# azure-messaging

Troubleshoots Azure Event Hubs and Service Bus SDK errors. Resolves AMQP disconnects, expired message locks, and client timeout issues.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, GitHub Copilot · 1 install · ★ 3149
- Author: Microsoft
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-messaging/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/azure-messaging

## What it does

This skill provides a systematic troubleshooting procedure for Azure Event Hubs and Azure Service Bus client libraries. It targets dropped AMQP links, expired message locks, and detached receivers. Supported SDK environments include .NET, Java, Python, and JavaScript.

The workflow checks namespace health and searches Microsoft Learn for specific error signatures. Complete log inspection via KQL queries depends on active `mcp_azure_mcp_*` tools in your environment. Detailed connectivity guides rely on materials located under `azure-diagnostics` in the `troubleshooting/messaging/` directory.

## Requirements
- Works with: Azure

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-messaging -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/azure-messaging/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/azure-messaging/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/azure-messaging/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/azure-messaging/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install microsoft/skills azure-messaging
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/azure-messaging/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/skills --path .github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-messaging
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/azure-messaging/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-messaging/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- resolve expired message locks and session errors in Service Bus
- debug AMQP link detachment and slow reconnection issues
- fix duplicate events and checkpoint offset resets in Event Hubs
- tune prefetch, batch size, and retry policies for messaging clients

## Example prompts
- Why does my Service Bus receiver throw MessageLockLostException during batch processing in .NET?
- Fix idle timeout and link detach errors in my Python Event Hubs consumer
- Help me configure prefetch count and retry options for an Azure Service Bus topic subscription

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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description: "Troubleshoot and resolve issues with Azure Messaging SDKs for Event Hubs and Service Bus. Covers connection failures, authentication errors, message processing issues, and SDK configuration problems. WHEN: event hub SDK error, service bus SDK issue, messaging connection failure, AMQP error, event processor host issue, message lock lost, message lock expired, lock renewal, lock renewal batch, send timeout, receiver disconnected, SDK troubleshooting, azure messaging SDK, event hub consumer, service bus queue issue, topic subscription error, enable logging event hub, service bus logging, eventhub python, servicebus java, eventhub javascript, servicebus dotnet, event hub checkpoint, event hub not receiving messages, service bus dead letter, batch processing lock, session lock expired, idle timeout, connection inactive, link detach, slow reconnect, session error, duplicate events, offset reset, receive batch."
license: MIT
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# Azure Messaging SDK Troubleshooting

## Quick Reference

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Services** | Azure Event Hubs, Azure Service Bus |
| **MCP Tools** | `mcp_azure_mcp_eventhubs`, `mcp_azure_mcp_servicebus` |
| **Best For** | Diagnosing SDK connection, auth, and message processing issues |

## When to Use This Skill

- SDK connection failures, auth errors, or AMQP link errors
- Idle timeout, connection inactivity, or slow reconnection after disconnect
- AMQP link detach or detach-forced errors
- Message lock lost, message lock expired, lock renewal failures, or batch lock timeouts
- Session lock lost, session lock expired, or session receiver errors
- Event processor or message handler stops processing
- Duplicate events or checkpoint offset resets
- SDK configuration questions (retry, prefetch, batch size, receive batch behavior)

## MCP Tools

| Tool | Command | Use |
|------|---------|-----|
| `mcp_azure_mcp_eventhubs` | Namespace/hub ops | List namespaces, hubs, consumer groups |
| `mcp_azure_mcp_servicebus` | Queue/topic ops | List namespaces, queues, topics, subscriptions |
| `mcp_azure_mcp_monitor` | `logs_query` | Query diagnostic logs with KQL |
| `mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth` | `get` | Check service health status |
| `mcp_azure_mcp_documentation` | Doc search | Search Microsoft Learn for troubleshooting docs |

## Diagnosis Workflow

1. **Identify the SDK and version** — Check the prompt for SDK and version clues; if not stated, proceed with diagnosis and ask later if needed
2. **Check resource health** — Use `mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth` to verify the namespace is healthy
3. **Review the error message** — Match against language-specific troubleshooting guide
4. **Look up documentation** — Use `mcp_azure_mcp_documentation` to search Microsoft Learn for the error or topic
5. **Check configuration** — Verify connection string, entity name, consumer group
6. **Recommend fix** — Apply remediation, citing documentation found


## Troubleshooting Guides

Connectivity, SDK, and auth troubleshooting guides are located in the azure-diagnostics skill under `troubleshooting/messaging/`.

## References

- Use `mcp_azure_mcp_documentation` to search Microsoft Learn for latest guidance.
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