RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION / Microsoft
Microsoft Docs Research
Finds current Microsoft documentation with task-specific queries and retrieves full pages when excerpts are insufficient.
“Understand Microsoft technologies by querying official documentation. Use whenever the user asks how something works, wants tutorials, needs configuration options, limits, quotas, or best practices”
01 / THE REASONING
Why this made the selection.
- Asks for version, platform and task context in documentation searches.
- Provides a documented CLI fallback when the Microsoft Learn MCP server is unavailable.
02 / THE REVIEW RECORD
What we actually inspected.
Source review has boundaries.
A clear record is more useful than a “safe” badge.
Material inspected
- .github/skills/microsoft-docs/SKILL.md
- LICENSE
Our findings
- The definition distinguishes concept research from writing code.
- It calls for full-page retrieval when tutorials or configuration excerpts are truncated.
- The CLI alternative maps search and fetch to the same two research operations, with optional section extraction.
Not established by this review
- Source inspection only; no skill installation or workflow execution was performed.
The review applies to the material and revision named here. A newer upstream release can change its behavior.
03 / PUT IT TO WORK
Add a skill to your workflow.
DOCUMENTED COMMAND
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/96bbd0043d58468fe02090a1691a138e1ef0182b/.github/skills/microsoft-docsCopying does not execute this command. It may retrieve a newer version than the reviewed source.
- Install the complete skill directory with its references and helpers; a copied SKILL.md alone may be incomplete.
- Choose the intended agent and project scope in the installer, then review its permissions before using the skill.
Before you start
- Node.js/npm for this installer
- An agent that supports the Agent Skills format
- Reachable Microsoft Learn documentation or the documented Learn CLI
04 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
The source trail.
Our notes are separate from the original resource.
Check upstream before adopting a new version.
https://github.com/microsoft/skills/blob/96bbd0043d58468fe02090a1691a138e1ef0182b/.github/skills/microsoft-docs/SKILL.md
Supports: summary, upstreamDescription, whySelected, bestFor, limitations, review, compatibility, access
https://github.com/microsoft/skills/blob/96bbd0043d58468fe02090a1691a138e1ef0182b/LICENSE
Supports: license
https://github.com/microsoft/skills/blob/96bbd0043d58468fe02090a1691a138e1ef0182b/README.md
Supports: install, compatibility, access
https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills/blob/7407f3893ad4dceab546ac002c3ef806e4000c73/README.md
Supports: install
https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills/blob/7407f3893ad4dceab546ac002c3ef806e4000c73/src/git.ts
Supports: install