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azure-validate

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azure-validate checks your Azure app before you deploy it, so you can catch setup and permission problems early. It runs after azure-prepare and before azure-deploy.

microsoft/azure-skills698,862 InstallsAdded Mar 4, 2026

Installation

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

Run it in a terminal; it asks which AI coding tools to install it for (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more).

Uses skills.sh · Node.js 22.20+

After installing

Ask for related work and the agent uses it on its own, or call it yourself.

Run it (Claude Code)/azure-validate
Install by hand

Copy the whole skill folder from GitHub to the place below. Copying only SKILL.md can leave out files the skill uses.

Open the skill folder →
  • This project .claude/skills/azure-validate/
  • All projects ~/.claude/skills/azure-validate/

These paths are for Claude Code. For other tools, the command above puts it in the right place.

📦Same repositorymicrosoft/azure-skills (51 items)

What this skill does

Overview

azure-validate checks your setup before deployment, and it needs the deployment plan file .azure/deployment-plan.md that the azure-prepare skill creates. A workflow script walks you through the checks one step at a time. When every check passes, the plan status is set to Validated.

Key Features

  • Check your configuration, azure.yaml, and Bicep or Terraform files (code files that describe the cloud resources to create) before you deploy.
  • Verify role assignments (rules for who can do what) and the permissions of managed identities (accounts your app uses to sign in to Azure).
  • Follow the steps with workflow.ps1 on Windows or workflow.sh on macOS/Linux, with progress saved in .azure/validate-status.json.
  • Get help with deployment errors, including errors in Azure Functions and Container Apps deployments.
  • Stop after the checks when you only want validation, since the skill moves on to azure-deploy only when you ask to deploy.

Who is this for?

Use it when you have an Azure deployment plan and want to make sure every check passes before you deploy. It also helps when a deployment failed and you need to find the cause.

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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.

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

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:

pwsh references/scripts/workflow.ps1 -WorkspacePath <workspace-path>
# macOS/Linux: bash references/scripts/workflow.sh --workspace-path <workspace-path>

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.

Read references/recipes/README.md and apply its Node.js runtime check for every recipe before provisioning or deployment. The steps also reference role checks.

⛔ 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.
  • If the user only asked to validate or prepare (not deploy), STOP after recording proof and setting status to Validated. Report the validation results and do NOT invoke azure-deploy.

If any validation failed, fix the issues and re-run azure-validate before proceeding.

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