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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools 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_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=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
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 |