azure-storage
Azure Storage Services including Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Data Lake. Answers questions about storage access tiers (hot, cool, cold, archive), when to use each tier, and tier comparison. Provides object storage, SMB file shares, async messaging, NoSQL key-value, and big data analytics. Includes lifecycle management. USE FOR: blob storage, file shares, queue storage, table storage, data lake, upload files, download blobs, storage accounts, access tiers, storage tiers, hot cool cold archive, storage tier comparison, when to use storage tiers, lifecycle management, Azure Storage concepts. DO NOT USE FOR: SQL databases, Cosmos DB (use azure-prepare), messaging with Event Hubs or Service Bus (use azure-messaging).
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- Azure Storage Services
- Services
- MCP Server (Preferred)
- CLI Fallback
- Storage Account Tiers
- Blob Access Tiers
- Redundancy Options
- Service Details
| Service | Use When | MCP Tools | CLI | |---------|----------|-----------|-----| | Blob Storage | Objects, files, backups, static content | azurestorage | az storage blob | | File Shares | SMB file shares, lift-and-shift | - | az storage file | | Queue Storage | Async messaging, task queues | - | az storage queue | | Table Storage | NoSQL key-value (consider Cosmos DB) | - | az storage table | | Data Lake | Big data analytics, hierarchical namespace | - | az storage fs | When Azure MCP is enabled: azurestorage with command storageaccountlist - List storage accounts azurestorage with command storagecontainerlist - List containers in account azurestorage with command storagebloblist - List blobs in container azurestorage with command storageblobget - Download blob content azurestorage with command storageblobput - Upload blob content If Azure MCP is not enabled: In Copilot CLI or Claude Code, ask the user to run /mcp and enable Azure MCP; in other hosts, ask the user to enable Azure MCP through the host's MCP configuration. | Tier | Use Case | Performance | |------|----------|-------------| | Standard | General purpose, backup | Milliseconds | | Premium | Databases, high IOPS | Sub-
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