resource-creation

name	resource-creation
description	Orchestrates creation of all Azure resources for Azure AI Foundry multi-environment deployment. Coordinates resource-groups, service-principal, and ai-foundry-resources skills. Use when setting up a complete Azure AI Foundry infrastructure from scratch across dev, test, and prod environments.
license	Apache-2.0

Azure AI Foundry Resource Creation Orchestrator

This skill orchestrates the creation of all Azure resources required for Azure AI Foundry deployments across multiple environments.

Overview

A high-level orchestration skill that coordinates three specialized skills to create a complete Azure AI Foundry infrastructure:

1. resource-groups - Creates Azure resource groups for multiple environments
2. service-principal - Creates Service Principal with workload identity federation and RBAC
3. ai-foundry-resources - Creates AI Services resources and AI Foundry Projects

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Set up complete Azure AI Foundry infrastructure from scratch
• Create multi-environment deployments (dev, test, prod)
• Orchestrate resource creation in proper dependency order
• Ensure consistent resource naming and tagging
• Configure RBAC and workload identity federation

Orchestration Flow

When -CreateAll is specified, the orchestrator executes in this order:

1. Resource Groups (Always)

Calls resource-groups/scripts/create-resource-groups.ps1

• Creates dev, test, prod resource groups
• Applies environment-specific tags
• Validates resource group creation

2. Service Principal (Conditional: -CreateServicePrincipal)

Calls service-principal/scripts/create-service-principal.ps1

• Creates App Registration with workload identity federation
• Grants Contributor role on all resource groups
• Grants Cognitive Services User role
• Updates starter-config.json with credentials

3. AI Foundry Resources (Conditional: -CreateAIProjects)

Calls ai-foundry-resources/scripts/create-ai-foundry-resources.ps1

• Creates AI Services resources for each environment
• Creates AI Foundry Projects
• Configures project endpoints
• Grants Cognitive Services User role to Service Principal

Usage

# Create all resources using configuration from starter-config.json
./create-resources.ps1 -UseConfig -CreateAll

# Create specific resources
./create-resources.ps1 -UseConfig -CreateServicePrincipal -CreateAIProjects

# Create for specific environment
./create-resources.ps1 `
    -ResourceGroupBaseName "rg-aif-demo" `
    -Location "eastus" `
    -Environment "dev" `
    -CreateAll

# Create without Service Principal
./create-resources.ps1 -UseConfig -Environment "all" -CreateAIProjects

Parameters

Configuration

• -UseConfig: Load resource names from starter-config.json

Resource Naming

• -ResourceGroupBaseName: Base name for resource groups (e.g., "rg-aif-demo")
• -Location: Azure region (default: eastus)
• -ServicePrincipalName: Service Principal display name
• -AIProjectBaseName: Base name for AI resources

Environment Selection

• -Environment: Target environment ('dev', 'test', 'prod', or 'all')

Creation Flags

• -CreateServicePrincipal: Create Service Principal and configure RBAC
• -CreateAIProjects: Create AI Services and AI Foundry Projects
• -CreateAll: Enable both ServicePrincipal and AIProjects creation

Output

• -OutputFormat: Output format ('text' or 'json')

Examples

Complete Setup (All Resources, All Environments)

cd .github/skills/resource-creation
./create-resources.ps1 -UseConfig -CreateAll

Dev Environment Only

./create-resources.ps1 -UseConfig -Environment "dev" -CreateAll

AI Resources Only (Skip Service Principal)

./create-resources.ps1 `
    -ResourceGroupBaseName "rg-aif-demo" `
    -AIProjectBaseName "aif-demo" `
    -Location "eastus" `
    -Environment "all" `
    -CreateAIProjects

Custom Naming with Service Principal

./create-resources.ps1 `
    -ResourceGroupBaseName "rg-myapp-ai" `
    -ServicePrincipalName "sp-myapp-cicd" `
    -AIProjectBaseName "aif-myapp" `
    -Location "westus2" `
    -Environment "all" `
    -CreateAll

Verification

After orchestration completes, verify the deployment:

# Check Resource Groups
az group list --query "[?starts_with(name, 'rg-aif-demo')].{Name:name, Location:location}" -o table

# Check Service Principal
az ad sp list --display-name "sp-aif-demo-cicd" --query "[].{Name:displayName, AppId:appId}" -o table

# Check AI Services
az cognitiveservices account list --query "[?starts_with(name, 'aif-demo')].{Name:name, Kind:kind, Location:location}" -o table

# Check RBAC Assignments
$spId = az ad sp list --display-name "sp-aif-demo-cicd" --query "[0].id" -o tsv
az role assignment list --assignee $spId --query "[].{Role:roleDefinitionName, Scope:scope}" -o table

Configuration File

The orchestrator updates starter-config.json with created resource information:

{
  "azure": {
    "subscriptionId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "resourceGroups": {
      "dev": "rg-aif-demo-dev",
      "test": "rg-aif-demo-test",
      "prod": "rg-aif-demo-prod"
    },
    "location": "eastus"
  },
  "servicePrincipal": {
    "displayName": "sp-aif-demo-cicd",
    "appId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "objectId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "tenantId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  },
  "aiFoundry": {
    "dev": {
      "projectName": "aif-demo-dev",
      "projectEndpoint": "https://..."
    },
    "test": { ... },
    "prod": { ... }
  }
}

Specialized Skills

This orchestrator delegates to three specialized skills:

1. Resource Groups Skill

Location: ../resource-groups
Purpose: Creates Azure resource groups for multiple environments
Output: Resource group names and IDs

Direct Usage:

cd ../resource-groups/scripts
./create-resource-groups.ps1 `
    -ResourceGroupBaseName "rg-aif-demo" `
    -Location "eastus" `
    -Environment "all"

2. Service Principal Skill

Location: ../service-principal
Purpose: Creates Service Principal with workload identity and RBAC
Output: Service Principal credentials and configuration

Direct Usage:

cd ../service-principal/scripts
./create-service-principal.ps1 `
    -DisplayName "sp-aif-demo-cicd" `
    -ResourceGroupNames @("rg-aif-demo-dev", "rg-aif-demo-test", "rg-aif-demo-prod")

3. AI Foundry Resources Skill

Location: ../ai-foundry-resources
Purpose: Creates AI Services and AI Foundry Projects
Output: Project names and endpoints

Direct Usage:

cd ../ai-foundry-resources/scripts
./create-ai-foundry-resources.ps1 `
    -ProjectBaseName "aif-demo" `
    -ResourceGroupName "rg-aif-demo-dev" `
    -Location "eastus" `
    -Environment "dev" `
    -ServicePrincipalId "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

Troubleshooting

Orchestration Errors

Symptom: "Cannot find script file"

# Verify skill structure
Get-ChildItem -Path .github/skills -Recurse -Filter "*.ps1"

# Ensure scripts are in correct locations:
# ../resource-groups/scripts/create-resource-groups.ps1
# ../service-principal/scripts/create-service-principal.ps1
# ../ai-foundry-resources/scripts/create-ai-foundry-resources.ps1

Symptom: "Resource group does not exist"

# Run resource-groups skill first
cd .github/skills/resource-groups/scripts
./create-resource-groups.ps1 -UseConfig

Symptom: "Service Principal not found"

# Verify Service Principal was created
az ad sp list --display-name "sp-aif-demo-cicd" -o table

# If missing, run service-principal skill
cd .github/skills/service-principal/scripts
./create-service-principal.ps1 -UseConfig

Skill-Specific Issues

For detailed troubleshooting of individual skills, see:

• Resource Groups Troubleshooting
• Service Principal Troubleshooting
• AI Foundry Resources Troubleshooting

Best Practices

Execution Order

Always create resources in this order:

1. Resource Groups (required for all other resources)
2. Service Principal (optional, but recommended for CI/CD)
3. AI Foundry Resources (requires resource groups)

Configuration Management

• Use starter-config.json for consistent naming across all skills
• Run with -UseConfig flag for automated deployments
• Review configuration before creating production resources

Environment Strategy

• Start with dev environment for testing
• Validate resource creation and access
• Promote to test and prod incrementally

Security

• Service Principal credentials are automatically saved to starter-config.json
• Store starter-config.json securely (add to .gitignore)
• Use Azure Key Vault for production credential storage
• Rotate Service Principal secrets regularly

Cost Optimization

• Use -Environment "dev" for initial testing (creates only one environment)
• Delete dev resources when not in use
• Monitor costs with Azure Cost Management tags applied by skills