SharePoint MCP Server

A lightweight MCP Server for seamless integration with Microsoft SharePoint, enabling MCP clients to interact with documents, folders and other SharePoint resources. Developed by sofias tech.

Features

This server provides a clean interface to SharePoint resources through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), with optimized operations for document management.

Tools

The server implements the following tools:

List_SharePoint_Folders: Lists all folders in a specified directory or root
List_SharePoint_Documents: Fetches all documents within a specified folder
Get_Document_Content: Retrieves the content of a document (as text or base64-encoded binary)
Create_Folder: Creates a new folder in the specified directory or root
Upload_Document: Uploads a new document to a specified folder
Update_Document: Updates the content of an existing document
Delete_Document: Removes a document from a specified folder
Delete_Folder: Deletes an empty folder from SharePoint

Architecture

The server is built with resource efficiency in mind:

Efficient SharePoint API usage with selective property loading
Error handling through decorators for cleaner code
Clear separation between resource management and tool implementation
Optimized content handling for both text and binary files

Setup

Register an app in Azure AD with appropriate SharePoint permissions
Obtain the client ID and client secret for the registered app
Identify your SharePoint site URL and the document library path you want to work with

Environment Variables

The server requires these environment variables:

SHP_ID_APP: Your Azure AD application client ID
SHP_ID_APP_SECRET: Your Azure AD application client secret
SHP_SITE_URL: The URL of your SharePoint site
SHP_DOC_LIBRARY: Path to the document library (default: "Shared Documents/mcp_server")
SHP_TENANT_ID: Your Microsoft tenant ID

Quickstart

Installation

pip install -e .

Or install from PyPI once published:

pip install mcp-sharepoint-server

Using uv:

uv pip install mcp-sharepoint-server

Claude Desktop Integration

To integrate with Claude Desktop, update the configuration file:

On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On macOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Standard Integration

"mcpServers": {
  "sharepoint": {
    "command": "mcp-sharepoint",
    "env": {
      "SHP_ID_APP": "your-app-id",
      "SHP_ID_APP_SECRET": "your-app-secret",
      "SHP_SITE_URL": "https://your-tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/your-site",
      "SHP_DOC_LIBRARY": "Shared Documents/your-folder",
      "SHP_TENANT_ID": "your-tenant-id"
    }
  }
}

Using uvx

"mcpServers": {
  "sharepoint": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "mcp-sharepoint"
    ],
    "env": {
      "SHP_ID_APP": "your-app-id",
      "SHP_ID_APP_SECRET": "your-app-secret",
      "SHP_SITE_URL": "https://your-tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/your-site",
      "SHP_DOC_LIBRARY": "Shared Documents/your-folder",
      "SHP_TENANT_ID": "your-tenant-id"
    }
  }
}

Development

Requirements

Python 3.10+
Dependencies listed in requirements.txt and pyproject.toml

Local Development

Clone the repository
Create a virtual environment:
python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
Install development dependencies:
pip install -e .
Create a .env file with your SharePoint credentials:
SHP_ID_APP=your-app-id SHP_ID_APP_SECRET=your-app-secret SHP_SITE_URL=https://your-tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/your-site SHP_DOC_LIBRARY=Shared Documents/your-folder SHP_TENANT_ID=your-tenant-id
Run the server:
python -m mcp_sharepoint

Debugging

For debugging the MCP server, you can use the MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector -- python -m mcp_sharepoint

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.