How do I install the Avm Child Module Publishing skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add azure/avm-child-module-publishing in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Avm Child Module Publishing safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Avm Child Module Publishing?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Avm Child Module Publishing free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Avm Child Module Publishing?

Azure (@azure) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Avm Child Module Publishing by azure

Name: Avm Child Module Publishing
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: Azure

Avm Child Module Publishing

Publish AVM Bicep child modules to the Bicep public registry. Example prompt: Publish a child module for avm/res/<resource provider>/<resource type>/<child resource>. This skill covers the full end-to-end workflow: prerequisite verification, allowed-list registration, telemetry instrumentation, version file creation, changelog updates, parent module updates, and final validation. USE FOR: publish child module, add child module telemetry, child module version.json, child module CHANGELOG, child module allowed list, bicep child module publishing. DO NOT USE FOR: creating new child module functionality (use AVM-Plan/AVM-Implement agents), publishing top-level parent modules, Terraform modules.

Azure f5640c0 1.9 KB Updated Sep 10, 2026

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AVM Bicep Child Module Publishing

AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE — MANDATORY COMPLIANCE

This skill implements the official AVM Bicep Child Module Publishing workflow from Azure Verified Modules. Follow these steps exactly. Do not skip or reorder steps.

Context

Child resources exist only within the scope of another resource (e.g., a subnet within a virtual network). In AVM, child modules deploy these child resources and live inside their parent module's folder structure. By default, child modules are not independently published — they must be explicitly published.

Publishing a child module does not move or reorganize any files. The child module stays in its existing folder within the parent.

Important: This process is currently in pilot/preview phase. Only resource modules (avm/res/) are supported. Pattern and utility modules are not supported.

Workflow

Follow instructions in the AVM Bicep Child Module Publishing documentation for the full step-by-step process, including code snippets and file templates.

Frequently asked questions