Agent skill · software engineering · microsoft
azure-validate
Pre-deployment validation for Azure readiness. Run deep checks on configuration, infrastructure (Bicep or Terraform), RBAC role assignments, managed identity permissions, and prerequisites before deploying. WHEN: validate my app, check deployment readiness, run preflight checks, verify configuration, check if ready to deploy, validate azure.yaml, validate Bicep, test before deploying, troubleshoot deployment errors, validate Azure Functions, validate function app, validate serverless deployment, verify RBAC roles, check role assignments, review managed identity permissions, what-if analysis, validate Container Apps deployment.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a comprehensive pre-deployment validation script for Azure that ensures readiness and compliance before deployment, which is not commonly found in public documentation.
What it needs
Requires bash, pwsh installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,356 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Azure Validate AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE — Follow these instructions exactly unless they contradict security policies given to you. ⛔ STOP — PREREQUISITE CHECK REQUIRED Before proceeding, verify this prerequisite is met: azure-prepare was invoked and completed → .azure/deployment-plan.md exists with status Approved or later If the plan is missing, STOP IMMEDIATELY and invoke azure-prepare first. The complete workflow ensures success: azure-prepare → azure-validate → azure-deploy Triggers Check if app is ready to deploy Validate azure.yaml or Bicep Run preflight checks Troubleshoot deployment errors Rules 1. Run after azure-prepare, before azure-deploy 2. All checks must pass—do not deploy with failures 3. ⛔ Destructive actions require askuser — global-rules Steps Run the workflow script and follow its instructions. It walks you through each validation step one at a time, recording progress in .azure/validate-status.json. Use references/scripts/workflow.ps1 on Windows or references/scripts/workflow.sh on macOS/Linux. Start by calling the script without the completed-step argument: Each run prints the next action and the value to pass next. Perform the action, then re-run with that value (-CompletedStep <value> for pwsh, --completed-step <value> for bash). Repeat until it reports the azure-validate workflow is complete. The steps reference recipe details in references/recipes/README.md and role checks in references/role-verification.md. ⛔ VALIDATION AUTHORITY This skill is the officially verified way to set plan status to Validated. You MUST follow the script's instructions to completion before setting status to Validated. Do NOT set status to Validated without doing so. --- ⚠️ NEXT STEP — DEPENDS ON USER INTENT After ALL validations pass, check whether the user asked to deploy: - If the user explicitly requested deployment, you MUST invoke azure-deploy to execute it. Do NOT run azd up, azd deploy, or any deployment commands directly — let azure-deploy handle execution. …
How to use it
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@skills microsoft/azure-validate--3a2889