Azure Kubernetes App Deploy
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- Cloud and DevOps
- MIT
- Low risk
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This skill streamlines the deployment of web applications and APIs to an existing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. It performs automated framework detection to identify the application stack, generates appropriate Dockerfiles and Kubernetes manifests, and validates the configuration against AKS Deployment Safeguards. The process includes verification steps to ensure the application is correctly deployed and configured for the target environment.
What it does
- Detects application frameworks and sub-frameworks from project signal files.
- Automatically generates Dockerfiles and Kubernetes manifests based on detected project requirements.
- Validates configurations against AKS Deployment Safeguards (DS001–DS013).
- Resolves base image tags using floating major versions to maintain security and stability.
- Detects application ports and health endpoints to configure Kubernetes probes.
- Provides recovery procedures for deployment failures.
When to use it
- When you need to deploy an existing web application or API to an active AKS cluster.
- When you need to containerize a project for Kubernetes deployment.
- When you need to generate Kubernetes manifests tailored for Azure.
- When your deployment is failing due to AKS Deployment Safeguard checks.
- When setting up CI/CD pipelines for applications running on AKS.
Advantages
- Reduces manual effort in creating container and orchestration configurations.
- Ensures deployments adhere to established AKS Deployment Safeguards.
- Maintains up-to-date base images through automated major version resolution.
- Standardizes health probe and port configuration across different frameworks.
Usage examples
- “Deploy my Express application to the existing AKS cluster.”
- The agent detects the Node.js framework, generates a Dockerfile and Kubernetes manifests, validates them against AKS safeguards, and initiates the deployment.
- “My Spring Boot app deployment is failing AKS safeguard checks.”
- The agent analyzes the current configuration against the DS001-DS013 checklist to identify and resolve the specific safeguard violations.
Install
Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/microsoft/azure-kubernetes-app-deploy/downloadUnzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:
mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip azure-kubernetes-app-deploy.zip -d .agents/skills
Documentation by Microsoft
Deploy to AKS
Use when: deploying a web app/API to AKS; containerizing for Kubernetes; generating manifests; AKS CI/CD; DS001–DS013 failures.
Not for: provisioning clusters (azure-kubernetes), AKS Automatic readiness (azure-kubernetes-automatic-readiness), non-AKS targets.
Workflow
Requires: existing AKS cluster, az login, kubectl configured. Follow phases/quick-deploy.md. On failure: references/rollback.md.
References
detection.md — framework/port/health detection
safeguards.md — DS001-DS013 checklist
workload-identity.md — Workload Identity setup
rollback.md — recovery procedures
base-images.md — base image policy and
<LATEST_STABLE_*>resolution
Knowledge Packs
Load knowledge-packs/frameworks/<framework>.md per detected framework. Available: spring-boot, express, nextjs, fastapi, django, nestjs, aspnet-core, go, flask
Templates
templates/ (dockerfiles/, k8s/, github-actions/, mermaid/).
Files
- ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer1.0 KiB
- LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer1.1 KiB
- SKILL.md2.0 KiB
- knowledge-packs/frameworks/aspnet-core.md7.3 KiB
- knowledge-packs/frameworks/django.md6.0 KiB
- knowledge-packs/frameworks/express.md6.7 KiB
- knowledge-packs/frameworks/fastapi.md5.8 KiB
- knowledge-packs/frameworks/flask.md6.2 KiB
- knowledge-packs/frameworks/go.md6.8 KiB
- knowledge-packs/frameworks/nestjs.md6.7 KiB
- knowledge-packs/frameworks/nextjs.md7.1 KiB
- knowledge-packs/frameworks/spring-boot.md6.0 KiB
- phases/quick-deploy.md7.8 KiB
- references/base-images.md3.6 KiB
- references/detection.md3.5 KiB
- references/rollback.md2.0 KiB
- references/safeguards.md2.9 KiB
- references/workload-identity.md7.4 KiB
- templates/dockerfiles/dotnet.Dockerfile2.6 KiB
- templates/dockerfiles/dotnet.dockerignore125 B
- templates/dockerfiles/go.Dockerfile2.1 KiB
- templates/dockerfiles/go.dockerignore128 B
- templates/dockerfiles/java.Dockerfile3.0 KiB
- templates/dockerfiles/java.dockerignore156 B
- templates/dockerfiles/node.Dockerfile3.0 KiB
- templates/dockerfiles/node.dockerignore173 B
- templates/dockerfiles/python.Dockerfile2.6 KiB
- templates/dockerfiles/python.dockerignore201 B
- templates/dockerfiles/rust.Dockerfile3.2 KiB
- templates/dockerfiles/rust.dockerignore87 B
- templates/github-actions/deploy.yml7.4 KiB
- templates/k8s/configmap.yaml1.0 KiB
- templates/k8s/deployment.yaml3.4 KiB
- templates/k8s/gateway.yaml1.5 KiB
- templates/k8s/hpa.yaml1.4 KiB
- templates/k8s/httproute.yaml1.3 KiB
- templates/k8s/ingress.yaml1.9 KiB
- templates/k8s/namespace.yaml734 B
- templates/k8s/networkpolicy.yaml1.6 KiB
- templates/k8s/pdb.yaml758 B
- templates/k8s/service.yaml864 B
- templates/k8s/serviceaccount.yaml1.4 KiB
- templates/mermaid/architecture-diagram.md1.6 KiB
- templates/mermaid/summary-dashboard.md1.7 KiB
templates/dockerfiles/go.Dockerfile
# =============================================================================
# Go Production Dockerfile
# =============================================================================
# Customize the following before use:
# - APP_NAME: Replace "app" in the binary name (go build -o /bin/app)
# and in the ENTRYPOINT ["/app"] line
# - PORT: Change EXPOSE port if not 8080
# - MODULE_PATH: Ensure go.mod module path matches your project
#
# Notes:
# - CGO_ENABLED=0 produces a fully static binary that runs on distroless
# - The distroless runtime has no shell — use the exec form for ENTRYPOINT
# - To debug, swap the runtime to gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12:debug
# which includes busybox
# =============================================================================
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Stage 1: Build
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Base: current stable Go. See references/base-images.md.
FROM golang:<LATEST_STABLE_GO>-alpine AS build
WORKDIR /src
# Layer caching: download module dependencies before copying source.
# This layer is only rebuilt when go.mod or go.sum changes.
COPY go.mod go.sum ./
RUN go mod download && go mod verify
# Copy source and compile a static binary
COPY . .
RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux \
go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o /bin/app ./cmd/app
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Stage 2: Runtime
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12
# Copy the compiled binary from the build stage
COPY --from=build /bin/app /app
# AKS Deployment Safeguards DS004: run as non-root.
# 65534 is the "nobody" user in distroless images.
USER 65534
EXPOSE 8080
# Distroless has no shell, curl, or wget. Kubernetes liveness/readiness probes
# (configured in deployment.yaml) handle health checking in AKS.
# For local Docker usage, consider adding a /healthz handler and using a
# statically-compiled health check binary, or swap to the :debug variant.
ENTRYPOINT ["/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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Attribution and licence
- Created by
- Microsoft
- Publisher
- Microsoft (Official)
- Source
- microsoft/skills · .github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-kubernetes/azure-kubernetes-app-deploy · commit 0696600
- Licence
- MIT License (redistribution allowed)
- LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from .github/plugins/azure-skills/LICENSE)
- ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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