🧠 Azure Self Help MCP Server

What is Azure Self Help MCP Server?

Azure Self Help MCP Server is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes Azure’s Self Help API as a toolset. It lets AI agents (like Claude or Semantic Kernel) create and step through Azure Guided Troubleshooter sessions interactively.

How to use Azure Self Help MCP Server?

Clone the project, install the required NuGet packages (ModelContextProtocol, Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting, Azure.ResourceManager.SelfHelp, Azure.Identity), and configure the server with a Stdio transport. Then add the server to your MCP host’s config (e.g., Claude Desktop’s mcpServers block) and restart the host. The tools are automatically registered and ready for use.

Key features of Azure Self Help MCP Server

• Exposes Azure Self Help API as MCP tools
• Start, continue, and end troubleshooter sessions
• View current troubleshooting step instructions
• Restart a session from the beginning
• Uses DefaultAzureCredential for authentication
• Works with any MCP-compatible host

Use cases of Azure Self Help MCP Server

• Diagnose “can’t SSH into an Azure VM” interactively
• Automate step‑by‑step Azure resource troubleshooting
• Let an LLM guide users through Azure support solutions
• Integrate Azure diagnostics into custom AI applications

FAQ from Azure Self Help MCP Server

What dependencies are required?

.NET 8 SDK, Azure CLI (logged in), and an MCP‑compatible host (e.g., Claude Desktop) are needed.

How is authentication handled?

The server uses DefaultAzureCredential, which works out‑of‑the‑box with Azure CLI, environment variables, or managed identity.

Where does session data live?

Session data is managed by the Azure Self Help API in the Azure cloud; no local data is stored by the server.

What transport protocol does it use?

The server uses StdioServerTransport (standard I/O) as the MCP transport.