azure-chaos-studio
Expert knowledge for Chaos Studio development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when building, debugging, or optimizing Chaos Studio applications. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud).
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Chaos Studio Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Chaos Studio. Covers troubleshooting, 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: This file may be large. Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections, then use
read_filewith specific line ranges (e.g.,L136-L144) to read the sections needed for the user's question This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content. Usemcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetchto retrieve full articles.
- Fallback: Use the built-in
WebFetchtool if the Microsoft Learn MCP server is not available.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L33-L40 | Diagnosing and fixing Chaos Studio and Chaos Agent issues, including installation/health problems, VM agent status checks, known errors, and common experiment or connectivity failures. |
| Limits & Quotas | L41-L48 | Chaos Studio limits: agent OS/fault compatibility, known issues, regional/HA behavior, and throttling, quotas, and usage constraints for experiments |
| Security | L49-L63 | Securing Chaos Studio: identities, roles, permissions, CMK encryption, network/IP controls, Private Link, VNet injection, AKS auth, and safely controlling experiment targets/capabilities. |
| Configuration | L64-L76 | Configuring Chaos Studio: ARM/Bicep experiment definitions, deploying agents/targets, parameters, Azure Monitor/Workbook integration, OS/tool compatibility, and onboarding via Azure Policy |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L77-L82 | Using CLI/REST to create and manage Chaos Studio experiments and routing Chaos Agent telemetry to Application Insights for monitoring |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Review known issues and workarounds for Chaos Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-known-issues |
| Troubleshoot Azure Chaos Agent installation and health | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-troubleshooting |
| Verify and interpret Chaos Agent status on VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-verify-status |
| Troubleshoot common Azure Chaos Studio issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/troubleshooting |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Check OS and fault compatibility for Chaos Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-os-support |
| Review Chaos Studio limitations and known issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-limitations |
| Understand Chaos Studio regional and HA model | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-region-availability |
| Azure Chaos Studio throttling and usage limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-service-limits |
Security
Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Call Azure Chaos Studio REST APIs with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-samples-rest-api |
| Send Chaos Agent experiment telemetry to App Insights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-set-up-app-insights |
| Create Chaos Studio experiments via CLI and portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/experiment-examples |