
Azure AI Services
OfficialFreeLeverage 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
View source1. Install with the skills CLI
npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills/azure-ai --agent claude-code2. Or install it manually
Download the skill folder and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or .claude/skills/ to scope it to one repo. Restart Claude Code so it picks up the new skill.
Anthropic's agentic coding CLI, and the reference implementation of Agent Skills. Drop a skill folder into ~/.claude/skills and Claude Code loads it automatically whenever a task matches the skill's description. Claude Code docs
Inside SKILL.md
Written by microsoftAzure AI Services
Services
| Service | Use When | MCP Tools | CLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Search | Full-text, vector, hybrid search | azure__search | az search |
| Speech | Speech-to-text, text-to-speech | azure__speech | - |
| OpenAI | GPT models, embeddings, DALL-E | - | az cognitiveservices |
| Document Intelligence | Form extraction, OCR | - | - |
MCP Server (Preferred)
When Azure MCP is enabled:
AI Search
azure__searchwith commandsearch_index_list- List search indexesazure__searchwith commandsearch_index_get- Get index detailsazure__searchwith commandsearch_query- Query search index
Speech
azure__speechwith commandspeech_transcribe- Speech to textazure__speechwith commandspeech_synthesize- Text to speech
If Azure MCP is not enabled: Run /azure:setup or enable via /mcp.
AI Search Capabilities
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Full-text search | Linguistic analysis, stemming |
| Vector search | Semantic similarity with embeddings |
| Hybrid search | Combined keyword + vector |
| AI enrichment | Entity extraction, OCR, sentiment |
Speech Capabilities
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Speech-to-text | Real-time and batch transcription |
| Text-to-speech | Neural voices, SSML support |
| Speaker diarization | Identify who spoke when |
| Custom models | Domain-specific vocabulary |
SDK Quick References
For programmatic access to these services, see the condensed SDK guides:
- AI Search: Python | TypeScript | .NET
- OpenAI: .NET
- Vision: Python | Java
- Transcription: Python
- Translation: Python | TypeScript
- Document Intelligence: .NET | TypeScript
- Content Safety: Python | TypeScript | Java
Service Details
For deep documentation on specific services:
- AI Search indexing and queries -> Azure AI Search documentation
- Speech transcription patterns -> Azure AI Speech documentation
Frequently asked questions about Azure AI Services
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