Azure Observability Services
Services
| Service | Use When | MCP Tools | CLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Monitor | Metrics, alerts, dashboards | azure__monitor | az monitor |
| Application Insights | APM, distributed tracing | azure__applicationinsights | az monitor app-insights |
| Log Analytics | Log queries, KQL | azure__kusto | az monitor log-analytics |
| Alerts | Notifications, actions | - | az monitor alert |
| Workbooks | Interactive reports | azure__workbooks | - |
MCP Server (Preferred)
When Azure MCP is enabled:
Monitor
- •
azure__monitorwith commandmonitor_metrics_query- Query metrics - •
azure__monitorwith commandmonitor_logs_query- Query logs with KQL
Application Insights
- •
azure__applicationinsightswith commandapplicationinsights_component_list- List App Insights resources
Log Analytics
- •
azure__kustowith commandkusto_cluster_list- List clusters - •
azure__kustowith commandkusto_query- Execute KQL queries
If Azure MCP is not enabled: Run /azure:setup or enable via /mcp.
CLI Reference
bash
# List Log Analytics workspaces az monitor log-analytics workspace list --output table # Query logs with KQL az monitor log-analytics query \ --workspace WORKSPACE_ID \ --analytics-query "AzureActivity | take 10" # List Application Insights az monitor app-insights component list --output table # List alerts az monitor alert list --output table # Query metrics az monitor metrics list \ --resource RESOURCE_ID \ --metric "Percentage CPU"
Common KQL Queries
kql
// Recent errors AppExceptions | where TimeGenerated > ago(1h) | project TimeGenerated, Message, StackTrace | order by TimeGenerated desc // Request performance AppRequests | where TimeGenerated > ago(1h) | summarize avg(DurationMs), count() by Name | order by avg_DurationMs desc // Resource usage AzureMetrics | where TimeGenerated > ago(1h) | where MetricName == "Percentage CPU" | summarize avg(Average) by Resource
Monitoring Strategy
| What to Monitor | Service | Metric/Log |
|---|---|---|
| Application errors | App Insights | Exceptions, failed requests |
| Performance | App Insights | Response time, dependencies |
| Infrastructure | Azure Monitor | CPU, memory, disk |
| Security | Log Analytics | Sign-ins, audit logs |
| Costs | Cost Management | Budget alerts |
Service Details
For deep documentation on specific services:
- •Application Insights setup ->
appinsights-instrumentationskill - •KQL query patterns -> Log Analytics KQL documentation
- •Alert configuration -> Azure Monitor alerts documentation