# AzurePricingMCP > An MCP server for Microsoft Azure pricing that goes beyond the Azure Pricing Calculator, with programmatic cost estimates plus FinOps features like Spot price and savings analysis, and detection of orphaned or underutilized resources. - **Type:** MCP server - **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-msftnadavbh-azurepricingmcp` - **Verified:** Yes β€” security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [msftnadavbh](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/msftnadavbh) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Cloud & Infrastructure](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/cloud-infrastructure) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [msftnadavbh](https://github.com/msftnadavbh) - **Source:** https://github.com/msftnadavbh/AzurePricingMCP ## Install ```sh agentstack add mcp-msftnadavbh-azurepricingmcp ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # Azure Pricing MCP Server πŸ’° [](https://www.python.org/downloads/) [](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [](https://github.com/msftnadavbh/AzurePricingMCP/actions/workflows/test.yml) A **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** server that provides AI assistants with real-time access to Azure retail pricing information. Query VM prices, compare costs across regions, estimate monthly bills, and discover available SKUsβ€”all through natural language. --- ## πŸš€ Quick Start ```bash # Clone and setup git clone https://github.com/msftnadavbh/AzurePricingMCP.git cd AzurePricingMCP python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate pip install -r requirements.txt # Test the server python -m azure_pricing_mcp ``` Then configure your AI assistant. See [Integrations](#-integrations). --- ## ✨ Features - **Price Search** - Query Azure prices with flexible filters - **Price Comparison** - Compare costs across regions or SKUs - **Cost Estimation** - Calculate monthly/yearly costs - **Reserved Instances** - Compare RI pricing with break-even analysis - **Region Recommendations** - Find the cheapest regions for any SKU - **SKU Discovery** - Fuzzy matching for service names - **Retirement Warnings** - Alerts for retiring VM SKUs - **Spot VM Intelligence** - Eviction rates and price history (requires Azure auth) - **Orphaned Resources** - Detect unused resources with real cost calculation (requires Azure auth) - **PTU Sizing** - Estimate Provisioned Throughput Units for Azure OpenAI deployments - **Databricks DBU Pricing** - Search DBU rates, estimate costs, compare workloads - **GitHub Pricing** - Full GitHub pricing catalog + cost estimation (Plans, Copilot, Actions, Security) πŸ“– **[Full feature details β†’](docs/FEATURES.md)** --- ## πŸ› οΈ Tools 19 tools available for AI assistants: - `azure_price_search` - Search retail prices - `azure_price_compare` - Compare across regions/SKUs - `azure_ri_pricing` - Reserved Instance pricing - `azure_cost_estimate` - Usage-based cost estimation - `azure_region_recommend` - Find cheapest regions - `azure_discover_skus` / `azure_sku_discovery` - SKU lookup - `get_customer_discount` - Customer discount information - `spot_eviction_rates` / `spot_price_history` / `simulate_eviction` - Spot VM tools - `find_orphaned_resources` - Detect orphaned resources with cost analysis - `azure_ptu_sizing` - Estimate PTUs for Azure OpenAI deployments - `azure_network_cost_estimate` - Network cost planner (bandwidth tiers, NAT Gateway, Private Link) - `databricks_dbu_pricing` / `databricks_cost_estimate` / `databricks_compare_workloads` - Databricks DBU pricing - `github_pricing` / `github_cost_estimate` - GitHub pricing catalog and cost estimation πŸ“– **[Tool documentation β†’](docs/TOOLS.md)** --- ## πŸ“‹ Installation **Docker (Easiest):** ```bash docker build -t azure-pricing-mcp . docker run -i azure-pricing-mcp ``` **Python:** ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ``` πŸ“– **[Full installation guide β†’](INSTALL.md)** --- ## πŸ”Œ Integrations Works with any MCP-compatible AI assistant: - **VS Code** with GitHub Copilot - **Claude Desktop** πŸ“– **[Integration setup β†’](docs/INTEGRATIONS.md)** --- ## πŸ“ Project Structure ``` AzurePricingMCP/ β”œβ”€β”€ src/azure_pricing_mcp/ # Main package β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ server.py # MCP server β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ handlers.py # Tool handlers β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ client.py # Azure API client β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ config.py # Pricing data & constants β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ tools.py # Core tool definitions β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ formatters.py # Response formatters β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ models.py # Data models β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ services/ # Business logic β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ databricks/ # Databricks DBU tools β”‚ └── github_pricing/ # GitHub pricing tools β”œβ”€β”€ tests/ # Test suite (9 files, 236+ tests) β”œβ”€β”€ docs/ # Documentation └── scripts/ # Setup & debug scripts ``` πŸ“– **[Detailed structure β†’](docs/PROJECT_STRUCTURE.md)** --- ## πŸ”Œ API Reference This server uses the [Azure Retail Prices API](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/retail-prices/azure-retail-prices): ``` https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices ``` **No authentication required** - The Azure Retail Prices API is publicly accessible. --- ## 🀝 Contributing We welcome contributions! See **[CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)** for setup instructions, code style, and PR process. --- ## πŸ“š Documentation | Document | Description | |----------|-------------| | [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) | Installation guide | | [docs/FEATURES.md](docs/FEATURES.md) | Feature details | | [docs/TOOLS.md](docs/TOOLS.md) | Tool documentation | | [docs/INTEGRATIONS.md](docs/INTEGRATIONS.md) | VS Code & Claude setup | | [docs/USAGE_EXAMPLES.md](docs/USAGE_EXAMPLES.md) | Detailed examples | | [docs/ORPHANED_RESOURCES.md](docs/ORPHANED_RESOURCES.md) | Orphaned resources guide | | [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) | Version history | --- ## πŸ“„ License MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details. --- ## πŸ™ Acknowledgments - **Original Author**: [@charris-msft](https://github.com/charris-msft) - **Current Maintainer**: [@msftnadavbh](https://github.com/msftnadavbh) - **Contributors**: [@notoriousmic](https://github.com/notoriousmic), [@iditbnaya](https://github.com/iditbnaya), [@roy2392](https://github.com/roy2392) - [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) - [Azure Retail Prices API](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/retail-prices/azure-retail-prices) --- ## πŸ“¬ Support - **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/msftnadavbh/AzurePricingMCP/issues) - **Discussions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/msftnadavbh/AzurePricingMCP/discussions) --- Made with ❀️ for the Azure community ## Source & license This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source β€” we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [msftnadavbh](https://github.com/msftnadavbh) - **Source:** [msftnadavbh/AzurePricingMCP](https://github.com/msftnadavbh/AzurePricingMCP) - **License:** MIT Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** β€” Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 β€” what this tool can access: - **Network access:** no - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** no - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source β€” more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** β€” security scan: passed β€” Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-msftnadavbh-azurepricingmcp - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/msftnadavbh - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack β€” the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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