Bicep Plan

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

---
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}