Azure Chaos Studio

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Azure Chaos Studio

Expert knowledge for Chaos Studio development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when running AKS chaos experiments, configuring agents, using CLI/REST, Logic Apps scheduling, or Workbooks, and other Chaos Studio related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud).

Source: /skills/azure-chaos-studio/SKILL.md

Chaos Studio Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Chaos Studio. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, 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

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

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L35-L45 Diagnosing and fixing Chaos Agent install/health issues, status problems, workspace/scenario/experiment errors, known limitations, and using Workbooks to measure fault impact.
Best Practices L46-L50 Guidance for designing and running Chaos Studio experiments to validate and improve Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) workload resiliency under failure scenarios.
Decision Making L51-L56 Guidance on selecting the right experiment targets/scope and deciding whether to use Chaos Studio workspaces or classic experiments for your chaos testing setup.
Limits & Quotas L57-L62 Limits on chaos experiment runs, throttling, quotas, and restrictions specific to Chaos Studio workspaces in preview, including supported scale and usage constraints.
Security L63-L75 Security setup for Chaos Studio: identities, Entra auth, IP/network rules, RBAC and workspace permissions, least-privilege roles, and customer-managed key configuration.
Configuration L76-L92 Configuring Chaos Studio and Azure Chaos Agent: deployment via ARM/Bicep, network/Private Link setup, monitoring integration, policies, targets, capabilities, and version/OS compatibility.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L93-L108 How to configure and run Chaos Studio experiments via CLI, REST, and portal, including agent-based/service-direct faults, templates (AKS, VMSS, DNS), dynamic targeting, and Logic Apps scheduling

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Resolve known issues with Azure Chaos Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-known-issues
Troubleshoot Azure Chaos Agent installation and health https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-troubleshooting
Verify and troubleshoot Chaos Agent status https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-verify-status
Measure Chaos Studio fault impact with Azure Workbooks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-fault-metrics-and-dashboard
Understand limitations and known issues in Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-limitations
Troubleshoot Chaos Studio workspaces and scenarios issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/troubleshoot-workspaces-scenarios
Troubleshoot common Azure Chaos Studio experiment issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/troubleshooting

Best Practices

Topic URL
Test AKS workload resiliency with Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-aks-guidance

Decision Making

Topic URL
Select appropriate Chaos Studio experiment targets and scope https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-target-selection
Choose between Chaos Studio workspaces and classic experiments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspaces-vs-experiments

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Reference throttling and usage limits for Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-service-limits
Understand Chaos Studio workspace preview limitations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspaces-limitations

Security

Topic URL
Understand Chaos Agent identities and network requirements https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-concepts
Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Chaos Studio AKS faults https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-aks-authentication
Authorize Chaos Studio IP ranges for AKS clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-aks-ip-ranges
Assign experiment permissions in Azure Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-assign-experiment-permissions
Configure customer-managed keys for Chaos experiments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-configure-customer-managed-keys
Use supported resource types and roles in Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-fault-providers
Configure permissions and security for Azure Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-permissions-security
Configure identity and RBAC for Chaos Studio workspaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspace-permissions
Create least-privilege custom roles for Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-workspaces-least-privilege-roles

Configuration

Topic URL
Pull and use Chaos Studio relay bridge container image https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/azure-container-instance-details
Deploy Chaos Agent via ARM templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-arm-template
Check OS compatibility for Azure Chaos Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-agent-os-support
Create Chaos Studio experiments with Bicep templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-bicep
Use Chaos Studio fault and action parameters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-fault-library
Configure Private Link for Chaos Agent experiments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-private-link-agent-service
Configure virtual network injection for Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-private-networking
Integrate App Insights with Chaos Agent experiments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-set-up-app-insights
Connect Azure Monitor to Chaos Studio experiments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-set-up-azure-monitor
Review version compatibility for Azure Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-versions
Use Azure Policy to register Chaos Studio targets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/sample-policy-targets
Define Chaos Studio experiments using ARM template samples https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/sample-template-experiment
Configure Chaos Studio targets and capabilities with ARM templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/sample-template-targets

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Manage Chaos Studio workspaces via Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-manage-cli
Use Chaos Studio REST APIs to manage experiments and targets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-samples-rest-api
Use Entra ID outage experiment template in Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-aad-outage-portal
Configure agent-based Chaos Studio faults with Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-agent-based-cli
Configure agent-based Chaos Studio faults using portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-agent-based-portal
Create AKS Chaos Mesh experiments with Azure CLI and Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-aks-cli
Use VM Scale Set availability zone down template in Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-availability-zone-down-portal
Simulate DNS outage using NSG rule faults in Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-dns-outage
Use Azure CLI to configure dynamic targeting in Chaos Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-dynamic-target-cli
Create dynamic-target Chaos Studio experiments via portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-dynamic-target-portal
Use Azure CLI to configure service-direct Chaos Studio faults https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-service-direct-cli
Create Chaos Studio service-direct fault experiments via portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/chaos-studio-tutorial-service-direct-portal
Schedule recurring Chaos Studio experiments with Logic Apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/chaos-studio/tutorial-schedule