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description: "Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, Foundry, OpenAI, Document Intelligence. Helps with search, vector/hybrid search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcription, AI agents, prompt flows, OCR. USE FOR: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcribe, AI agent, prompt flow, Foundry, OCR, convert text to speech. DO NOT USE FOR: Function apps/Functions (use azure-functions), databases (azure-postgres/azure-kusto), resources."
Azure AI Services
Services
| Service | Use When | MCP Tools | CLI |
|---|
| AI Search | Full-text, vector, hybrid search | azure__search | az search |
| Speech | Speech-to-text, text-to-speech | azure__speech | - |
| Foundry | AI models, agents, prompt flows | azure__foundry | az ml |
| OpenAI | GPT models, embeddings, DALL-E | - | az cognitiveservices |
| Document Intelligence | Form extraction, OCR | - | - |
MCP Server (Preferred)
When Azure MCP is enabled:
AI Search
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azure__search with command search_index_list - List search indexes
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azure__search with command search_index_get - Get index details
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azure__search with command search_query - Query search index
Speech
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azure__speech with command speech_transcribe - Speech to text
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azure__speech with command speech_synthesize - Text to speech
Foundry
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azure__foundry with command foundry_model_list - List AI models
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azure__foundry with command foundry_deployment_list - List deployments
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azure__foundry with command foundry_agent_list - List AI agents
If Azure MCP is not enabled: Run /azure:setup or enable via /mcp.
AI Search Capabilities
| Feature | Description |
|---|
| Full-text search | Linguistic analysis, stemming |
| Vector search | Semantic similarity with embeddings |
| Hybrid search | Combined keyword + vector |
| AI enrichment | Entity extraction, OCR, sentiment |
Speech Capabilities
| Feature | Description |
|---|
| Speech-to-text | Real-time and batch transcription |
| Text-to-speech | Neural voices, SSML support |
| Speaker diarization | Identify who spoke when |
| Custom models | Domain-specific vocabulary |
Foundry Capabilities
| Feature | Description |
|---|
| Model catalog | GPT-4, Llama, Mistral, custom |
| AI agents | Multi-turn, tool calling, RAG |
| Prompt flow | Orchestration, evaluation |
| Fine-tuning | Custom model training |
Service Details
For deep documentation on specific services: