Azure App Onboard

Azure App Onboard takes you from a business idea, a rough app concept, or an existing codebase all the way to a running Azure deployment, with cost estimates and a pre-deploy approval gate before anything gets created. What stands out is that it auto-detects which Azure services your app actually needs and scaffolds infrastructure code tailored to it, rather than dropping in a generic template. It's built for moving existing apps to Azure with few or no code changes, and it runs a readiness check first. The workflow is strict: ten sequential steps, each with approval points, so you won't get surprise resources. The honest catch is that it's heavy for a simple static site or a single function, and if you already know your architecture, the narrower skills (azure-prepare, azure-deploy) will get you there faster.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-app-onboard --agent claude-code

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Azure App Onboard

⛔ Every repo goes through the full pipeline (Steps 1–10). No exceptions. Do not skip steps, refuse, or short-circuit based on what you recognize. Follow the Workflow table below sequentially — read each step's references before acting.

Quick Reference

Property	Value
Best for	Developers who know what to build but not which Azure services to use
Inputs	Business idea or existing codebase, budget/scale preferences (optional)
Outputs	Architecture plan, cost estimate, IaC files, deployed Azure resources
Phases	Discover → Architect → Scaffold → Deploy (self-contained, no external skill calls)

When to Use This Skill

Deploy existing code without knowing which Azure services to use
Check if your existing code is ready to deploy to Azure
Move an existing app to Azure without rewriting or with minimal changes
Get cost estimates before committing to infrastructure
Understand architecture decisions and rejected alternatives
Get answers to Azure architecture or service selection questions (e.g., "What database should I use?")
Get guided Azure onboarding without prior experience

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