use azure-iot-central), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure Defender For Iot (use azure-defender-for-iot).

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Azure IoT Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure IoT. Covers decision making, architecture & design patterns, and configuration. 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	L31-L36	Guidance on designing Azure Device Registry namespaces and schema registries, including structure, organization, and planning for IoT device data models and metadata.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L37-L42	Designing certificate lifecycle flows for Azure Device Registry and IoT Hub, including issuance, renewal planning, automation, and minimizing downtime for IoT device certificates
Configuration	L43-L49	Configuring Azure Device Registry for X.509 PKI: setting up credentials, creating ADR policies with Microsoft or external root CAs, and revoking certificates/policies for IoT Hub.

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Design and choose Azure Device Registry namespaces	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/iot-device-registry-namespace-guidance
Plan Azure Device Registry schema registries for IoT	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/iot-device-registry-schema-registry-guidance

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Understand certificate issuance flow in ADR and IoT Hub	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/concept-certificate-issuance
Plan and execute certificate renewal for IoT devices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/concept-certificate-renewal

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Device Registry credential for X.509 PKI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/how-to-configure-credential
Create policy with Microsoft root CA in ADR	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/how-to-create-policy
Configure ADR policy with external root CA	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/how-to-create-policy-external-certificate
Revoke certificates and delete ADR policies for IoT Hub	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/how-to-revoke-certificate-delete-policy

---name: azure-iotdescription: Expert knowledge for Azure IoT development including decision making, architecture & design patterns, and configuration. Use when managing Azure Device Registry X.509 PKI, ADR policies, IoT Hub cert revocation, or device schema namespaces, and other Azure IoT related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT Central (use azure-iot-central), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure Defender For Iot (use azure-defender-for-iot).---# Azure IoT Skill This skill provides expert guidance for Azure IoT. Covers decision making, architecture & design patterns, and configuration. 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 | L31-L36 | Guidance on designing Azure Device Registry namespaces and schema registries, including structure, organization, and planning for IoT device data models and metadata. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L37-L42 | Designing certificate lifecycle flows for Azure Device Registry and IoT Hub, including issuance, renewal planning, automation, and minimizing downtime for IoT device certificates | | Configuration | L43-L49 | Configuring Azure Device Registry for X.509 PKI: setting up credentials, creating ADR policies with Microsoft or external root CAs, and revoking certificates/policies for IoT Hub. | ### Decision Making | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Design and choose Azure Device Registry namespaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/iot-device-registry-namespace-guidance | | Plan Azure Device Registry schema registries for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/iot-device-registry-schema-registry-guidance | ### Architecture & Design Patterns | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Understand certificate issuance flow in ADR and IoT Hub | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/concept-certificate-issuance | | Plan and execute certificate renewal for IoT devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/concept-certificate-renewal | ### Configuration | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure Azure Device Registry credential for X.509 PKI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/how-to-configure-credential | | Create policy with Microsoft root CA in ADR | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/how-to-create-policy | | Configure ADR policy with external root CA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/how-to-create-policy-external-certificate | | Revoke certificates and delete ADR policies for IoT Hub | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot/how-to-revoke-certificate-delete-policy |

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