Update documentation to use node 20 (#628)

Author: chidozieononiwu

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 - Added support for listing SQL elastic pools via the command: `azmcp sql elastic-pool list`. [[#581](https://github.com/Azure/azure-mcp/pull/581)]
 
 ### Bugs Fixed
-
 - Fixed Azure CLI executable path resolution on Windows to prioritize .cmd over bash script. [[#611](https://github.com/Azure/azure-mcp/issues/611)]
 
+### Other Changes
+- Change `engines.node` in `package.json` to require Node.js version `>=20.0.0`.
+
 ## 0.4.0 (2025-07-15)
 
 ### Features Added
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
 - Improved install reliability and error handling when missing platform packages on Ubuntu. [[#394](https://github.com/Azure/azure-mcp/pull/394)]
 
 ### Other Changes
+- Updated `engines.node` in `package.json` to require Node.js version `>=22.0.0`.
 
 #### Dependency Updates
 

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Here's a short (16 seconds) video to help you get the Azure MCP Server installed
    * [🔮 Insiders release](https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders)
 1. Install the [GitHub Copilot](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.copilot) and [GitHub Copilot Chat](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.copilot-chat) extensions
 1. Install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download) 20 or later
-   * Ensure `npx` is your path
+   * Ensure `npx` is included in your environment path.
 1. Install any of the available Azure MCP Servers from the table below.
 1. Open GitHub Copilot in VS Code and [switch to Agent mode](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/chat-agent-mode)
 1. Click `refresh` on the tools list.

TROUBLESHOOTING.md

@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ The Azure MCP wrapper automatically installs the correct platform-specific packa
 
 5. **Verify Node.js and npm versions:**
    ```bash
-   node --version  # Should be 18.0.0 or later
+   node --version  # Should be 20.0.0 or later
    npm --version
    ```
 

eng/npm/platform/package.json

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/Azure/azure-mcp.git"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=22.0.0"
+    "node": ">=20.0.0"
   },
   "main": "./index.js",
   "bin": {

eng/npm/wrapper/package-lock.json

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/Azure/azure-mcp.git"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=22.0.0"
+    "node": ">=20.0.0"
   },
   "bin": {
     "azmcp": "./index.js"