Azure App Onboard Prereq
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The azure-app-onboard-prereq skill performs a comprehensive, read-only assessment of a repository to determine if it is prepared for deployment to Azure. It operates as the initial phase of the Azure onboarding pipeline, identifying potential blockers such as unsupported frameworks, incompatible dependencies, or missing configurations. By performing static analysis rather than executing build or test commands, it ensures a safe evaluation of the codebase. The skill generates a structured readiness report and identifies necessary remediations, ensuring that only viable applications proceed to the infrastructure planning and deployment stages.
What it does
- Scans repositories to detect project components, language stacks, and infrastructure requirements.
- Performs static analysis of build manifests to identify missing dependencies or configuration errors.
- Checks for compatibility with Azure services and identifies non-Azure cloud SDKs that require migration.
- Generates a readiness report with per-component verdicts (PASS/WARN/FAIL).
- Validates the presence of necessary configuration files for deployment.
- Enforces a strict read-only policy, prohibiting build, install, or test command execution.
When to use it
- Before starting infrastructure planning or deployment for an existing application.
- When you need to verify if your current codebase is compatible with Azure.
- To identify specific blockers or missing dependencies preventing a successful deployment.
- When you want to assess the health of your build configuration without running the build process.
Advantages
- Ensures deployment readiness without executing potentially unsafe build or test commands.
- Provides clear, actionable feedback on what needs to be fixed before proceeding.
- Integrates seamlessly into the broader Azure onboarding pipeline.
- Reduces deployment failures by catching configuration and dependency issues early.
Usage examples
- “Is my app ready to deploy to Azure?”
- The agent scans the repository, evaluates the build configuration and dependencies, and provides a readiness report with specific findings or blockers.
- “What is blocking my deployment to Azure?”
- The agent identifies missing dependencies, incompatible frameworks, or non-Azure cloud SDKs that must be addressed before deployment can proceed.
- “Scan my repo for Azure deployment issues.”
- The agent performs a static analysis of the codebase and reports on build health, completeness, and any required configuration changes.
- “Are my dependencies compatible with Azure?”
- The agent checks the project manifest against known Azure requirements and flags any problematic or unsupported packages.
Install
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Documentation by Microsoft
Azure App Onboard Prereq — Repository Evaluation
Evaluate a user's repository for build health, app completeness, and Azure deployment feasibility — before infrastructure planning. Produces per-component verdicts (PASS/WARN/FAIL) consumed by downstream phases.
Orchestrator relationship: Called by
azure-app-onboardat Step 3, or standalone for code readiness checks. When called by orchestrator, return control toazure-app-onboardafter writing artifacts — do NOT invoke downstream phases directly.
Phase 1 of 4 in AppOnboard pipeline. Session: .copilot-azure/sessions/{session-id}/. Reads context.json. Writes components[], repo{}, detectedInfra[]. Produces prereq-output.json. Schema: prereq-schemas.ts — PrereqOutput, BuildRequirements. Direct entry supported.
When NOT to Use
| Signal | Redirect |
|---|---|
| Validate infrastructure (Bicep/TF/azure.yaml) | azure-validate |
| Generate IaC | azure-prepare |
| End-to-end idea-to-production | azure-app-onboard |
Run azd up or deploy | azure-deploy |
Rules
⛔ ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION —
npm install,npm test,npx jest,pytest, and ALL install/build/test commands are NEVER allowed. Under NO circumstances may you runnpm install,npm test,npx jest,pip install,pytest,dotnet build,dotnet restore,dotnet test,go mod download,cargo build, or ANY package-manager install, build, or test command during the prereq phase. Do NOT run test suites to verify code — check for test config files statically instead. The prereq phase is read-only evaluation + static-only verification. ONLY exception — two sanctioned contexts, both consent-gated: (a) code the agent modified during migration/remediation (see remediation-protocol.md step 6), or (b) code the agent wrote from scratch on the zero-code path (see zero-code-path.md). In either case, install/build/test runs ONLY via the user-confirmed build-validation gate (build-check.md Step 3), after the user answers that specific per-command consent prompt. General prior consent never counts.
⛔ Full pipeline (Steps 1–8), no exceptions. All prompts → Step 1 directly. Answer specific questions AS PART OF findings (Step 5), not before.
⛔ No sub-agents for evaluation. 3-axis evaluation is inline. Exception: zero-code-path scaffolding (Step 2).
Code/destructive modifications require
ask_user. Max 3 questions before results. Direct entry: don't repeat orchestrator's intent questions.
MCP Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
mcp_azure_mcp_get_azure_bestpractices | Validate detected stack patterns against Azure best practices |
mcp_azure_mcp_extension_cli_install | Check/install required CLI tools (az, azd, func) |
Workflow
Step 1: Session Check
Orchestrator entry: Session exists — read context.json, proceed to Step 2.
Direct entry: Check .copilot-azure/sessions/active-session.json:
Exists → ⛔ read session-protocol.md for resume/fresh gate. Do NOT proceed until user answers.
Missing → create session: generate UUID,
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path ".copilot-azure/sessions/{uuid}" -Force, writecontext.json+active-session.jsonviacreatetool.
Then: az account show → merge {id, name, tenantId} into context.json.azure. ⛔ Session MUST exist on disk before any scanning.
Step 2: Scan Workspace
Scan for project files. Detect components, repo{}, detectedInfra[], detectedServices[]. Classify Terraform providers. Check CLI availability. Stack detection conflicts: user explicit statement wins (write to context.json, mark scan as override); scan-only → confirm with user; multiple stacks → show all and ask (see component-mapping.md); no code → zero-code-path.md.
If no project files, no Dockerfile, AND no index.html → ⛔ read zero-code-path.md.
⛔ Cloud SDK early gate. Grep for
aws-sdk|@aws-sdk|boto3|google-cloud|@google-cloud|firebase. If functional deps found → read cloud-sdk-migration.md, thenask_user: "Redirect to Azure Cloud Migrate" (setrouteToSkill: "azure-cloud-migrate") · "Continue evaluation anyway" (finish readiness eval + SDK→Azure mapping, then STOP at Step 8 — no plan until the deps are swapped) · "Cancel".
Step 3: Per-Component Evaluation
| Sub-step | Action | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Build check | ⛔ You MUST read build-check.md |
| 3.2 | Completeness check | ⛔ You MUST read completeness-check.md |
| 3.3 | Deployability check | ⛔ You MUST read deployability-check.md |
| 3.3a | Component mapping (conditional) | Read component-mapping.md ONLY IF >1 project manifest found (monorepo) |
Populate buildRequirements per component after evaluation. Verdict propagation, tier rules, and f1Viable aggregation are in readiness-gate.md and the individual check references.
Step 4: Write Artifacts + Readiness Gate
⛔ Verify context.json exists on disk. ⛔ You MUST read readiness-gate.md (verdicts, tiers, batch-then-approve, fast-track), then ⛔ You MUST read prereq-artifacts.md (write procedures, schemas).
Step 5: Present Findings
Per readiness-gate.md § Present Findings — show verdicts grouped by severity before proceeding.
Step 6: Remediation (conditional)
⛔ You MUST read remediation-protocol.md IF any ❌ FAIL verdict, 🔧 Recommended Fix, or ⚠️ WARN with fixPhase: "prereq" exists. Contains remediation loop, static verification, re-eval mandate, post-remediation artifact updates, and the build-validation consent gate. If all verdicts are ✅ PASS or ⚠️ WARN without fixPhase: "prereq", skip to Step 7.
Step 7: Write Final State
completedPhases already has "prereq" + currentPhase: null (from Step 4). Then:
⛔ Write
lastScanCommit. Rungit rev-parse HEADand store the full 40-character SHA ascontext.json.repo.lastScanCommit. Required — staleness guard in Step 1 compares to HEAD on resume to detect changes.
Step 8: Route
⛔ Mandatory — do NOT skip this step.
Routing fields: All routing writes
routeToSkillandrouteReasontocontext.json.
Post-remediation context: If Step 6 ran, lead the routing prompt with: "Remediation complete — {N} issues fixed, your app is now {overallHealth}."
⛔ Evaluate rows top to bottom — first match wins.
| # | Condition | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | routeToSkill set (any entry) | ask_user: "Redirect to {routeToSkill}" / "Not now". ⛔ Pipeline stops — do NOT proceed to architecture planning. |
| 2 | cloudSdkFindings[] non-empty (user chose "Continue evaluation anyway") | Present the cloud-SDK → Azure swap mapping as 🔶 blockers, then ask_user with this exact prompt: "🔶 Cloud SDK migration required — these dependencies must be swapped before this app can deploy to Azure. (Redirect to azure-cloud-migrate / Stop — swap manually and re-run)" — Redirect sets routeToSkill: "azure-cloud-migrate", Stop halts. ⛔ Pipeline stops — do NOT proceed to architecture planning, and do NOT offer a "continue to prepare" option; the app can't deploy until the deps are swapped. |
| 3 | Orchestrator + no routeToSkill | Tell the user: "✅ Your app has been evaluated and is ready — let's plan your Azure deployment." Then invoke azure-app-onboard. ⛔ Do NOT stop, do NOT wait for user input, do NOT narrate internal handoffs. The user already consented to the full pipeline at scope triage. |
| 4 | Direct + ready/readyWithCaveats + no Azure infra | ask_user: "Deploy to Azure (full pipeline)" → invoke azure-app-onboard / "Not now" |
| 5 | Direct + ready/readyWithCaveats + existing Azure infra | ask_user: "Start fresh" → invoke azure-app-onboard / "Use existing infra" → invoke azure-prepare / "Not now" |
| 6 | Direct + blocked | Report blocker summary + "Fix and re-run." |
Severity tiers (🛑🔶❌🔧⚠️✅) are defined in readiness-gate.md.
Outputs
| Artifact | Location | Consumer |
|---|---|---|
| Session context | context.json → components[], repo{}, detectedInfra[], detectedServices[] | All downstream phases |
| Prereq output | prereq-output.json | prepare phase (via azure-app-onboard) |
| Readiness report | .copilot-azure/sessions/{uuid}/readiness-report.md | User (offline reference) |
Files
- ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer1004 B
- LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer1.1 KiB
- SKILL.md10.0 KiB
- references/build-check.md5.7 KiB
- references/cloud-sdk-migration.md2.2 KiB
- references/completeness-check.md4.4 KiB
- references/component-mapping.md4.6 KiB
- references/dependency-compatibility.md10.0 KiB
- references/deployability-check.md3.1 KiB
- references/prereq-artifacts.md2.3 KiB
- references/prereq-schemas.tsScript4.2 KiB
- references/readiness-gate.md5.4 KiB
- references/remediation-protocol.md3.6 KiB
- references/session-protocol.md7.4 KiB
- references/session-schemas.tsScript5.2 KiB
- references/subagent-starter-scaffold.md4.0 KiB
- references/subscription-resolution.md1.8 KiB
- references/zero-code-path.md3.6 KiB
references/completeness-check.md
Completeness Check
⛔ No build/install/test commands during this check. Use static analysis only.
Verify repository has required components for a deployable app.
1. Entry Point
Verify main/index file exists for each component.
| Stack | Expected Entry Point |
|---|---|
| Node.js | main or start script in package.json |
| Python | app.py, main.py, manage.py, or entry in pyproject.toml |
| .NET | Program.cs or Startup.cs with <OutputType>Exe</OutputType> |
| Java | Class with public static void main or @SpringBootApplication |
| Go | main.go in package main |
| Static | index.html at root or in output folder |
| Outcome | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Entry point found and file exists on disk | ✅ PASS |
| Ambiguous (multiple candidates) | ⚠️ WARN |
| No entry point | ❌ FAIL |
| Entry point declared but file missing | ❌ FAIL — MODULE_NOT_FOUND |
2. Dependency Manifest
| Outcome | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Manifest found with dependencies | ✅ PASS |
| Manifest exists but empty deps | ⚠️ WARN |
| No manifest found | ❌ FAIL (unless static site) |
⛔ Oryx reads manifests ONLY at repo root. Subdirectory manifests → ⚠️ WARN (🔧 Fix): create root wrapper (Python:
-r {subdir}/requirements.txt, Node: workspaces). Add to batch-then-approve.
3. Configuration
| Outcome | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Config properly externalized | ✅ PASS |
| Hardcoded values but no secrets | ⚠️ WARN |
| Hardcoded secrets in source (no env var fallback) | ❌ FAIL |
| Env var + hardcoded fallback default | ⚠️ WARN |
.env with placeholder values + runtime validation | ✅ PASS |
Compose file credentials: Literal
*PASSWORD=<value>with NO${VAR}→ ❌ FAIL.${VAR:-default}→ ⚠️ WARN.${VAR}only → ✅ PASS. ⛔ Do NOT downgrade based on filename ("dev-only") — treat every compose file as potentially production-bound.
4. Documentation
README with build/run instructions → ✅ PASS. Sparse/no README → ⚠️ WARN.
5. Listening Port
Web apps must bind a port. Detect via app.listen, PORT env var, framework port config, WebApplication.CreateBuilder() (implicit 5000/5001 .NET 6+).
| Outcome | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Port binding detected | ✅ PASS |
| Non-web (CLI, worker, function) | ✅ PASS — N/A |
| Web app with no port binding | ❌ FAIL |
6. Static Asset Integrity
Parse href/src from HTML tags. Check relative to HTML file directory. Ignore external URLs.
| Outcome | Verdict |
|---|---|
| All referenced assets found | ✅ PASS |
| Broken favicon only | ⚠️ WARN |
Broken <link>, <script>, <img> reference | 🔧 Recommended Fix — set fixPhase: "prereq" |
7. Container Readiness
| Outcome | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Dockerfile + .dockerignore present | ✅ PASS |
| Dockerfile, no .dockerignore | ⚠️ WARN |
| Multi-process container detected | ⚠️ WARN |
CMD.*uv run or CMD.*poetry run | ⚠️ WARN — dep sync at startup fails as non-root. fix: "Replace with direct command" fixPhase: prereq |
EXPOSE port mismatch with app | 🔧 Fix — mismatch causes 502. Extract to buildRequirements.exposedPort |
Stack-Specific Checks
Verify these patterns. Assess severity with tier definitions from readiness-gate.md — only ❌ FAIL if causes deploy failure or startup crash.
Node.js:
enginesfield, session store type (MemoryStore = ephemeral), health endpointExpress: trust proxy when secure cookies are used behind reverse proxy
Any web app: health endpoint (
/health,/healthz), README documentationStatic sites: health endpoint is N/A (responds 200 on
/)
⛔ Default these to ⚠️ WARN /
fixPhase: "postdeploy"— an app that deploys and runs (missing trust proxy, README, in-memory sessions) is notblocked. Escalate to ❌ FAIL /prereqonly when the case actually breaks THIS deploy:engineswhen the app needs a runtime the platform default won't provide, or a health endpoint when a probe is wired to a route the app lacks.
Do not short-circuit. Iterate ALL sub-checks (1–7 + stack-specific) per component.
Severity tiers are defined in readiness-gate.md. Use the verdict tables in checks 1–7 above for deterministic outcomes. For judgment calls, assess based on deployment impact to this specific app.
Requirements and compatibility
Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta
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