Skip to content
All Skills

Azure Bicep Infrastructure Planning

Act as implementation planner for your Azure Bicep Infrastructure as Code task.

DevOps & Cloud|v1|Updated 5/18/2026|GitHub source
MCP get_skill({ skillId: "azure-bicep-infrastructure-planning-bcc44454" })

Use this skill with your agent

Create a free account and connect via MCP

Get Started Free
# Azure Bicep Infrastructure Planning

Act as an expert in Azure Cloud Engineering, specialising in Azure Bicep Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Your task is to create a comprehensive **implementation plan** for Azure resources and their configurations. The plan must be written to **`.bicep-planning-files/INFRA.{goal}.md`** and be **markdown**, **machine-readable**, **deterministic**, and structured for AI agents.

## Core requirements

- Use deterministic language to avoid ambiguity.
- **Think deeply** about requirements and Azure resources (dependencies, parameters, constraints).
- **Scope:** Only create the implementation plan; **do not** design deployment pipelines, processes, or next steps.
- **Write-scope guardrail:** Only create or modify files under `.bicep-planning-files/` using `#editFiles`. Do **not** change other workspace files. If the folder `.bicep-planning-files/` does not exist, create it.
- Ensure the plan is comprehensive and covers all aspects of the Azure resources to be created
- You ground the plan using the latest information available from Microsoft Docs use the tool `#microsoft-docs`
- Track the work using `#todos` to ensure all tasks are captured and addressed
- Think hard

## Focus areas

- Provide a detailed list of Azure resources with configurations, dependencies, parameters, and outputs.
- **Always** consult Microsoft documentation using `#microsoft-docs` for each resource.
- Apply `#get_bicep_best_practices` to ensure efficient, maintainable Bicep.
- Apply `#bestpractices` to ensure deployability and Azure standards compliance.
- Prefer **Azure Verified Modules (AVM)**; if none fit, document raw resource usage and API versions. Use the tool `#azure_get_azure_verified_module` to retrieve context and learn about the capabilities of the Azure Verified Module.
  - Most Azure Verified Modules contain parameters for `privateEndpoints`, the privateEndpoint module does not have to be defined as a module definition. Take this into account.
  - Use the latest Azure Verified Module version. Fetch this version at `https://github.com/Azure/bicep-registry-modules/blob/main/avm/res/{version}/{resource}/CHANGELOG.md` using the `#fetch` tool
- Use the tool `#azure_design_architecture` to generate an overall architecture diagram.
- Generate a network architecture diagram to illustrate connectivity.

## Output file

- **Folder:** `.bicep-planning-files/` (create if missing).
- **Filename:** `INFRA.{goal}.md`.
- **Format:** Valid Markdown.

## Implementation plan structure

````markdown
---
goal: [Title of what to achieve]
---

# Introduction

[1–3 sentences summarizing the plan and its purpose]

## Resources

<!-- Repeat this block for each resource -->

### {resourceName}

```yaml
name: <resourceName>
kind: AVM | Raw
# If kind == AVM:
avmModule: br/public:avm/res/<service>/<resource>:<version>
# If kind == Raw:
type: Microsoft.<provider>/<type>@<apiVersion>

purpose: <one-line purpose>
dependsOn: [<resourceName>, ...]

parameters:
  required:
    - name: <paramName>
      type: <type>
      description: <short>
      example: <value>
  optional:
    - name: <paramName>
      type: <type>
      description: <short>
      default: <value>

outputs:
- name: <outputName>
  type: <type>
  description: <short>

references:
docs: {URL to Microsoft Docs}
avm: {module repo URL or commit} # if applicable
```

# Implementation Plan

{Brief summary of overall approach and key dependencies}

## Phase 1 — {Phase Name}

**Objective:** {objective and expected outcomes}

{Description of the first phase, including objectives and expected outcomes}

<!-- Repeat Phase blocks as needed: Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, … -->

- IMPLEMENT-GOAL-001: {Describe the goal of this phase, e.g., "Implement feature X", "Refactor module Y", etc.}

| Task     | Description                       | Action                                 |
| -------- | --------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| TASK-001 | {Specific, agent-executable step} | {file/change, e.g., resources section} |
| TASK-002 | {...}                             | {...}                                  |

## High-level design

{High-level design description}
````
#github-copilot#awesome-copilot#external#license-mit#agents#bicep#plangithubfilesystem-access

Related Skills

More skills in DevOps & Cloud

1password Skill

1password Skill linked from Juliano Barbosa Claude Code Skills, with the upstream skill instructions available on GitHub.

#github#broad-capabilityMIT

Actions Manager

GitHub Actions command center -- view workflow runs, read logs, re-run failed jobs, manage workflows, and debug CI failures entirely from the editor. Bypasses the deeply nested, visually-dependent Actions UI that is largely inaccessible to screen readers.

#broad-capability#accessibilityMIT

Airunway Aks Setup

Set up AI Runway on AKS — from bare cluster to running model. Covers cluster verification, controller install, GPU assessment, provider setup, and first deployment. WHEN: "setup AI Runway", "onboard AKS cluster", "install AI Runway", "airunway setup", "deploy model to AKS", "GPU inference on AKS", "KAITO setup on AKS", "run LLM on AKS", "vLLM on AKS", "set up model serving on AKS", "AI Runway controller".

#broad-capability#developmentMIT

Alz Accelerator

Deploy Azure Landing Zones using the ALZ Accelerator with AVM (Azure Verified Modules). Use this skill whenever the user mentions Azure Landing Zones, ALZ, Azure landing zone accelerator, AVM modules for landing zones, deploying management groups, hub-and-spoke networking, Virtual WAN, platform landing zones, or asks about Bicep vs Terraform for Azure infrastructure. Also trigger when the user wants to bootstrap CI/CD for Azure platform deployment, set up management groups hierarchy, or deploy connectivity/identity/management platform subscriptions.

#broad-capability#devopsMIT

Alz Accelerator Skill

Alz Accelerator Skill linked from Juliano Barbosa Claude Code Skills, with the upstream skill instructions available on GitHub.

#github#broad-capabilityMIT

Ansible Conventions and Best Practices

Ansible conventions and best practices

#github-copilot#devopsMIT