azure-enterprise-infra-planner
Architect and provision enterprise Azure infrastructure from workload descriptions. For cloud architects and platform engineers planning networking, identity, security, compliance, and multi-resource topologies with WAF alignment. Generates Bicep or Terraform directly (no azd). WHEN: 'plan Azure inf
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Azure Enterprise Infra Planner
When to Use This Skill
Activate this skill when user wants to:
Plan enterprise Azure infrastructure from a workload or architecture description
Architect a landing zone, hub spoke network, or multi region topology
Design networking infrastructure: VNets, subnets, firewalls, private endpoints, VPN gateways
Plan identity, RBAC, and compliance driven infrastructure
Generate Bicep or Terraform for subscription scope or multi resource group deployments
Plan disaster recovery, failover, or cross region high availability topologies
Quick Reference
Property Details
MCP tools insights get , get azure bestpractices get , wellarchitectedframework serviceguide get , microsoft docs fetch , microsoft docs search , bicepschema get
CLI commands az deployment group create , az bicep build , az resource list , terraform init , terraform plan , terraform validate , terraform apply , checkov
Output schema [schema.md](references/schema.md)
Key references [workflow.md](references/workflow.md), [waf checklist.md](references/waf checklist.md), [resources/](references/resources/README.md), [constraints/](references/constraints/README.md)
Workflow (Start Here)
Follow the step by step instructions in [workflow.md](references/workflow.md) to execute the 7 phases of infrastructure planning and provisioning.
Architecture
The skill runs a 7 phase, gated pipeline . Input is triaged into one of two flows:
Greenfield — only new requirements; run the phases straight through.
Referenced (brownfield) — the user supplies something that already exists (a live resource /
resource group / subscription, IaC or an infra plan, or a requirements doc). The same phases run, plus
[referenced workload.md](references/referenced workload.md): existing resources are inventoried and
referenced (never recreated), the new workload is wired into them, and Phase 7 deploys additively
(incremental only — never modifying or destroying the referenced resources).
Every phase advances only after its gate passes. Phase 5 requires explicit user approval; Phase 6 is a
hardened, self verifying gate — the generated IaC must be secure by default, pass local validation
( az bicep build / terraform validate ) with zero errors, pass a checkov security scan with no
unresolved high/critical findings, and the skill must show the command output and emit a completion
self check before advancing; Phase 7 requires an explicit, risk acknowledged deploy confirmation.
Artifacts (written under <project root / ): .azure/insights.json (Phase 1),
.azure/infrastructure plan.json (Phase 4, status draft → approved → deployed ), and
infra/main.bicep + infra/modules/ or infra/main.tf + infra/modules/ (Phase 6).
MCP Tools
Tool Purpose
insights get Retrieve insights about the user's existing Azure environment to guide planning decisions
get azure bestpractices get Azure best practices for code generation, operations, and deployment
wellarchitectedframework serviceguide get WAF service guide for a specific Azure service
microsoft docs search Search Microsoft Learn for relevant documentation chunks
microsoft docs fetch Fetch full content of a Microsoft Learn page by URL
bicepschema get Bicep schema definition for any Azure resource type (latest API version)
Error Handling
Error Cause Fix
MCP tool error or not available Tool call timeout, connection error, or tool doesn't exist Retry once; fall back to reference files and notify user if unresolved
Plan approval missing meta.status is not approved Stop and prompt user for approval before IaC generation or deployment
IaC validation failure az bicep build or terraform validate returns errors Fix the generated code and re validate; notify user if unresolved
Pairing constraint violation Incompatible SKU or resource combination Fix in plan before proceeding to IaC generation
Infra plan or IaC files not found Files written to wrong location or not created Verify files exist at <project root /.azure/ and <project root /infra/ ; if missing, re create the files by following [workflow.md](references/workflow.md) exactly