python-appservice-deploy Skill: Deploy Flask, Django or FastAPI to Azure

Makes your agent deploy a Python web app (Flask, Django or FastAPI) to Azure App Service on Linux, creating any missing Azure resources.

Installs: 236.1K; on skills.sh
Stars: 1.6K; on GitHub
Files: 12; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

The skill runs an 8-step workflow. It fills in defaults (resource group named after the app, a plan, region from your az default or eastus2), detects your framework, then makes sure a resource group, a P0v3 Linux plan and a Python 3.14 web app exist. It sets the startup command, turns on build during deployment, and deploys with azd deploy if an azure.yaml exists or az webapp deploy as a zip otherwise. Only the app name is asked interactively.

It stops after the deploy and prints a post-deploy message. By design it does not probe the app afterwards, because App Service needs 2 to 3 minutes to warm up. It calls Azure MCP tools, so use it with the Azure plugin. Containers, Functions, Terraform or Bicep, and full infrastructure are out of scope and go to azure-prepare.

Good for

Python developers who want a one-prompt deploy to Azure App Service
Teams on Azure who want a repeatable deploy routine for Flask, Django or FastAPI
Claude Code and Copilot users with the Azure plugin installed

Install python-appservice-deploy

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the python-appservice-deploy skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

/plugin install azure@claude-plugins-official

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Azure account, Node.js 18+, Azure CLI (az login).

Use the plugin rather than the single skill. The skill calls Azure MCP tools (subscription list, group list, App Service and azd), and the README says the plugin wires in the Azure MCP Server. Sign in with az login first, and azd auth login if you deploy with azd.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Deploy Python (Flask/Django/FastAPI) code to Azure App Service Linux. WHEN: "Flask App Service", "Django App Service", "FastAPI App Service", "deploy Python to App Service". DO NOT USE FOR: Container Apps, Functions, non-Python, Terraform/Bicep/IaC, full infra — use azure-prepare.

Sections in SKILL.md

Workflow
Hard rules
Error Handling

Key facts

Author: Microsoft
License: MIT
Installs on skills.sh: 236,062 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 1,609 for the microsoft/azure-skills repo (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit: Oct 30, 2026
What installs: SKILL.md, 8 reference guides and 4 helper scripts (app name generator and Azure create retry, in .sh and .ps1); 12 bundled files
Needs: An Azure account, Azure CLI signed in with az login, and the Azure MCP tools; azd for azure.yaml projects

What it includes

Derives resource group, plan, region and subscription; only asks for the app name
Defaults: <app>-rg, <app>-plan, your az default region or eastus2.
Runs code · 1. Resolve context
Advisory check for Flask, Django, FastAPI or generic; never blocks
Files · 2. Detect framework
azure.yaml with App Service host uses azd; otherwise Azure CLI
3. Choose path
Creates the resource group, P0v3 Linux plan and Python 3.14 web app if missing
Retries on transient Azure errors using the bundled retry-az-create script.
Runs code · 4. Ensure resources
None for Flask and Django; FastAPI gets a uvicorn command
Other frameworks get a warning.
Write · 5. Set startup
Sets SCM_DO_BUILD_DURING_DEPLOYMENT to true
Write · 6. Enable build on deploy
Runs azd deploy, or az webapp deploy with a zip package
The deprecated az webapp up is never used.
Runs code · 7. Deploy
Prints a post-deploy message with https URLs and ends; no health checks
8. Stop and report
A symptom, cause and fix table for deploy errors
Quick triage: container ping timeout on port 8000 means fix the startup command.
Read · references/errors.md

From the official docs

Permissions

High risk

The skill creates paid Azure resources and deploys your code under your signed-in account. Check the subscription and region before approving, and try it on a test app first.

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

It creates paid Azure resources
It adds a resource group, a P0v3 Linux plan and a web app. Check the subscription and region it chose before you approve, and delete what you do not need. github.com
It deploys your code to a live endpoint
The app goes out as soon as the deploy returns. Use a test subscription or app name for first runs.
It runs bundled shell scripts
Four helper scripts generate app names and retry Azure create calls. Read them if you need to be sure.

Technical details

Talks to	Azure Resource Manager and App Service
Scopes	Azure subscription (az login)

Questions

What does python-appservice-deploy do?

It deploys Flask, Django or FastAPI code to Azure App Service on Linux and creates the resource group, plan and web app if they are missing.

How do I install it in Claude Code?

Use the install box above, which installs the Azure plugin. The skill relies on Azure MCP tools that the plugin sets up, and you need to be signed in with az login.

Does it need an Azure account?

Yes. It needs an Azure subscription and the Azure CLI signed in. If your project has an azure.yaml it uses azd, which needs azd auth login.

Does it cost money?

The skill creates a P0v3 Linux App Service plan, which is a paid Azure resource. Check Azure pricing for your region and delete resources you do not need.

Is it safe?

It creates and changes real Azure resources under your signed-in account and deploys your code, and it runs bundled shell scripts for app names and create retries. Check the subscription it picked, review commands before you approve them, and try it on a test app first.

Why does it not check the app after deploying?

By design. The SKILL.md says App Service needs 2 to 3 minutes to warm up, so a quiet log or early 5xx error is not a failure. Give it a few minutes before you test.

What should I use for containers, Functions or Terraform?

The SKILL.md says this skill is not for Container Apps, Functions, non-Python apps, Terraform or Bicep, or full infrastructure, and points to azure-prepare for those.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: microsoft/azure-skills
Folder: skills/python-appservice-deploy

microsoft/azure-skills skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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microsoft/azure-skills README · github.com
microsoft/azure-skills python-appservice-deploy SKILL.md · github.com