# Azure Data Box Family

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Box development including troubleshooting, best...

- Repository: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills (804 stars)
- Category: Security
- License: CC-BY-4.0
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-data-box-family -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-data-box-family -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-data-box-family -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-data-box-family -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills`

## Description

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Box development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Data Box/Disk/Heavy for offline data copy, SMB/NFS uploads, REST APIs, CMKs/Key Vault, or NTFS ACL preservation, and other Azure Data Box related development tasks. Not for Azure Import Export (use azure-import-export), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Azure Data Box Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Data Box. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. 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

The rest: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/blob/HEAD/skills/azure-data-box-family/SKILL.md