Releases: microsoft/mcp
Azure.Mcp.Server 2.0.0-beta.4
PostgreSQL and telemetry updates 🗄️📊
This update adds support for Entra authentication and native database authentication for PostgreSQL tools. It also improves error messages returned by these tools when deserialization of custom types fails so LLMs can recover. Additionally, it enables telemetry collection for the HTTP transport mode.
The current individual tool count is: 179
📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:
- 🧩 IDE Extensions:
- 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
- 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
- 💜 Visual Studio 2026: Azure and AI Development workload
- ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
- 🌒 Eclipse IDE: azure-toolkit-eclipse
- 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
- 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
- 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp
Azure.Mcp.Server 2.0.0-beta.3
Build AI apps with the Azure MCP Server! 🤖
This update includes agent guidance for creating AI apps using Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft Agent Framework. It also adds support for text-to-speech synthesis and updates PostgreSQL tools to require SSL and verify the certificate chain before creating a database connection. Additionally, it fixes an issue with agent learning when running on namespace mode.
The current individual tool count is: 179
📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:
- 🧩 IDE Extensions:
- 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
- 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
- 💜 Visual Studio 2026: Azure and AI Development workload
- ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
- 🌒 Eclipse IDE: azure-toolkit-eclipse
- 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
- 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
- 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp
Azure.Mcp.Server 2.0.0-beta.2
Remote Azure MCP is here! 🚀🎊🎉
This update adds HTTPS support as an alternative to stdio, allowing for deployment as a remote MCP Server. It also adds new AI Foundry tools for Agents and Agent Threads, support for speech recognition from an audio file with Fast Transcription, and support for User-Assigned Managed Identity. Additionally, it performance improvements when running in "consolidated mode" and fixes for a better agent learning experience.
The current individual tool count is: 178
📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:
- 🧩 IDE Extensions:
- 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
- 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
- ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
- 🌒 Eclipse IDE: azure-toolkit-eclipse
- 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
- 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
- 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp
Azure.Mcp.Server 2.0.0-beta.1
Testing... is this thing on? 🎤
This release was made to test our infrastructure when releasing beta versions of the Azure MCP Server.
The current individual tool count is: 178
📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:
- 🧩 IDE Extensions:
- 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
- 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
- ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
- 🌒 Eclipse IDE: azure-toolkit-eclipse
- 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
- 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
- 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp
Azure.Mcp.Server 1.0.0
First Stable Release! 🎉🥳🎊
We're excited to announce the first stable release of the Azure MCP Server! This milestone represents months of development, extensive testing, and valuable feedback from our community. The Azure MCP Server provides seamless integration between AI agents and 40+ Azure services through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) specification.
What's Included in 1.0.0
The Azure MCP Server now offers:
- Comprehensive Azure Service Coverage: Support for 40+ Azure services including Storage, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, SQL, Kubernetes (AKS), AI Foundry, Event Hubs, Service Bus, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and many more
- Multiple Installation Methods: Available through NuGet, NPM, and Docker; or as an extension/plugin for VS Code, Visual Studio 2022, and IntelliJ IDEA.
- Flexible Server Modes:
- Namespace mode (default): Organizes tools by service for easy discovery
- Consolidated mode: Groups tools by tasks and actions for streamlined workflows
- Single mode: All tools behind one unified "azure" tool
- All mode: Exposes every tool individually for maximum control
- Advanced Authentication: Supports multiple Azure authentication methods with credential chaining
- Production Ready: Includes comprehensive error handling, retry policies, telemetry, and extensive test coverage
- Developer Friendly: Native AOT compilation support, read-only mode for safe exploration, and detailed documentation
Key Features
- 170+ Azure Commands across Storage, Databases, AI Services, Monitoring, and more
- Enterprise Support: Proxy configuration, managed identity authentication, and secure credential handling
- Performance Optimizations: Selective caching for expensive operations and efficient HTTP client management
Getting Started
Install the Azure MCP Server from your preferred platform:
- VS Code: Install the Azure MCP Server extension
- Visual Studio 2022: Install GitHub Copilot for Azure
- IntelliJ IDEA: Install Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ
- NuGet:
dotnet tool install -g Azure.Mcp --version 1.0.0 - npm:
npx @azure/[email protected] - Docker:
docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/azure-mcp:1.0.0
Documentation
Thank You
This release wouldn't have been possible without the contributions from our community, extensive testing from early adopters, and collaboration with the MCP ecosystem. Thank you for your feedback, bug reports, and feature requests that helped shape this stable release.
For a complete history of pre-release changes, see versions 0.9.9 through 0.0.10 in our CHANGELOG.
Template.Mcp.Server 0.0.12-alpha.5502650
Adding CELA approved warnings in README (#955) * Adding CELA approved warnings * Update servers/Azure.Mcp.Server/README.md Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * removing localization in docs link --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
Azure.Mcp.Server 0.9.9
Best practices updates 📃
This release updates the best practices to specify when not to use azd (Azure Developer CLI).
The current individual tool count is: 173
📃 Refer to the CHANGELOG for a full list of changes in this and previous versions.
📦 You can also find the published package on the following platforms:
- 🧩 IDE Extensions:
- 🔷 Visual Studio Code: ms-azuretools.vscode-azure-mcp-server
- 💜 Visual Studio 2022: github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022
- ☕ IntelliJ IDEA: 8053-azure-toolkit-for-intellij
- 🤖 NuGet: Azure.Mcp
- 📦 NPM: @azure/mcp
- 🐳 Docker: azure-sdk/azure-mcp