azure-ai
Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, OpenAI, Document Intelligence. Helps with search, vector/hybrid search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcription, OCR. WHEN: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcribe, OCR, convert text to speech.
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 | - |
| OpenAI | GPT models, embeddings, DALL-E | - | az cognitiveservices |
| Document Intelligence | Form extraction, OCR | - | - |
MCP Server (Preferred)
When Azure MCP is enabled:
AI Search
azure__searchwith commandsearch_index_list- List search indexesazure__searchwith commandsearch_index_get- Get index detailsazure__searchwith commandsearch_query- Query search index
Speech
azure__speechwith commandspeech_transcribe- Speech to textazure__speechwith commandspeech_synthesize- Text to speech
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 |
SDK Quick References
For programmatic access to these services, see the condensed SDK guides:
- AI Search: Python | TypeScript | .NET
- OpenAI: .NET
- Vision: Python | Java
- Transcription: Python
- Translation: Python | TypeScript
- Document Intelligence: .NET | TypeScript
- Content Safety: Python | TypeScript | Java
Service Details
For deep documentation on specific services:
- AI Search indexing and queries -> Azure AI Search documentation
- Speech transcription patterns -> Azure AI Speech documentation
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