Getting Started with Remote MCP Servers using Azure Functions (Overview)

This document contains quickstart templates and additional resources to easily build and deploy a custom remote MCP server to the cloud using Azure functions. You can clone/restore/run on your local machine with debugging, and azd up to have it in the cloud in a couple minutes. The MCP server is secured by design using keys and HTTPs, and allows more options for OAuth using EasyAuth and/or API Management as well as network isolation using VNET.

Use the MCP Extension for Azure Functions

You get a native Azure Functions experience turning code into MCP servers using the MCPTrigger.

Language (Stack)	Repo Location
Python	remote-mcp-functions-python
TypeScript (Node.js)	remote-mcp-functions-typescript
JavaScript	remote-mcp-functions-javascript
C# (.NET)	remote-mcp-functions-dotnet
Java	remote-mcp-functions-java

*Enhanced with APIM Serverless Gateway (+Entra, OAuth)

Language (Stack)	Repo Location
Python	remote-mcp-apim-functions-python

Self-hosted MCP Servers on Azure Functions [* Public Preview!]

You have the flexibility to host MCP SDK based servers on Azure Functions serverless compute platform.

Language (Stack)	Repo Location
Python	remote-mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-python
TypeScript (Node.js)	remote-mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-node
C# (.NET)	remote-mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-dotnet

*Enhanced with APIM Serverless Gateway and Policies

Language (Stack)	Repo Location
Python	coming soon!