Agent skill

azure-quantum

Expert knowledge for Azure Quantum development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using QDK/qdk.azure, hybrid jobs, QIR/OpenQASM/Pulser circuits, IonQ/PASQAL/Quantinuum/Rigetti, or resource estimator, and other Azure Quantum related development tasks. Not for Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache), Azure Batch (use azure-batch), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).

View SKILL.md on GitHub Repository
Stars 485
Forks 45

Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-quantum

Metadata

Additional technical details for this skill

generator
docs2skills/1.0.0
generated at
2026-04-05

SKILL.md

Azure Quantum Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Quantum. 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

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L37-L45 Diagnosing Azure Quantum connection/job failures and understanding support, escalation, and issue-handling policies for IonQ, PASQAL, Quantinuum, and Rigetti providers.
Best Practices L46-L52 Best practices for using QDK in VS Code with Copilot, optimizing large Q# programs via resource estimation, and systematically testing and debugging quantum code.
Decision Making L53-L62 Guidance on Azure Quantum costs, provider pricing and regions, workspace migration, choosing Q# dev tools, and planning quantum-safe cryptography with the resource estimator.
Architecture & Design Patterns L63-L67 Guidance on designing hybrid quantum-classical workflows in Azure Quantum, including architecture options, orchestration patterns, and when to offload tasks to quantum hardware.
Limits & Quotas L68-L74 Provider-specific job limits, quotas, and timeouts, plus how to run long Q# experiments and manage sessions to avoid interruptions or failures.
Security L75-L85 Managing secure access to Azure Quantum workspaces: RBAC and access control, bulk user assignment, ARM locks, managed identities, service principals, and secure handling of access keys.
Configuration L86-L103 Configuring Azure Quantum workspaces, QDK tools, simulators, noise models, and hardware targets (IonQ, PASQAL, Quantinuum, Rigetti), plus tuning and batching resource estimator runs.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L104-L113 Integrating QDK with Azure Quantum: connecting via qdk.azure, running hybrid jobs, and submitting QIR/OpenQASM/Pulser, Qiskit, and Cirq circuits through QDK to Azure Quantum.
Deployment L114-L118 Deploying Azure Quantum workspaces with Bicep and running/submitting Q# quantum programs from VS Code to Azure Quantum backends

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Troubleshoot common Azure Quantum connection and job issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/azure-quantum-common-issues
Support and escalation policy for IonQ on Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-support-ionq
Support policy for PASQAL on Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-support-pasqal
Support policy for Quantinuum on Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-support-quantinuum
Support policy for Rigetti on Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-support-rigetti

Best Practices

Topic URL
Use Copilot agent mode effectively with QDK in VS Code https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-vscode-agent-setup
Optimize large Q# programs with the Quantum resource estimator https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/resource-estimator-handle-large-programs
Test and debug quantum programs with the Quantum Development Kit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/testing-debugging

Decision Making

Topic URL
Understand Azure Quantum job costs and billing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/azure-quantum-job-cost-billing
Migrate Azure Quantum workspace data between regions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/migration-guide
Compare Azure Quantum provider pricing plans https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/pricing
Check regional availability of Azure Quantum providers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-global-availability
Select development environments for Q# and the Quantum Development Kit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qsharp-ways-to-work
Plan quantum-safe cryptography with the Quantum resource estimator https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/resource-estimator-quantum-safe-planning

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Choose hybrid quantum computing architectures in Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/hybrid-computing-overview

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Azure Quantum provider limits and quotas https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/azure-quantum-quotas
Run long-duration Q# experiments on Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-long-running-experiments
Manage Azure Quantum sessions and avoid timeouts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-work-with-sessions

Security

Topic URL
Bulk assign Azure Quantum workspace access via CSV https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/bulk-add-users-to-a-workspace
Protect Azure Quantum resources with ARM locks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-set-resource-locks
Share Azure Quantum workspace using RBAC roles https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-share-access-quantum-workspace
Configure Azure Quantum workspace access control https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/manage-workspace-access
Authenticate to Azure Quantum using managed identity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/optimization-authenticate-managed-identity
Authenticate to Azure Quantum using service principals https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/optimization-authenticate-service-principal
Manage Azure Quantum workspace access keys securely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/security-manage-access-keys

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure Azure Quantum workspaces with Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-manage-quantum-workspaces-with-the-azure-cli
Run Microsoft Quantum resource estimator locally and online https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-submit-re-jobs
Install and use the QDK molecule visualizer in Jupyter https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-use-molecule-visualizer
Set up QDK VS Code extension and environment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/install-overview-qdk
Install and run neutral atom device simulators in QDK https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/install-qdk-neutral-atom-simulators
Configure target parameters for the Quantum resource estimator https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/overview-resources-estimator
Configure and use IonQ targets in Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-ionq
Configure PASQAL simulators and QPUs in Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-pasqal
Configure Quantinuum quantum targets in Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-quantinuum
Configure Rigetti quantum processors and targets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-rigetti
Configure noise models for neutral atom simulations in QDK https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-simulator-noise-models
Batch and compare multiple resource estimator configurations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/resource-estimator-batching
Use known estimates to optimize Quantum resource estimator runs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/resource-estimator-known-estimates
Use QDK extension commands and features in Visual Studio Code https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/vscode-qsharp-reference

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Connect to Azure Quantum workspace via qdk.azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-connect-workspace
Run integrated hybrid quantum jobs with Adaptive RI in Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/hybrid-computing-integrated
Run OpenQASM programs in the Quantum Development Kit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-openqasm-integration
Use Qiskit and Cirq with the Quantum Development Kit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-qiskit-cirq-overview
Submit Cirq circuits to Azure Quantum with QDK https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/quickstart-microsoft-cirq
Submit QIR, OpenQASM, and Pulser circuits to Azure Quantum https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/quickstart-microsoft-provider-format

Deployment

Topic URL
Deploy Azure Quantum workspaces using Bicep templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-manage-quantum-workspaces-using-bicep
Submit and run Q# programs on Azure Quantum from VS Code https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-submit-jobs

Recommended Agent Skills

Expand your agent's capabilities with these related and highly-rated skills.

MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

azure-blueprints

Expert knowledge for Azure Blueprints development including troubleshooting, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when defining Azure Blueprints, mapping built-in compliance sets, automating via CLI/PowerShell/REST, or fixing assignment errors, and other Azure Blueprints related development tasks. Not for Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Resource Manager (use azure-resource-manager), Azure Managed Applications (use azure-managed-applications), Azure Deployment Environments (use azure-deployment-environments).

485 45
Explore
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

azure-hdinsight

Expert knowledge for Azure HDInsight development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when working with HDInsight Spark/Hive/Kafka/HBase clusters, Ambari, VNet networking, or Azure SQL/Cosmos DB integration, and other Azure HDInsight related development tasks. Not for Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics).

485 45
Explore
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

azure-advisor

Expert knowledge for Azure Advisor development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Advisor alerts, workbooks, RBAC access, bulk fixes, or Resource Graph/Kusto queries, and other Azure Advisor related development tasks. Not for Azure Cost Management (use azure-cost-management), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health).

485 45
Explore
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

azure-cognitive-search

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Search development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing indexes/skillsets, vector/semantic search, indexers, RAG knowledge bases, or secure data access, and other Azure AI Search related development tasks. Not for Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics).

485 45
Explore
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

azure-migrate

Expert knowledge for Azure Migrate development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using AppCAT/CAST, Site Recovery REST APIs, Azure Migrate appliance, Arc-based discovery, or Resource Mover, and other Azure Migrate related development tasks. Not for Azure Database Migration service (use azure-database-migration), Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).

485 45
Explore
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

azure-maps

Expert knowledge for Azure Maps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Azure Maps web SDK, search/geocoding, routing/traffic, weather APIs, or migrating from Bing/Google Maps, and other Azure Maps related development tasks.

485 45
Explore

Didn't find tool you were looking for?

Be as detailed as possible for better results