Azure Static Web Apps Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Static Web Apps. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. 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

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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-L39	Diagnosing and fixing common Static Web Apps deployment and runtime issues, including build failures, configuration problems, and troubleshooting tools/logs.
Decision Making	L40-L47	Guidance on key architecture choices: Functions hosting model, using Front Door/CDN edge, Next.js deployment options, and comparing Free vs Standard Static Web Apps plans.
Limits & Quotas	L48-L53	Runtime versions and language support for Static Web Apps, plus plan-specific quotas and limits (storage, bandwidth, functions, concurrency, and resource caps).
Security	L54-L65	Configuring auth, roles, secrets, and access: Entra ID/Graph roles, auth providers, user info, deployment tokens, Key Vault/managed identity, password protection, and private endpoints.
Configuration	L66-L92	Configuring domains, DNS, backends (Functions, App Service, Container Apps, APIM), build/runtime settings, local emulation (SWA CLI), monitoring, and database/network for Static Web Apps.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L93-L101	How to connect Static Web Apps APIs to Azure databases (Cosmos DB, SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL), including Mongoose usage, connection strings, and typical integration patterns.
Deployment	L102-L118	Deploying Static Web Apps via GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket/CLI/ARM/Bicep, configuring CI/CD, preview environments, traffic splitting, and optional Azure Front Door CDN setup

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot common deployment and runtime issues in Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/troubleshooting

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose managed vs bring-your-own Azure Functions for Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/apis-functions
Use enterprise-grade edge for Azure Static Web Apps with Azure Front Door and CDN	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/enterprise-edge
Select Next.js deployment model on Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/nextjs
Choose Azure Static Web Apps Free vs Standard plans	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/plans

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Supported languages and runtime versions for Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/languages-runtimes
Quotas and limits for Azure Static Web Apps plans	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/quotas

Security

Topic	URL
Assign Static Web Apps roles using Microsoft Graph and Entra ID	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/assign-roles-microsoft-graph
Configure authentication and authorization for Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/authentication-authorization
Configure custom authentication providers for Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/authentication-custom
Manage and reset deployment tokens for Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/deployment-token-management
Use Key Vault and managed identity for Static Web Apps auth secrets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/key-vault-secrets
Enable password protection for Azure Static Web Apps environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/password-protection
Configure private endpoint access for Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/private-endpoint
Access authenticated user information in Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/user-information

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure apex domains with Azure DNS for Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/apex-domain-azure-dns
Configure apex/root domains with external registrars for Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/apex-domain-external
Configure Azure API Management integration with Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/apis-api-management
Link Azure App Service backends to Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/apis-app-service
Integrate Azure Container Apps as APIs for Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/apis-container-apps
Set application settings for Static Web Apps backend APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/application-settings
Configure staticwebapp.config.json for Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/configuration
Configure custom domains for Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/custom-domain
Set up Azure DNS custom domains for Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/custom-domain-azure-dns
Manage default domain routing in Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/custom-domain-default
Use external DNS providers for Static Web Apps custom domains	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/custom-domain-external
Configure database connections and firewall for Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/database-configuration
Configure build settings for front-end frameworks in Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/front-end-frameworks
Link existing Azure Functions apps to Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/functions-bring-your-own
Configure local development environment for Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/local-development
Use metrics for managed Functions in Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/metrics
Enable Application Insights monitoring for Azure Static Web Apps APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/monitor
Inject runtime snippets into Static Web Apps pages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/snippets
Azure Static Web Apps CLI command reference	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/static-web-apps-cli
Run and proxy API servers with Azure Static Web Apps CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/static-web-apps-cli-api-server
Configure Azure Static Web Apps CLI with swa-cli.config.json	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/static-web-apps-cli-configuration
Emulate Azure Static Web Apps locally with SWA CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/static-web-apps-cli-emulator
Use Azure Static Web Apps CLI for local emulation and workflows	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/static-web-apps-cli-overview

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Use Mongoose with Azure Cosmos DB in Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/add-mongoose
Connect Azure Static Web Apps to Azure Cosmos DB	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/database-azure-cosmos-db
Connect Azure Static Web Apps to Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/database-azure-sql
Connect Azure Static Web Apps to Azure Database for MySQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/database-mysql
Connect Azure Static Web Apps to Azure Database for PostgreSQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/database-postgresql

Deployment

Topic	URL
Deploy Bitbucket-hosted apps to Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/bitbucket
Create branch-based preview environments with stable URLs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/branch-environments
Configure CI/CD build YAML for Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/build-configuration
Deploy Azure Static Web Apps with external CI/CD providers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/external-providers
Manually configure Azure Front Door as CDN for Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/front-door-manual
Deploy GitLab-hosted apps to Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/gitlab
Create named preview environments in Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/named-environments
Use preview environments and temporary URLs in Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/preview-environments
Deploy Azure Static Web Apps using ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/publish-azure-resource-manager
Deploy Azure Static Web Apps with Bicep templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/publish-bicep
Review pull requests using pre-production environments in Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/review-publish-pull-requests
Deploy static web apps using Azure Static Web Apps CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/static-web-apps-cli-deploy
Install Azure Static Web Apps CLI with supported platforms	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/static-web-apps-cli-install
Configure traffic splitting between environments in Azure Static Web Apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/traffic-splitting