Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
azure-deploy
Execute Azure deployments for ALREADY-PREPARED applications that have existing .azure/deployment-plan.md and infrastructure files. DO NOT use this skill when the user asks to CREATE a new application — use azure-prepare instead. This skill runs azd up, azd deploy, terraform apply, and az deployment commands with built-in error recovery. Requires .azure/deployment-plan.md from azure-prepare and validated status from azure-validate. WHEN: \"run azd up\", \"run azd deploy\", \"execute deployment\", \"push to production\", \"push to cloud\", \"go live\", \"ship it\", \"bicep deploy\", \"terraform apply\", \"publish to Azure\", \"launch on Azure\". DO NOT USE WHEN: \"create and deploy\", \"build and deploy\", \"create a new app\", \"set up infrastructure\", \"create and deploy to Azure using Terraform\" — use azure-prepare for these.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a structured deployment workflow with error recovery for Azure deployments that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires azure-cli, terraform installed locally. Requires azure account access. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Azure Deploy AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE — MANDATORY COMPLIANCE PREREQUISITE: The azure-validate skill MUST be invoked and completed with status Validated BEFORE executing this skill. ⛔ STOP — PREREQUISITE CHECK REQUIRED Before proceeding, verify BOTH prerequisites are met: 1. azure-prepare was invoked and completed → .azure/deployment-plan.md exists 2. azure-validate was invoked and passed → plan status = Validated If EITHER is missing, STOP IMMEDIATELY: - No plan? → Invoke azure-prepare skill first - Status not Validated? → Invoke azure-validate skill first ⛔ DO NOT MANUALLY UPDATE THE PLAN STATUS You are FORBIDDEN from changing the plan status to Validated yourself. Only the azure-validate skill is authorized to set this status after running actual validation checks. If you update the status without running validation, deployments will fail. DO NOT ASSUME the app is ready. DO NOT SKIP validation to save time. Skipping steps causes deployment failures. The complete workflow ensures success: azure-prepare → azure-validate → azure-deploy Triggers Activate this skill when user wants to: Execute deployment of an already-prepared application (azure.yaml and infra/ exist) Push updates to an existing Azure deployment Run azd up, azd deploy, or az deployment on a prepared project Ship already-built code to production Deploy an application that already includes API Management (APIM) gateway infrastructure Scope: This skill executes deployments. It does not create applications, generate infrastructure code, or scaffold projects. For those tasks, use azure-prepare. APIM / AI Gateway: Use this skill to deploy applications whose APIM/AI gateway infrastructure was already created during azure-prepare. For creating or changing APIM resources, see APIM deployment guide. For AI governance policies, invoke azure-aigateway skill. Rules 1. Run after azure-prepare and azure-validate 2. .azure/deployment-plan.md must exist with status Validated 3. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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