ms-fabric-mcp-server 0.8.6

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Microsoft Fabric - exposes Fabric operations as MCP tools for AI agents

ms-fabric-mcp-server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Microsoft Fabric. Exposes Fabric operations (workspaces, notebooks, SQL, Livy, pipelines, jobs) as MCP tools that AI agents can invoke.

⚠️ Warning: This package is intended for development environments only and should not be used in production. It includes tools that can perform destructive operations (e.g., delete_item, delete_lakehouse_file, delete_activity_from_pipeline) and execute arbitrary code via Livy Spark sessions. Always review AI-generated tool calls before execution.

Quick Start

The fastest way to use this MCP server is with uvx:

uvx ms-fabric-mcp-server

Installation

# Using uv (recommended)
uv pip install ms-fabric-mcp-server

# Using pip
pip install ms-fabric-mcp-server

# With SQL support (requires pyodbc)
pip install ms-fabric-mcp-server[sql]

# With OpenTelemetry tracing
pip install ms-fabric-mcp-server[sql,telemetry]

Authentication

Uses DefaultAzureCredential from azure-identity - no explicit credential configuration needed. This automatically tries multiple authentication methods:

1. Environment credentials (AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET)
2. Managed Identity (when running on Azure)
3. Azure CLI credentials (az login)
4. VS Code credentials
5. Azure PowerShell credentials

No Fabric-specific auth environment variables are needed - it just works if you're authenticated via any of the above methods.

Usage

VS Code Integration

Add to your VS Code MCP settings (.vscode/mcp.json or User settings):

{
  "servers": {
    "MS Fabric MCP Server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ms-fabric-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fabric": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ms-fabric-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Codex Integration

Add to your Codex config.toml:

[mcp_servers.ms_fabric_mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["ms-fabric-mcp-server"]

Running Standalone

# Using uvx (no installation needed)
uvx ms-fabric-mcp-server

# Direct execution (if installed)
ms-fabric-mcp-server

# Via Python module
python -m ms_fabric_mcp_server

# With MCP Inspector (development)
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx ms-fabric-mcp-server

Logging & Debugging (optional)

MCP stdio servers must keep protocol traffic on stdout, so redirect stderr to capture logs. Giving the agent read access to the log file is a powerful way to debug failures. You can also set AZURE_LOG_LEVEL (Azure SDK) and MCP_LOG_LEVEL (server) to control verbosity.

VS Code (Bash):

{
  "servers": {
    "MS Fabric MCP Server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "bash",
      "args": [
        "-lc",
        "LOG_DIR=\"$HOME/mcp_logs\"; LOG_FILE=\"$LOG_DIR/ms-fabric-mcp-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).log\"; uvx ms-fabric-mcp-server 2> \"$LOG_FILE\""
      ],
      "env": {
        "AZURE_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (PowerShell):

{
  "servers": {
    "MS Fabric MCP Server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "powershell",
      "args": [
        "-NoProfile",
        "-Command",
        "$logDir=\"$env:USERPROFILE\\mcp_logs\"; New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $logDir | Out-Null; $ts=Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd_HHmmss; $logFile=\"$logDir\\ms-fabric-mcp-$ts.log\"; uvx ms-fabric-mcp-server 2> $logFile"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AZURE_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
      }
    }
  }
}

Programmatic Usage (Library Mode)

from fastmcp import FastMCP
from ms_fabric_mcp_server import register_fabric_tools

# Create your own server
mcp = FastMCP("my-custom-server")

# Register all Fabric tools
register_fabric_tools(mcp)

# Add your own customizations...

mcp.run()

Configuration

Environment variables (all optional with sensible defaults):

Variable	Default	Description
FABRIC_BASE_URL	https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1	Fabric API base URL
FABRIC_SCOPES	https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/.default	OAuth scopes
FABRIC_API_CALL_TIMEOUT	30	API timeout (seconds)
FABRIC_MAX_RETRIES	3	Max retry attempts
FABRIC_RETRY_BACKOFF	2.0	Backoff factor
LIVY_API_CALL_TIMEOUT	120	Livy timeout (seconds)
LIVY_POLL_INTERVAL	2.0	Livy polling interval
LIVY_STATEMENT_WAIT_TIMEOUT	10	Livy statement wait timeout
LIVY_SESSION_WAIT_TIMEOUT	240	Livy session wait timeout
MCP_SERVER_NAME	ms-fabric-mcp-server	Server name for MCP
MCP_LOG_LEVEL	INFO	Logging level
AZURE_LOG_LEVEL	info	Azure SDK logging level

Copy .env.example to .env and customize as needed.

Available Tools

The server provides 57 core tools, with 3 additional SQL tools when installed with [sql] extras (60 total).

Tool Group	Count	Tools
Workspace	1	list_workspaces
Item	9	list_items, get_item, list_folders, create_folder, move_folder, delete_folder, delete_item, rename_item, move_item_to_folder
Lakehouse	4	create_lakehouse, list_lakehouse_files, upload_lakehouse_file, delete_lakehouse_file
Notebook	6	create_notebook, get_notebook_definition, update_notebook_definition, get_notebook_run_details, list_notebook_runs, get_notebook_driver_logs
Job	4	run_on_demand_job, get_job_status, get_job_status_by_url, get_operation_result
Livy	8	livy_create_session, livy_list_sessions, livy_get_session_status, livy_close_session, livy_run_statement, livy_get_statement_status, livy_cancel_statement, livy_get_session_log
Pipeline	11	create_pipeline, add_copy_activity_to_pipeline, add_notebook_activity_to_pipeline, add_dataflow_activity_to_pipeline, add_activity_to_pipeline, delete_activity_from_pipeline, remove_activity_dependency, add_activity_dependency, get_pipeline_definition, update_pipeline_definition, get_pipeline_activity_runs
Dataflow	3	create_dataflow, get_dataflow_definition, run_dataflow
Semantic Model	9	create_semantic_model, add_table_to_semantic_model, add_relationship_to_semantic_model, get_semantic_model_details, get_semantic_model_definition, add_measures_to_semantic_model, delete_measures_from_semantic_model, delete_table_from_semantic_model, delete_relationship_from_semantic_model
Power BI	2	refresh_semantic_model, execute_dax_query
SQL (optional)	3	get_sql_endpoint, execute_sql_query, execute_sql_statement

SQL Tools (Optional)

SQL tools require pyodbc and the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server (Driver 18 or 17 — the service auto-detects which is installed and prefers Driver 18; set FABRIC_ODBC_DRIVER to override):

# Install with SQL support
pip install ms-fabric-mcp-server[sql]

# On Ubuntu/Debian, install the ODBC driver first:
curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -
curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(lsb_release -rs)/prod.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y msodbcsql18  # or msodbcsql17

If pyodbc is not available, the server starts with 57 tools (SQL tools disabled).

Development

# Clone and install with dev dependencies
git clone https://github.com/your-org/ms-fabric-mcp-server.git
cd ms-fabric-mcp-server
pip install -e ".[dev,sql,telemetry]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov

# Format code
black src tests
isort src tests

# Type checking
mypy src

Integration tests

Integration tests run against live Fabric resources and are opt-in.

To get started locally, copy the example env file:

cp .env.integration.example .env.integration

Required environment variables:

• FABRIC_INTEGRATION_TESTS=1
• FABRIC_TEST_WORKSPACE_NAME
• FABRIC_TEST_LAKEHOUSE_NAME
• FABRIC_TEST_SQL_DATABASE

Optional pipeline copy inputs:

• FABRIC_TEST_SOURCE_CONNECTION_ID
• FABRIC_TEST_SOURCE_TYPE
• FABRIC_TEST_SOURCE_SCHEMA
• FABRIC_TEST_SOURCE_TABLE
• FABRIC_TEST_DEST_CONNECTION_ID
• FABRIC_TEST_DEST_TABLE_NAME (optional override; defaults to source table name)

Run integration tests:

FABRIC_INTEGRATION_TESTS=1 pytest

Notes:

• SQL tests require pyodbc and a SQL Server ODBC driver.
• Tests may skip when optional dependencies or environment variables are missing.
• These tests use live Fabric resources and may incur costs or side effects.

License

MIT