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Expert knowledge for Azure Artifacts development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing feeds, upstream sources, retention, npm/.npmrc scopes, or GitHub Actions package publishing, and other Azure Artifacts related development tasks. Not for Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Repos (use azure-repos), Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans).

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Azure Artifacts Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Artifacts. Covers best practices, decision making, 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

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Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Best Practices	L35-L41	Guidance on Azure Artifacts package management best practices, configuring and using upstream sources, and safely restoring packages from external feeds.
Decision Making	L42-L48	Guidance on choosing feed scope and planning migrations of package storage, including moving from file shares or MyGet to Azure Artifacts feeds.
Limits & Quotas	L49-L57	Storage quotas, package size/count limits, free allocation, and how to monitor, retain, delete, and publish Azure Artifacts packages within those limits.
Security	L58-L63	Securing Azure Artifacts feeds: configuring permissions, protecting upstream sources from malicious packages, and using npm audit to find and fix vulnerabilities.
Configuration	L64-L71	Configuring Azure Artifacts feeds: views/promotion, retention/deletion, upstream sources, npm/.npmrc and scopes, and .artifactignore for optimizing pipeline artifacts.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L72-L110	How to connect build tools (NuGet, npm, Maven, Gradle, Cargo, Python, PowerShell) to Azure Artifacts feeds, publish/restore packages, use upstream sources, and debug with symbol packages
Deployment	L111-L114	Using GitHub Actions to build and push packages (NuGet, npm, etc.) to Azure Artifacts feeds, including workflow setup, authentication, and CI/CD integration.

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Apply Azure Artifacts package management best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/best-practices?view=azure-devops
Use Azure Artifacts upstream sources effectively and safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/upstream-sources?view=azure-devops
Restore packages from upstream sources in Azure Artifacts safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/protect-oss-packages-with-upstream-sources?view=azure-devops

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose between project-scoped and organization-scoped feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/project-scoped-feeds?view=azure-devops
Plan migration from file shares to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/move-from-fileshares?view=azure-devops
Migrate NuGet packages from MyGet to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/migrate-packages?view=azure-devops

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Monitor and manage Azure Artifacts storage limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/artifact-storage?view=azure-devops
Manage deletion and retention for Azure Artifacts packages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/how-to/delete-and-recover-packages?view=azure-devops
Publish Universal Packages and understand size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/universal-packages?view=azure-devops
Azure Artifacts package size and count limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/limits?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure Artifacts free storage allocation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/start-using-azure-artifacts?view=azure-devops

Security

Topic	URL
Secure Azure Artifacts upstream sources against malicious packages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/upstream-behavior?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure Artifacts feed and pipeline permissions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/feed-permissions?view=azure-devops

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure and manage Azure Artifacts feed views and promotion	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/views?view=azure-devops
Configure upstream sources for Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/how-to/set-up-upstream-sources?view=azure-devops
Configure .npmrc to connect npm to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/npmrc?view=azure-devops
Configure .artifactignore to optimize Azure Pipelines artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/artifactignore?view=azure-devops

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Publish Cargo packages from CLI to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/cargo-publish?view=azure-devops
Restore Cargo packages from Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/cargo-restore?view=azure-devops
Consume Cargo crates from Crates.io via Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/cargo-upstream-source?view=azure-devops
Connect Cargo projects to Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/cargo/project-setup-cargo?view=azure-devops
Publish and restore Rust Cargo packages with Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-cargo?view=azure-devops
Publish and restore Maven packages with Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-maven?view=azure-devops
Publish and consume npm packages using Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/get-started-npm?view=azure-devops
Add Gradle Plugins repository as Azure Artifacts upstream	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/gradle-plugins?view=azure-devops
Configure Maven to restore packages from Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/install?view=azure-devops
Configure JitPack as an Azure Artifacts upstream source	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/jitpack-upstream?view=azure-devops
Connect Gradle builds to Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/project-setup-gradle?view=azure-devops
Connect Maven projects to Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/project-setup-maven?view=azure-devops
Publish Maven packages to Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/publish-packages-maven?view=azure-devops
Publish packages with Gradle to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/publish-with-gradle?view=azure-devops
Consume Maven Central packages via Azure Artifacts upstream	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/maven/upstream-sources?view=azure-devops
Publish npm packages from CLI to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/publish?view=azure-devops
Restore npm packages from Azure Artifacts via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/restore-npm-packages?view=azure-devops
Use npm registry packages through Azure Artifacts upstream	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/npm/upstream-sources?view=azure-devops
Publish NuGet packages via dotnet CLI to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/dotnet-exe?view=azure-devops
Configure dotnet to authenticate with Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/dotnet-setup?view=azure-devops
Install NuGet packages from Azure Artifacts in Visual Studio	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/install-nuget-packages-with-visual-studio?view=azure-devops
Publish Azure Artifacts NuGet packages to NuGet.org	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/publish-to-nuget-org?view=azure-devops
Publish NuGet packages with NuGet CLI to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/publish?view=azure-devops
Restore NuGet packages with dotnet from Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/restore-nuget-packages-dotnet?view=azure-devops
Restore NuGet packages with NuGet CLI from Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/nuget/restore-nuget-packages-nuget-exe?view=azure-devops
Connect Python projects to Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/python/project-setup-python?view=azure-devops
Download Universal Packages from Azure Artifacts feeds	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/download-universal-packages?view=azure-devops
Install Python packages from Azure Artifacts via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/install-python-packages?view=azure-devops
Publish Python packages via CLI to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/python-cli?view=azure-devops
Publish and download Python packages with Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/python-packages?view=azure-devops
Debug with Azure Artifacts symbols in Visual Studio	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/symbols/debug-with-symbols-visual-studio?view=azure-devops
Debug with Azure Artifacts symbols using WinDbg	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/symbols/debug-with-symbols-windbg?view=azure-devops
Use PowerShell Gallery as an Azure Artifacts upstream source	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/powershell-upstream-source?view=azure-devops
Use Azure Artifacts feed as a private PowerShell repository	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/tutorials/private-powershell-library?view=azure-devops
Connect and configure Universal Packages with Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/universal-packages/project-setup-universal-packages?view=azure-devops

Deployment

Topic	URL
Use GitHub Actions workflows to push packages to Azure Artifacts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/github-actions?view=azure-devops