Appinsights Instrumentation
Appinsights Instrumentation is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from microsoft/azure-skills. Guidance for instrumenting webapps with Azure Application Insights. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,544 GitHub stars across a repository of 12 listed skills.
github.com/microsoft/azure-skills/skills/appinsights-instrumentation (opens in a new tab)
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- Plugin marketplace
- DevOps & cloud
- Actively maintained
Add this skill
Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills
/plugin # browse azure-skills and install the plugin that contains appinsights-instrumentationIn the Claude apps, zip the appinsights-instrumentation folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git
cp -r azure-skills/skills/appinsights-instrumentation .agents/skills/appinsights-instrumentation # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git
cp -r azure-skills/skills/appinsights-instrumentation .cursor/skills/appinsights-instrumentation # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
Guidance for instrumenting webapps with Azure Application Insights. Provides telemetry patterns, SDK setup, and configuration references. WHEN: how to instrument app, App Insights SDK, telemetry patterns, what is App Insights, Application Insights guidance, instrumentation examples, APM best practices. This skill provides guidance and reference material for instrumenting webapps with Azure Application Insights.
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What is the Appinsights Instrumentation skill?
Appinsights Instrumentation is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from microsoft/azure-skills. Guidance for instrumenting webapps with Azure Application Insights. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,544 GitHub stars across a repository of 12 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/microsoft/azure-skills/skills/appinsights-instrumentation.
How do I install the Appinsights Instrumentation skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills, then install its plugin from /plugin. For Codex or Cursor, copy the appinsights-instrumentation folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Appinsights Instrumentation skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.
Is Appinsights Instrumentation maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. Its latest release is v1.2.80. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.