azure-validate

Pre-deployment validation for Azure readiness. Run deep checks on configuration, infrastructure (Bicep or Terraform), RBAC role assignments, managed identity permissions, and prerequisites before deploying. WHEN: validate my app, check deployment readiness, run preflight checks, verify configuration, check if ready to deploy, validate azure.yaml, validate Bicep, test before deploying, troubleshoot deployment errors, validate Azure Functions, validate function app, validate serverless deployment, verify RBAC roles, check role assignments, review managed identity permissions, what-if analysis, validate Container Apps deployment.

Quality

89%

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Quality

Content

85%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A well-structured, actionable skill body with strong workflow sequencing and validation feedback loops, plus clean progressive disclosure to verified bundle files. Conciseness and actionability are solid but not perfect due to minor repetition and reliance on the script for per-step detail.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Lean body that assumes Claude's competence with no concept over-explanation, but carries some minor instructional repetition across the Steps section and blockquotes that could be tightened.	4 / 5
Actionability	Provides concrete, executable commands with arguments (pwsh/bash invocation plus completed-step loop), though specific per-step actions rely on script output rather than being enumerated inline.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	Explicit prerequisite STOP check, a clearly sequenced prepare→validate→deploy flow, validation authority gating, and a fix-and-rerun feedback loop for failures, all with explicit checkpoints.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	SKILL.md is a concise overview with clearly signaled, one-level-deep references to verified real files (workflow scripts, recipes README, role-verification, global-rules), each appropriately split out.	5 / 5
	Total	18 / 20 Passed

Description

95%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, specific description that clearly answers both what the skill does and when to use it, with an unusually thorough set of natural trigger phrases. The only soft spot is specificity, where it names broad check domains rather than granular concrete actions.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists several specific check domains (configuration, Bicep/Terraform, RBAC, managed identity, prerequisites) but stops short of enumerating concrete per-domain actions, leaving minor coverage gaps.	4 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly states both what ('Pre-deployment validation for Azure readiness. Run deep checks on...') and when ('WHEN: validate my app, check deployment readiness...') with concrete trigger phrases.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Comprehensive natural trigger phrases including synonyms and file/tech names ('validate azure.yaml', 'validate Bicep', 'validate function app', 'what-if analysis').	5 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Occupies a clear niche (Azure pre-deployment readiness validation) with distinct, specific triggers that minimize overlap with other skills.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

Validation

87%

Warnings & errors only

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
relative_links	Relative link issues: 3 deeper-than-1-level	Warning
referenced_paths_exist	Referenced path issues: 8 deeper-than-1-level	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: microsoft/azure-skills
Path: .github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-validate/SKILL.md
Commit: 16dc8c5

Reviewed: about 12 hours ago

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