azure-usage

1# Azure MCP Best Practices
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3## Tool Selection
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5| Task                 | Tool                   | Example                             |
6| -------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
7| List resources       | `mcp__azure__*_list`   | Storage accounts, Key Vault secrets |
8| Get resource details | `mcp__azure__*_get`    | Container details, database info    |
9| Create resources     | `mcp__azure__*_create` | New secrets, storage containers     |
10| Query data           | `mcp__azure__*_query`  | Log Analytics, Cosmos DB            |
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12## Common Operations
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14### Storage
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16- `storage_accounts_list` - List storage accounts
17- `storage_blobs_list` - List blobs in container
18- `storage_blobs_upload` - Upload file to blob
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20### Key Vault
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22- `keyvault_secrets_list` - List secrets
23- `keyvault_secrets_get` - Get secret value
24- `keyvault_secrets_set` - Create/update secret
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26### Cosmos DB
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28- `cosmosdb_databases_list` - List databases
29- `cosmosdb_containers_list` - List containers
30- `cosmosdb_query` - Query documents
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32### AKS
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34- `aks_clusters_list` - List AKS clusters
35- `aks_nodepools_list` - List node pools
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37### Monitor
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39- `monitor_logs_query` - Query Log Analytics
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41## Authentication
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43Azure MCP uses Azure Identity SDK. Authenticate via:
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45- `az login` (Azure CLI - recommended)
46- VS Code Azure extension
47- Environment variables (service principal)
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49## Reference
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51- [Azure MCP Server](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp/tree/main/servers/Azure.Mcp.Server)
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