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azure-app-onboard

End-to-end orchestrator: from a business idea, app idea, or existing app to running Azure deployment with cost estimates and pre-deploy approval.

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Azure App Onboard

⛔ Every repo goes through the full pipeline (Steps 1–10). No exceptions. Do not skip steps, refuse, or short-circuit based on what you recognize. Follow the Workflow table below sequentially — read each step's references before acting.

Quick Reference

PropertyValue
Best forDevelopers who know what to build but not which Azure services to use
InputsBusiness idea or existing codebase, budget/scale preferences (optional)
OutputsArchitecture plan, cost estimate, IaC files, deployed Azure resources
PhasesDiscover → Architect → Scaffold → Deploy (self-contained, no external skill calls)

When to Use This Skill

  • Deploy existing code without knowing which Azure services to use
  • Check if your existing code is ready to deploy to Azure
  • Move an existing app to Azure without rewriting or with minimal changes
  • Get cost estimates before committing to infrastructure
  • Understand architecture decisions and rejected alternatives
  • Get answers to Azure architecture or service selection questions (e.g., "What database should I use?")
  • Get guided Azure onboarding without prior experience

When NOT to Use

ScenarioUse Instead
Run azd up or execute an existing deploymentazure-deploy
Optimize existing Azure spendazure-cost
Generate Bicep/Terraform for a known architectureazure-prepare
Validate infrastructure or run preflight checksazure-validate
Troubleshoot a running Azure deploymentazure-diagnostics
Deploy to or manage AKS/Kubernetes directlyazure-kubernetes
Look up or list existing Azure resourcesazure-resource-lookup

Pipeline Rules

⛔ You MUST read [`references/pipeline-rules.md`](references/pipeline-rules.md) at the start of every AppOnboard session. It contains approval gates, phase lifecycle, session artifacts, deploy-as-is, and security baseline rules.

Workflow

⛔ Deploy recovery: After deploy gate approval OR before any az deployment/az webapp deploy/az acr build — if you haven't read deploy/SKILL.md, read .copilot-azure/sessions/{id}/deploy-checklist.md first, then deploy/SKILL.md. ⛔ NEVER invoke {"skill": "azure-deploy"} — that is a DIFFERENT skill for a DIFFERENT workflow.
⛔ Post-scaffold transition (MANDATORY): Immediately after scaffold-manifest.json is written, YOUR NEXT ACTION MUST be Step 8 (Deploy Approval Gate) — NOT a summary report, NOT a "here are the generated files" message, NOT a completion signal. Confirm context.json has completedPhases: [...,"scaffold"] + currentPhase: "deploy" (update it yourself if the scaffold subagent didn't). Re-read approval-gates.md § Deploy Gate if evicted from context (scaffold reference loading is heavy), then present the exact prompt: "🚀 Ready to deploy? (Yes / Run manually / Edit plan / Cancel)". This gate is the LAST content in your response — wait for the user's reply.
#StepActionReference
1Session check + Azure loginCreate/resume session, verify Azure CLI auth, resolve subscription + user identity⛔ You MUST read [session-protocol.md](references/session-protocol.md)
2Scope triageCheck azd markers, triage question. Empty workspace or code-only (no infra) → Step 3 directly.⛔ Read intent-gathering.md § Scope Triage
3Prereq scan⛔ Skip if completedPhases includes "prereq". Otherwise: invoke {"skill": "azure-app-onboard-prereq"}. Write prereq-output.json, update context.json. Halt if: overallHealth: "blocked" OR routeToSkill set.
4Gather intentPresent prereq results, confirm stack + Azure services, ask remaining questions.⛔ Read intent-gathering.md § After Prereq Returns
5Plan architectureWrite prepare-plan.json.⛔ You MUST read [prepare/SKILL.md](prepare/SKILL.md)
6Scaffold approval gateDisplay plan for user approval BEFORE generating any files.⛔ Read approval-gates.md § Scaffold Gate
7ScaffoldGenerate IaC, self-review. Write scaffold-manifest.json. Update context.json.⛔ You MUST read [scaffold/SKILL.md](scaffold/SKILL.md)
8Deploy approval gateDisplay validation summary. ⛔ After approval: FIRST read deploy-checklist.md → deploy/SKILL.md. NEVER {"skill": "azure-deploy"}.⛔ Read approval-gates.md § Deploy Gate
9DeployExecute IaC, health-check. Write deploy-result.json.⛔ You MUST read [deploy/SKILL.md](deploy/SKILL.md)
10HandoffSurface deployment identity, cleanup commands, next steps.⛔ You MUST read [`handoff-protocol.md`](references/handoff-protocol.md)

Error Handling

ErrorRemediation
Phase failsHalt, report phase + error. User decides: retry, skip, abort.
MCP server unavailableSkip affected checks, add disclaimer to costEstimate.assumptions[] and every approval gate.
Missing RBACReport required role + az role assignment command.
Shared references: MCP tools (cross-phase tool parameters) | IaC resources (Azure resource docs for troubleshooting)
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