ADLS2 🚀 MCP Server

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage MCP Server

Local serverstdioPython

What is the ADLS2 🚀 MCP server?

Most cloud and infrastructure work still happens through a UI a human drives. ADLS2 🚀 MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage MCP Server.

The short version

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. This service provides a standardized interface for interacting with ADLS2 storage, enabling file operations through MCP tools.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: LOG_LEVEL, UPLOAD_ROOT, DOWNLOAD_ROOT, AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME, READ_ONLY_MODE, AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Getting it running

The server ships on PyPI as adls2-mcp-server, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

How it compares

This sits in the cloud and infrastructure group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by erikhoward; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How to install the ADLS2 🚀 MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adls": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["adls2-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "LOG_LEVEL": "your-value",
        "UPLOAD_ROOT": "your-value",
        "DOWNLOAD_ROOT": "your-value",
        "AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME": "your-value",
        "READ_ONLY_MODE": "your-value",
        "AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
LOG_LEVELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
UPLOAD_ROOTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
DOWNLOAD_ROOTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAMEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
READ_ONLY_MODEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

Provide your storage account name and optionally an account key via environment variables `AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME` and `AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY`. If the key is not set, the server attempts authentication using Azure CLI credentials.