Azure Resource Graph MCP server

This MCP (Model Context Protocol) server provides access to Azure Resource Graph queries, allowing you to retrieve information about Azure resources across your subscriptions. It leverages the Azure Resource Graph API to execute queries and return structured data about your Azure resources.

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed
• Azure subscription
• Azure CLI installed and logged in, or other Azure credentials configured

Installation and Setup

Building the Server

1. Clone the repository to your local machine
2. Install dependencies and build the project:

npm install
npm run build

Azure Authentication

Before using the server, ensure you have proper Azure authentication:

az login

The server uses DefaultAzureCredential which supports multiple authentication methods:

• Azure CLI
• Managed Identity
• Visual Studio Code credentials
• Environment variables

Environment Configuration

Set up your environment variables:

1. Copy .env.example to .env
2. Update AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID in your .env file with your actual subscription ID
3. Optional variables if not using Azure CLI authentication:
   • AZURE_TENANT_ID
   • AZURE_CLIENT_ID
   • AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET

Integration with Your IDE

Cursor IDE Integration

1. Build the project using the commands above
2. Open Cursor Settings (JSON) and add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-resource-graph-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "C:\\YOUR_WORKSPACE\\azure-resource-graph-mcp-server\\build\\index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SUBSCRIPTION_ID": "xxxxxx-xx-xx-xx-xxxxxx"
      },
    }
  }
}

3. Replace the path with your actual repository location
4. Restart Cursor IDE to apply changes

VS Code Integration

1. Build the project using the commands above
2. Open VS Code Settings (JSON) and add:

{
    "mcp": {
        "servers": {
            "azure-resource-graph": {
                "type": "stdio",
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "C:\\YOUR_WORKSPACE\\azure-resource-graph-mcp-server\\build\\index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                  "SUBSCRIPTION_ID": "xxxxxx-xx-xx-xx-xxxxxx"
                },
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Replace the path with your actual repository location
4. Restart VS Code to apply changes

Using the Server

The server provides a tool called query-resources that retrieves resources and their details from Azure Resource Graph.

Parameters

• subscriptionId (optional): Azure subscription ID (defaults to configured ID)
• query (optional): Custom Resource Graph query (defaults to "Resources | project id, name, type, location")

Example Queries

The default query returns basic resource information:

Resources | project id, name, type, location

You can customize queries to filter for specific resource types:

Resources 
| where type =~ 'Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines'
| project id, name, location, properties.hardwareProfile.vmSize

Or to find resources with specific tags:

Resources
| where tags.Environment == 'Production'
| project name, type, location, tags

Error Handling

The server includes error handling for:

• Azure client initialization failures
• Query execution errors
• Invalid queries or parameters

If you encounter errors, verify your Azure authentication is working correctly and that your subscription ID is properly configured.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "azure-resource-graph-mcp-server" '{"command":"node","args":["C:\\YOUR_WORKSPACE\\azure-resource-graph-mcp-server\\build\\index.js"],"env":{"SUBSCRIPTION_ID":"xxxxxx-xx-xx-xx-xxxxxx"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "azure-resource-graph-mcp-server": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "C:\\YOUR_WORKSPACE\\azure-resource-graph-mcp-server\\build\\index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SUBSCRIPTION_ID": "xxxxxx-xx-xx-xx-xxxxxx"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

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

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "azure-resource-graph-mcp-server": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "C:\\YOUR_WORKSPACE\\azure-resource-graph-mcp-server\\build\\index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SUBSCRIPTION_ID": "xxxxxx-xx-xx-xx-xxxxxx"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect