Provides a structured workflow to query Azure resource pricing through Azure Retail Prices API, allowing users to retrieve service families, service names, products, and calculate monthly costs for Azure resources.
Azure Pricing MCP Server
This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows you to programmatically query Azure resource pricing. The server provides a structured workflow to retrieve pricing information from the Azure Retail Prices API.
Features
- Query Azure pricing data through a simple, structured workflow
- Get real-time pricing information from the Azure Retail Prices API
- Navigate through Azure service families, service names, and products
- Calculate monthly costs for Azure resources
System Requirements
- Python 3.8 or higher
- Internet connection to access the Azure Retail Prices API
- Permission to install Python packages
- No Azure account or credentials required (uses public pricing API)
Installation
- Clone the repository:
- Create and activate a virtual environment:
- Windows:
- macOS/Linux:
- Windows:
- Install the dependencies:
Usage
The MCP server provides a structured four-step workflow for accessing Azure pricing information:
- Get service families - Retrieve the list of available Azure service families
- Get service names - Get service names within a specific family
- Get products - Get products associated with a service
- Calculate monthly costs - Calculate the monthly cost for a specific product
Starting the MCP Server
The server will start at http://0.0.0.0:8080
by default.
Available Endpoints
GET /sse
: Server-Sent Events endpoint for MCP communicationGET /tools
: Lists the available tools in the MCP server
MCP Client Configuration
To configure an MCP client to connect to this server, add the following to your mcp_config.json
file:
This configuration tells the MCP client to connect to the local server on port 8080 using the SSE endpoint. Make sure the URL matches the address and port your server is running on.
MCP Tools
The server provides four main tools that form a logical workflow for querying Azure pricing:
1. list_service_families
Description: Lists all available service families in Azure according to Microsoft's official documentation.
2. get_service_names
Description: Gets all unique service names within a specified service family.
Parameters:
service_family
: The service family to query (e.g., 'Compute', 'Storage')region
: Azure region (default: 'westeurope')max_results
: Maximum number of results to process
3. get_products
Description: Gets product names from a specific service family.
Parameters:
service_family
: The service family to queryregion
: Azure region (default: 'westeurope')type
: Price type (optional, e.g., 'Consumption', 'Reservation')service_name
: Service name to filter by (optional)product_name_contains
: Filter products whose name contains this text (optional)limit
: Maximum number of products to return (optional)
4. get_monthly_cost
Description: Calculates the monthly cost of a specific Azure product.
Parameters:
product_name
: Exact name of the product (e.g., 'Azure App Service Premium v3 Plan')region
: Azure region (default: 'westeurope')monthly_hours
: Number of hours per month (default: 730)type
: Price type (optional, e.g., 'Consumption')
Error Handling
The MCP server includes a robust error handling system that:
- Provides descriptive error messages when resources cannot be found
- Properly handles Azure API errors
- Logs detailed information for debugging purposes
Common Error Scenarios
- Product not found: When a product name doesn't exist in the specified region
- Service family not found: When an invalid service family is specified
- API rate limits: When the Azure Retail Prices API rate limits are exceeded
- Network errors: When the server cannot connect to the Azure API
Limitations
- Prices are estimates based on public information from the Azure Retail Prices API
- Does not include all possible discounts, account-specific offers, or additional costs like taxes or support
- The Azure Retail Prices API has rate limits that can affect performance with a high volume of requests
- Prices may vary depending on the region and currency selected
- Not all Azure resources are available in all regions
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Here's how you can contribute to this project:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
- Commit your changes:
git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature'
- Push to the branch:
git push origin feature/amazing-feature
- Open a Pull Request
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
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A Model Context Protocol server that enables programmatic querying of Azure resource pricing information from the Azure Retail Prices API through a structured four-step workflow.
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