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 |