Azure Pricing MCP Server 💰

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for querying Azure retail pricing information using the Azure Retail Prices API.

🚀 Quick Start

Clone/Download this repository
Run setup: setup.ps1 (Windows PowerShell) or python setup.py (Cross-platform)
Configure Claude Desktop (see QUICK_START.md)
Ask Claude: "What's the price of a Standard_D2s_v3 VM in East US?"

✨ Features

🔍 Azure Price Search: Search for Azure service prices with flexible filtering
⚖️ Service Comparison: Compare prices across different regions and SKUs
💡 Cost Estimation: Calculate estimated costs based on usage patterns
💰 Savings Plan Information: Get Azure savings plan pricing when available
🌍 Multi-Currency: Support for multiple currencies (USD, EUR, etc.)
📊 Real-time Data: Uses live Azure Retail Prices API

🛠️ Tools Available

Tool	Description	Example Use
`azure_price_search`	Search Azure retail prices with filters	Find VM prices in specific regions
`azure_price_compare`	Compare prices across regions/SKUs	Compare storage costs across regions
`azure_cost_estimate`	Estimate costs based on usage	Calculate monthly costs for 8hr/day usage
`azure_discover_skus`	Discover available SKUs for a service	Find all VM types for a service
`azure_sku_discovery`	Intelligent SKU discovery with fuzzy matching	"Find app service plans" or "web app pricing"

📋 Installation

Automated Setup (Recommended)

# Windows PowerShell .\setup.ps1 # Cross-platform (Python) python setup.py

Manual Setup

# Create virtual environment python -m venv .venv # Activate virtual environment .venv\Scripts\activate # Windows source .venv/bin/activate # Linux/Mac # Install dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt

🔧 Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config file:

{ "mcpServers": { "azure-pricing": { "command": "python", "args": ["-m", "azure_pricing_server"], "cwd": "/path/to/azure_pricing" } } }

💬 Example Queries

Once configured with Claude, you can ask:

Basic Pricing: "What's the price of Azure SQL Database?"
Comparisons: "Compare VM prices between East US and West Europe"
Cost Estimation: "Estimate costs for running a D4s_v3 VM 12 hours per day"
Savings: "What are the reserved instance savings for virtual machines?"
GPU Pricing: "Show me all GPU-enabled VMs with pricing"
Service Discovery: "Find all App Service plan pricing" or "What storage options are available?"
SKU Discovery: "Show me all web app hosting plans"

🧪 Testing

Test setup and connectivity:

# Windows PowerShell .\test_setup.ps1 # Cross-platform test python -m azure_pricing_server --test

📚 Documentation

QUICK_START.md - Step-by-step setup guide
USAGE_EXAMPLES.md - Detailed usage examples and API responses
config_examples.json - Example configurations for Claude Desktop and VS Code

🔌 API Integration

This server uses the official Azure Retail Prices API:

Endpoint: https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices
Version: 2023-01-01-preview (supports savings plans)
Authentication: None required (public API)
Rate Limits: Generous limits for retail pricing data

🌟 Key Features

Smart Filtering

Filter by service name, family, region, SKU
Support for partial matches and contains operations
Case-sensitive filtering for precise results

Cost Optimization

Automatic savings plan detection
Reserved instance pricing comparisons
Multi-region cost analysis
Intelligent SKU discovery for finding the best pricing options

Developer Friendly

Comprehensive error handling
Detailed logging for troubleshooting
Flexible parameter support
Cross-platform setup scripts (PowerShell and Python)

🤝 Contributing

This project follows the Spec-Driven Development (SDD) methodology. Contributions are welcome!

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch
Add tests for new functionality
Submit a pull request

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

🙋‍♂️ Support

Check QUICK_START.md for setup issues
Review USAGE_EXAMPLES.md for query patterns
Open an issue for bugs or feature requests

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