purview-mcp-server 1.13.1

Model Context Protocol server for Microsoft Purview

Purview MCP Server

FastMCP-based server that exposes Microsoft Purview data governance operations through the Model Context Protocol.

Full documentation: docs/purview-mcp-server.md

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Quick Start

# stdio (default) — from repo root, venv active
$env:PURVIEW_ACCOUNT_NAME = "your-account"
python tools/PurviewMCPServer/server.py

# Streamable-HTTP
$env:PURVIEW_MCP_TRANSPORT = "streamable-http"
$env:PURVIEW_MCP_PORT      = "8000"
python tools/PurviewMCPServer/server.py
# endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp

# Azure Functions (func host)
cd tools/hosting/app && func start --port 7073
# endpoint: http://localhost:7073/api/mcp

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Transport Protocols

Transport	Env value	VS Code mcp.json type	Endpoint
stdio (default)	stdio	"command"	process stdin/stdout
Streamable-HTTP	streamable-http or http	"http"	/mcp (standalone) or /api/mcp (Azure Functions)
SSE (legacy)	sse	"sse"	/sse (standalone only — not compatible with Azure Functions)

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VS Code mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "purview-mcp-server-stdio": {
      "command": "./.venv/Scripts/python",
      "args": ["tools/PurviewMCPServer/server.py"],
      "env": { "PURVIEW_ACCOUNT_NAME": "your-account" }
    },
    "purview-mcp-server-http": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:7073/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
PURVIEW_ACCOUNT_NAME	Yes	—	Purview account name (no suffix)
AZURE_TENANT_ID	No	—	Azure tenant GUID
AZURE_CLIENT_ID	No	—	Service principal client ID
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET	No	—	Service principal secret
AZURE_REGION	No	public	Sovereign cloud: usgov, china
PURVIEW_MAX_RETRIES	No	3	API retry count
PURVIEW_TIMEOUT	No	30	Request timeout (seconds)
PURVIEW_BATCH_SIZE	No	100	Bulk operation batch size
PURVIEW_MCP_TRANSPORT	No	stdio	Transport protocol
PURVIEW_MCP_HOST	No	127.0.0.1	Bind host (HTTP/SSE modes)
PURVIEW_MCP_PORT	No	8000	Bind port (HTTP/SSE modes)

Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your values. Never commit .env.

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Available Tools (37 + registry)

Category	Tools
Entity (8)	get_entity, create_entity, update_entity, delete_entity, search_entities, batch_create_entities, batch_update_entities, import_entities_from_csv
Glossary (3)	get_glossary_terms, create_glossary_term, assign_term_to_entities
Unified Catalog (11)	uc_list_domains, uc_get_domain, uc_create_domain, uc_list_terms, uc_get_term, uc_create_term, uc_search_terms, uc_list_custom_metadata_defs, uc_cleanup_metadata_definition, uc_delete_metadata_definition, uc_delete_metadata_from_asset
Collections (5)	list_collections, get_collection, create_collection, delete_collection, get_collection_path
Lineage (2)	get_lineage, create_lineage
Search (2)	search_suggest, search_browse
Type Defs (2)	get_typedef, list_typedefs
Relationships (3)	create_relationship, get_relationship, delete_relationship
Account + Registry (3)	get_account_properties, list_available_operations, invoke_operation

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Recommended First Commands

1) list_available_operations()
2) get_account_properties()
3) search_entities(query="customer", limit=5)
4) uc_list_domains()

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Files

File	Purpose
server.py	FastMCP server — all 37 tool definitions
config.py	PurviewMCPConfig frozen dataclass — env var parsing and validation
__version__.py	Package version
.env.example	Environment variable template
PROMPT_INSTRUCTIONS.md	Detailed prompt guidance for AI assistants
pyproject.toml	Package metadata (purview-mcp-server)
Dockerfile	Container image for standalone deployment
docker-compose.yml	Local container stack

For Azure Functions hosting files, see tools/hosting/.

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See docs/purview-mcp-server.md for the full reference including client setup for Claude Code and Cursor, Azure Functions deployment, all prompt examples, workflows, and troubleshooting.