MCP tool - Storage - 0.5.5

Author: diberry

articles/azure-mcp-server/tools/storage.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Learn how to use the Azure MCP Server with Azure Storage.
 keywords: azure mcp server, azmcp, storage account, blob storage
 author: diberry
 ms.author: diberry
-ms.date: 08/07/2025
+ms.date: 08/12/2025
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@@ -19,7 +19,32 @@ The Azure MCP Server enables you to manage Azure Storage resources, including st
 
 [!INCLUDE [tip-about-params](../includes/tools/parameter-consideration.md)]
 
-## List accounts
+
+## Account: create
+
+Create a new Azure Storage account.
+
+Example prompts include:
+
+- **Create account**: "Create a storage account named 'mystorageaccount' in 'eastus'."
+- **New storage**: "Set up a new storage account called 'datastore2025' in region 'westus2'."
+- **Specify SKU and kind**: "Create a storage account 'mydata' in 'eastus' with Standard_GRS and kind StorageV2."
+- **Secure storage**: "Create a storage account 'securestore' in 'centralus' with HTTPS only."
+- **Enable Data Lake**: "Set up a storage account 'datalakeacct' in 'westeurope' with hierarchical namespace enabled."
+
+| Parameter | Required or optional | Description |
+|-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------|
+| **Account** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account to create. Must be globally unique, 3-24 characters, lowercase letters and numbers only. |
+| **Region** | Required | The Azure region where the storage account will be created (for example, 'eastus', 'westus2'). |
+| **SKU** | Optional | The storage account SKU. Valid values: Standard_LRS, Standard_GRS, Standard_RAGRS, Standard_ZRS, Premium_LRS, Premium_ZRS, Standard_GZRS, Standard_RAGZRS. |
+| **Kind** | Optional | The storage account kind. Valid values: Storage, StorageV2, BlobStorage, FileStorage, BlockBlobStorage. |
+| **Default access tier for blobs** | Optional | The default access tier for blob storage. Valid values: Hot, Cool. |
+| **Require secure transfer (HTTPS)** | Optional | Whether to require secure transfer (HTTPS) for the storage account. |
+| **Allow public access to blobs** | Optional | Whether to allow public access to blobs in the storage account. |
+| **Enable hierarchical namespace (Data Lake)** | Optional | Whether to enable hierarchical namespace (Data Lake Storage Gen2) for the storage account. |
+
+
+## Account: list 
 
 The Azure MCP Server can list all storage accounts in a subscription. This functionality provides an overview of your storage infrastructure.
 
@@ -64,8 +89,8 @@ Example prompts include:
 
 | Parameter | Required or optional | Description |
 |-----------|-------------|-------------|
-| **Account name** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. |
-| **Container name** | Required | The name of the container to access. |
+| **Account** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. |
+| **Container** | Required | The name of the container to access. |
 
 
 ## Blob: List containers
@@ -81,7 +106,7 @@ Example prompts include:
 
 | Parameter | Required or optional | Description |
 |-----------|-------------|-------------|
-| **Account name** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. |
+| **Account** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. |
 
 ## Blob: list container blobs
 
@@ -97,9 +122,24 @@ Example prompts include:
 
 | Parameter | Required or optional | Description |
 |-----------|-------------|-------------|
-| **Account name** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. |
-| **Container name** | Required | The name of the container to access. |
+| **Account** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. |
+| **Container** | Required | The name of the container to access. |
+
+## Blob: get blob details
 
+Get blob properties, metadata, and general information. 
+
+Example prompts include:
+
+- **Get blob details**: "Show me details for 'file.txt' in container 'documents' in storage account 'mystorageaccount'."
+- **Blob properties**: "Get properties of blob 'image1.png' in container 'photos' in storage account 'mediafiles'."
+- **Blob metadata**: "What is the metadata for 'backup.zip' in 'backups' container in 'mydata' storage account?"
+
+| Parameter | Required or optional | Description |
+|-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------|
+| **Account** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. This is the unique name you chose for your storage account (for example, 'mystorageaccount'). |
+| **Container** | Required | The name of the container to access within the storage account. |
+| **Blob** | Required | The name of the blob to access within the container. This should be the full path within the container (for example, 'file.txt' or 'folder/file.txt'). |
 
 ## Datalake: create directory
 
@@ -116,7 +156,7 @@ Example prompts include:
 | Parameter | Required or optional | Description |
 |-----------|-------------|-------------|
 | **Directory path** | Required | The full path of the directory to create in the Data Lake, including the file system name (for example, 'myfilesystem/data/logs' or 'myfilesystem/archives/2024'). Use forward slashes (/) to separate the file system name from the directory path and for subdirectories. |
-| **Account name** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. This name is unique to Azure (for example, 'mystorageaccount'). |
+| **Account** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. This name is unique to Azure (for example, 'mystorageaccount'). |
 
 ## Datalake: list file system paths
 
@@ -133,10 +173,30 @@ Example prompts include:
 | Parameter | Required or optional | Description |
 |-----------|-------------|-------------|
 | **File system name** | Required | The name of the Data Lake file system to access within the storage account. |
-| **Account name** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. This name is unique to Azure (for example, 'mystorageaccount'). |
+| **Account** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. This name is unique to Azure (for example, 'mystorageaccount'). |
 | **Filter path** | Optional | The prefix to filter paths in the Data Lake. Only paths that start with this prefix will be listed. |
 | **Recursive** | Optional | Flag to indicate whether the command will operate recursively on all subdirectories. |
 
+
+## Queue: send message
+
+Send messages to an Azure Storage queue for asynchronous processing.
+
+Example prompts include:
+
+- **Send message**: "Send 'Hello, world!' to the 'tasks' queue in storage account 'mystorageaccount'."
+- **Set message TTL**: "Send 'process this' to queue 'jobs' in storage account 'workdata' with a time-to-live of 3600 seconds."
+- **Set visibility timeout**: "Send 'start job' to queue 'operations' in storage account 'prodstore' with a visibility timeout of 30 seconds."
+
+| Parameter | Required or optional | Description |
+|-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------|
+| **Account** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. This is the unique name you chose for your storage account (for example, 'mystorageaccount'). |
+| **Queue** | Required | The name of the queue to access within the storage account. |
+| **Message** | Required | The content of the message to send to the queue. |
+| **Time-to-live (seconds)** | Optional | The time-to-live for the message in seconds. If not specified, the message will use the queue's default TTL. Set to -1 for messages that never expire. |
+| **Visibility timeout (seconds)** | Optional | The visibility timeout for the message in seconds. This determines how long the message will be invisible after it's retrieved. If not specified, defaults to 0 (immediately visible). |
+
+
 ## Share: list files
 
 The Azure MCP Server can list files and directories within a file share directory. This functionality recursively lists all items in a specified file share directory, including files, subdirectories, and their properties. Files and directories may be filtered by a prefix.
@@ -170,7 +230,7 @@ Example prompts include:
 
 | Parameter | Required or optional | Description |
 |-----------|-------------|-------------|
-| **Account name** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. |
+| **Account** | Required | The name of the Azure Storage account. |
 
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