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I Connected Claude to 20 Years of Azure SQL Data with a Custom MCP Server. Here's How.

A client came to me with a request that sounded simple: "We have 20 years of data in our database. We want our managers to ask Claude questions and get reports.

  • Client needed Claude to access 20 years of Azure SQL Database data.
  • Custom MCP server created on client's VPS to whitelist tables for Claude.
  • MCP server uses Node.js, SDK, and Zod to define secure data access.

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