Marwan (@Marwan_3atef) reports Azure MCP tools now ship inside Visual Studio 2022 (Azure workload + VS 17.14.30+), with no Marketplace/VSIX. Flip Azure MCP Server on in Copilot Chat tools (off by default) for 230+ tools across ~45 services for list/deploy/diagnose/KQL.

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  • ✓Ship: Azure MCP Server built into Visual Studio 2022 (17.14.30+).
  • ✓Access: no extension; one Copilot Chat toggle (off by default).
  • ✓Scope: ~45 services, 230+ tools (list/deploy/diagnose/KQL).
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