About ADLS2 MCP Server 🚀
ADLS2 MCP Server provides MCP tools for managing files and directories in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. It supports filesystem and file operations, with read-only mode enabled by default and Azure CLI credential authentication available.
Key features
- 01List, create, and delete filesystems
- 02Upload and download files
- 03Manage file and directory names
- 04Inspect and update file metadata
- 05Configure read-only mode
Use cases
- 01Manage files in an ADLS2 storage account
- 02Download storage files to a local directory
- 03Inspect or update file metadata
MCP support
It exposes ADLS2 filesystem, file, and directory operations as tools for MCP clients.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEADLS2 MCP Server 🚀
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. This service provides a standardized interface for interacting with ADLS2 storage, enabling file operations through MCP tools.
Setup 🛠️
Installation 📦
Requires Python 3.13 or higher.
Install the package using uv:
uv pip install adls2-mcp-server
MCP Configuration ⚙️
Claude Desktop Configuration
1 - Edit Claude Desktop Configuration:
Open claude_desktop_config.json and add the following configuration.
On MacOs, the file is located here:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude Desktop/claude_desktop_config.json.
On Windows, the file is located here:
%APPDATA%\Claude Desktop\claude_desktop_config.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"adls2": {
"command": "adls2-mcp-server",
"env": {
"LOG_LEVEL": "DEBUG",
"UPLOAD_ROOT": "/path/to/store/uploads",
"DOWNLOAD_ROOT": "/path/to/store/downloads",
"AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME": "your-azure-adls2-storage-account-name",
"READ_ONLY_MODE": "false"
}
}
}
}
The following is a table of available environment configuration variables:
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
LOG_LEVEL | Logging level | INFO |
UPLOAD_ROOT | Root directory for file uploads | ./uploads |
DOWNLOAD_ROOT | Root directory for file downloads | ./downloads |
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME | Azure ADLS2 storage account name | None |
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY | Azure ADLS2 storage account key (optional) | None |
READ_ONLY_MODE | Whether the server should operate in read-only mode | true |
If AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY is not set, the server will attempt to authenticate using Azure CLI credentials. Ensure you have logged in with Azure CLI before running the server:
az login
2 - Restart Claude Desktop.
Available Tools 🔧
Filesystem (container) Operations
list_filesystems- List all filesystems in the storage accountcreate_filesystem- Create a new filesystemdelete_filesystem- Delete an existing filesystem
File Operations
upload_file- Upload a file to ADLS2download_file- Download a file from ADLS2file_exists- Check if a file existsrename_file- Rename/move a fileget_file_properties- Get file propertiesget_file_metadata- Get file metadataset_file_metadata- Set file metadataset_file_metadata_json- Set multiple metadata key-value pairs using JSON
Directory Operations
create_directory- Create a new directorydelete_directory- Delete a directoryrename_directory- Rename/move a directorydirectory_exists- Check if a directory existsdirectory_get_paths- Get all paths under the specified directory
Development 💻
Local Development Setup
1 - Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/erikhoward/adls2-mcp-server.git
cd adls2-mcp-server
2 - Create and activate virtual environment:
Linux/macOS:
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
Windows:
.venv\Scripts\activate
3 - Install dependencies:
pip install -e ".[dev]"
4 - Copy and configure environment variables:
cp .env.example .env
Edit .env with your settings.
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME=your_azure_adls2_storage_account_name
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY=your_azure_adls2_storage_key (optional)
DOWNLOAD_ROOT=/path/to/download/folder
UPLOAD_ROOT=/path/to/upload/folder
READ_ONLY_MODE=True
LOG_LEVEL=INFO
If AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY is not set, the server will attempt to authenticate using Azure CLI credentials. Ensure you have logged in with Azure CLI before running the server:
az login
5 - Claude Desktop Configuration
Open claude_desktop_config.json and add the following configuration.
On MacOs, the file is located here:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude Desktop/claude_desktop_config.json.
On Windows, the file is located here:
%APPDATA%\Claude Desktop\claude_desktop_config.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"adls2": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/path/to/adls2-mcp-server/repo",
"run",
"adls2-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"LOG_LEVEL": "DEBUG",
"UPLOAD_ROOT": "/path/to/store/uploads",
"DOWNLOAD_ROOT": "/path/to/store/downloads",
"AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME": "your-azure-adls2-storage-account-name",
"READ_ONLY_MODE": "false"
}
}
}
}
6 - Restart Claude Desktop.
Contributions 🤝
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m '✨ Add some AmazingFeature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) - Open a Pull Request
License ⚖️
Licensed under MIT - see LICENSE.md file.
This is not an official Microsoft product.
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