azure-validate agent skill by microsoft
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.
Source and license
| Publisher | microsoft |
|---|---|
| Repository | microsoft/azure-skills |
| License | MIT |
| Snapshot | 2026-10-22 |
| Last repository commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Instruction size | 370 words; 58 lines |
| Bundled files | 27 |
Suede Skill Check: 67/100 · D
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The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
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What to review next
- Structural checks: 48 of 56 points. 8 points for each of the seven graded checks.
- Boundary clause: 0 of 4 points. 4 when the description says when not to use the skill (“Not for …”, “Do not use …”, “Use … instead”).
- Example request: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the description quotes an example request (3–60 characters in quotation marks).
Add declarations and bundled files when they describe the skill’s actual needs. Update the source, then request a fresh review with the changed commit or PR.
| Component | Points earned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Structural checks | 48 | 56 |
| Description length | 3 | 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 | 4 |
| Example request | 0 | 3 |
| Instruction depth | 4 | 7 |
| Reference files | 3 | 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 | 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 | 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 0 | 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 | 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 0 | 2 |
The published score is capped at 99. It measures the published files, documentation and maintenance signals. Security scan: not scanned. This assessment does not include a runtime test or a full installation-dependency review.
Install azure-validate
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills/tree/main/skills/azure-validatetmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/azure-validate .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .agents/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/azure-validate .agents/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"For a user-level install, copy the folder to ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code) or ~/.agents/skills/ (Codex). Inside Codex, $skill-installer can also fetch a skill from GitHub. New to skills? Read How to install agent skills in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.
microsoft/azure-skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
Show the listing and raise the score
azure-validate is listed with 67/100 · D. This badge links to its Suede AI listing. Skills scoring 80–99 add a numeric and a letter quality shield; the largest open points for azure-validate are structural checks (8), boundary clause (4) and example request (3). Send your repository and the points you want to raise, then request a fresh review after updating the skill. Publishers: read How to get your agent skill found in search and cited by AI assistants.
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