Microsoft Guide

Name: Microsoft Guide
Author: josiahsiegel

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137 installs
50 repo stars
Updated June 18, 2026
josiahsiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace

Implement or troubleshoot Microsoft cloud, Azure, and .NET integrations with correct auth, SDK usage, deployment patterns, and service configuration during active feature development.

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microsoft-guide equips agents to implement Microsoft and Azure integrations with accurate SDK usage, identity flows, deployment steps, and service configuration so SaaS and API products connect reliably to the Microsoft ecosystem without trial-and-error wiring.

Azure and Microsoft 365 integration patterns
SDK selection and authentication flows
Deployment and configuration best practices
.NET and cloud service interoperability guidance
Reduces misconfiguration in Microsoft stacks

Microsoft Guide by the numbers

137 all-time installs (skills.sh)
+4 installs in the week ending Aug 2, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
Ranked #517 of 1,039 Cloud & Infrastructure skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
Data as of Aug 3, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)

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What it does

Implement or troubleshoot Microsoft cloud, Azure, and .NET integrations with correct auth, SDK usage, deployment patterns, and service configuration during active feature development.

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Microsoft .NET Microservices Architecture Guide (v7.0)

This skill provides access to the complete official Microsoft guide: ".NET Microservices Architecture for Containerized .NET Applications" (Edition v7.0 - Updated to ASP.NET Core 7.0).

When to Use This Skill

Invoke this skill when you need:

Detailed technical information from the official Microsoft guide
Specific implementation patterns or code examples
In-depth explanations beyond your summarized knowledge
Official Microsoft recommendations for microservices architecture
Reference to eShopOnContainers implementation details
Comprehensive coverage of specific topics (DDD, CQRS, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)

What This Skill Contains

The complete 350-page Microsoft guide (text content only) including:

Container fundamentals and Docker concepts
Choosing between .NET and .NET Framework
Microservices architecture principles
API Gateway patterns
Event-driven architecture
Domain-Driven Design (DDD) tactical and strategic patterns
CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation)
Data management in microservices
Resilience patterns (Circuit Breaker, Retry, Bulkhead)
Security best practices
Kubernetes and orchestration
eShopOnContainers reference application details
Complete code examples and implementation guidance
All architectural concepts explained in text (diagrams removed for size optimization)

How to Use

When a user asks about: 1. Specific technical details you need to verify 2. Code implementation examples 3. eShopOnContainers architecture details 4. Official Microsoft recommendations 5. Complex patterns requiring detailed explanations

Invoke this skill and follow the procedure below.

Core Procedure

1. Restate the architecture decision or implementation question in concrete terms: boundary, service, data ownership, deployment target, and failure mode. 2. Search the guide for the relevant pattern rather than relying on memory alone. 3. Separate Microsoft guide recommendations from project-specific constraints or newer platform guidance. 4. Prefer decision matrices over one-size-fits-all answers for sync vs async calls, gateway placement, data ownership, and deployment topology. 5. When giving code or YAML, label it as a focused pattern excerpt and ask the implementation agent to adapt it to the user's runtime/version. 6. Call out trade-offs: autonomy vs consistency, latency vs resilience, operational simplicity vs scalability.

Quick Pattern Map

User intent	Guide area to inspect
Define service boundaries	DDD, bounded contexts, data ownership
Choose HTTP vs messaging	Communication in microservices, integration events
Add API gateway	API Gateway patterns, Ocelot/YARP considerations
Improve resilience	Retry, circuit breaker, timeout, health checks, Polly
Split databases	Data sovereignty, eventual consistency, CQRS
Deploy containers	Docker, Kubernetes, orchestrators, environment configuration

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Full Microsoft Guide Content

The complete guide is available in this skill directory at: NET-Microservices-Architecture.md

When you invoke this skill, you have access to read this file which contains the full 350-page Microsoft guide with all technical details, code examples, architecture patterns, and implementation guidance.

Usage Instructions

When this skill is invoked: 1. Read the NET-Microservices-Architecture.md file in this directory 2. Use Grep to search for specific topics the user is asking about 3. Provide detailed, accurate answers based on the official Microsoft guide content 4. Reference specific sections and code examples from the guide 5. Cite the guide as the source of information

Note: The guide contains comprehensive text explanations of all concepts, patterns, and implementations. Image references have been removed to optimize plugin size (reduced from 18MB to ~800KB).