In the heart of the North Pole’s data workshop, Santa’s engineers are rethinking how he interacts with his vast Naughty and Nice database. Each December, millions of wish records arrive, and Santa needs a faster, more natural way to ask questions like “Who still needs a gift in Milan?” or “How many bicycles are pending assembly?”

This year, the team introduces the Merry Command Protocol (MCP)—a layer that bridges natural language queries and structured data access. Using Azure Functions, the engineers define callable methods that connect directly to Santa’s MSSQL database. Turning each function into an MCP tool, the Azure Function can be linked to Copilot Studio as an MCP server, allowing Santa to query the database conversationally, without writing SQL or calling stored procedures.

The session walks through how to design and expose these MCP tools, configure the Azure Function endpoints, and connect them to Copilot Studio. By the end, attendees will see how to enable any Copilot to query operational data safely and intelligently—just like Santa consulting his lists before takeoff.