
azure-deploy
PopularExecute 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.
"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."
Azure Deploy
AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE — MANDATORY COMPLIANCE
PREREQUISITE: The azure-validate skill MUST be invoked and completed with status
ValidatedBEFORE executing this skill.
⛔ STOP — PREREQUISITE CHECK REQUIRED
Before proceeding, verify BOTH prerequisites are met:
- azure-prepare was invoked and completed →
.azure/deployment-plan.mdexists- azure-validate was invoked and passed → plan status =
ValidatedIf 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
Validatedyourself. 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, oraz deploymenton 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
- Run after azure-prepare and azure-validate
.azure/deployment-plan.mdmust exist with statusValidated- Pre-deploy checklist required — Pre-Deploy Checklist
- ⛔ Destructive actions require
ask_user— global-rules - Scope: deployment execution only — This skill owns execution of
azd up,azd deploy,terraform apply, andaz deploymentcommands. These commands are run through this skill's error recovery and verification pipeline.
Steps
| # | Action | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check Plan — Read .azure/deployment-plan.md, verify status = Validated AND Validation Proof section is populated |
.azure/deployment-plan.md |
| 2 | Pre-Deploy Checklist — MUST complete ALL steps | Pre-Deploy Checklist |
| 3 | Load Recipe — Based on recipe.type in .azure/deployment-plan.md |
recipes/README.md |
| 4 | RBAC Health Check — For Container Apps + ACR with managed identity: run azd provision --no-prompt, then verify AcrPull role has propagated before proceeding (see checklist) |
Pre-Deploy Checklist — Container Apps RBAC |
| 5 | Execute Deploy — Follow recipe steps | Recipe README |
| 6 | Post-Deploy — Configure SQL managed identity and apply EF migrations if applicable | Post-Deployment |
| 7 | Handle Errors — See recipe's errors.md |
— |
| 8 | Verify Success — Confirm deployment completed and endpoints are accessible | Verification |
| 9 | Live Role Verification — Query Azure to confirm provisioned RBAC roles are correct and sufficient | live-role-verification.md |
| 10 | Report Results — Present deployed endpoint URLs to the user as fully-qualified https:// links |
Verification |
⛔ URL FORMAT RULE
When presenting endpoint URLs to the user, you MUST always use fully-qualified URLs with the
https://scheme (e.g.https://myapp.azurewebsites.net, notmyapp.azurewebsites.net). Many Azure CLI commands return bare hostnames without a scheme — always prependhttps://before presenting them.
⛔ VALIDATION PROOF CHECK
When checking the plan, verify the Validation Proof section (Section 7) contains actual validation results with commands run and timestamps. If this section is empty, validation was bypassed — invoke azure-validate skill first.
SDK Quick References
- Azure Developer CLI: azd
- Azure Identity: Python | .NET | TypeScript | Java
MCP Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
mcp_azure_mcp_subscription_list |
List available subscriptions |
mcp_azure_mcp_group_list |
List resource groups in subscription |
mcp_azure_mcp_azd |
Execute AZD commands |
azure__role |
List role assignments for live RBAC verification (step 9) |
References
- Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
- Post-Deployment Steps - SQL + EF Core setup
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