avm-child-module-publishing

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avm-child-module-publishing

description

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.

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.

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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.

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Workflow

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