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Azure Deploy tools for the Azure MCP Server

Azure MCP Server simplifies Azure resource deployment by providing a unified experience for deploying applications and infrastructure. This article explains how to use Azure MCP Server to streamline your deployment process and improve efficiency.

App: Get logs

This tool fetches logs from the Log Analytics workspace for Container Apps, App Services, and Function Apps deployed by using Azure Developer CLI. Use it after a successful azd up to check app status or troubleshoot errors in deployed applications.

Example prompts include:

  • Fetch app logs: "Get logs for my app service in the 'production' environment."
  • View deployment logs: "Show me the latest deployment logs for my container app."
  • Check function logs: "Retrieve logs for my function app in workspace 'analytics'."
  • Troubleshoot app: "Show error logs for my web app deployed with azd."
  • Get logs with limit: "Get the last 50 logs for my app service."
Parameter Required or optional Description
Workspace folder Required The full path of the workspace folder.
AZD environment Required The name of the environment created by AZD in the AZURE_ENV_NAME variable during azd init or azd up.
Limit Optional The maximum row number of logs to retrieve. Use this to get a specific number of logs or to avoid the retrieved logs from reaching token limit. Default is 200.

Architecture: Generate mermaid diagram

Generate a Mermaid architecture diagram for the application topology.

Example prompts include:

  • Generate architecture diagram: "Create a Mermaid diagram for my Azure application."
  • Show app topology: "Visualize the architecture of my deployed services."
  • Diagram resources: "Generate a diagram for all resources in my workspace."
  • App structure diagram: "Show the structure of my container app and function app."
  • Service relationship diagram: "Create a diagram showing how my web app connects to the database."
Parameter Required or optional Description
Raw input Required The raw input to process.

Infrastructure as Code: Get guidance

This tool offers guidance for creating Bicep or Terraform files to deploy applications on Azure. The guidelines outline rules to improve the quality of Infrastructure as Code files, ensuring they are compatible with the AZD tool and adhere to best practices.

Example prompts include:

  • IaC guidance for Bicep: "Give me best practices for Bicep files for my web app."
  • Terraform rules: "What are the guidelines for writing Terraform for Azure Container Apps?"
  • Resource-specific rules: "Show me IaC rules for deploying appservice and aks."
  • AZD compatibility: "How do I make my Bicep files compatible with AZD?"
  • IaC for multiple resources: "Provide guidance for Bicep and Terraform for appservice, containerapp, and function."
Parameter Required or optional Description
Deployment tool Required The deployment tool to use. Valid values: AZD, AzCli.
Infrastructure as code file type Optional The Infrastructure as Code type. Valid values: bicep, terraform. Leave empty if deployment tool is the Azure CLI.
Resource types Optional Specifies the Azure resource types to retrieve IaC rules for. Use a comma-separated list. Supported values are: appservice, containerapp, function, aks. Leave empty if you don't use these services.

Pipeline: Get guidance

Get guidance to create a CI/CD pipeline that provisions Azure resources and builds and deploys applications to Azure. Use this tool before creating a GitHub Actions workflow file for deployment on Azure. Ensure infrastructure files are ready and the application is ready to be containerized.

Example prompts include:

  • CI/CD pipeline setup: "How do I set up a CI/CD pipeline for my Azure app?"
  • GitHub Actions guidance: "Give me guidance for creating a GitHub Actions workflow for deployment."
  • Pipeline for containerized app: "What are the steps to build and deploy a container app using AZD?"
  • Environment-specific pipeline: "Set up a pipeline for deploying to the 'staging' environment."
  • Pipeline configuration: "Show me how to use azure.yaml for pipeline setup."
Parameter Required or optional Description
Use AZD pipeline configuration Optional Whether to use the AZD tool to set up the deployment pipeline. Set to true only if you provide azure.yaml or the context suggests AZD tools.
Organization Optional The name of the organization or the user account name of the current GitHub repository.
Repository Optional The name of the current GitHub repository.
GitHub environment Optional The name of the environment to which the deployment pipeline will be deployed.

Plan: Create deployment plan

Generates a deployment plan to build the infrastructure and deploy the application on Azure. The agent reads the output and creates a deployment plan in .azure/plan.copilotmd for execution steps, with recommended Azure services based on the information detected from the project.

Example prompts include:

  • Generate deployment plan: "Create a deployment plan for my Azure web app."
  • Plan for multiple services: "Generate a plan to deploy container app and function app."
  • Deployment steps: "Show me the steps to deploy my project to Azure using AZD."
  • Service recommendation: "Recommend Azure services for my application and generate a plan."
  • Provisioning plan: "Create a plan using Bicep for my appservice and aks resources."
Parameter Required or optional Description
Workspace folder Required The full path of the workspace folder.
Project Required The name of the project to generate the deployment plan for. If not provided, the name is inferred from the workspace.
Target app service Required The Azure service to deploy the application. Valid values: ContainerApp, WebApp, FunctionApp, AKS. Recommend one based on user application.
Provisioning tool Required The tool to use for provisioning Azure resources. Valid values: AZD, AzCli. Use AzCli if TargetAppService is AKS.
Azd IaC options Optional The Infrastructure as Code option for AZD. Valid values: bicep, terraform. Leave empty if Deployment tool is AzCli.

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