// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

AZURE TOOLS

49 tools from the Azure MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

// ALL 49 AZURE TOOLS

READ 20 tools

Read acr List Azure Container Registry instances Read advisor Get recommendations to optimise Azure resources Read aks List Azure Kubernetes Service clusters Read applens Diagnose and analyse application performance issues Read applicationinsights List Application Insights resources Read azuremigrate Get guidance for Platform Landing Zone changes Read bicepschema Retrieve Bicep schemas for Azure resources Read cloudarchitect Design cloud systems with guided questions Read compute Get details for Azure VMs, scale sets, and disks Read extension Find Azure CLI commands and installation instructions Read functionapp List Azure Functions Read grafana List Azure Managed Grafana workspaces Read group List Azure resource groups Read kusto Work with Azure Data Explorer queries Read marketplace Discover Azure Marketplace products and offers Read monitor Query Azure Monitor logs and metrics Read pricing Get Azure retail pricing and cost estimates Read resourcehealth Check the health status of Azure resources Read search Manage Azure AI Search resources, indexes, and queries Read subscription List Azure subscriptions

WRITE 27 tools

Write appconfig Manage centralised application settings and feature flags Write appservice Manage Azure App Service instances Write communication Send SMS and email messages via Azure Communication Write confidentialledger Manage Azure Confidential Ledger resources Write cosmos Work with Azure Cosmos DB accounts and containers Write datadog Work with Azure Native ISV services including Datadog Write eventgrid Manage Azure Event Grid resources and subscriptions Write eventhubs Manage Azure Event Hubs namespaces Write fileshares Manage Azure file shares Write foundry Work with Azure AI Foundry models and deployments Write keyvault List and create keys, secrets, and certificates Write managedlustre Manage Azure Managed Lustre file systems Write mysql Manage Azure Database for MySQL servers Write policy Manage Azure Policy assignments and definitions Write postgres Manage Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers Write quota Manage Azure resource quotas and limits Write redis Create and list Azure Redis resources Write role View and manage Azure role-based access control Write servicebus Work with Azure Service Bus messaging Write servicefabric Manage Service Fabric managed clusters Write signalr Manage Azure SignalR resources Write speech Manage Azure AI Speech resources Write sql Work with Azure SQL Database servers and firewall rules Write storage Manage Azure Storage accounts, containers, and blobs Write storagesync Manage Azure file sync services Write virtualdesktop Manage Azure Virtual Desktop host pools Write workbooks Create, manage, and update Azure Workbooks

EXECUTE 2 tools

Execute deploy Deploy and manage Azure resources using templates Execute loadtesting Create, run, and view load tests

// RUNNING THIS SERVER

The managed route: connect Azure through the PolicyLayer gateway — every tool call above is checked against your policy before it runs, with a full audit log.

DIRECT INSTALL (UNMANAGED) npx -y @Azure/azure-mcp

// FAQ

How many tools does the Azure MCP server have? +

The Azure MCP server exposes 49 tools across 3 categories: Read, Write, Execute.

How do I enforce policies on Azure tools? +

Route the Azure server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard — they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do Azure tools fall into? +

Azure tools are categorised as Read (20), Write (27), Execute (2). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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