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Azure Prepare

azure-prepare

Prepare azd-based Azure projects for deployment: generates azure.yaml, infrastructure (Bicep/Terraform), and Dockerfiles for the Azure Developer CLI (azd) workflow. USE ONLY when the user explicitly wants to use azd as the deployment tool, or the project already has an azure.yaml file. DO NOT USE FOR: non-azd deployments, Python App Service code-only deploys (use python-appservice-deploy), or cross-cloud migration (use azure-cloud-migrate). WHEN: prepare app for azd, create azure.yaml, set up azd infrastructure, modernize app for Azure with azd, deploy with azd, function app, timer trigger, service bus trigger, event-driven function, managed identity, generate Bicep, generate Terraform, create and deploy to Azure.

Install

Run this in your project folder. It works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and dozens of other agents.

$ npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-prepare

Needs Node.js. Add -g to install for every project, or -a claude-code to skip the agent picker.

How to use Azure Prepare

Once it's installed, Claude reads this skill on its own whenever a request matches what it's for, so you don't have to mention it by name. In Claude Code you can also run it directly by typing /azure-prepare.

It includes scripts that Claude may run on your computer, so skim them on GitHub before you install.

What the instructions cover

  1. 1Triggers
  2. 2Rules
  3. 3❌ PLAN-FIRST WORKFLOW — MANDATORY
  4. 4❌ STEP 0: Specialized Technology Check — MANDATORY FIRST ACTION
  5. 5Phase 1: Planning (BLOCKING — Complete Before Any Execution)
  6. 6Phase 2: Execution (Only After Plan Approval)
  7. 7Outputs
  8. 8SDK Quick References
  9. 9Next

Section headings from the skill's SKILL.md file.

What's inside · 166 files

  • SKILL.md
  • references/analyze.md
  • references/apim.md
  • references/architecture.md
  • references/aspire.md
  • references/auth-best-practices.md
  • references/azure-context.md
  • references/functional-verification.md
  • references/generate.md
  • references/global-rules.md
  • references/plan-template.md
  • references/recipe-selection.md
  • references/recipes/azcli/README.md
  • references/recipes/azcli/commands.md
  • references/recipes/azcli/scripts.md
  • references/recipes/azd/README.md
  • references/recipes/azd/aspire.md
  • references/recipes/azd/azure-yaml.md
  • references/recipes/azd/docker.md
  • references/recipes/azd/iac-rules.md
  • references/recipes/azd/terraform.md
  • references/recipes/bicep/README.md
  • references/recipes/bicep/patterns.md
  • references/recipes/terraform/README.md
  • references/recipes/terraform/patterns.md
  • references/region-availability.md
  • references/requirements.md
  • references/research.md
  • references/resources-limits-quotas.md
  • references/runtimes/nodejs.md
  • references/scan.md
  • references/sdk/azd-deployment.md
  • references/sdk/azure-appconfiguration-java.md
  • references/sdk/azure-appconfiguration-py.md
  • references/sdk/azure-appconfiguration-ts.md
  • references/sdk/azure-identity-dotnet.md
  • references/sdk/azure-identity-java.md
  • references/sdk/azure-identity-py.md
  • references/sdk/azure-identity-ts.md
  • references/security.md
  • + 126 more files on GitHub →

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