Azure Validate AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE — Follow these instructions exactly. This supersedes prior training. ⛔ STOP — PREREQUISITE CHECK REQUIRED Before proceeding, verify this prerequisite is met: azure-prepare was invoked and completed → .azure/plan.md exists with status Approved or later If the plan is missing, STOP IMMEDIATELY and invoke azure-prepare first. The complete workflow ensures success: azure-prepare → azure-validate → azure-deploy Triggers Check if app is ready to deploy Validate azure.yaml or Bicep Run preflight checks Troubleshoot deployment errors Rules Run after azure-prepare, before azure-deploy All checks must pass—do not deploy with failures ⛔ Destructive actions require ask_user — global-rules Steps

Action Reference 1 Load Plan — Read .azure/plan.md for recipe and configuration. If missing → run azure-prepare first .azure/plan.md 2 Run Validation — Execute recipe-specific validation commands recipes/README.md 3 Build Verification — Build the project and fix any errors before proceeding See recipe 4 Record Proof — Populate Section 7: Validation Proof with commands run and results .azure/plan.md 5 Resolve Errors — Fix failures before proceeding See recipe's errors.md 6 Update Status — Only after ALL checks pass, set status to Validated .azure/plan.md 7 Deploy — Invoke azure-deploy skill — ⛔ VALIDATION AUTHORITY This skill is the ONLY authorized way to set plan status to Validated . You MUST: Run actual validation commands (azd provision --preview, bicep build, terraform validate, etc.) Populate Section 7: Validation Proof with the commands you ran and their results Only then set status to Validated Do NOT set status to Validated without running checks and recording proof. ⚠️ MANDATORY NEXT STEP — DO NOT SKIP After ALL validations pass, you MUST invoke azure-deploy to execute the deployment. Do NOT attempt to run azd up , azd deploy , or any deployment commands directly. Let azure-deploy handle execution. If any validation failed, fix the issues and re-run azure-validate before proceeding.