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Azure AI Services

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Leverage Azure's AI capabilities for search and speech tasks.

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What Azure AI Services does

Azure AI Services provides a comprehensive suite of tools designed to enhance applications with advanced AI capabilities. This skill facilitates the integration of Azure's powerful services, including AI Search, Speech, OpenAI, and Document Intelligence, into your projects. Whether you need to implement search functionality, convert speech to text, or extract information from documents, this skill offers the necessary commands and SDK references to streamline your development process.

The AI Search service enables full-text, vector, and hybrid search capabilities, allowing for efficient querying and retrieval of information. With features like linguistic analysis and semantic similarity, developers can build robust search functionalities that cater to complex user queries. The Speech service supports both speech-to-text and text-to-speech functionalities, making it suitable for applications that require voice interaction or transcription services.

For those looking to harness the power of OpenAI models, this skill provides access to GPT models and embeddings, which can be utilized for various AI-driven applications. Additionally, Document Intelligence capabilities allow for form extraction and OCR, enabling the automation of data entry and document processing tasks. Each service is accompanied by specific commands for easy integration and management, ensuring that developers can focus on building innovative solutions without getting bogged down in setup complexities.

This skill is particularly useful for developers and designers working on applications that require intelligent search features, natural language processing, or document handling. By leveraging Azure's AI capabilities, you can enhance user experiences and improve the efficiency of your applications.

When to use it

Use this skill when you need to incorporate Azure's AI capabilities into your applications, particularly for search or speech-related tasks.

When not to use it

This skill may not be suitable for projects that do not require AI functionalities or for environments where Azure services are not available.

What you can build with it

Implementing AI Search in a Web App

Use this skill to integrate AI Search capabilities into your web application, allowing users to perform complex queries.

Transcribing Audio for Accessibility

Leverage the Speech service to transcribe audio content into text, improving accessibility for users with hearing impairments.

Automating Document Processing

Utilize Document Intelligence features to automate the extraction of data from forms and documents, streamlining workflows.

How to install Azure AI Services

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1. Install with the skills CLI

npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills/azure-ai --agent claude-code

2. Or install it manually

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Inside SKILL.md

Written by microsoft

Azure AI Services

Services

ServiceUse WhenMCP ToolsCLI
AI SearchFull-text, vector, hybrid searchazure__searchaz search
SpeechSpeech-to-text, text-to-speechazure__speech-
OpenAIGPT models, embeddings, DALL-E-az cognitiveservices
Document IntelligenceForm extraction, OCR--

MCP Server (Preferred)

When Azure MCP is enabled:

AI Search

  • azure__search with command search_index_list - List search indexes
  • azure__search with command search_index_get - Get index details
  • azure__search with command search_query - Query search index

Speech

  • azure__speech with command speech_transcribe - Speech to text
  • azure__speech with command speech_synthesize - Text to speech

If Azure MCP is not enabled: Run /azure:setup or enable via /mcp.

AI Search Capabilities

FeatureDescription
Full-text searchLinguistic analysis, stemming
Vector searchSemantic similarity with embeddings
Hybrid searchCombined keyword + vector
AI enrichmentEntity extraction, OCR, sentiment

Speech Capabilities

FeatureDescription
Speech-to-textReal-time and batch transcription
Text-to-speechNeural voices, SSML support
Speaker diarizationIdentify who spoke when
Custom modelsDomain-specific vocabulary

SDK Quick References

For programmatic access to these services, see the condensed SDK guides:

Service Details

For deep documentation on specific services:

Frequently asked questions about Azure AI Services

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