Azure Validate

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

| # | Action | Reference | |---|--------|-----------| | 1 | Load Plan — Read .azure/deployment-plan.md for recipe and configuration. If missing → run azure-prepare first | .azure/deployment-plan.md | | 2 | Add Validation Steps — Copy recipe "Validation Steps" to .azure/deployment-plan.md as children of "All validation checks pass" | [recipes/README.md](references/recipes/README.md), .azure/deployment-plan.md | | 3 | Run Validation — Execute recipe-specific validation commands | [recipes/README.md](references/recipes/README.md) | | 4 | Build Verification — Build the project and fix any errors before proceeding | See recipe | | 5 | Static Role Verification — Review Bicep/Terraform for correct RBAC role assignments in code | [role-verification.md](references/role-verification.md) | | 6 | Record Proof — Populate Section 7: Validation Proof with commands run and results | .azure/deployment-plan.md | | 7 | Resolve Errors — Fix failures before proceeding | See recipe's errors.md | | 8 | Update Status — Only after ALL checks pass, set status to Validated | .azure/deployment-plan.md | | 9 | Deploy — Invoke azure-deploy skill | — | > ⛔ VALIDATION AUTHORITY > > This skill is the officially verified way to set plan status to Validated. You MUST follow these steps to make sure every prerequisite is fulfilled before setting status to Validated: > 1. Run actual validation commands (azd provision --preview, bicep build, terraform validate, etc.) > 2. Populate Section 7: Validation Proof with the commands you ran and their results > 3. Only then set status to Validated > > Do NOT set status to Validated without running checks and recording proof.

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> ⚠️ MANDATORY NEXT STEP — DO NOT SKIP > > After ALL validations pass, you MUST invoke azure-deploy to execute the deployment. Do NOT attempt to run azd up, azd deploy, or any deployment commands directly. Let azure-deploy handle execution. > > If any validation failed, fix the issues and re-run azure-validate before proceeding.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: microsoft
• Source: microsoft/azure-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.