azure-quantum - SKILL.md Agent Skill

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 with Azure Quantum workspaces, IonQ/Quantinuum/Rigetti targets, QIR/OpenQASM jobs, or Resource Estimator, and other Azure Quantum related development tasks. Not for Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache), Azure Batch (use azure-batch), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning). compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation. metadata: generated_at: "2026-06-21" 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

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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	Best practices for using QDK in VS Code with Copilot, optimizing large Q# programs via resource estimation, and systematically testing and debugging quantum code.
Decision Making	L50-L56	Guidance on Azure Quantum costs, provider pricing and regions, workspace migration, choosing Q# dev tools, and planning quantum-safe cryptography with the resource estimator.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L57-L61	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	L62-L68	Managing Azure Quantum quotas, job/session limits, timeouts, and Rigetti-specific hardware constraints and target capabilities.
Security	L69-L79	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	L80-L92	Configuring Azure Quantum workspaces, QDK tools, simulators, and hardware targets, plus setting up and customizing Quantum Resource Estimator models and outputs.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L93-L103	Integrating QDK with Azure Quantum: connecting workspaces, submitting Cirq/OpenQASM/QIR/Pulser jobs, building noise and application models, and running adaptive hybrid quantum workflows.
Deployment	L104-L108	Deploying Azure Quantum workspaces with Bicep and running/submitting Q# quantum programs from VS Code to Azure Quantum backends

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 the Quantum Development Kit	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/testing-debugging

Decision Making

Topic	URL
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
Review and manage Azure Quantum usage quotas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/azure-quantum-quotas
Manage Azure Quantum sessions and avoid timeouts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-work-with-sessions
Rigetti provider targets and hardware limits in Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-rigetti

Security

Topic	URL
Bulk assign Azure Quantum workspace access via CSV	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/bulk-add-users-to-a-workspace
Protect Azure Quantum resources with ARM locks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-set-resource-locks
Share Azure Quantum workspace using RBAC roles	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-share-access-quantum-workspace
Configure Azure Quantum workspace access control	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/manage-workspace-access
Authenticate to Azure Quantum using managed identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/optimization-authenticate-managed-identity
Authenticate to Azure Quantum using service principals	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/optimization-authenticate-service-principal
Manage Azure Quantum workspace access keys securely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/security-manage-access-keys

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Quantum workspaces with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-manage-quantum-workspaces-with-the-azure-cli
Use the QDK neutral atom device visualizer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-use-neutral-atom-visualizer
Set up QDK VS Code extension and environment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/install-overview-qdk
Install and configure QDK quantum simulators	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/install-qdk-quantum-simulators
Configure and use IonQ targets in Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-ionq
Configure hardware architecture models for the Quantum resource estimator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-build-architecture-models
Define error correction and magic state models for resource estimation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-build-error-correction-models
Build custom application models for the Quantum resource estimator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-custom-applications
Access and customize Quantum resource estimator output	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-estimation-results

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Connect to Azure Quantum workspace via qdk.azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-connect-workspace
Run integrated hybrid quantum jobs with Adaptive RI in Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/hybrid-computing-integrated
Run OpenQASM programs with the Quantum Development Kit	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-openqasm-integration
Build noise models with QDK neutral atom simulators	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-simulator-noise-models
Create application models from quantum frameworks for resource estimation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qre-supported-applications
Submit Cirq circuits to Azure Quantum with QDK	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/quickstart-microsoft-cirq
Submit QIR, OpenQASM, and Pulser circuits to Azure Quantum	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/quickstart-microsoft-provider-format

Deployment

Topic	URL
Deploy Azure Quantum workspaces using Bicep templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-manage-quantum-workspaces-using-bicep
Submit and run Q# programs on Azure Quantum from VS Code	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-submit-jobs