npx skills add ...
npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-ai
npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-ai
Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, OpenAI, Document Intelligence. Helps with search, vector/hybrid search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcription, OCR. WHEN: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcribe, OCR, convert text to speech.
The same skill content is published under more than one repo. The install counts are split across them; any of these commands works.
| 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 | - | - |
When Azure MCP is enabled:
azure__search with command search_index_list - List search indexesazure__search with command search_index_get - Get index detailsazure__search with command search_query - Query search indexazure__speech with command speech_transcribe - Speech to textazure__speech with command speech_synthesize - Text to speechIf Azure MCP is not enabled: Run /azure:setup or enable via /mcp.
| 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 |
| 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 |
For programmatic access to these services, see the condensed SDK guides:
For deep documentation on specific services: