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Azure MCP server
Microsoft's local MCP server that exposes tools across many Azure services (Foundry, App Service, Storage, Cosmos DB, Monitor, Azure CLI and more) to agents, authenticating with Entra ID. It runs locally from @azure/mcp (npm); the notes below cover how it authenticates.
Last verified 4 sources
Install
Claude Code
About Claude Code/plugin install azure@claude-plugins-officialGeneric
{
"mcpServers": {
"azure-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@azure/mcp@latest",
"server",
"start"
]
}
}
}Notes and caveats
- Stable 3.0.0 released 2026-10-12 per CHANGELOG; 4.0.0-beta.1 followed on 2026-10-15.
- Uses Azure Identity (Entra ID) with local Azure credentials or managed identity.
- VS Code install is via the Azure MCP Server extension; Claude Code install is via the Azure plugin.
- Can be self-hosted as a remote endpoint on Azure Container Apps.
- Tools are grouped into dozens of service namespaces, so no single short list is given.
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Related reading
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FAQ
What does the Azure MCP server do?
Microsoft's local MCP server that exposes tools across many Azure services (Foundry, App Service, Storage, Cosmos DB, Monitor, Azure CLI and more) to agents, authenticating with Entra ID.
How do I add the Azure MCP server to Claude Code?
Run /plugin install azure@claude-plugins-official, copied from Microsoft's docs. This page also has snippets for Generic.
Does the Azure MCP server need authentication?
It uses a scheme other than OAuth or an API key, such as the session of the app or instance it runs in; the notes on this page describe it. Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP. Status: GA, last checked October 17, 2026.
Sources
Last verified against 4 Microsoft pages, then re-checked independently.
- github.comhttps://github.com/microsoft/mcp
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/mcp/main/servers/Azure.Mcp.Server/README.md
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/mcp/main/servers/Azure.Mcp.Server/CHANGELOG.md
- learn.microsoft.comhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/azure-mcp-server/overview
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