azure-storage

Unified access to Azure blob storage, file shares, queues, tables, and data lake services. Supports five storage service types: Blob Storage for objects and backups, File Shares for SMB access, Queue Storage for async messaging, Table Storage for NoSQL key-value data, and Data Lake for big data analytics MCP server tools enable listing storage accounts, containers, and blobs, plus downloading and uploading blob content directly Configurable access tiers (hot, cool, cold, archive) and redundancy options (LRS, ZRS, GRS, GZRS) for cost and durability optimization CLI fallback available via az storage commands when MCP is not enabled; SDK references provided for Python, TypeScript, Java, Rust, and Go

INSTALLATION
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SKILL.md

Azure Storage Services

Services

ServiceUse WhenMCP ToolsCLI
Blob StorageObjects, files, backups, static contentazure__storageaz storage blob
File SharesSMB file shares, lift-and-shift-az storage file
Queue StorageAsync messaging, task queues-az storage queue
Table StorageNoSQL key-value (consider Cosmos DB)-az storage table
Data LakeBig data analytics, hierarchical namespace-az storage fs

MCP Server (Preferred)

When Azure MCP is enabled:

  • azure__storage with command storage_account_list - List storage accounts
  • azure__storage with command storage_container_list - List containers in account
  • azure__storage with command storage_blob_list - List blobs in container
  • azure__storage with command storage_blob_get - Download blob content
  • azure__storage with command storage_blob_put - Upload blob content

If Azure MCP is not enabled: Run /azure:setup or enable via /mcp.

CLI Fallback

# List storage accounts

az storage account list --output table

# List containers

az storage container list --account-name ACCOUNT --output table

# List blobs

az storage blob list --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --output table

# Download blob

az storage blob download --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --file LOCAL_PATH

# Upload blob

az storage blob upload --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --file LOCAL_PATH

Storage Account Tiers

TierUse CasePerformance
StandardGeneral purpose, backupMilliseconds
PremiumDatabases, high IOPSSub-millisecond

Blob Access Tiers

TierAccess FrequencyCost
HotFrequentHigher storage, lower access
CoolInfrequent (30+ days)Lower storage, higher access
ColdRare (90+ days)Lower still
ArchiveRarely (180+ days)Lowest storage, rehydration required

Redundancy Options

TypeDurabilityUse Case
LRS11 ninesDev/test, recreatable data
ZRS12 ninesRegional high availability
GRS16 ninesDisaster recovery
GZRS16 ninesBest durability

Service Details

For deep documentation on specific services:

SDK Quick References

For building applications with Azure Storage SDKs, see the condensed guides:

For full package listing across all languages, see SDK Usage Guide.

Azure SDKs

For building applications that interact with Azure Storage programmatically, Azure provides SDK packages in multiple languages (.NET, Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust). See SDK Usage Guide for package names, installation commands, and quick start examples.

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