How to build, deploy, and connect an MCP server on Azure — step-by-step!

In this full tutorial, I’ll walk you through the complete workflow of creating an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, deploying it on Azure App Service, and integrating it with AI agents using the AI Toolkit in Visual Studio Code.

Whether you're a developer, AI enthusiast, or cloud architect, this video covers everything you need to:

✅ Build your MCP server

✅ Deploy it to Azure App Service 

✅ Secure and scale your server for production

✅ Connect it to AI agents for real-time tool invocation

✅ Troubleshoot, optimize, and monitor your deployment

 

If you're more interested in reading, then here is my detailed blog on MEDIUM