# Does Microsoft Azure have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** Microsoft Azure maintains an official MCP server.

> The older Azure/azure-mcp repo was archived in Feb 2026 — the server now lives in the microsoft/mcp monorepo.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Local server — Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.
- Repository: [microsoft/mcp](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp) — ★ 3.6k, last push 2026-08-11, MIT
- Maintainer: Microsoft
- Language: C#
- Category: [Cloud Platforms](https://mcpyet.com/category/cloud-platforms/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-08-10
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-08-11 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## What it does

> Catalog of official Microsoft MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementations for AI-powered data access and tool integration
> — how [microsoft/mcp](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp) describes itself

## The receipts

- **Official repository:** [microsoft/mcp](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp) — ★ 3.6k, pushed 2026-08-11, MIT (active)

## How to connect it

Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add azure -- npx -y <package-from-readme>
```

Swap in the exact package and flags from the repo README — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

Open **Settings → Developer → Edit Config** and add the server to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "azure": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

ChatGPT connects to **remote servers only**, and this one runs on your machine. Either expose it through an MCP gateway that gives it a public URL, or use a client with native local support (Claude or Cursor).

## How we know

Azure MCP Server is Microsoft-official with full docs on learn.microsoft.com; source at microsoft/mcp (servers/Azure.Mcp.Server), covering Cosmos DB, Key Vault, Monitor, AI Search and more.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-08-11, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-08-10.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

## Also in Cloud Platforms

- [Vercel](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/vercel.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Kubernetes](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/kubernetes.md) — Community only (Sort of)
- [AWS](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/aws.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Cloudflare](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/cloudflare.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Redis](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/redis.md) — Official (Yes)
- [HashiCorp](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/hashicorp.md) — Official (Yes)

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/azure/ — data refreshed 2026-08-11