{
  "slug": "terragrunt-azure-backend-experiment-manages-azurerm-remote-state-55d6a75f59d0",
  "title": "terragrunt azure-backend experiment manages azurerm remote state",
  "tools": [
    "terragrunt"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-07-29T18:24:33.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-07-29T18:24:33.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When an Azure Storage remote-state configuration uses `azurerm`, enable the `azure-backend` experiment and run `terragrunt --experiment azure-backend run -- plan` to manage backend resources and state blobs. [Release v1.1.2](https://github.com/gruntwork-io/terragrunt/releases/tag/v1.1.2)",
    "examples": [
      "terragrunt --experiment azure-backend run -- plan"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.1.2",
      "Availability: opt-in while the experiment is active",
      "--experiment azure-backend (required): Enables the Azure Storage (`azurerm`) remote-state experiment.",
      "run -- plan (required): Runs the underlying `plan` command through Terragrunt.",
      "location: Terragrunt-only Azure backend setting; release notes do not document its value semantics.",
      "storage account SKU options: Terragrunt-only settings; specific option names and semantics are not documented in the release notes.",
      "skip_* flags: Terragrunt-only flags; specific names and semantics are not documented in the release notes.",
      "enable_soft_delete: Terragrunt-only Azure backend setting; release notes do not document allowed values or details.",
      "soft_delete_retention_days: Terragrunt-only Azure backend setting; release notes do not document allowed values or range.",
      "msi_resource_id: Terragrunt-only setting that also selects the managed identity used for delete and migrate operations.",
      "Prerequisite: Enable the `azure-backend` experiment for this feature.",
      "Prerequisite: Use an Azure Storage `azurerm` remote-state backend.",
      "The `azure-backend` experiment must be enabled.",
      "State blob migration is within the same storage account."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "When maintaining a Terragrunt configuration that uses Azure Storage remote state, enable Terragrunt management of its backend resources and state blobs.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/gruntwork-io/terragrunt/releases/tag/v1.1.2"
  ],
  "rank": 0.93034,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-f2f17bdc0bf69da0-3:gate",
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  "review": {
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    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "2 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.93 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.64 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}