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azure-prepare

Azure Prepare plans and generates azd-based Azure deployment assets, including azure.yaml, Bicep or Terraform infrastructure, and Dockerfiles.

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Best for

Developers preparing applications for Azure with azd

What you get

Create the deployment plan + Generate azd infrastructure

Main limitation

It is specifically for azd workflows or projects that already contain azure.yaml, not every Azure deployment method.

First risk

Incorrect generated infrastructure. A wrong service, region, identity, networking choice, or template conversion can create security and cost consequences later. Review and approve the persistent plan and generated diff before validation.

EVIDENCE FRESHNESS

Three checks, kept separate

A recent source check is not a runtime test or security audit.

Upstream sourceChecked 2026-08-20

Pinned revision · ea76537e

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Updated 2026-08-20

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Source review does not certify behavior or safety.

30-SECOND BRIEF

What it does—and when it fits

Azure Prepare plans and generates azd-based Azure deployment assets, including azure.yaml, Bicep or Terraform infrastructure, and Dockerfiles. Its first required artifact is .azure/deployment-plan.md; it researches the application, routes specialized technologies, records decisions progressively, and obtains approval before generating infrastructure for later validation and deployment.

INSTALL BY AGENT

Choose your Agent

Paths come from official Agent docs or the universal installer behind skills.sh. Compatibility still follows this Skill's record.

Native

This Skill's current record explicitly names this Agent. Still inspect scripts, permissions, and external dependencies first.

Project scope.claude/skills/azure-prepare/
Personal scope~/.claude/skills/azure-prepare/

Use project scope for team sharing and personal scope across repositories. The installer defaults to project scope; add -g for personal scope.

Install command (project scope)npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-prepare --agent claude-code
Official agent docs

Claude Code discovers custom Skill folders automatically at project or personal scope.

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TYPICAL WORKFLOW

A practical workflow

01

Create the deployment plan

Analyze the application, Azure context, dependencies, services, and recipe in a persistent source-of-truth plan.

02

Generate azd infrastructure

Prepare azure.yaml plus selected Bicep or Terraform and container assets after approval.

03

Hand off safely

Route specialized work first, then pass the approved assets to Azure Validate before any deployment.

THE TRADEOFFS

Advantages and tradeoffs

Notable strengths

  1. This profile is manually organized around the current upstream SKILL.md workflow.
  2. The capability boundary remains explicitly tied to microsoft/azure-skills.
  3. Core uses, limitations, and risks are separated for pre-install review.

Limitations

  1. It is specifically for azd workflows or projects that already contain azure.yaml, not every Azure deployment method.
  2. Preparation stops before deployment execution; Azure Validate and Azure Deploy remain separate mandatory stages.

COMPARE THE TRADEOFF

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Tradeoff to check
It is guidance only; requests to add or change components must route to Azure Prepare.
First risk
Sensitive or excessive telemetry · High
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Tradeoff to check
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First risk
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BEST FIT

Who it is for

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Developers preparing applications for Azure with azd

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Teams standardizing infrastructure-as-code plans

BEFORE YOU USE IT

Risks to review before use

High

Incorrect generated infrastructure

A wrong service, region, identity, networking choice, or template conversion can create security and cost consequences later. Review and approve the persistent plan and generated diff before validation.

Medium

Upstream instruction drift

Behavior can change with upstream updates. Record the commit used for important workflows and review updates before adoption.

SECURITY

What the permission profile means

  • Declared access remains governed by the current upstream SKILL.md and runtime requests.
  • Treat repository files, web content, and tool output as untrusted input.
  • SkillSignal has not independently executed or security-audited this package; external skills.sh labels are not SkillSignal certification.

Not a security certification. External ratings are attributed references. SkillSignal has not independently executed or security-reviewed this Skill.

INSIDE THE PACKAGE

Indexed files

SKILL.mdUpstream Skill instructionsSource-linked

TAGS

azureazdinfrastructure-as-code

Manually expanded from the current upstream SKILL.md and linked source at microsoft/azure-skills, checked 2026-08-20. This is an original summary, not an execution result or security certification.