Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, OpenAI, Document Intelligence. Helps with search, vector/hybrid search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcription, OCR. USE FOR: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcribe, OCR, convert text to speech. DO NOT USE FOR: Function apps/Functions (use azure-functions), databases (azure-postgres/azure-kusto), general Azure resources.
| 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:
Search for places (restaurants, cafes, etc.) via Google Places API proxy on localhost.
Interact with GitHub using the `gh` CLI. Use `gh issue`, `gh pr`, `gh run`, and `gh api` for issues, PRs, CI runs, and advanced queries.
Create or update AgentSkills. Use when designing, structuring, or packaging skills with scripts, references, and assets.
Start voice calls via the OpenClaw voice-call plugin.
Notion API for creating and managing pages, databases, and blocks.
Gemini CLI for one-shot Q&A, summaries, and generation.
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