Azure Pricing MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for querying Azure retail pricing information using the Azure Retail Prices API.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Azure Pricing MCP MCP server?

If you already use Azure Pricing MCP, the azure pricing mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for querying Azure retail pricing information using the Azure Retail Prices API.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Endpointhttps://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices
  • Version — 2023-01-01-preview (supports savings plans)
  • Authentication — None required (public API)
  • azure_price_search — Search Azure retail prices with filters
  • azure_price_compare — Compare prices across regions/SKUs
  • azure_cost_estimate — Estimate costs based on usage
  • azure_discover_skus — Discover available SKUs for a service
  • azure_sku_discovery — Intelligent SKU discovery with fuzzy matching

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Where it fits

Plenty of cloud and infrastructure servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Azure Pricing MCP's toolset — Endpoint, Version, Authentication and 5 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by charris-msft; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • 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.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Endpointhttps://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices
Version2023-01-01-preview (supports savings plans)
AuthenticationNone required (public API)
azure_price_searchSearch Azure retail prices with filters
azure_price_compareCompare prices across regions/SKUs
azure_cost_estimateEstimate costs based on usage
azure_discover_skusDiscover available SKUs for a service
azure_sku_discoveryIntelligent SKU discovery with fuzzy matching

How to install the Azure Pricing MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-pricing": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "azure_pricing_server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/azure_pricing"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Azure Pricing MCP to Endpoint.
  • Use Azure Pricing MCP to Version.
  • Use Azure Pricing MCP to Authentication.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Azure Pricing MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 8 tools (Endpoint, Version, Authentication, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Azure Pricing MCP directly.