Azure Enterprise Infra Planner

by microsoft354361d83247MITListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026

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 infrastructure', 'architect Azure landing zone', 'design hub-spoke network', 'plan multi-region DR topology', 'set up VNets firewalls and private endpoints', 'subscription-scope Bicep deployment', 'Azure Backup for VM workloads'. PREFER azure-prepare FOR app-centric workflows.

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AI-generated overview

Plans and provisions enterprise Azure infrastructure, generating Bicep or Terraform from workload descriptions.

What it does
Runs a seven-phase gated pipeline that extracts insights, researches Azure best practices and resources, produces an infrastructure plan, verifies it with the user, then generates and deploys Bicep or Terraform. It covers networking, identity, security, compliance, and multi-region topologies, with Well-Architected Framework alignment. Artifacts include an insights file, an infrastructure plan, and IaC under an infra directory. It also supports brownfield cases where existing resources are inventoried and referenced rather than recreated.
When to use it
Use when planning enterprise Azure infrastructure such as landing zones, hub-spoke networks, private endpoints, or multi-region disaster recovery topologies. Also suited to subscription-scope or multi-resource-group Bicep and Terraform deployments. App-centric workflows are directed elsewhere.
Requirements
Requires Azure MCP tools (insights, best practices, WAF service guide, Microsoft Learn docs, Bicep schema) and CLI tooling: Azure CLI with Bicep, Terraform, and checkov. Deployment needs Azure credentials and network access. Ships no scripts; it is instructions and reference documents only.

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

PropertyDetails
MCP toolsinsights_get, get_azure_bestpractices_get, wellarchitectedframework_serviceguide_get, microsoft_docs_fetch, microsoft_docs_search, bicepschema_get
CLI commandsaz deployment group create, az bicep build, az resource list, terraform init, terraform plan, terraform validate, terraform apply, checkov
Output schemaschema.md [blocked]
Key referencesworkflow.md [blocked], waf-checklist.md [blocked], resources/ [blocked], constraints/ [blocked]

Workflow (Start Here)

Follow the step-by-step instructions in workflow.md [blocked] 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 [blocked]: 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.

mermaid
flowchart TD    IN([Input]) --> TRIAGE{Existing infra<br/>referenced?}    TRIAGE -- "No (greenfield)" --> P1    TRIAGE -- "Yes (referenced)" --> RW[/referenced-workload.md:<br/>inventory + assign roles<br/>reference, never recreate/]    RW --> P1
    subgraph PIPE [7-phase gated pipeline]        direction TB        P1[Phase 1 · Extract insights] --> P2[Phase 2 · Research best practices]        P2 --> P3[Phase 3 · Research resources]        P3 --> P4[Phase 4 · Generate plan]        P4 --> P5{Phase 5 · Verify<br/>user approves?}        P5 -- "no" --> P4        P5 -- "approved" --> P6[Phase 6 · Generate IaC]        P6 --> VAL{Validate<br/>az bicep build /<br/>terraform validate}        VAL -- "errors" --> P6        VAL -- "clean" --> P7{Phase 7 · Deploy<br/>risk-ack confirm?}    end
    P7 -- "greenfield" --> DEP[az deployment / terraform apply]    P7 -- "referenced" --> DEPADD[Additive deploy · incremental only<br/>what-if preview · no destroy of<br/>referenced resources]    DEP --> OUT([Deployed])    DEPADD --> OUT
    classDef gate fill:#fff3cd,stroke:#d39e00,color:#000;    classDef ref fill:#e2f0d9,stroke:#548235,color:#000;    class P5,VAL,P7,TRIAGE gate;    class RW,DEPADD ref;

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

ToolPurpose
insights_getRetrieve insights about the user's existing Azure environment to guide planning decisions
get_azure_bestpractices_getAzure best practices for code generation, operations, and deployment
wellarchitectedframework_serviceguide_getWAF service guide for a specific Azure service
microsoft_docs_searchSearch Microsoft Learn for relevant documentation chunks
microsoft_docs_fetchFetch full content of a Microsoft Learn page by URL
bicepschema_getBicep schema definition for any Azure resource type (latest API version)

Error Handling

ErrorCauseFix
MCP tool error or not availableTool call timeout, connection error, or tool doesn't existRetry once; fall back to reference files and notify user if unresolved
Plan approval missingmeta.status is not approvedStop and prompt user for approval before IaC generation or deployment
IaC validation failureaz bicep build or terraform validate returns errorsFix the generated code and re-validate; notify user if unresolved
Pairing constraint violationIncompatible SKU or resource combinationFix in plan before proceeding to IaC generation
Infra plan or IaC files not foundFiles written to wrong location or not createdVerify files exist at <project-root>/.azure/ and <project-root>/infra/; if missing, re-create the files by following workflow.md [blocked] exactly

Source and attribution

Source:microsoft/skillsin.github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-enterprise-infra-plannerat commit354361d

License: MIT

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