Find working code samples, verify API signatures, and fix Microsoft SDK errors using official docs. Use whenever the user is writing, debugging, or reviewing code that touches any Microsoft SDK, .NET library, Azure client library, or Microsoft API—even if they don't ask for a "reference." Catches hallucinated methods, wrong signatures, and deprecated patterns.
Install
npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/mcp --skill microsoft-code-referencenpx skills add MicrosoftDocs/mcp --skill microsoft-code-reference -a claude-code -gnpx skills add MicrosoftDocs/mcp --skill microsoft-code-reference -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp.git --path skills/microsoft-code-referencegh skill install MicrosoftDocs/mcp microsoft-code-referencegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp /tmp/MicrosoftDocs__mcp
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/MicrosoftDocs__mcp/skills/microsoft-code-reference ~/.claude/skills/microsoft-code-reference # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/MicrosoftDocs__mcp/skills/microsoft-code-reference ~/.agents/skills/microsoft-code-reference # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode