Add MCP SDK Functions hosting templates for Python, TypeScript, .NET, and Java

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Adds 4 templates for hosting MCP servers built with official MCP SDKs on Azure Functions as custom handlers.

Templates

Added entries to templates.json for:

• Python: Azure-Samples/mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-python
• TypeScript/Node: Azure-Samples/mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-node
• .NET/C#: Azure-Samples/mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-dotnet
• Java/Quarkus: Azure-Samples/mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-java

Each template demonstrates:

• MCP server hosting as Azure Functions custom handlers
• Weather tool implementations
• Built-in authentication (Python/TypeScript/.NET include OBO flow for Microsoft Graph)
• Deployment via azd up

Metadata

Templates tagged with:

• msft, ai, mcp, new (special tags)
• Language-specific tags (python, typescript, nodejs, dotnetCsharp, java)
• Framework tags (quarkus for Java)
• Azure services: functions, keyvault, monitor, appinsights, vnets, privateEndpoints
• IaC: bicep

Gallery View

Templates appear in gallery filtered by "New" tag with proper metadata and navigation.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Add Functions MCP samples to awesome azd gallery</issue_title>
<issue_description>We'd like to add the following azd samples to the gallery:

Python: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-python
TypeScript: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-node
C#: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-dotnet
Java: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/mcp-sdk-functions-hosting-java</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Please make sure each of these templates work and successfully deploy. Also, check the templates against the recommended practices in this repo: https://github.com/Azure/ai-app-templates</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes Add Functions MCP samples to awesome azd gallery #710

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[hemarina]

@kristenwomack Shall we hold python and node since the testing issues are not fixed?

[kristenwomack]

@hemarina I just pinged the functions team on this. It would be nice to push the other two live, let's see about fixing these two issues first.