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Azure Cost Management MCP server for AI agents.
actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Azure Cost Management and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 76 Azure Cost Management actions (41 reads, 24 writes and 11 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Azure Cost Management credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Azure Cost Management's limits and records every call.
100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.
claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcpdo { action: "azure_cost_management.operations.list", intent: "check which Azure Cost Management account is connected"}# List the operations for the provider · read · 1 upstream call- 76actionsin one signed file
- 41readlook, never change
- 24writecreate and update
- 11wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first
Set up
Connect Azure Cost Management in three steps.
- 01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp - 02
Connect Azure Cost Management.
OAuth 2.0, client credentials. Paste the app's client id and secret; actionlake fetches and renews the token, and nobody has to sign in. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
client_idEntra application (client) id of a service principal with Cost Management Reader (or Contributor) on the scopeclient_secretEntra client secrettenant_idYour Azure Cost Management tenant id
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "azure_cost_management" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you - 03
Make the first call. Check before a write.
Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes,
checkvalidates the call and prices it, for free.do { action: "azure_cost_management.operations.list" }# list the operations for the provider · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "azure_cost_management.budgets.delete", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent
Azure Cost Management at a glance
- Sign-in
- OAuth 2.0, client credentials. Paste the app's client id and secret; actionlake fetches and renews the token, and nobody has to sign in.
- You provide
client_idclient_secret- Setup fields
tenant_id- Limits we pace to
- 60 calls a minute, per connection
- API covered
- Azure Cost Management (cost query, forecasts, budgets, exports, alerts, views, benefits) API Azure Resource Manager Microsoft.CostManagement: openapi.json (2026-06-01)
management.azure.com - Built from
- Azure Cost Management's documentation, read 22 October 2026OpenAPI spec (GitHub)learn.microsoft.com
- Service file
- Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
- Cached reads
- 32 of 41 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
- Shared entities
- 1, so ask can line Azure Cost Management up with your other systems
- Data
- Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet
Capabilities
What an AI agent can do in Azure Cost Management.
76 actions in 22 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.
- 41readlook, never change
- 24writecreate and update
- 11destructivewait for a confirmation
Scheduled actions
126 read · 2 write · 4 destructive
List all private scheduled actions · List all shared scheduled actions within the given scope · Get the private scheduled action by name · Get the shared scheduled action from the given scope by name
Views
84 read · 2 write · 2 destructive
Lists all views by tenant and object · Lists all views at the given scope · Gets the view by view name · Gets the view for the defined scope by view name
Exports
63 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
The operation to list all exports at the given scope · The operation to get the export for the defined scope by export name · The operation to get the run history of an export for the defined scope and export name · The operation to run an export
Generate benefit utilization summaries report
60 read · 6 write · 0 destructive
Triggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided billing account · Triggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided billing account and billing profile · Triggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided reservation · Triggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided reservation order
Cost allocation rules
53 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
Get the list of all cost allocation rules for a billing account or enterprise enrollment · Get a cost allocation rule by rule name and billing account or enterprise enrollment · Checks availability and correctness of a name for a cost allocation rule · Delete cost allocation rule for billing account or enterprise enrollment
Alerts
43 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
Lists the alerts for scope defined · Gets the alert for the scope by alert ID · Lists the Alerts for external cloud provider type defined · Dismisses the specified alert
Benefit utilization summaries
44 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Lists savings plan utilization summaries for the enterprise agreement scope · Lists savings plan utilization summaries for billing profile · Lists the savings plan utilization summaries for daily or monthly grain · Lists the savings plan utilization summaries for daily or monthly grain
Budgets
42 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
Lists all budgets for the defined scope · Gets the budget for the scope by budget name · The operation to delete a budget · The operation to create or update a budget
14 more areas · 27 actions
- Markup rules 4
- Settings 4
- Price sheet 3
- Dimensions 2
- Forecast 2
- Generate cost details report 2
- Generate reservation details report 2
- Query 2
- Benefit recommendations 1
- Generate detailed cost report 1
- Generate detailed cost report operation results 1
- Generate detailed cost report operation status 1
- Operations 1
- Subscriptions 1
Top actions
The Azure Cost Management API, shaped for agents.
The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 8 of Azure Cost Management's 9 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.
| Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in |
|---|---|---|---|
azure_cost_management.alerts.listLists the alerts for scope defined | Lists the alerts for scope defined. | read | monitoring.alert.list51 connectors |
azure_cost_management.alerts.getGets the alert for the scope by alert ID | Gets the alert for the scope by alert ID. | read | monitoring.alert.get33 connectors |
azure_cost_management.budgets.listLists all budgets for the defined scope | Lists all budgets for the defined scope. | read | finance.budget.list15 connectors |
azure_cost_management.budgets.getGets the budget for the scope by budget name | Gets the budget for the scope by budget name. | read | finance.budget.get15 connectors |
azure_cost_management.budgets.deleteThe operation to delete a budget | The operation to delete a budget. | destructive | finance.budget.delete7 connectors |
azure_cost_management.exports.listThe operation to list all exports at the given scope | The operation to list all exports at the given scope. | read | platform.export_job.list12 connectors |
azure_cost_management.exports.getThe operation to get the export for the defined scope by export name | The operation to get the export for the defined scope by export name. | read | platform.export_job.get22 connectors |
azure_cost_management.budgets.create_or_updateThe operation to create or update a budget | The operation to create or update a budget. | write | finance.budget.upsert3 connectors |
azure_cost_management.views.listLists all views by tenant and object | Lists all views by tenant and object. | read | this connector |
azure_cost_management.settings.listList all cost management settings in the requested scope | List all cost management settings in the requested scope. | read | this connector |
azure_cost_management.exports.executeThe operation to run an export | The operation to run an export. | write | this connector |
azure_cost_management.price_sheet.download_by_invoiceGets a URL to download the pricesheet for an invoice | Gets a URL to download the pricesheet for an invoice. | write | this connector |
Try it
Prompts to paste into Claude.
Each one names the Azure Cost Management actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.
- Readread
Which Azure Cost Management alerts are open right now? Group them by service.
calls
azure_cost_management.alerts.list - Writewrite
The operation to create or update a budget in Azure Cost Management. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
calls
azure_cost_management.budgets.create_or_update
Governance for Azure Cost Management
Destructive actions wait for a yes.
11 Azure Cost Management actions are destructive. These are all of them:
- The operation to delete a budget
azure_cost_management.budgets.delete - Processes a private scheduled action
azure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.run - Runs a shared scheduled action within the given scope
azure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.run_by_scope - The operation to delete a view
azure_cost_management.views.delete - The operation to delete an export
azure_cost_management.exports.delete - Delete a markup rule for a billing account and billing profile
azure_cost_management.markup_rules.delete - The operation to delete a view
azure_cost_management.views.delete_by_scope - Delete a private scheduled action
azure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.delete - Delete a setting within the given scope
azure_cost_management.settings.delete_by_scope - Delete cost allocation rule for billing account or enterprise enrollment
azure_cost_management.cost_allocation_rules.delete - Delete a scheduled action within the given scope
azure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.delete_by_scope
A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.
The operation to delete a budget?
intent: the user asked me to the operation to delete a budget
account { op: "keys.create", name: "azure-cost-management-agent", allowed_actions: ["azure_cost_management.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "azure_cost_management.budgets.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "azure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.run", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "azure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.run_by_scope", approver: "[email protected]" } ]}Cost
What Azure Cost Management costs on actionlake.
Every Azure Cost Management action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Azure Cost Management refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
- 1upstream call per actionall 76 Azure Cost Management actions
- 16actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
- 32reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
- 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000
Action index
Every Azure Cost Management action.
76 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.
Scheduled actions12
azure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.check_name_availabilityChecks availability and correctness of the name for a scheduled actionreadazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.check_name_availability_by_scopeChecks availability and correctness of the name for a scheduled action within the given scopereadazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.create_or_updateCreate or update a private scheduled actionwriteazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.create_or_update_by_scopeCreate or update a shared scheduled action within the given scopewriteazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.deleteDelete a private scheduled actiondestructiveazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.delete_by_scopeDelete a scheduled action within the given scopedestructiveazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.getGet the private scheduled action by namereadazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.get_by_scopeGet the shared scheduled action from the given scope by namereadazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.listList all private scheduled actionsreadazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.list_by_scopeList all shared scheduled actions within the given scopereadazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.runProcesses a private scheduled actiondestructiveazure_cost_management.scheduled_actions.run_by_scopeRuns a shared scheduled action within the given scopedestructive
Views8
azure_cost_management.views.create_or_updateThe operation to create or update a viewwriteazure_cost_management.views.create_or_update_by_scopeThe operation to create or update a viewwriteazure_cost_management.views.deleteThe operation to delete a viewdestructiveazure_cost_management.views.delete_by_scopeThe operation to delete a viewdestructiveazure_cost_management.views.getGets the view by view namereadazure_cost_management.views.get_by_scopeGets the view for the defined scope by view namereadazure_cost_management.views.listLists all views by tenant and objectreadazure_cost_management.views.list_by_scopeLists all views at the given scoperead
Exports6
azure_cost_management.exports.create_or_updateThe operation to create or update an exportwriteazure_cost_management.exports.deleteThe operation to delete an exportdestructiveazure_cost_management.exports.executeThe operation to run an exportwriteazure_cost_management.exports.getThe operation to get the export for the defined scope by export namereadazure_cost_management.exports.get_execution_historyThe operation to get the run history of an export for the defined scope and export namereadazure_cost_management.exports.listThe operation to list all exports at the given scoperead
Generate benefit utilization summaries report6
azure_cost_management.generate_benefit_utilization_summaries_report.generate_by_billing_accountTriggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided billing accountwriteazure_cost_management.generate_benefit_utilization_summaries_report.generate_by_billing_profileTriggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided billing account and billing profilewriteazure_cost_management.generate_benefit_utilization_summaries_report.generate_by_reservation_idTriggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided reservationwriteazure_cost_management.generate_benefit_utilization_summaries_report.generate_by_reservation_order_idTriggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided reservation orderwriteazure_cost_management.generate_benefit_utilization_summaries_report.generate_by_savings_plan_idTriggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided savings planwriteazure_cost_management.generate_benefit_utilization_summaries_report.generate_by_savings_plan_order_idTriggers generation of a benefit utilization summaries report for the provided savings plan orderwrite
Cost allocation rules5
azure_cost_management.cost_allocation_rules.check_name_availabilityChecks availability and correctness of a name for a cost allocation rulereadazure_cost_management.cost_allocation_rules.create_or_updateCreate/Update a rule to allocate cost between different resources within a billing account or enterprise enrollmentwriteazure_cost_management.cost_allocation_rules.deleteDelete cost allocation rule for billing account or enterprise enrollmentdestructiveazure_cost_management.cost_allocation_rules.getGet a cost allocation rule by rule name and billing account or enterprise enrollmentreadazure_cost_management.cost_allocation_rules.listGet the list of all cost allocation rules for a billing account or enterprise enrollmentread
Alerts4
azure_cost_management.alerts.dismissDismisses the specified alertwriteazure_cost_management.alerts.getGets the alert for the scope by alert IDreadazure_cost_management.alerts.listLists the alerts for scope definedreadazure_cost_management.alerts.list_externalLists the Alerts for external cloud provider type definedread
Benefit utilization summaries4
azure_cost_management.benefit_utilization_summaries.list_by_billing_account_idLists savings plan utilization summaries for the enterprise agreement scopereadazure_cost_management.benefit_utilization_summaries.list_by_billing_profile_idLists savings plan utilization summaries for billing profilereadazure_cost_management.benefit_utilization_summaries.list_by_savings_plan_idLists the savings plan utilization summaries for daily or monthly grainreadazure_cost_management.benefit_utilization_summaries.list_by_savings_plan_orderLists the savings plan utilization summaries for daily or monthly grainread
Budgets4
azure_cost_management.budgets.create_or_updateThe operation to create or update a budgetwriteazure_cost_management.budgets.deleteThe operation to delete a budgetdestructiveazure_cost_management.budgets.getGets the budget for the scope by budget namereadazure_cost_management.budgets.listLists all budgets for the defined scoperead
Markup rules4
azure_cost_management.markup_rules.create_or_updateCreate or update a markup rule for a billing account and billing profilewriteazure_cost_management.markup_rules.deleteDelete a markup rule for a billing account and billing profiledestructiveazure_cost_management.markup_rules.getGet a markup rule by name for a billing account and billing profilereadazure_cost_management.markup_rules.listList all markup rules for a billing account and billing profileread
Settings4
azure_cost_management.settings.create_or_update_by_scopeCreate or update a setting within the given scopewriteazure_cost_management.settings.delete_by_scopeDelete a setting within the given scopedestructiveazure_cost_management.settings.get_by_scopeGet the setting from the given scope by namereadazure_cost_management.settings.listList all cost management settings in the requested scoperead
Price sheet3
azure_cost_management.price_sheet.download_by_billing_accountGenerates the pricesheet for the provided billing period asynchronously based on the Enrollment IDwriteazure_cost_management.price_sheet.download_by_billing_profileGets a URL to download the current month's pricesheet for a billing profilewriteazure_cost_management.price_sheet.download_by_invoiceGets a URL to download the pricesheet for an invoicewrite
Dimensions2
azure_cost_management.dimensions.by_external_cloud_provider_typeLists the dimensions by the external cloud provider typereadazure_cost_management.dimensions.listLists the dimensions by the defined scoperead
Forecast2
azure_cost_management.forecast.external_cloud_provider_usageLists the forecast charges for external cloud provider type definedreadazure_cost_management.forecast.usageLists the forecast charges for scope definedread
Generate cost details report2
azure_cost_management.generate_cost_details_report.create_operationThis API is the replacement for all previously release Usage Details APIswriteazure_cost_management.generate_cost_details_report.get_operation_resultsGet the result of the specified operationread
Generate reservation details report2
azure_cost_management.generate_reservation_details_report.by_billing_account_idGenerates the reservations details report for provided date range asynchronously based on enrollment idwriteazure_cost_management.generate_reservation_details_report.by_billing_profile_idGenerates the reservations details report for provided date range asynchronously by billing profilewrite
Query2
azure_cost_management.query.usageQuery the usage data for scope definedreadazure_cost_management.query.usage_by_external_cloud_provider_typeQuery the usage data for external cloud provider type definedread
Benefit recommendations1
azure_cost_management.benefit_recommendations.listList of recommendations for purchasing savings planread
Generate detailed cost report1
azure_cost_management.generate_detailed_cost_report.create_operationGenerates the detailed cost report for provided date range, billing period(only enterprise customers) or Invoice ID asynchronously at a certain scopewrite
Generate detailed cost report operation results1
azure_cost_management.generate_detailed_cost_report_operation_results.getGets the result of the specified operationread
Generate detailed cost report operation status1
azure_cost_management.generate_detailed_cost_report_operation_status.getGet the status of the specified operationread
Operations1
azure_cost_management.operations.listList the operations for the providerread
Subscriptions1
azure_cost_management.subscriptions.listList the subscriptions the credential can seeread
Questions
The Azure Cost Management MCP server, answered.
Is there an Azure Cost Management MCP server for Claude?
Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 76 Azure Cost Management actions across scheduled actions, views, exports and generate benefit utilization summaries report, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Azure Cost Management.
What do I need to connect Azure Cost Management?
Entra application (client) id of a service principal with Cost Management Reader (or Contributor) on the scope and Entra client secret. Plus your tenant id. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "azure_cost_management" } lists exactly what to paste.
Can an AI agent delete or change things in Azure Cost Management?
Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 11 Azure Cost Management actions are destructive, including the operation to delete a budget, processes a private scheduled action and runs a shared scheduled action within the given scope. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.
Will an AI agent use up my Azure Cost Management API limit?
actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Azure Cost Management service file: 60 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (32 Azure Cost Management actions can be), which never reaches Azure Cost Management.
What does an Azure Cost Management action cost?
One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (16 Azure Cost Management actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Azure Cost Management refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
Which Azure Cost Management API does it cover?
The Azure Cost Management (cost query, forecasts, budgets, exports, alerts, views, benefits) API Azure Resource Manager Microsoft.CostManagement: openapi.json (2026-06-01) at management.azure.com. It is built from Azure Cost Management's documentation as read on 22 October 2026. 76 actions in 22 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).
Does actionlake keep my Azure Cost Management data, and where?
actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Azure Cost Management credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.
Which AI clients can use it?
Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.
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