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Azure Front Door

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Expert knowledge for Azure Front Door development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring apex domains, rules engine, Private Link origins, TLS/WAF security, or tier migrations, and other Azure Front Door related development tasks. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

Overview

PublisherMicrosoftDocs
RepositoryAgent-Skills
Skill nameazure-front-door
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778
Forks
126
Bundled files
Instructions only
LicenseCC-BY-4.0
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Skill sourceRepositoryHomepage
  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • Self-contained

    Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.

  • Open source

    Published by MicrosoftDocs on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Azure Front Door AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-front-door
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
2

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git /tmp/Agent-Skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/Agent-Skills/skills/azure-front-door .claude/skills/azure-front-door
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Azure Front Door in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Azure Front Door on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Azure Front Door is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Azure Front Door Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Front Door. 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

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L41Troubleshooting Azure Front Door tier migration issues, including common errors, configuration mismatches, and steps to resolve migration failures or unexpected behavior.
Best PracticesL42-L49Best practices for configuring Front Door, tuning caching, using rules engine patterns, and optimizing video-on-demand/live streaming performance and reliability.
Decision MakingL50-L60Guidance on Front Door pricing and billing, comparing Standard/Premium/Classic and CDN tiers, choosing tiers, understanding classic retirement, and planning/doing tier upgrades/migrations.
Architecture & Design PatternsL61-L68Architectural patterns for Azure Front Door: apex domain setup, blue/green deployments, manual failover with Traffic Manager, static blob hosting, reliable uploads, and well-architected design guidance.
Limits & QuotasL69-L78POP locations and codes, supported TLS versions/ciphers, and Front Door limits like routing composites, feature behaviors, and bandwidth throttling per subscription.
SecurityL79-L94Securing Azure Front Door: TLS/cipher suites, HTTPS certs, security headers, mTLS, origin auth, Private Link, log scrubbing, and protecting origins from direct access.
ConfigurationL95-L119Configuring Front Door behavior: CORS, HTTPS, HTTP/2, headers, rules (rewrite, caching, compression), edge actions, metrics/logs, origins, and Private Link integrations (Storage, App Gateway, ILB, APIM).
Integrations & Coding PatternsL120-L126Using Azure CLI/PowerShell to create and manage Front Door profiles, configure delivery rules, and migrate between Front Door tiers programmatically.
DeploymentL127-L135Deploying and upgrading Azure Front Door using Bicep, Terraform, PowerShell, and DevOps pipelines, including classic→Standard/Premium migrations and Standard→Premium upgrades.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Resolve common issues in Azure Front Door tier migrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migration-faq

Best Practices

TopicURL
Apply Azure Front Door configuration best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/best-practices
Configure and optimize Azure Front Door caching behaviorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-caching
Implement Azure Front Door rules engine scenarios and patternshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rules-engine-scenarios
Optimize VOD and Live Streaming with Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/video-on-demand-live-streaming

Decision Making

TopicURL
Understand Azure Front Door billing components and tiershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/billing
Understand Azure Front Door classic retirement impactshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/classic-retirement-faq
Compare pricing of Azure CDN Standard and Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/compare-cdn-front-door-price
Choose between Azure Front Door and Azure CDN tiershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-cdn-comparison
Plan and understand Azure Front Door tier migration impactshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-migration
Upgrade Front Door Standard to Premium tierhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-upgrade
Compare Azure Front Door Standard, Premium, and Classic pricinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/understanding-pricing

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Design and configure apex domains with Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/apex-domain
Implement manual failover for Front Door with Traffic Managerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/high-availability
Architect Azure Front Door with Storage blobs for static contenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/scenario-storage-blobs
Design reliable blob upload via Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/scenario-upload-storage-blobs

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Map Azure Front Door POP abbreviations to locationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/edge-locations-by-abbreviation
Review Azure Front Door POP locations by regionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/edge-locations-by-region
TLS versions and cipher support in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/end-to-end-tls
Azure Front Door feature limits and behaviorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-faq
Understand Azure Front Door routing composite limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-routing-limits
Understand Front Door Standard/Premium bandwidth throttling by subscriptionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/subscription-offers

Security

TopicURL
Disable weak DHE cipher suites in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/diffie-hellman-ciphers
Add security headers with Azure Front Door Rules Enginehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-security-headers
Use managed identity for Key Vault certificateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/managed-identity
Implement mutual TLS authentication in Azure Front Door Premiumhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/mutual-tls
Configure Azure Front Door origin auth with managed identitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/origin-authentication-with-managed-identities
Secure Azure Front Door origins against direct accesshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/origin-security
Secure Front Door origins with Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/private-link
Secure Azure Front Door with edge and origin controlshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/secure-front-door
Configure Azure Front Door log scrubbing for sensitive datahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/sensitive-data-protection
Configure HTTPS and TLS certificates for Front Door custom domainshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-configure-https-custom-domain
Secure Azure Front Door to App Service with Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-web-app
Configure TLS policies and cipher suites in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tls-policy

Configuration

TopicURL
Configure CORS behavior for Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/cross-origin-resource-sharing
Create and manage Azure Front Door edge actionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/edge-actions
Configure HTTPS for Azure Front Door custom domainshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-custom-domain-https
Understand HTTP header protocol support in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-http-headers-protocol
HTTP/2 protocol support in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-http2
Configure Azure Front Door rule set actionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-rules-engine-actions
Configure URL rewrite rules in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-url-rewrite
Configure caching rules in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-configure-caching
Configure origins and origin groups in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-configure-origin
Configure Azure Front Door Private Link to Application Gatewayhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-enable-private-link-application-gateway
Connect Front Door to static website via Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-enable-private-link-storage-static-website
Integrate Azure Storage with Front Door cachinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/integrate-storage-account
Use Azure Front Door monitoring metrics and logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/monitor-front-door-reference
Configure batch rule updates for Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rule-set-batch
Use server variables in Azure Front Door rule setshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rule-set-server-variables
Use Azure Front Door rule set match conditionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rules-match-conditions
Configure file compression in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-compression
Connect Front Door Premium to API Management via Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-apim
Configure Private Link to internal load balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-internal-load-balancer
Configure Front Door Private Link to Storagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-storage-account
Map Azure Front Door classic settings to Standard/Premiumhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-mapping

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Create Azure Front Door profiles using Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-cli
Migrate Azure Front Door tiers using PowerShell commandshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migrate-tier-powershell
Create Azure Front Door and delivery rules with CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/front-door-add-rules-cli

Deployment

TopicURL
Deploy Azure Front Door using Bicep templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-bicep
Provision Azure Front Door with Terraform configurationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-terraform
Execute Azure Front Door classic to Standard/Premium migrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migrate-tier
Update DevOps pipelines after Front Door migrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/post-migration-dev-ops-experience
Provision Azure Front Door with Terraform configuration sampleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/terraform-samples
Upgrade Front Door Standard to Premium via PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-upgrade-powershell

Frequently asked questions

What does the Azure Front Door AI skill do?

Expert knowledge for Azure Front Door development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring apex domains, rules engine, Private Link origins, TLS/WAF security, or tier migrations, and other Azure Front Door related development tasks. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Web Application Firewall (use a...

Why use Azure Front Door on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Azure Front Door is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Azure Front Door in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/tree/main/skills/azure-front-door. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Azure Front Door?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Azure Front Door?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Azure Front Door with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Azure Front Door AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by MicrosoftDocs under the CC-BY-4.0 license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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