Adls MCP Server

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Azure Data Lake Storage: manage containers and file metadata, and read, write, upload and download files.

Install

The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. ADLS2 MCP Server 🚀
  2. Setup 🛠️
  3. Development 💻
  4. Contributions 🤝
  5. License ⚖️

ADLS2 MCP Server 🚀

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. This service provides a standardized interface for interacting with ADLS2 storage, enabling file operations through MCP tools.

Setup 🛠️

Installation 📦

Requires Python 3.13 or higher.

Install the package using uv:

uv pip install adls2-mcp-server
MCP Configuration ⚙️
Claude Desktop Configuration

1 - Edit Claude Desktop Configuration:

Open claude_desktop_config.json and add the following configuration.

On MacOs, the file is located here: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude Desktop/claude_desktop_config.json.

On Windows, the file is located here: %APPDATA%\Claude Desktop\claude_desktop_config.json.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "adls2": {
            "command": "adls2-mcp-server",
            "env": {
                "LOG_LEVEL": "DEBUG",
                "UPLOAD_ROOT": "/path/to/store/uploads",
                "DOWNLOAD_ROOT": "/path/to/store/downloads",
                "AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME": "your-azure-adls2-storage-account-name",
                "READ_ONLY_MODE": "false"
            }
        }
    }
}

The following is a table of available environment configuration variables:

VariableDescriptionDefault
LOG_LEVELLogging levelINFO
UPLOAD_ROOTRoot directory for file uploads./uploads
DOWNLOAD_ROOTRoot directory for file downloads./downloads
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAMEAzure ADLS2 storage account nameNone
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEYAzure ADLS2 storage account key (optional)None
READ_ONLY_MODEWhether the server should operate in read-only modetrue

If AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY is not set, the server will attempt to authenticate using Azure CLI credentials. Ensure you have logged in with Azure CLI before running the server:

az login

2 - Restart Claude Desktop.

Available Tools 🔧
Filesystem (container) Operations
  • list_filesystems - List all filesystems in the storage account
  • create_filesystem - Create a new filesystem
  • delete_filesystem - Delete an existing filesystem
File Operations
  • upload_file - Upload a file to ADLS2
  • download_file - Download a file from ADLS2
  • file_exists - Check if a file exists
  • rename_file - Rename/move a file
  • get_file_properties - Get file properties
  • get_file_metadata - Get file metadata
  • set_file_metadata - Set file metadata
  • set_file_metadata_json - Set multiple metadata key-value pairs using JSON
Directory Operations
  • create_directory - Create a new directory
  • delete_directory - Delete a directory
  • rename_directory - Rename/move a directory
  • directory_exists - Check if a directory exists
  • directory_get_paths - Get all paths under the specified directory

Development 💻

Local Development Setup

1 - Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/erikhoward/adls2-mcp-server.git
cd adls2-mcp-server

2 - Create and activate virtual environment:

Linux/macOS:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

Windows:

.venv\Scripts\activate

3 - Install dependencies:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

4 - Copy and configure environment variables:

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your settings.

AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME=your_azure_adls2_storage_account_name
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY=your_azure_adls2_storage_key (optional)
DOWNLOAD_ROOT=/path/to/download/folder
UPLOAD_ROOT=/path/to/upload/folder
READ_ONLY_MODE=True
LOG_LEVEL=INFO

If AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY is not set, the server will attempt to authenticate using Azure CLI credentials. Ensure you have logged in with Azure CLI before running the server:

az login

5 - Claude Desktop Configuration

Open claude_desktop_config.json and add the following configuration.

On MacOs, the file is located here: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude Desktop/claude_desktop_config.json.

On Windows, the file is located here: %APPDATA%\Claude Desktop\claude_desktop_config.json.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "adls2": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/adls2-mcp-server/repo",
                "run",
                "adls2-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "LOG_LEVEL": "DEBUG",
                "UPLOAD_ROOT": "/path/to/store/uploads",
                "DOWNLOAD_ROOT": "/path/to/store/downloads",
                "AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME": "your-azure-adls2-storage-account-name",
                "READ_ONLY_MODE": "false"
            }
        }
    }
}

6 - Restart Claude Desktop.

Contributions 🤝

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m '✨ Add some AmazingFeature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

License ⚖️

Licensed under MIT - see LICENSE.md file.

This is not an official Microsoft product.

Frequently asked questions

What is Adls MCP Server?

Azure Data Lake Storage: manage containers and file metadata, and read, write, upload and download files.

How do I install Adls MCP Server?

Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.

Is Adls MCP Server open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Adls MCP Server?

It is published by erikhoward. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the community awesome-mcp-servers lists and the project's GitHub repository. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.