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Install Azure Messaging
Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.
npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-messagingThe open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.
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Install it
Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.
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Ask naturally
Describe the task. Your agent loads azure-messaging when the request matches its description.
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Name it if needed
If it does not trigger, say “use the azure-messaging skill”. In Codex, type $azure-messaging.
Azure Messaging SDK Troubleshooting
Quick Reference
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Services | Azure Event Hubs, Azure Service Bus |
| MCP Tools | mcp_azure_mcp_eventhubs, mcp_azure_mcp_servicebus |
| Best For | Diagnosing SDK connection, auth, and message processing issues |
When to Use This Skill
- SDK connection failures, auth errors, or AMQP link errors
- Idle timeout, connection inactivity, or slow reconnection after disconnect
- AMQP link detach or detach-forced errors
- Message lock lost, message lock expired, lock renewal failures, or batch lock timeouts
- Session lock lost, session lock expired, or session receiver errors
- Event processor or message handler stops processing
- Duplicate events or checkpoint offset resets
- SDK configuration questions (retry, prefetch, batch size, receive batch behavior)
MCP Tools
| Tool | Command | Use |
|---|---|---|
mcp_azure_mcp_eventhubs |
Namespace/hub ops | List namespaces, hubs, consumer groups |
mcp_azure_mcp_servicebus |
Queue/topic ops | List namespaces, queues, topics, subscriptions |
mcp_azure_mcp_monitor |
logs_query |
Query diagnostic logs with KQL |
mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth |
get |
Check service health status |
mcp_azure_mcp_documentation |
Doc search | Search Microsoft Learn for troubleshooting docs |
Diagnosis Workflow
- Identify the SDK and version — Check the prompt for SDK and version clues; if not stated, proceed with diagnosis and ask later if needed
- Check resource health — Use
mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealthto verify the namespace is healthy - Review the error message — Match against language-specific troubleshooting guide
- Look up documentation — Use
mcp_azure_mcp_documentationto search Microsoft Learn for the error or topic - Check configuration — Verify connection string, entity name, consumer group
- Recommend fix — Apply remediation, citing documentation found
Troubleshooting Guides
Connectivity, SDK, and auth troubleshooting guides are located in the azure-diagnostics skill under troubleshooting/messaging/.
References
- Use
mcp_azure_mcp_documentationto search Microsoft Learn for latest guidance.
Tips for Azure Messaging
- • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
- • It is part of a pack with 30 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
- • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.
Questions about Azure Messaging
What does the Azure Messaging skill do?
Troubleshoot and resolve issues with Azure Messaging SDKs for Event Hubs and Service Bus. Covers connection failures, authentication errors, message processing issues, and SDK configuration problems. WHEN: event hub SDK error, service bus SDK issue, messaging connection failure, AMQP error, event processor host issue, message lock lost, message lock expired, lock renewal, lock renewal batch, send timeout, receiver di
How do I install Azure Messaging?
Run "npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-messaging" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.
Does Azure Messaging work in Cursor and Codex?
Yes. Azure Messaging uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.
Is Azure Messaging free?
Azure Messaging is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.
Who made Azure Messaging?
Azure Messaging is published by Microsoft in the microsoft/azure-skills repository, together with 29 other skills.
