【MCP Server】Azure Synapse × Claude Desktop 連携ガイド | AI でデータを徹底活用

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an emerging, open-source standard for connecting LLMs with external services and data sources. Through MCP Servers, AI clients can perform actions like opening Jira tickets, posting Slack messages, committing GitHub branches and more. With CData MCP Servers, these capabilities expand exponentially.

In this article, we guide the reader through installing the CData MCP Server for Azure Synapse, configuring the connection to Azure Synapse, and asking questions of the data in Claude Desktop.

Prerequisites

You need to download Claude Desktop (download) and create an account before continuing.

Overview

Here's a quick overview of the steps:

1. Download and install the CData MCP Server for Azure Synapse
2. Configure the connection to Azure Synapse
3. Ask questions about the data in Claude Desktop

Step 1: Download and install the CData MCP Server

1. To begin, navigate to https://www.cdata.com/solutions/mcp/connectors and download the CData MCP Server for Azure Synapse.
2. Find and double-click the installer to begin the installation.
3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

When the installation is complete, you are ready to configure your MCP Server by connecting to Azure Synapse.

Step 2: Configure the connection to Azure Synapse

1. After installation, the CData MCP Server configuration wizard should open automatically.

   NOTE: If the wizard does not open automatically, search for "CData MCP Server" in the Windows search bar and double-click the application.

2. Click the dropdown menu in MCP Configuration > Configuration Name and select ""
3. Name the configuration (e.g. "cdataazuresynapse") and click "OK."

   NOTE: This name is used as the name for the MCP server and as the prefix for all of the MCP Server's tools.

   

4. Connecting to Azure Synapse

   Azure Synapse への接続

   Azure Synapse データベースに接続するには、認証に加えて（下記参照）、次のプロパティを設定します。

   • Server：Azure を実行しているサーバー。Azure ポータルにログインして、［Azure Synapse Analytics］->［Select your database］->［Overview］->［Server name］に進むと確認できます。
   • Database：［Azure Synapse Analytics］ページのAzure ポータルに表示されるデータベース名。

   Azure Synapse への認証

   Azure Synapse は、Entra ID（Azure AD）、Azure サービスプリンシパル、Managed Service Identity（MSI）、パスワード（デフォルト）、Azure Password を使用する認証をサポートします。

   パスワードでAzure Synapse に直接認証するには、以下のプロパティを設定します。

   • AuthScheme：Password
   • User：認証するAzure Synapse ユーザー。
   • Password：認証するAzure Synapse ユーザーのパスワード。

   その他の認証方法については、ヘルプドキュメント の「はじめに」セクションを参照してください。

   Enter the appropriate connection properties in the configuration wizard.

   
5. Click "Connect" to authenticate with Azure Synapse.
6. Finally, click "Save Configuration" to save the MCP server.

   NOTE: This saves the configuration details to a separate file and updates the Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json) to start the CData MCP Server when the Claude Desktop client starts.

With the CData MCP Server configured, you are ready to start asking questions of your live data from Claude.

Step 3: Ask AI for answers from live Azure Synapse のデータ

Now that we have installed the CData MCP Server and configured a connection, we are ready to start with Azure Synapse のデータ in Claude Desktop.

1. Open Claude Desktop. It may take a moment for the MCP Servers to start, but you will see the list of servers and tools available in the Claude interface (look for the settings icon below the prompt bar).

   You can individually enable and disable specific tools by clicking on the server name.

2. Now that you have connected, you can ask Claude questions about the Azure Synapse のデータ. For example: "Can you give me a quantitative analysis about my closed-won opportunities by industry?"

   NOTE: Claude may need to explore the Azure Synapse のデータ to make sense of it before it can begin answering questions of the data. The tabular model presented by CData alongside the database tools available simplify the data exploration and analysis for an LLM.

   

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