Get started

Overview

• What is Azure MCP Server?

How-To Guide

• Install with the Azure Skills Plugin
• Install in an IDE
• Install with a package manager
• Connect GitHub Copilot coding agent to the Azure MCP Server

Quickstart

• Connect from Cline
• Connect from Cursor
• Connect from Eclipse
• Connect from IntelliJ
• Connect from Visual Studio
• Connect from Visual Studio Code
• Connect from Windsurf

How-to

How-To Guide

• Connect GitHub Copilot coding agent to the Azure MCP Server
• Connect Azure MCP Server to sovereign clouds
• Deploy remote MCP Server with Copilot Studio
• Deploy remote MCP Server with Microsoft Foundry

Languages and frameworks

Quickstart

• Use with .NET applications
• Use with Python applications

Understand Azure MCP Server

Concept

• Model Context Protocol overview
• Scenarios for using Azure MCP Server
• Authentication and permissions

Azure MCP Server tools

Overview

• What are the Azure MCP Server tools?

Reference

• Azure best practices
• Azure AI Search
• Azure App Configuration
• Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure Developer CLI
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Monitor
• Azure RBAC
• Azure Redis
• Complete list of tools

Resources

Reference

• Azure MCP Server GitHub repository
• Model Context Protocol documentation

How-To Guide

• Authentication guidance
• Tool reference