/azure-quantum

name: azure-quantum
description: 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 (Python/Q#), OpenQASM jobs, Rigetti/IonQ/Quantinuum targets, VS Code tools, or Azure CLI/QIR, and other Azure Quantum related development tasks. Not for Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics).
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"

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](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 | Troubleshooting Azure Quantum provider issues: diagnosing job failures and support/escalation policies and limits for IonQ, Quantinuum, and Rigetti hardware on Azure Quantum. | | Best Practices | L45-L49 | Tools and techniques for testing, debugging, and validating quantum programs with the Azure Quantum Development Kit (QDK), including simulators, logging, and troubleshooting. | | Decision Making | L50-L57 | Guidance on choosing job submission methods, comparing provider pricing and regions, and migrating Azure Quantum workspaces between geographic locations. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L58-L62 | 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 | L63-L70 | Managing Azure Quantum API lifecycles, usage quotas, session limits/timeouts, and Rigetti hardware target constraints and capacity. | | Security | L71-L81 | 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 | L82-L94 | Configuring Azure Quantum workspaces, QDK tools, simulators, hardware/error models, resource estimator settings/output, and VS Code integration for specific quantum targets. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L95-L108 | Using QDK (Python/Q#) with Azure Quantum: connecting workspaces, submitting jobs/circuits (incl. OpenQASM), configuring simulators and noise models, hybrid workflows, and resource estimation. | | Deployment | L109-L113 | Deploying Azure Quantum workspaces via Bicep templates and submitting QIR-based quantum jobs using Azure CLI, including setup, configuration, and command workflows. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Diagnose and resolve common Azure Quantum 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 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 | |-------|-----| | Test and debug quantum programs with QDK tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/testing-debugging |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Choose how to submit jobs to Azure Quantum | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-submit-jobs | | 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 |

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 | |-------|-----| | Manage Azure Quantum preview API lifecycle and expiry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/azure-quantum-api-lifecycle | | Review and manage Azure Quantum usage quotas | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/azure-quantum-quotas | | Manage Azure Quantum sessions and timeouts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-work-with-sessions | | Rigetti provider targets and hardwa