# Azure Prepare (agent skill)

> Azure Prepare is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from microsoft/azure-skills. Prepare azd-based Azure projects for deployment: generates azure.yaml, infrastructure (Bicep/Terraform), and Dockerfiles for the Azure Developer CLI (azd) workflow. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,544 GitHub stars across a repository of 12 listed skills.

Prepare azd-based Azure projects for deployment: generates azure.yaml, infrastructure (Bicep/Terraform), and Dockerfiles for the Azure Developer CLI (azd) workflow. USE ONLY when the user explicitly wants to use azd as the deployment tool, or the project already has an azure.yaml file. DO NOT USE FOR: non-azd deployments, Python App Service code-only deploys (use python-appservice-deploy), or cross-cloud migration (use azure-cloud-migrate).

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills |
| Skill path | skills/azure-prepare/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | azure-prepare |
| GitHub stars | 1,544 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 544,025 |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 12 |
| Plugin marketplace | azure-skills |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode |
| Category | DevOps & cloud |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- USE ONLY when the user explicitly wants to use azd as the deployment tool, or the project already has an azure.
- USE FOR: non-azd deployments, Python App Service code-only deploys (use python-appservice-deploy), or cross-cloud migration (use azure-cloud-migrate).

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills
/plugin   # browse azure-skills and install the plugin that contains azure-prepare
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git
cp -r azure-skills/skills/azure-prepare .agents/skills/azure-prepare   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git
cp -r azure-skills/skills/azure-prepare .cursor/skills/azure-prepare   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/microsoft/azure-skills/azure-prepare

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