Azure Identity Py

Azure Identity Py – part of the Azure SDK Skills (Python) pack. Microsoft's official Azure SDK skills for grounding coding agents.

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Azure Identity Py - part of the Azure SDK Skills (Python) pack. Microsoft's official Azure SDK skills for grounding coding agents.This is the skill's description: the text your AI reads to decide when the skill applies.

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azure-azure-identity-py/SKILL.md

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---
name: azure-identity-py
description: |
  Azure Identity SDK for Python authentication with Microsoft Entra ID. Use for DefaultAzureCredential, managed identity, service principals, and token caching.
  Triggers: "azure-identity", "DefaultAzureCredential", "authentication", "managed identity", "service principal", "credential".
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "1.0.0"
  package: azure-identity
---

# Azure Identity library for Python

Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID.

Use this skill when:
- An app needs to authenticate to Azure services from Python
- You need `DefaultAzureCredential` for local dev + Azure deployment
- You need `ManagedIdentityCredential` for Azure-hosted workloads
- You need service principal auth with secret or certificate
- You need direct token acquisition with `get_token()`
- You need to troubleshoot credential chain failures

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