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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, v

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claude-codeships scriptsMIT
Install
npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-validate --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

Facts
Files in the skill folder: 27
SKILL.md size: 3 KB
Bundled scripts: yes
Version: 1.2.2
Declared author: Microsoft
Path: skills/azure-validate/SKILL.md
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Where it comes from
Stars: 1,353
Language: Python

Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.

From the SKILL.md

# 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 `ask_user`** — [global-rules](references/global-rules.md) ## 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](references/scripts/workflow.ps1) on Windows or [references/scripts/workflow.sh](references/scripts/workflow.sh) on mac

What's inside
Steps it walks through
  1. Triggers
  2. Rules
  3. Steps
Ships with 24 files
  • references/aspire-functions-secrets.md
  • references/global-rules.md
  • references/policy-validation.md
  • references/recipes/README.md
  • references/recipes/azcli/README.md
  • references/recipes/azcli/errors.md
  • references/recipes/azd/README.md
  • references/recipes/azd/aspire.md
  • references/recipes/azd/environment.md
  • references/recipes/azd/errors.md
  • references/recipes/azd/scripts/set-aspire-aca-env.ps1
  • references/recipes/azd/scripts/set-aspire-aca-env.sh
  • references/recipes/bicep/README.md
  • references/recipes/bicep/errors.md
  • references/recipes/scripts/validate-deployment.ps1
  • references/recipes/scripts/validate-deployment.sh
  • references/recipes/terraform/README.md
  • references/recipes/terraform/errors.md
  • references/recipes/terraform/scripts/validate-terraform.ps1
  • references/recipes/terraform/scripts/validate-terraform.sh
  • references/region-availability.md
  • references/role-verification.md
  • references/scripts/scan-aspire-functions-secrets.ps1
  • references/scripts/scan-aspire-functions-secrets.sh
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Commands it runs
pwsh references/scripts/workflow.ps1 -WorkspacePath <workspace-path>
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About this skill
What does the azure-validate skill do?

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, v

How do I install it?

Run `npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-validate --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.

Where does this skill come from?

From microsoft/azure-skills, a repository with 1,353 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.

Is a popular skill a good skill?

Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.

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