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Azure Prepare Skill

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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IN PLAIN ENGLISH

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.

This is aimed at Developers preparing applications for Azure with azd. Compare the examples below with your task, then review the limitations, permissions, and risks before installing.

What you get
  • Create the deployment planAnalyze the application, Azure context, dependencies, services, and recipe in a persistent source-of-truth plan.
  • Generate azd infrastructurePrepare azure.yaml plus selected Bicep or Terraform and container assets after approval.
  • Hand off safelyRoute specialized work first, then pass the approved assets to Azure Validate before any deployment.
What makes it different
  • This profile is manually organized around the current upstream SKILL.md workflow.
  • The capability boundary remains explicitly tied to microsoft/azure-skills.
  • Core uses, limitations, and risks are separated for pre-install review.
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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 install (recommended)
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-prepare --agent claude-code
Personal install
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-prepare --agent claude-code -g

Project install stays with this repository for team sharing. Personal install adds -g and works across repositories.

View install paths
Project path.claude/skills/azure-prepare/
Personal path~/.claude/skills/azure-prepare/
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

Consider these close alternatives

These are deterministic nearby candidates, not paid placements or a universal ranking. Open the full profile before choosing.

01

Same job family · native to Codex + Claude Code

containerize-aspnet-framework

Create Windows container files for ASP.NET Framework projects.
Tradeoff to check
Detailed package files are not fully catalogued.
First risk
Review before install · Medium
Source state
Pinned · 1f564408
Open containerize-aspnet-framework profile ↗
02

Same job family · native to Codex + Claude Code

create-github-issues-feature-from-implementation-plan

Split implementation-plan phases into trackable GitHub issues.
Tradeoff to check
Detailed package files are not fully catalogued.
First risk
Review before install · Medium
Source state
Pinned · 1f564408
Open create-github-issues-feature-from-implementation-plan profile ↗
03

Same job family · native to Codex + Claude Code

create-github-issues-for-unmet-specification-requirements

Open issues for specification requirements not yet implemented.
Tradeoff to check
Detailed package files are not fully catalogued.
First risk
Review before install · Medium
Source state
Pinned · 1f564408
Open create-github-issues-for-unmet-specification-requirements profile ↗
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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.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Azure Prepare Skill FAQ

What is the Azure Prepare Skill?

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.

How do I install the Azure Prepare Skill?

Open and review the listed source, choose the project or personal path for your Agent, then verify the first run in a controlled project. Open the listed skills.sh page and upstream repository; verify the current SKILL.md.

Is the Azure Prepare Skill safe to use?

SkillSignal checked the source on 2026-08-20, but that is not a runtime test or security certification. Review the “Incorrect generated infrastructure” risk first and begin with the least access required.

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.