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title: "Azure: setup for Claude, Cursor, Codex · DotsAgent"
description: "Query and manage Azure resources such as Storage, Cosmos DB, Key Vault and Monitor. Version 2.0 is GA. Set up Azure in 13 MCP clients."
url: https://dotsagent.io/mcp/servers/azure
---

Cloud · Microsoft

# Set up Azure

Query and manage Azure resources such as Storage, Cosmos DB, Key Vault and Monitor. Version 2.0 is GA.

- **Publisher**: Microsoft Official
- **Run locally**: `npx -y @azure/mcp@latest server start`
- **Transports**: stdio
- **Authentication**: Your Azure sign-in through the Azure CLI or DefaultAzureCredential.
- **What it can touch**: Read and write.
- **Licence**: MIT
- **Source**: [github.com/microsoft/mcp/tree/main/servers/Azure.Mcp.Server](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp/tree/main/servers/Azure.Mcp.Server)
- **Status**: Active

## Install

This server runs on your machine as a child process of the client. You need the runtime its command uses, such as Node.js for npx, uv for uvx or Docker, plus any variables listed under Environment.

### Claude Code

`shell`

```
claude mcp add --scope project azure -- npx -y @azure/mcp@latest server start
```

### Cursor

`.cursor/mcp.json`

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@azure/mcp@latest",
        "server",
        "start"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

`~/.codex/config.toml`

```
[mcp_servers.azure]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@azure/mcp@latest", "server", "start"]
```

[Config for other clients →](https://dotsagent.io/mcp/config#add=azure)

## Other servers in cloud

- [Cloudflare](https://dotsagent.io/mcp/servers/cloudflare): One endpoint for the whole Cloudflare API; separate servers cover docs, bindings, observability and browser.

- [AWS API](https://dotsagent.io/mcp/servers/aws-api): Runs validated AWS CLI commands so an agent can inspect and change your AWS resources.

- [Firebase](https://dotsagent.io/mcp/servers/firebase): The Firebase CLI as an MCP server: manage projects, Auth users, Firestore, Remote Config, security rules and more.

- [Vercel](https://dotsagent.io/mcp/servers/vercel): Search Vercel docs and inspect projects, deployments and build logs. In Beta, and already supports spec 2026-07-28.

- [Netlify](https://dotsagent.io/mcp/servers/netlify): Create, deploy and configure Netlify sites, environment variables and extensions from an agent.

- [Heroku](https://dotsagent.io/mcp/servers/heroku): Manage Heroku apps, dynos, add-ons, Postgres and pipelines from an agent, through the Heroku CLI.

## Sources

1. [github.com](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp)/microsoft/mcp
2. [learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/developer/azure-mcp-server/)/azure/developer/azure-mcp-server/

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