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Azure MCP Best Practices

| Task | Tool | Example | | -------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------- | | List resources | `mcp__azure__*_list` | Storage accounts, Key Vault secrets | | Get resource details | `mcp__azure__*_get` | Container details, database info | | Create resources | `mcp__azure__*_create` | New secrets, storage containers | | Query data | `mcp__azure__*_query` | Log A

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Overview

Azure MCP Best Practices

Tool Selection

TaskToolExample
List resourcesmcp__azure__*_listStorage accounts, Key Vault secrets
Get resource detailsmcp__azure__*_getContainer details, database info
Create resourcesmcp__azure__*_createNew secrets, storage containers
Query datamcp__azure__*_queryLog Analytics, Cosmos DB

Common Operations

Storage

  • storage_accounts_list - List storage accounts
  • storage_blobs_list - List blobs in container
  • storage_blobs_upload - Upload file to blob

Key Vault

  • keyvault_secrets_list - List secrets
  • keyvault_secrets_get - Get secret value
  • keyvault_secrets_set - Create/update secret

Cosmos DB

  • cosmosdb_databases_list - List databases
  • cosmosdb_containers_list - List containers
  • cosmosdb_query - Query documents

AKS

  • aks_clusters_list - List AKS clusters
  • aks_nodepools_list - List node pools

Monitor

  • monitor_logs_query - Query Log Analytics

Authentication

Azure MCP uses Azure Identity SDK. Authenticate via:

  • az login (Azure CLI - recommended)
  • VS Code Azure extension
  • Environment variables (service principal)

Reference