Azure AI Foundry Best Practices

This skill provides rules for building secure, reliable, and cost-effective AI applications on Azure AI Foundry. Rules are ordered by impact: CRITICAL rules prevent security breaches or runaway costs; HIGH rules prevent common production issues; MEDIUM rules improve maintainability and efficiency.

Learned Patterns (Auto-Updated)

Before applying the rules below, check if LESSONS.md exists in the project root. If it does, read the section tagged with azure-ai-foundry and apply those project-specific lessons alongside the rules below.

Category 1: Identity & Security (CRITICAL)

Rule 1: Use Managed Identity for AI Services — Never Use API Keys

Impact: CRITICAL — API keys for Azure OpenAI are the most commonly leaked credentials in AI projects.

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