azure-artifacts

name	azure-artifacts
description	Expert knowledge for Azure Artifacts development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing feeds, upstream sources, package publishing/restore, GitHub Actions CI/CD, or npm/NuGet config, and other Azure Artifacts related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Repos (use azure-repos), Azure Boards (use azure-boards).
compatibility	Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata	{"generated_at":"2026-04-12","generator":"docs2skills/1.0.0"}

Azure Artifacts Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Artifacts. Covers best practices, decision making, 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

Category	Lines	Description
Best Practices	L35-L41	Guidance on Azure Artifacts package management best practices, configuring and using upstream sources, and safely restoring packages from external feeds.
Decision Making	L42-L48	Guidance on choosing feed scope and planning migrations of package storage, including moving from file shares or MyGet to Azure Artifacts feeds.
Limits & Quotas	L49-L56	Storage quotas, free allocation, and per-package size/count limits in Azure Artifacts, plus how to monitor, manage, and publish packages within those limits.
Security	L57-L63	Securing Azure Artifacts feeds: configuring permissions, protecting upstream sources from malicious packages, and using npm audit to find and fix vulnerabilities.
Configuration	L64-L74	Configuring Azure Artifacts feeds: views/promotion, retention/deletion, upstream sources, npm/.npmrc and scopes, and .artifactignore for optimizing pipeline artifacts.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L75-L117	How to connect build tools and CLIs (Cargo, Maven, Gradle, npm, NuGet, Python, PowerShell, Universal) to Azure Artifacts feeds, publish/restore packages, and use upstream sources.
Deployment	L118-L121	Using GitHub Actions to build and push packages (NuGet, npm, etc.) to Azure Artifacts feeds, including workflow setup, authentication, and CI/CD integration.

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Apply Azure Artifacts package management best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/best-practices?view=azure-devops
Use Azure Artifacts upstream sources effectively and safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/upstream-sources?view=azure-devops
Restore packages from upstream sources in Azure Artifacts safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/protect-oss-packages-with-upstream-sources?view=azure-devops

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose between project-scoped and organization-scoped feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/project-scoped-feeds?view=azure-devops
Plan migration from file shares to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/move-from-fileshares?view=azure-devops
Migrate NuGet packages from MyGet to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/migrate-packages?view=azure-devops

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Monitor and manage Azure Artifacts storage limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/artifact-storage?view=azure-devops
Publish Universal Packages and understand size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/universal-packages?view=azure-devops
Azure Artifacts package size and count limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/limits?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure Artifacts free storage allocation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/start-using-azure-artifacts?view=azure-devops

Security

Topic	URL
Secure Azure Artifacts upstream sources against malicious packages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/upstream-behavior?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Artifacts feed and pipeline permissions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/feed-permissions?view=azure-devops
Use npm audit with Azure Artifacts to address vulnerabilities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/npm-audit?view=azure-devops

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure and manage Azure Artifacts feed views and promotion	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/views?view=azure-devops
Configure deletion, retention, and recovery for Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/how-to/delete-and-recover-packages?view=azure-devops
Enable upstream sources on public Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/how-to/public-feeds-upstream-sources?view=azure-devops
Configure upstream sources for Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/how-to/set-up-upstream-sources?view=azure-devops
Configure .npmrc to connect npm to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/npmrc?view=azure-devops
Configure npm scopes with Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/scopes?view=azure-devops
Configure .artifactignore to optimize Azure Pipelines artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/artifactignore?view=azure-devops

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Publish Cargo packages from CLI to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/cargo-publish?view=azure-devops
Restore Cargo packages from Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/cargo-restore?view=azure-devops
Consume Cargo crates from Crates.io via Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/cargo-upstream-source?view=azure-devops
Connect Cargo projects to Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/project-setup-cargo?view=azure-devops
Publish and download Cargo packages with Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-cargo?view=azure-devops
Publish and restore Maven packages with Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-maven?view=azure-devops
Publish and consume npm packages using Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-npm?view=azure-devops
Publish and download NuGet packages with Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-nuget?view=azure-devops
Use Google Maven Repository as Azure Artifacts upstream	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/google-maven?view=azure-devops
Add Gradle Plugins repository as Azure Artifacts upstream	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/gradle-plugins?view=azure-devops

Deployment

Topic	URL
Use GitHub Actions workflows to push packages to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/github-actions?view=azure-devops