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Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, OpenAI, Document Intelligence.
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| 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 | - | - |
When Azure MCP is enabled:
azure__search with command search_index_list - List search indexesazure__search with command search_index_get - Get index detailsazure__search with command search_query - Query search indexazure__speech with command speech_transcribe - Speech to textazure__speech with command speech_synthesize - Text to speechIf Azure MCP is not enabled: Run /azure:setup or enable via /mcp.
| 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 |
| 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 |
For programmatic access to these services, see the condensed SDK guides:
For deep documentation on specific services:
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npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills/plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skillsSkills install per repository, not per chapter — the CLI has no documented per-skill form, so we do not print one.
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.
The verbatim description from this skill’s front matter — the string an agent matches on to decide whether to load it.
skills/azure-ai/SKILL.mdmain, last pushed 10 August 2026.SKILL.md, not by matching a directory convention. 6 distinct layouts observed: skills/*/SKILL.md, skills/azure-app-onboard/*/SKILL.md, skills/azure-kubernetes/*/SKILL.md, skills/microsoft-foundry/*/SKILL.md, skills/microsoft-foundry/models/deploy-model/*/SKILL.md, skills/microsoft-foundry/models/*/SKILL.md.h1 and no skipped levels:.claude-plugin/marketplace.json by Microsoft, declaring 1 plugin. It is read for editorial metadata only — never as the skill index, which is always the repository tree./microsoft/azure-skills.md, and each chapter at its own .md URL.15 files · 25 KB
Everything this skill ships beside its prose. All of it is set here, as subchapters of chapter 3.
Documentation the agent loads on demand, rather than up front.
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