Now liveThe Skillselion MCP - thousands of ranked skills, loaded into your agent mid-task. No install.Get it →
microsoftdocs avatar

Azure Devtest Labs

microsoftdocs/agent-skills

  • 97 installs
  • 682 repo stars
  • Updated August 3, 2026
  • microsoftdocs/agent-skills

Helps with testing & qa tasks during AI-assisted development.

About

azure-devtest-labs is a Claude Code skill for testing & qa. It helps solo builders move faster with AI-assisted coding.

  • azure-devtest-labs
  • Testing & QA
  • AI-coding skill

Azure Devtest Labs by the numbers

  • 97 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +11 installs in the week ending Aug 4, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
  • Ranked #1,009 of 2,153 Testing & QA skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoftdocs/agent-skills --skill azure-devtest-labs

Add your badge

Show developers this skill is listed on Skillselion. Paste this into your README.

Listed on Skillselion
Installs97
repo stars★ 682
Last updatedAugust 3, 2026
Repositorymicrosoftdocs/agent-skills ↗

What it does

Helps with testing & qa tasks during AI-assisted development.

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Azure DevTest Labs Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure DevTest Labs. 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

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L44Diagnosing and fixing DevTest Labs VM and environment creation/deployment issues, artifact application failures, connectivity problems, and handling Defender for Cloud security alerts.
Best PracticesL45-L49Guidance on organizing and collaborating on DevTest Labs infrastructure as code across teams, including branching, environments, and distributed resource development workflows
Decision MakingL50-L58Guidance on planning PoCs and enterprise-scale deployments, choosing images and Gen1 vs Gen2 VMs, and setting governance for organization-wide DevTest Labs use.
Architecture & Design PatternsL59-L63Enterprise-scale DevTest Labs architectures: hub-spoke design, network/security layout, governance, cost management, and best practices for large org lab deployments.
Limits & QuotasL64-L68Managing DevTest Labs limits and quotas, viewing current usage, and requesting or configuring quota increases for labs, VMs, and related resources.
SecurityL69-L86Securing DevTest Labs: identities, RBAC and granular policy permissions, secrets/Key Vault, disk/storage encryption, secure VM access (RDP Gateway, Bastion, browser), Trusted Launch, and security alerts.
ConfigurationL87-L109Configuring DevTest Labs environments and VMs: images, networks, policies, costs, tags, ARM templates, artifacts, activity logs, alerts, IPs, and resource groups.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL110-L128Automating DevTest Labs with ARM, PowerShell, CLI, REST, and Functions: user/VM management, VHD/custom image workflows, cross-lab import, reporting, and VM start/stop/start-order control.
DeploymentL129-L136Guides for deploying and migrating DevTest Labs: ARM templates, CI/CD and Azure Pipelines integration, region moves, and handling Azure Basic Load Balancer retirement.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Fix DevTest Labs VM connectivity by redeployinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-redeploy-vm
Troubleshoot DevTest Labs artifact application failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-troubleshoot-apply-artifacts
Troubleshoot DevTest Labs VM deployment failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/troubleshoot-vm-deployment-failures
Troubleshoot DevTest Labs VM and environment creation failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/troubleshoot-vm-environment-creation-failures

Best Practices

TopicURL
Set up distributed DevTest Labs resource developmenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/best-practices-distributive-collaborative-development-environment

Decision Making

TopicURL
Plan and execute a DevTest Labs proof of concepthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/deliver-proof-concept
Choose between custom images and formulas in DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-comparing-vm-base-image-types
Choose and use Gen1 vs Gen2 VMs in DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-gen2-vm
Govern Azure DevTest Labs resources across an organizationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-guidance-governance-resources
Plan DevTest Labs deployment at enterprise scalehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-guidance-scale

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Enterprise reference architecture for Azure DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-reference-architecture

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
View and increase Azure DevTest Labs quotas and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-scale-lab

Security

TopicURL
Configure managed identity for Azure DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/configure-lab-identity
Secure DevTest Labs access with Remote Desktop Gatewayhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/configure-lab-remote-desktop-gateway
Secure DevTest Labs VM access via Azure Bastionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/connect-virtual-machine-through-browser
Configure DevTest Labs RBAC roles and user accesshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-add-devtest-user
Configure DevTest Labs lab-level secrets securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-configure-lab-secrets
Grant granular permissions to DevTest Labs policieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-grant-user-permissions-to-specific-lab-policies
Use Azure Key Vault secrets in DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-store-secrets-in-key-vault
Enable Trusted Launch for DevTest Labs Gen2 VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-trusted-launch
Enable secure browser-based access to DevTest Labs VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/enable-browser-connection-lab-virtual-machines
Enable user-assigned managed identities on DevTest Labs VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/enable-managed-identities-lab-vms
Configure customer-managed key disk encryption in DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/encrypt-disks-customer-managed-keys
Manage DevTest Labs storage accounts and encryption settingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/encrypt-storage
View and respond to DevTest Labs environment security alertshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/environment-security-alerts
Configure managed identities for DevTest Labs environmentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/use-managed-identities-environments

Configuration

TopicURL
View and interpret DevTest Labs activity logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/activity-logs
Add and configure artifacts on DevTest Labs VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/add-artifact-vm
Configure Azure Compute Gallery for DevTest Labs imageshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/configure-shared-image-gallery
Configure activity log alerts for DevTest Labs eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/create-alerts
Add and manage tags on Azure DevTest Labs resourceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-add-tag
Author custom DevTest Labs VM artifact definitionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-artifact-author
Configure autoshutdown policies for DevTest Labs VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-auto-shutdown
Configure autostart policies for DevTest Labs virtual machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-auto-startup-vm
Configure cost tracking for Azure DevTest Labs with tagshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-configure-cost-management
Configure allowed Azure Marketplace images in DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-configure-marketplace-images
Add and configure virtual networks for DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-configure-vnet
Create DevTest Labs environments from ARM templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-create-environment-from-arm
Enable and manage licensed images in DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-enable-licensed-images
Configure and use formulas for DevTest Labs VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-manage-formulas
Configure Azure DevTest Labs policies for cost controlhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-set-lab-policy
Configure shared public IP addresses for DevTest Labs VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-shared-ip
Define DevTest Labs VMs with ARM templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-use-resource-manager-template
Configure network isolation for Azure DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/network-isolation
Configure resource groups for DevTest Labs virtual machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/resource-group-control

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Automate adding DevTest Labs users via ARM, PowerShell, and CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/automate-add-lab-user
Create DevTest Labs custom images from VHD with PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-create-custom-image-from-vhd-using-powershell
Upload VHDs to DevTest Labs storage using AzCopyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-upload-vhd-using-azcopy
Upload VHDs to DevTest Labs with PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-upload-vhd-using-powershell
Upload VHDs to DevTest Labs via Storage Explorerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-upload-vhd-using-storage-explorer
Automate DevTest Labs VM creation with PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-vm-powershell
Manage DevTest Labs VMs using Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-vmcli
Extend DevTest Labs automation using Azure Functionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/extend-devtest-labs-azure-functions
Import DevTest Labs VMs between labs via REST/PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/import-virtual-machines-from-another-lab
Report DevTest Labs usage across labs and subscriptionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/report-usage-across-multiple-labs-subscriptions
Automate DevTest Labs with Azure CLI scriptshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/samples-cli
Use Azure PowerShell scripts for DevTest Labs automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/samples-powershell
Control DevTest Labs VM start order with Automationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/start-machines-use-automation-runbooks
Publish Visual Studio apps to DevTest Labs VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/test-app-azure
Script DevTest Labs VM start/stop with CLI and PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/use-command-line-start-stop-virtual-machines

Deployment

TopicURL
Integrate DevTest Labs with enterprise CI/CD pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-dev-ops
Handle Azure Basic Load Balancer retirement in DevTest Labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-standard-load-balancer
Deploy DevTest Labs resources with ARM templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-use-arm-and-powershell-for-lab-resources
Move Azure DevTest Labs to another regionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/how-to-move-labs
Use DevTest Labs in Azure Pipelines build and releasehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/use-devtest-labs-build-release-pipelines

Related skills

mattpocockTddFollow test-driven development with a strict red-green-refactor loop when creating reliable features or fixing bugs.544k196kobraTest Driven DevelopmentEnforce writing failing tests before any production implementation code.181k264kmattpocockQaRun conversational QA sessions that turn user-reported bugs into well-written, domain-aware GitHub issues without manual ticket writing.179k196kmattpocockMigrate To ShoehornAutomatically update TypeScript test files that rely on unsafe `as` type assertions by replacing them with type-safe partial objects from @total-typescript/shoehorn.164k196kanthropicsWebapp TestingVerify frontend behavior, debug UI issues, capture screenshots, and inspect logs of a running local web application using Playwright.123k165kmicrosoftPlaywright CliRun browser automation, generate element snapshots, inspect DOM attributes, and execute Playwright tests from the terminal.102k12.3k
Testing & QAtesting
Browse by category
AI & AgentsFrontend & DesignBackend & DataDev ToolsAutomationTesting & ReviewSecurityMonitoring & CloudDocs & Planning
Design & frontend
Design systemsAnimation & motionAccessibility (a11y)CSS & TailwindUI designUXDesign to codeshadcn/uiLanding pagesBest design skills
Most searched skills
find-skillscavemanfrontend-designbrainstormingsystematic-debuggingstop-slopemil-design-engui-ux-pro-maxkarpathy-guidelinesweb-design-guidelinesreact-best-practicesgrill-meimprovemicrosoft-foundryagent-browser
Browse all listings
All agent skillsAll MCP serversAll marketplacesAll plugins

This week in AI coding

Five minutes, every Monday - the tools, releases and tactics for developers.

unsubscribe anytime.