Microsoft MCP
Powerful MCP server for Microsoft Graph API - a complete AI assistant toolkit for Outlook, Calendar, OneDrive, and Contacts.
Features
Email Management: Read, send, reply, manage attachments, organize folders
Calendar Intelligence: Create, update, check availability, respond to invitations
OneDrive Files: Upload, download, browse with pagination
Contacts: Search and list contacts from your address book
Multi-Account: Support for multiple Microsoft accounts (personal, work, school)
Unified Search: Search across emails, files, events, and people
Quick Start with Claude Desktop
Usage Examples
Available Tools
Email Tools
list_emails- List emails with optional body contentget_email- Get specific email with attachmentscreate_email_draft- Create email draft with attachments supportsend_email- Send email immediately with CC/BCC and attachmentsreply_to_email- Reply maintaining thread contextreply_all_email- Reply to all recipients in threadupdate_email- Mark emails as read/unreadmove_email- Move emails between foldersdelete_email- Delete emailsget_attachment- Get email attachment contentsearch_emails- Search emails by query
Calendar Tools
list_events- List calendar events with detailsget_event- Get specific event detailscreate_event- Create events with location and attendeesupdate_event- Reschedule or modify eventsdelete_event- Cancel eventsrespond_event- Accept/decline/tentative response to invitationscheck_availability- Check free/busy times for schedulingsearch_events- Search calendar events
Contact Tools
list_contacts- List all contactsget_contact- Get specific contact detailscreate_contact- Create new contactupdate_contact- Update contact informationdelete_contact- Delete contactsearch_contacts- Search contacts by query
File Tools
list_files- Browse OneDrive files and foldersget_file- Download file contentcreate_file- Upload files to OneDriveupdate_file- Update existing file contentdelete_file- Delete files or folderssearch_files- Search files in OneDrive
Utility Tools
unified_search- Search across emails, events, and fileslist_accounts- Show authenticated Microsoft accountsauthenticate_account- Start authentication for a new Microsoft accountcomplete_authentication- Complete the authentication process after entering device code
Manual Setup
1. Azure App Registration
Go to Azure Portal → Microsoft Entra ID → App registrations
New registration → Name:
microsoft-mcpSupported account types: Personal + Work/School
Authentication → Allow public client flows: Yes
API permissions → Add these delegated permissions:
Mail.ReadWrite
Calendars.ReadWrite
Files.ReadWrite
Contacts.Read
People.Read
User.Read
Copy Application ID
2. Installation
3. Authentication
4. Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Or for local development:
Multi-Account Support
All tools require an account_id parameter as the first argument:
Development
Example: AI Assistant Scenarios
Smart Email Management
Intelligent Scheduling
Security Notes
Tokens are cached locally in
~/.microsoft_mcp_token_cache.jsonUse app-specific passwords if you have 2FA enabled
Only request permissions your app actually needs
Consider using a dedicated app registration for production
Troubleshooting
Authentication fails: Check your CLIENT_ID is correct
"Need admin approval": Use
MICROSOFT_MCP_TENANT_ID=consumersfor personal accountsMissing permissions: Ensure all required API permissions are granted in Azure
Token errors: Delete
~/.microsoft_mcp_token_cache.jsonand re-authenticate
License
MIT
This server cannot be installed
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
Enables AI assistants to interact with Microsoft Graph API services including Outlook email, Calendar events, OneDrive files, and Contacts. Supports multiple Microsoft accounts with unified search across all services.