The skill
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 managing Quantum workspaces, QIR/circuit jobs, QDK/Python/OpenQASM workflows, simulators, or IonQ/Rigetti/Quantinuum targets, and other Azure Quantum related development tasks. Not for Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).
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
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-L96 |
Configuring Azure Quantum tools and targets: CLI workspaces, VS Code/QDK setup, simulators, hardware and error-correction models, and interpreting resource estimator outputs. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns |
L97-L111 |
Integrating QDK/Python/OpenQASM with Azure Quantum: submitting QIR/circuit jobs, hybrid workflows, visualizing circuits, and building/applying noise and application models for simulation and resource estimation. |
| Deployment |
L112-L115 |
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 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 |
| Configure VS Code QDK extension for Azure Quantum jobs |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-submit-jobs-vscode |
| Use the QDK neutral atom device visualizer |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-use-neutral-atom-visualizer |
| Install and configure QDK chemistry Python library |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/install-qdk-chemistry |
| Install and configure QDK Python 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 QDK VS Code extension local simulator |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-simulator-vscode |
| 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 Python QDK to Azure Quantum workspace |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-connect-workspace |
| Submit Azure Quantum QIR jobs via Azure CLI |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-submit-jobs-azure-cli |
| Submit Azure Quantum jobs with QDK Python integrations |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-submit-jobs-python |
| Visualize Q# and OpenQASM circuits with QDK |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-visualize-circuits |
| Run integrated hybrid quantum jobs with Adaptive RI in Azure Quantum |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/hybrid-computing-integrated |
| Create noise models for QDK neutral atom simulations |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/neutral-atom-noise-models |
| Implement multi-qubit noise models in QDK simulations |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-multi-qubit-noise-models |
| Run OpenQASM programs with Azure Quantum QDK |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qdk-openqasm-integration |
| Build and apply QDK quantum noise models |
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 formatted quantum 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 |