Azure Updates MCP

🚀 Azure Updates MCP Server

Stay up-to-date with Azure platform changes through AI-powered natural language queries. This Python-based MCP server connects AI assistants to Azure Updates, enabling conversational search and filtering.

🚀 Quick Start

Azure Updates MCP Server bridges the gap between Azure's official updates feed and your AI assistant. It allows users to search and filter Azure service announcements, feature releases, preview launches, and retirement notices through natural language queries. Ideal for developers, cloud architects, and IT professionals to monitor Azure platform evolution.

✨ Features

• azure_updates_search: Search and filter Azure updates by keyword, category, status, date range, or GUID. Set include_facets=True to get taxonomy counts (product categories, products, tags, statuses). Use limit=0 with include_facets=True to discover available filter values.

📦 Installation

Requirements

General

• Python 3.9+
• An MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, etc.)

Using uvx (Recommended)

If installing or running the server via uvx, you must have uv installed first.

• uv (includes uvx): https://github.com/astral-sh/uv

Install uv:

# macOS / Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex

Verify installation:

uv --version
uvx --version

uvx allows you to run the MCP server without installing the package globally.

Using pip (Alternative)

If you prefer not to use uvx, you can install the package directly with pip.

pip install azure-updates-mcp

In this case, uv / uvx is not required.

Install from PyPI

uvx azure-updates-mcp

Or install with pip:

pip install azure-updates-mcp

Upgrade to Latest Version

uvx azure-updates-mcp@latest

Or with pip:

pip install --upgrade azure-updates-mcp

💻 Usage Examples

Prompt Examples

Once connected to an MCP client, you can ask questions like:

1. Get recent updates: "Show me the 10 most recent Azure updates"
2. Search by keyword: "Find all Azure updates related to Kubernetes or AKS"
3. Filter by status: "What Azure features are currently in preview?"
4. Check for retirements: "Are there any upcoming Azure service retirements I should know about?"
5. Discover categories: "What Azure product categories and services are available in the updates?"

Run the MCP Server

uvx azure-updates-mcp

Or if installed with pip:

azure-updates-mcp

Connect from Different Clients

Connect from Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop MCP config:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Using uvx (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-updates": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["azure-updates-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Using installed package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-updates": {
      "command": "azure-updates-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect from Cursor

Option 1: One-Click Install (Recommended)

cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=azure-updates-mcp&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjogInV2eCIsICJhcmdzIjogWyJhenVyZS11cGRhdGVzLW1jcCJdfQ==

Option 2: Manual Configuration Add to your Cursor MCP config:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\globalStorage\saoudrizwan.claude-dev\settings\cline_mcp_settings.json

Connect from Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio azure-updates -- uvx azure-updates-mcp

Connect from GitHub Copilot CLI

Add to ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-updates": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["azure-updates-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

📚 Documentation

Quick Setup

One-click setup: Click the VS Code badge for automatic configuration (requires uv installed). Manual setup: See instructions above for Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot CLI, or Claude Desktop.

🔧 Technical Details

pytest
ruff check src/ tests/

📄 License

MIT

Disclaimer

This is an independent, self-built project and is not an official Microsoft tool or service.