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name: azure-chaos-studio
- description: Expert knowledge for Chaos Studio development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when designing AKS chaos experiments, configuring agents, using REST/CLI automation, or monitoring via Azure Monitor, and other Chaos Studio related development tasks. Not for Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor).
+ 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: "2026-09-06"
+ generated_at: "2026-09-13"
generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"
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# Chaos Studio Skill
- This skill provides expert guidance for Chaos Studio. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
+ 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 | L35-L44 | Diagnosing and fixing Chaos Agent install/health/status issues, experiment/workspace/scenario failures, and using Azure Workbooks to measure and troubleshoot fault impact. |
- | Best Practices | L45-L49 | Guidance for designing and running Chaos Studio experiments to validate and improve Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) workload resiliency under failure scenarios. |
- | Decision Making | L50-L56 | Guidance on planning Chaos Studio deployment regions, selecting experiment targets and scopes, and deciding when to use Workspaces vs standalone Experiments. |
- | Limits & Quotas | L57-L63 | Limits, quotas, and known issues for Chaos Studio experiments and workspaces, including supported scenarios, scale constraints, and current feature limitations. |
- | Security | L64-L76 | Security, identity, and permissions for Chaos Studio: agent auth, Entra setup, IP/network rules, RBAC roles, least-privilege access, CMK encryption, and workspace/experiment access control. |
- | Configuration | L77-L93 | Configuring Chaos Studio experiments and agents: templates (ARM/Bicep), targets/capabilities, faults/actions, networking (VNet, Private Link, relay), monitoring (App Insights, Azure Monitor), and compatibility. |
- | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L94-L108 | Configuring and automating Chaos Studio experiments via CLI, portal, REST, and Logic Apps, including templates (Entra ID, zone/DNS outages), agent-based/service-direct faults, and dynamic targeting. |
+ | 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 |
|-------|-----|
- | Resolve known issues with Azure 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 troubleshoot Chaos Agent status | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-verify-status |
- | Measure Chaos Studio fault impact with Azure Workbooks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-fault-metrics-and-dashboard |
- | Troubleshoot Chaos Studio workspaces and scenarios issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/troubleshoot-workspaces-scenarios |
- | Troubleshoot Azure Chaos Studio Experiments issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/troubleshooting |
+ | 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 |
|-------|-----|
- | Test AKS workload resiliency with Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-aks-guidance |
+ | 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 |
|-------|-----|
- | Plan Chaos Studio regional deployment and targeting | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-region-availability |
- | Select appropriate Chaos Studio experiment targets and scope | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-target-selection |
| 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 in Chaos Studio Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-limitations |
- | Understand service limits for Chaos Studio Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-service-limits |
- | Review Chaos Studio Workspaces limitations and known issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspaces-limitations |
+ | 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 Agent identities and network requirements | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-concepts |
- | Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Chaos Studio AKS faults | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-aks-authentication |
- | Authorize Chaos Studio IP ranges for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-aks-ip-ranges |
- | Assign experiment permissions in Azure Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-assign-experiment-permissions |
- | Configure customer-managed keys for Chaos experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-configure-customer-managed-keys |
- | Assign roles for Chaos Studio supported resource types | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-fault-providers |
- | Configure permissions and security for Chaos Studio Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-permissions-security |
- | Configure permissions and identity for Chaos Studio Workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspace-permissions |
- | Create least-privilege custom roles for Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspaces-least-privilege-roles |
+ | Understand Chaos Studio agent networking and identity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-concepts |
+ | Configure AKS authentication for Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-aks-authentication |
+ | Authorize AKS API IP ranges for Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-aks-ip-ranges |
+ | Assign managed identity roles to Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-assign-experiment-permissions |
+ | Configure customer-managed keys for Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-configure-customer-managed-keys |
+ | Review supported Chaos resources and role assignments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-fault-providers |
+ | Configure permissions and security for Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-permissions-security |
+ | Configure Chaos Studio Workspace permissions and identities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspace-permissions |
+ | Create least-privilege custom roles for Chaos Studio Workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspaces-least-privilege-roles |
### Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
- | Pull and use Chaos Studio relay bridge container image | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/azure-container-instance-details |
- | Deploy Chaos Agent via ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-arm-template |
- | Check OS compatibility for Azure Chaos Agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-os-support |
- | Create Chaos Studio experiments with Bicep templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-bicep |
- | Configure faults and actions for Chaos Studio Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-fault-library |
- | Configure Private Link for Chaos Agent experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-private-link-agent-service |
- | Configure virtual network injection for Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-private-networking |
- | Integrate App Insights with Chaos Agent experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-set-up-app-insights |
- | Connect Azure Monitor to Chaos Studio experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-set-up-azure-monitor |
- | Review version compatibility for Azure Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-versions |
- | Use Azure Policy to register Chaos Studio targets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/sample-policy-targets |
- | Define Chaos Studio experiments using ARM template samples | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/sample-template-experiment |
- | Configure Chaos Studio targets and capabilities with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/sample-template-targets |
+ | Use Chaos Studio relay container for private faults | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/azure-container-instance-details |
+ | Deploy Chaos Studio agent with ARM template | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-arm-template |
+ | Deploy Chaos Experiments with Bicep sample | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-bicep |
+ | Use Chaos Studio fault and action library | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-fault-library |
+ | Configure Private Link for Chaos Studio agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-private-link-agent-service |
+ | Set up virtual network injection for Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-private-networking |
+ | Send Chaos agent telemetry to Application Insights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-set-up-app-insights |
+ | Send Chaos experiment telemetry to Azure Monitor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-set-up-azure-monitor |
+ | Enable Chaos Studio targets and capabilities for Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-targets-capabilities |
+ | Use Azure Policy to onboard Chaos Studio targets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/sample-policy-targets |
+ | Deploy Chaos Experiments with ARM template samples | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/sample-template-experiment |
+ | Deploy Chaos Studio targets with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/sample-template-targets |
### Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
+ | Measure Chaos Experiment impact with Azure Monitor Workbooks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-fault-metrics-and-dashboard |
| Manage Chaos Studio Workspaces and Scenarios with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-manage-cli |
- | Use Chaos Studio REST APIs to manage experiments and targets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-samples-rest-api |
- | Use Entra ID outage experiment template in Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-aad-outage-portal |
- | Configure agent-based Chaos Studio faults with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-agent-based-cli |
- | Configure agent-based Chaos Studio faults using portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-agent-based-portal |
- | Use VM Scale Set availability zone down template in Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-availability-zone-down-portal |
- | Simulate DNS outage using NSG rule faults in Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-dns-outage |
- | Use Azure CLI to configure dynamic targeting in Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-dynamic-target-cli |
- | Create dynamic-target Chaos Studio experiments via portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-dynamic-target-portal |
- | Use Azure CLI to configure service-direct Chaos Studio faults | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-service-direct-cli |
- | Create Chaos Studio service-direct fault experiments via portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-service-direct-portal |
- | Schedule recurring Chaos Studio experiments with Logic Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/tutorial-schedule |
+ | Manage Chaos Experiments with REST API samples | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-samples-rest-api |
+ | Simulate Microsoft Entra ID connectivity outages in Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-aad-outage-portal |
+ | Define agent-based CPU pressure experiments with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-agent-based-cli |
+ | Create agent-based CPU pressure faults in Chaos Studio portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-agent-based-portal |
+ | Configure AKS Chaos Mesh faults with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-aks-cli |
+ | Configure AKS Chaos Mesh faults in Chaos Studio portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-aks-portal |
+ | Simulate availability zone down on VM scale sets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-availability-zone-down-portal |
+ | Simulate DNS outages with NSG rules in Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-dns-outage |
+ | Configure dynamic VM targets with Azure CLI for Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-dynamic-target-cli |
+ | Configure dynamic VM targets in Chaos Studio portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-dynamic-target-portal |
+ | Script Cosmos DB failover faults with Azure CLI and REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-service-direct-cli |
+ | Configure Cosmos DB failover faults in Chaos Studio portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-service-direct-portal |
+ | Adapt Chaos experiment examples for CLI and portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/experiment-examples |
+ | Schedule recurring Chaos Experiments with Azure Logic Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/tutorial-schedule |
+
+ ### Deployment
+ | Topic | URL |
+ |-------|-----|
+ | Check OS and fault support for Chaos Studio agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-os-support |
+ | Check regional availability for Chaos Studio models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-region-availability |
+ | Check version compatibility for Chaos Experiments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-versions |