/azure-chaos-studio

name: azure-chaos-studio
description: Expert knowledge for Chaos Studio development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Chaos agents/targets, AKS/VM faults, Workspaces vs Experiments, Logic Apps/CLI, or Azure Monitor, and other Chaos Studio related development tasks. 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).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-09-13"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Chaos Studio Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Chaos Studio. 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](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

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-L44 | Diagnosing and fixing Chaos Studio agent, workspace, scenario, experiment, and target issues, including status verification, run failures, and common configuration or connectivity problems. | | Best Practices | L45-L50 | Known issues, limitations, and workarounds for the Chaos Studio agent, plus guidance for using Chaos Studio Workspaces to test AKS node zone resilience and failure scenarios. | | Decision Making | L51-L55 | Guidance on when to use Chaos Studio Workspaces vs Experiments, comparing their capabilities, scenarios, and how to choose the right model for your chaos testing setup. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L56-L60 | Guidance on choosing manual vs query-based targeting for chaos experiments, including tradeoffs, scenarios, and design considerations for experiment architecture. | | Limits & Quotas | L61-L67 | Limits, quotas, and preview constraints for Chaos Studio: experiment caps, workspace restrictions, supported scenarios, and known issues/limitations when running chaos experiments. | | Security | L68-L80 | Configuring Chaos Studio security: networking and identity, AKS auth/IPs, managed identities and roles, CMK encryption, workspace permissions, and least-privilege custom roles. | | Configuration | L81-L96 | Configuring Chaos Studio agents, targets, networks, and telemetry, including ARM/Bicep deployments, Private Link/VNet setup, relay containers, policies, and fault/action libraries. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L97-L116 | Patterns and scripts for building, automating, and integrating Chaos Studio experiments with CLI, REST, Logic Apps, AKS, Cosmos DB, Entra ID, VM/NSG targets, and Azure Monitor. | | Deployment | L117-L122 | Checking OS/fault support for the Chaos Studio agent, regional availability of chaos models, and version compatibility requirements for running Chaos Experiments. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot Azure Chaos Studio agent issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-troubleshooting | | Verify and diagnose Chaos Studio agent status | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-verify-status | | Troubleshoot Chaos Studio Workspaces and Scenario runs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/troubleshoot-workspaces-scenarios | | Troubleshoot Azure Chaos Studio experiments and targets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/troubleshooting |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Review Chaos Studio agent known issues and workarounds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-known-issues | | Test AKS node zone resilience with Chaos Studio Workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-aks-guidance |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Choose between Chaos Studio Workspaces and Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspaces-vs-experiments |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Choose manual vs query-based targets for Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-target-selection |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Review limitations and known issues for Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-limitations | | Understand Chaos Studio service limits and quotas | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-service-limits | | Review Chaos Studio Workspaces preview limitations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspaces-limitations |

Security

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Understand Chaos Studio agent networki