Developer ToolsClaude Desktop Guide

ContainerInstanceManagementClient Claude Desktop Integration

This guide explains how to configure Claude Desktop (Mac and Windows) to use the ContainerInstanceManagementClient API through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The integration exposes 6 API endpointsas callable tools inside Claude's chat interface, including Get a list of container groups in the specified subscription., Get a list of container groups in the specified subscription and resource group., Get the properties of the specified container group., and more. No API keys or credentials are needed — setup takes approximately 30 seconds. The server runs locally via npx and communicates over STDIO transport. Paste the JSON configuration below into your claude_desktop_config.json file to get started.

Integration Specs

ClientClaude Desktop

Runtimenpx

AuthenticationNone

Setup Time~30 sec

Setup Instructions

Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude Desktop, open Settings (click your profile) → Developer → click 'Edit Config'.

Locate configuration file

This opens your local 'claude_desktop_config.json' file in your system editor.

Insert Server Config JSON

Paste the JSON configuration schema block (provided below) into the 'mcpServers' object.

Add authentication credentials

No credentials needed; leave the 'env' mapping empty.

Restart Claude app

Save the config file and restart Claude Desktop to load your new tools.

Configuration JSON

claude_desktop_config.json

Copy and paste this config snippet inside your local configuration file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-com-containerinstance-containerinstance": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/azure-com-containerinstance-containerinstance"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONTAINERINSTANCEMANAGEMENTCLIENT_API_KEY": "your_containerinstancemanagementclient_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Required Environment Keys

Provide these variable keys in your local environment section:

CONTAINERINSTANCEMANAGEMENTCLIENT_API_KEY

Replace your_containerinstancemanagementclient_api_key with your secret key credentials.

Available Tools (6)

These endpoints are parsed from the OpenAPI schema and converted to Claude-compatible tools:

GET/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups

Get a list of container groups in the specified subscription.

GET/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups

Get a list of container groups in the specified subscription and resource group.

GET

/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups/{containerGroupName}

Get the properties of the specified container group.

PUT

/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups/{containerGroupName}

Create or update container groups.

DELETE

/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups/{containerGroupName}

Delete the specified container group.

GET

/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups/{containerGroupName}/containers/{containerName}/logs

Get the logs for a specified container instance.

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