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Microsoft Learn vs OpenAI Docs MCP server
Verdict from our tests: OpenAI Docs passed more of our tasks (7 of 7) than Microsoft Learn (5 of 6). Both are in our documentation and docs search category.
| Microsoft Learn | OpenAI Docs | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Partial | Works |
| Tasks passed | 5 of 6 | 7 of 7 |
| Sign-in | None | None |
| Median task time | 454 ms | 284 ms |
| Slowest task | 1.1 s | 482 ms |
| Gotchas | 3 | 1 |
| Date tested | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 |
Microsoft Learn: task by task
- Works connect (no auth) (454 ms)
- Works search docs (Azure Functions Python v2 HTTP trigger) (1.1 s)
- Works fetch a docs page (Functions Python reference) (223 ms)
- Works code sample search (Blob upload, Python) (495 ms)
- Partial search with nonsense query (674 ms)
- Works fetch a non-Microsoft URL (78 ms)
Microsoft Learn gotchas
- Search results are raw JSON (about 27 KB), not formatted text.
- Full-page fetch is about 47 KB. Large for context.
- A nonsense query returns loosely related Microsoft Q&A posts instead of an empty result.
Set up Microsoft Learn: Claude | Claude Code | Cursor | VS Code | ChatGPT
OpenAI Docs: task by task
- Works connect (no auth) (482 ms)
- Works list tools (186 ms)
- Works search docs ("Responses API streaming") (320 ms)
- Works fetch a doc (Responses API streaming guide) (290 ms)
- Works list API endpoints (67 ms)
- Works search with nonsense query (284 ms)
- Works error handling (missing url) (47 ms)
OpenAI Docs gotchas
- list_api_endpoints returns about 25 KB of paths in one call.
Set up OpenAI Docs: Claude | Claude Code | Cursor | VS Code | ChatGPT
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