Check authentication status. Run outlook-mcp auth on the host if needed.

List messages in one folder with structured filters (read, sender, date, category, Focused).

Use this for folder-scoped browsing; use outlook_search_mail for KQL full-text search across all folders. For polling/recurring agents use outlook_list_inbox_delta (typically 10x cheaper after the first call).

Example: outlook_list_inbox(folder="Junk Email", unread_only=True, count=5) folder accepts display names, well-known names ("inbox", "junkemail"), or Graph IDs — prefer names. Pass concise=True to drop large fields (preview, categories) — ~10x fewer tokens. Pass uncategorized_only=True to return only messages with no categories assigned. after/before take ISO 8601 or a relative offset — 7d is seven days ago, +7d is seven days from now.

Get one full message by ID. format is "text", "html", or "full" (both).

Pass include_deferred_send=True to also return the scheduled-send time (PR_DEFERRED_SEND_TIME) as deferred_send_datetime — useful when recreating a delayed draft. Pass concise=True to drop large fields (body, body_html) and return a 200-char body_preview — ~10x fewer tokens for triage scans.

Bulk read up to 20 messages by ID via $batch — use NOT N outlook_read_message calls.

Per-message shape in messages matches outlook_read_message byte-for-byte for the same (format, concise, include_deferred_send). Ordering follows input message_ids. Returns {messages, failures, requested, succeeded, failed} — 404s on some IDs are surfaced in failures without failing the whole call (partial-failure tolerant).

Example: outlook_read_messages(message_ids=[id1, id2, id3], concise=True) Hard cap of 20 (Graph $batch limit).

Full-text search mail with KQL across all folders (or one, if folder is set).

Use this for "find emails about X"; use outlook_list_inbox for structured filters scoped to a single folder.

Example: outlook_search_mail(query="from:sarah@acme.com received>=2026-01-01", count=10) query is Microsoft KQL (from:, subject:, received>=, hasattachment:true, AND/OR/NOT). Operators must be UPPERCASE — lowercase and is matched as a literal term. Two terms with no operator between them broaden the search; use AND explicitly to narrow. Pass concise=True to drop large fields (preview, categories) — ~10x fewer tokens.

List mail folders with message counts, parent_id, and child count.

Default is top-level only; pass recursive=True to walk the full tree and resolve subfolder names.

List only inbox changes since the last call.

Use this for polling/recurring agents — typically 10x cheaper than outlook_list_inbox after the first call. Use outlook_list_inbox for one-shot snapshots.

Example: first call: outlook_list_inbox_delta(); next: outlook_list_inbox_delta(delta_token=). is_deleted=True items are tombstones (drop cached payload). has_more=True means drain immediately by passing the returned delta_token back.

Send an email immediately, no human review.

For human-review workflows use outlook_create_draft + outlook_send_draft instead. For replying to an existing message use outlook_reply; for calendar invites use outlook_rsvp. Pass reply_to to route recipient replies to a different address (e.g. a shared team alias).

Reply (or reply-all) to an email message.

Use this for email; use outlook_rsvp for calendar meeting invites.

Forward an existing message to new recipients, with optional comment.

Move a message to another folder (removes from source).

Use outlook_copy_message to duplicate without removing the source. For deletion use outlook_delete_message (not move to "deleteditems"). folder accepts display names, well-known names ("inbox", "archive", "deleteditems"), or Graph IDs — prefer names.

Delete a message — soft delete (to Deleted Items) by default; permanent=True to hard-delete.

This is the canonical way to delete a message. Do NOT use outlook_move_message(folder="deleteditems") for deletion.

Set the follow-up flag on a message. status is "flagged", "complete", or "notFlagged".

Set categories on a message (replaces the full list).

Example: outlook_categorize_message(message_id=..., categories=["Follow-up", "Pricing"])

Mark a single message as read or unread (set is_read=True or False).

Reclassify ONE message's Focused/Other placement. classification is "focused" or "other".

Use this to fix a single message; use outlook_set_inbox_override for a sticky rule that affects future messages from the same sender.

List the user's Focused Inbox per-sender override rules.

Each override forces mail from a given sender into Focused or Other regardless of Graph's inference.

Create or update a sticky Focused/Other rule for a sender (upsert, case-insensitive).

Use this to permanently change classification for FUTURE messages from a sender; use outlook_reclassify_message to fix ONE existing message.

Example: outlook_set_inbox_override(sender_email="marketing@acme.com", classify_as="other") Returns status: "created" or "updated".

Delete a Focused Inbox per-sender override rule by its ID.

List calendar events in a date range (expands recurring instances).

Use for one-shot queries; use outlook_list_events_delta for polling/recurring agents.

Pass concise=True to drop large fields (body, attendees, organizer, categories) — ~10x fewer tokens for day-at-a-glance scans.

Get one full calendar event by ID: body, attendees, organizer, recurrence, type.

recurrence comes back in the same shape outlook_create_event accepts; type is "singleInstance", "seriesMaster", "occurrence" or "exception".

List only calendar event changes within a window since the last call.

Use this for polling/recurring agents — typically 10x cheaper than outlook_list_events after the first call. Use outlook_list_events for one-shot queries.

Example: first call: outlook_list_events_delta(start="2026-05-22T00:00:00Z", end="2026-05-29T00:00:00Z"); next: outlook_list_events_delta(delta_token=). start/end (ISO 8601) required on first call only; the cursor encodes the window thereafter. is_deleted=True items are tombstones. has_more=True means drain immediately.

Create a calendar event with optional attendees, recurrence, and Teams online meeting.

Example: outlook_create_event(subject="Q3 review", start="2026-08-15T14:00:00Z", end="2026-08-15T15:00:00Z", attendees=["alice@acme.com"]) is_online is accepted but has no effect on personal accounts — Graph silently ignores isOnlineMeeting for consumer mailboxes (it returns isOnlineMeeting: False, onlineMeetingProvider: "unknown"). Teams meetings require a work/school account. start/end are ISO 8601. Passing recurrence creates a series, not a single event. It takes either a shorthand — "daily", "weekdays", "weekly", "monthly", "yearly", all anchored on start and open-ended — or a full Microsoft Graph recurrence object for anything else, e.g. every other Mon+Fri for 10 occurrences: {"pattern": {"type": "weekly", "interval": 2, "daysOfWeek": ["monday", "friday"]}, "range": {"type": "numbered", "numberOfOccurrences": 10}} range.startDate defaults to the event's start date. Prefer a bounded range ("endDate"/"numbered") when the event has attendees — a "noEnd" series invites them to every future occurrence.

Update fields on an existing event (partial patch — only provided fields change).

recurrence takes the same shapes as outlook_create_event and converts a single event into a series, or replaces an existing series' pattern. Omit it to leave any recurrence alone; pass remove_recurrence=True to turn a series back into a single event, keeping the first occurrence's time (the two are mutually exclusive). attendees REPLACES the whole guest list (Graph has no add-one operation) and sends invitations to everyone on it plus cancellations to anyone dropped — pass the full intended list; [] removes everyone. is_all_day REQUIRES start and end in the same call, both on midnight boundaries. Omitting an argument leaves it unchanged, so False and [] are instructions, not absences.

Delete a calendar event by ID (cancels and notifies attendees if you're the organizer).

RSVP to a calendar meeting invite. response is "accept", "decline", or "tentative".

Use this for meeting invites; use outlook_reply to reply to a regular email message.

List contacts with cursor pagination.

Use for one-shot queries; use outlook_list_contacts_delta for polling/recurring agents.

Search contacts by name or email using KQL query syntax.

Get one full contact by ID.

Create a new contact with name and optional email, phone, company, title.

Update an existing contact (partial patch — only provided fields change).

Delete a contact by ID.

List only contact changes since the last call.

Use this for polling/recurring agents — typically 10x cheaper than outlook_list_contacts after the first call. Use outlook_list_contacts for one-shot queries.

Example: first call: outlook_list_contacts_delta(); next: outlook_list_contacts_delta(delta_token=). is_deleted=True items are tombstones (drop cached payload). has_more=True means drain immediately by passing the returned delta_token back.

One structured "since last call" digest across mail, events, and contacts.

Use this for recurring agent loops (morning brief, hourly inbox sweep) — one call returns counts, urgent_flagged mail, by-sender rollup, plus new/cancelled events and contacts counts. Use the three individual delta tools (outlook_list_inbox_delta, outlook_list_events_delta, outlook_list_contacts_delta) when you need raw item lists or per-resource control.

Example: first call: outlook_changes_since(); next: outlook_changes_since(delta_tokens=). First call returns a snapshot filtered to the last fallback_window_hours (default 24) so the digest doesn't surface thousands of historical items; subsequent calls (tokens passed back) return only what changed. Each resource's token is independent — drop one stale token without re-syncing the others. If Graph 410s on a token (syncStateNotFound), that resource auto-resyncs and _meta.resync lists which one. urgent_flagged = high-importance OR flagged mail. by_sender = top 5 senders. Calendar modified[] is reserved for future use — modified events surface in new[] today (Graph delta doesn't distinguish them). Calendar organizer_email is also currently empty (the v1.9.0 delta formatter surfaces the organizer name only).

List all Microsoft To Do task lists for the current user.

List tasks in a To Do list with optional status filter.

status: "notStarted", "inProgress", or "completed".

Create a Microsoft To Do task with optional due date, importance, body, and recurrence.

Example: outlook_create_task(title="Send invoice", due="2026-09-01", importance="high") reminder=True requires due and sets the reminder to the due time — Graph silently drops a reminder that has no time. due takes ISO 8601 or a relative offset — note +7d is seven days from now, while a bare 7d means seven days ago. importance is "low", "normal", or "high". Defaults to the user's default list when list_id is omitted.

Update fields on a To Do task (partial patch — only provided fields change).

Mark a To Do task as completed.

Delete a task from a Microsoft To Do list.

List messages in the Drafts folder with cursor pagination.

Create a draft email for later review/send (pair with outlook_send_draft).

Use this when a human should review before sending; use outlook_send_message to send immediately without review. Pass deferred_send_datetime (ISO 8601, e.g. "2026-05-06T08:00:00Z") to schedule delayed delivery — Exchange holds the message server-side after outlook_send_draft. Pass reply_to to pre-populate the Reply-To header.

Update an existing draft (partial patch).

Pass is_html=True when body is HTML — required when overwriting a draft originally composed as HTML (consumer Outlook rejects Text-over-HTML PATCH). Pass reply_to=[...] to overwrite Reply-To; reply_to=[] to clear it. Pass deferred_send_datetime (ISO 8601) to set the scheduled-send time; empty string clears it.

Send an existing draft (pair with outlook_create_draft for human-review send flow).

Delete a draft message by ID.

List attachments on a message — returns IDs, names, sizes, and content types.

Download an attachment and write the decoded bytes to save_path on the host.

save_path is resolved inside the configured attachments directory (attachments_dir, default ~/.outlook-mcp/attachments) — a bare filename lands there; a path outside it is refused. Same directory for reads and writes.

Send an email with file attachments; auto-switches to upload-session for files >3MB.

attachment_paths resolve inside the configured attachments directory (attachments_dir, default ~/.outlook-mcp/attachments) — a bare filename is looked up there, and a path outside it is refused. Pass reply_to to route replies to a different address.

Add attachments to an existing draft; auto-switches to upload-session for files >3MB.

attachment_paths resolve inside the configured attachments directory (attachments_dir, default ~/.outlook-mcp/attachments) — a bare filename is looked up there, and a path outside it is refused. Returns new attachment IDs for later removal via outlook_remove_draft_attachment.

Remove a single attachment from a draft message by attachment ID.

Create a mail folder; pass parent_folder (name or ID) to nest under an existing folder.

Rename a user-created mail folder by ID.

Delete a user-created mail folder by ID; refuses well-known folders (inbox, sentitems).

List all messages in a conversation thread, chronological order.

Needs conversation_id from a message's metadata. Pass concise=True to drop large fields (quoted prior-message text in each preview) — ~10x fewer tokens on long reply chains.

Copy a message to another folder (duplicates; source is unchanged).

Use outlook_move_message to remove from source. folder accepts display names, well-known names, or Graph IDs — prefer names.

Triage up to 20 messages in one $batch call.

action is "move", "flag", "categorize", or "mark_read".

Example: outlook_batch_triage(message_ids=[id1, id2], action="move", value="Archive") value is the action target (folder name for move, status for flag/mark_read, category name for categorize). Hard cap of 20.

Get the authenticated user's profile (display name, email, ID).

List all calendars available to the authenticated user (primary + secondary).

List the user's master category definitions (names + colors).

Provides the valid values for outlook_categorize_message.

Pre-send check for recipients: out-of-office, delivery limits, mailbox-full warnings.

List all configured Outlook accounts and their authentication status.

Switch the active Outlook account by configured name (from outlook_list_accounts).