- name
- delete-app
- description
- Deletes a Microsoft App via `ms app delete`. Use when the user asks to delete an app; always require explicit confirmation.
- user-invocable
- true
- allowed-tools
- Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, AskUserQuestion
- model
- sonnet
**📋 Shared Instructions: [shared-instructions.md](${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md)** — Cross-cutting concerns. **Two confirmations required; never auto-`--force`.**
# Delete App
Removes the app from the service. The local workspace is NOT deleted by this skill — the user can clean it up afterward (this skill suggests the command but doesn't run it).
## Workflow
1. Memory Bank → 2. Resolve App ID → 3. Verify with Show → 4. First Confirmation → 5. Try Non-Force Delete → 6. If Service Says Force Required: Second Confirmation → 7. Suggest Local Cleanup → 8. Update Memory Bank
---
### Step 1: Check Memory Bank
Read `memory-bank.md` for app slug + GUID + environment.
### Step 2: Resolve App ID
```bash
test -f ms.config.json && APP_ID=$(node -p "require('./ms.config.json').appId" 2>/dev/null) || true
```
If no `ms.config.json`, ask the user for the app slug or GUID. Optionally invoke `/list-apps` to discover.
### Step 3: Verify with Show
Before the destructive call, fetch the app metadata so the user sees what they're about to delete:
```bash
BIN=ms
$BIN app show --app "$APP_ID" --json
```
Display: display name, slug, app GUID, environment, version, creation date, last modified, share count if available.
### Step 4: First Confirmation
> "About to delete the app `<display-name>` (slug `<slug>`, GUID `<guid>`) from environment `<env-name>`. This removes the app from the service for all users — playing the app stops working immediately. Continue?"
Wait for explicit yes. If no, STOP — do not delete.
### Step 5: Try Non-Force Delete
```bash
$BIN app delete --app "$APP_ID" --non-interactive
```
`ms app delete` is idempotent: if the app is already gone (HTTP 204) it emits a warning rather than erroring. Treat both `existed: true` and `existed: false` outcomes as success.
### Step 6: If Service Says Force Required
If the service returns a non-2xx with a message like "delete requires --force" (the app has active shares, child resources, etc.), DO NOT auto-add `--force`. Instead, ask a **second** confirmation:
> "The service requires `--force` to delete this app. Reason from the service: `<verbatim message>`. Adding `--force` will remove the app and any associated state (shares, etc.) immediately. Are you sure?"
Wait for an explicit second yes. Only then:
```bash
$BIN app delete --app "$APP_ID" --force --non-interactive
```
Never short-circuit the two confirmations into one. The service's `--force` requirement is the signal that downstream state will be affected.
### Step 7: Suggest Local Cleanup
After successful delete, surface (do NOT run automatically):
```
App removed from service.
To clean up local workspace:
cd ..
rm -rf <project-dir>
Or keep the workspace if you intend to recreate / re-link to a new app.
```
### Step 8: Update Memory Bank
If `memory-bank.md` exists, append a "Deleted" note with the timestamp and the app GUID, but do NOT delete the memory bank itself — the user may want the history.
---
## Failure Modes
| Error | Action |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `App '<id>' not found in environment '<env>'` | Idempotent path — the app is already gone. Emit a success note and update memory bank (mark deleted). |
| 403 not authorized | The account doesn't have Owner permissions on the app. Surface the error; suggest `$BIN app share` review or a different account. |
| 5xx from the service | Transient. Retry once after 5s; if still failing, STOP and surface verbatim — do not loop. |
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