remote-mcp-apim-functions-python

# Secure Remote MCP Servers using Azure API Management (Experimental)  Azure API Management acts as the [AI Gateway](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/AI-Gateway) for MCP servers. This sample implements the latest [MCP Authorization specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/authorization#2-10-third-party-authorization-flow) This is a [sequence diagram](infra/app/apim-oauth/diagrams/diagrams.md) to understand the flow. ## Deploy Remote MCP Server to Azure Run this [azd](https://aka.ms/azd) command to provision the api management service, function app(with code) and all other required Azure resources ```shell azd up ``` ### MCP Inspector 1. In a **new terminal window**, install and run MCP Inspector ```shell npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector ``` 2. CTRL click to load the MCP Inspector web app from the URL displayed by the app (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:6274/#resources) 1. Make sure update the host to **localhost** (e.g. http://localhost:6274/#resources) 1. Set the transport type to `SSE` 1. Set the URL to your running API Management SSE endpoint and **Connect**: ```shell https://<apim-servicename-from-azd-output>.azure-api.net/mcp/sse ``` 5. **List Tools**. Click on a tool and **Run Tool**.