Expert knowledge for Azure Test Plans development including limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring test failure types, custom fields, retention, permissions, or tcm.exe-based test suite automation, and other Azure Test Plans related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Boards (use azure-boards), Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing).
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Test Plans. Covers limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. 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
Limits & Quotas
L32-L38
Limits, permissions, and retention rules for Azure Test Plans and Pipelines, plus how to configure test run custom fields and pipeline retention behavior.
Security
L39-L43
Managing permissions, access levels, and security roles for users and groups in Azure Test Plans manual testing features.
Configuration
L44-L48
Configuring and using test failure types in Azure Test Plans, including defining categories, managing them, and applying them to test results for better defect tracking.
Integrations & Coding Patterns
L49-L52
Using tcm.exe CLI to manage Azure Test Plans: create and run test suites, import/export test cases, manage test configurations, and automate test management tasks
Limits & Quotas
Topic
URL
Configure Azure Pipelines retention limits and behavior
