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Azure CLI tools for the Azure MCP Server

The Azure MCP Server provides comprehensive support for Azure CLI operations, including finding commands, generating command syntax, and providing installation instructions. Perform virtually any Azure resource management operation without needing to remember specific command syntax, parameters, or formatting.

Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) is a cross-platform command-line tool to connect to Azure and execute administrative commands on Azure resources. It allows the execution of commands through a terminal using interactive command-line prompts or a script. For a complete list of Azure CLI commands this tool executes, see the Azure CLI reference documentation.

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The Azure MCP Server tools define parameters for data they need to complete tasks. Some of these parameters are specific to each tool and are documented below. Other parameters are global and shared by all tools. For more information, see Tool parameters.

Generate Azure CLI commands

The Azure MCP Server generates Azure CLI commands to accomplish specific goals.

Example prompts include:

  • Generate creation commands: "Generate an az command to create a storage account"
  • Generate query commands: "Create an az command to list all virtual machines in a resource group"
Parameter Required or optional Description
Intent Required The user intent of the task to be solved by using the CLI tool. This user intent is used to generate the appropriate CLI command to accomplish the desirable goal.
Cli type Required The type of CLI tool to use. Supported values are az for Azure CLI.

Get CLI installation instructions

The Azure MCP Server provides installation instructions for CLI tools including Azure CLI (az), Azure Developer CLI (azd), and Azure Functions Core Tools CLI (func). It incorporates knowledge of the CLI tool beyond what the LLM knows. Use this tool to get installation instructions if you attempt to use the CLI tool but it's not installed.

Example prompts include:

  • Azure CLI installation: "How do I install the az CLI?"
  • Azure Developer CLI installation: "Show me how to install azd"
Parameter Required or optional Description
CLI type Required The type of CLI tool to use. Supported values are az for Azure CLI, azd for Azure Developer CLI, and func for Azure Functions Core Tools CLI.

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