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Azure Test Plans by microsoftdocs — Agent Skill

Name: Azure Test Plans
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: microsoftdocs

Azure Test Plans

Expert knowledge for Azure Test Plans development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring test failure types, custom fields, retention, permissions, or tcm.exe-based test suite automation, and other Azure Test Plans related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing).

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Azure Test Plans Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Test Plans. Covers limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Limits & Quotas	L32-L38	Limits, permissions, and retention rules for Azure Test Plans and Pipelines, plus how to configure test run custom fields and pipeline retention behavior.
Security	L39-L43	Managing permissions, access levels, and security roles for users and groups in Azure Test Plans manual testing features.
Configuration	L44-L48	Configuring and using test failure types in Azure Test Plans, including defining categories, managing them, and applying them to test results for better defect tracking.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L49-L52	Using tcm.exe CLI to manage Azure Test Plans: create and run test suites, import/export test cases, manage test configurations, and automate test management tasks

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Pipelines retention limits and behavior	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/retention?view=azure-devops
Use custom fields for Azure DevOps test runs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/custom-fields?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure Test Plans limits, permissions, and retention	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/reference-qa?view=azure-devops

Security

Topic	URL
Configure permissions and access for Azure manual testing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/manual-test-permissions?view=azure-devops

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure and manage test failure types in Azure Test Plans	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/manage-test-failure-type?view=azure-devops

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Use tcm.exe commands for Azure Test Plans management	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/test-case-managment-reference?view=azure-devops

---name: azure-test-plansdescription: Expert knowledge for Azure Test Plans development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring test failure types, custom fields, retention, permissions, or tcm.exe-based test suite automation, and other Azure Test Plans related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing).---# Azure Test Plans Skill This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Test Plans. Covers limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities. ## How to Use This Skill > **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file > **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md) This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content: - **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown. - **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown. ## Category Index | Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Limits & Quotas | L32-L38 | Limits, permissions, and retention rules for Azure Test Plans and Pipelines, plus how to configure test run custom fields and pipeline retention behavior. | | Security | L39-L43 | Managing permissions, access levels, and security roles for users and groups in Azure Test Plans manual testing features. | | Configuration | L44-L48 | Configuring and using test failure types in Azure Test Plans, including defining categories, managing them, and applying them to test results for better defect tracking. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L49-L52 | Using tcm.exe CLI to manage Azure Test Plans: create and run test suites, import/export test cases, manage test configurations, and automate test management tasks | ### Limits & Quotas | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure Azure Pipelines retention limits and behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/retention?view=azure-devops | | Use custom fields for Azure DevOps test runs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/custom-fields?view=azure-devops | | Understand Azure Test Plans limits, permissions, and retention | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/reference-qa?view=azure-devops | ### Security | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure permissions and access for Azure manual testing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/manual-test-permissions?view=azure-devops | ### Configuration | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure and manage test failure types in Azure Test Plans | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/manage-test-failure-type?view=azure-devops | ### Integrations & Coding Patterns | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Use tcm.exe commands for Azure Test Plans management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/test-case-managment-reference?view=azure-devops |

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