azure-deployment-preflight
Performs comprehensive preflight validation of Bicep deployments to Azure, including template syntax validation, what-if analysis, and permission checks. Use this skill before any deployment to Azure to preview changes, identify potential issues, and ensure the deployment will succeed. Activate when users mention deploying to Azure, validating Bicep files, checking deployment permissions, previewing infrastructure changes, running what-if, or preparing for azd provision.
Best for Azure infrastructure deploy…Works with GitHubLow risk
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Apr 18, 2026
✦overview.md
Key Features
- ·Validates Bicep template syntax
- ·Runs what-if analysis to preview changes
- ·Checks Azure deployment permissions
- ·Supports both Azure CLI and Azure Developer CLI workflows
- ·Generates comprehensive pre-deployment reports
Use Cases
- →Preview infrastructure changes before deploying to Azure
- →Validate Bicep files for syntax errors before deployment
- →Check if service principal has sufficient permissions for deployment
- →Run preflight checks before executing azd up or azd provision commands
Best for
- ✓Azure infrastructure deployments
- ✓Bicep template validation
- ✓CI/CD pipeline integration
Not ideal for
- !Non-Azure cloud deployments
- !ARM template validation
- !Post-deployment troubleshooting
FAQs
name
azure-deployment-preflight
description
Performs comprehensive preflight validation of Bicep deployments to Azure, including template syntax validation, what-if analysis, and permission checks. Use this skill before any deployment to Azure to preview changes, identify potential issues, and ensure the deployment will succeed. Activate when users mention deploying to Azure, validating Bicep files, checking deployment permissions, previewing infrastructure changes, running what-if, or preparing for azd provision.
Azure Deployment Preflight Validation
This skill validates Bicep deployments before execution, supporting both Azure CLI (az) and Azure Developer CLI (azd) workflows.
When to Use This Skill
- Before deploying infrastructure to Azure
- When preparing or reviewing Bicep files
- To preview what changes a deployment will make
- To verify permissions are sufficient for deployment
- Before running
azd up,azd provision, oraz deploymentcommands
Validation Process
Follow these steps in order. Continue to the next step even if a previous step fails—capture all issues in the final report.
Step 1: Detect Project Type
Determine the deployment workflow by checking for project indicators:
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Check for azd project: Look for
azure.yamlin the project root- If found → Use azd workflow
- If not found → Use az CLI workflow
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Locate Bicep files: Find all
.bicepfiles to validate- For azd projects: Check
infra/directory first, then project root - For standalone: Use the file specified by the user or search common locations (
infra/,deploy/, project root)
- For azd projects: Check
$install
1-click copynpx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill azure-deployment-preflightSafety assessment
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