How to Install Azure MCP in Gemini CLI

Official Azure integration — manage resources, deployments, storage, and identity across Azure

What Azure MCP does

The official Azure MCP server gives AI agents permission-aware access to Azure resources, from VMs and App Service to storage accounts and Azure AD. It makes cloud operations part of your AI workflow. Features: - Query and manage Azure Resource Manager deployments - Inspect VM and container resources - Manage storage accounts, blobs, and files - Query Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Kubernetes resources - Manage Azure AD users, groups, and app registrations - Access monitor alerts, metrics, and logs - Deploy and review ARM/Bicep templates Azure MCP is built for enterprise cloud operations teams that need AI to understand Azure topology and policy.

azure

microsoft

cloud

resource-management

identity

Installation steps

1Copy the config below
2Open ~/.gemini/settings.json
3Paste inside "mcpServers": {}
4Restart Gemini CLI

Configuration

File location: ~/.gemini/settings.json

settings.jsonjson

{
  "azureMcp": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "@azure/mcp"
    ],
    "env": {
      "AZURE_CLIENT_ID": "...",
      "AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET": "...",
      "AZURE_TENANT_ID": "...",
      "AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID": "..."
    }
  }
}

Full server details GitHub Open Config Editor

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