azure-route-server - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: azure-route-server description: Expert knowledge for Azure Route Server development including troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when designing hub-spoke or dual-homed topologies, configuring BGP peers/policies, tuning routing preferences, planning Route Server scale, or troubleshooting BGP/route propagation, and other Azure Route Server related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway). compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation. metadata: generated_at: "2026-06-07" generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Azure Route Server Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Route Server. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. 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

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	L34-L38	Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Route Server connectivity problems, including BGP peering issues, route propagation, and troubleshooting steps/logs.
Best Practices	L39-L44	Configuring Azure Route Server routing preferences, BGP path selection, and custom routing policies to control traffic flow and route advertisement to your NVA or on-premises routers.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L45-L54	Design patterns for using Route Server in hub-spoke, dual-homed, anycast, multi-region, ExpressRoute/VPN integrations, NVA next-hop designs, and spoke route injection.
Limits & Quotas	L55-L59	Guidance on Route Server capacity planning, scale units, connection limits, and how many peers/routes each deployment can support.
Security	L60-L65	Configuring least-privilege RBAC roles and secure deployment practices for Azure Route Server, including access control, hardening, and compliance-focused settings.
Configuration	L66-L70	Configuring Azure Route Server BGP peers, policies, and settings, and monitoring its performance, health, and traffic with Azure Monitor metrics

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot common Azure Route Server connectivity issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/troubleshoot-route-server

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Configure routing preference in Azure Route Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/hub-routing-preference
Configure path selection and routing policies in Route Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/path-selection

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Implement dual-homed hub-and-spoke with Route Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/about-dual-homed-network
Implement anycast routing with Azure Route Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/anycast
Integrate Route Server with ExpressRoute and VPN	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/expressroute-vpn-support
Design multi-region networks using Azure Route Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/multiregion
Design NVA next-hop IP patterns with Route Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/next-hop-ip
Use Route Server for route injection in spokes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-injection-in-spokes

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Plan Azure Route Server capacity and scale units	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-server-capacity

Security

Topic	URL
Configure RBAC roles for managing Azure Route Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/roles-permissions
Secure configuration for Azure Route Server deployments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/secure-route-server

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure and manage Azure Route Server BGP settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/configure-route-server
Monitor Azure Route Server with Azure Monitor metrics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/monitor-route-server