Microsoft 365 MCP Server: Setup for Claude Code, Cursor and Other Apps

• Lists emails in your mailbox

  Lists messages from your Outlook mailbox so the assistant can find and summarise mail.

  Try: “Show my unread emails from today.”

  Network · list-mail-messages

• Opens one email

  Returns one email with its content.

  Try: “Open the email from Dana about the budget.”

  Network · get-mail-message

• Sends an email

  Sends a new email from your account.

  Try: “Email Sam the meeting notes.”

  Write · send-mail

• Saves an email draft

  Creates a draft in your mailbox without sending it.

  Try: “Draft a reply to Dana and save it.”

  Write · create-draft-email

• Replies to an email

  Sends a reply to a message in your mailbox.

  Try: “Reply yes to Dana's invite.”

  Write · reply-mail-message

• Forwards an email

  Forwards a message to people you name.

  Try: “Forward this invoice to accounting.”

  Write · forward-mail-message

• Moves an email to a folder

  Moves a message to another mail folder.

  Try: “Move newsletters to the Reading folder.”

  Write · move-mail-message

• Deletes an email

  Deletes a message from your mailbox.

  Try: “Delete the spam from this morning.”

  Delete · delete-mail-message

• Creates an inbox rule

  Creates a rule that sorts or handles incoming mail.

  Try: “Create a rule that files mail from billing@ into Finance.”

  Write · create-mail-rule

• Lists your calendar events

  Lists events on your calendar.

  Try: “What is on my calendar tomorrow?”

  Network · list-calendar-events

• Shows events in a date range

  Returns calendar events between two dates, including repeating ones.

  Try: “What meetings do I have next week?”

  Network · get-calendar-view

• Adds a calendar event

  Creates an event on your calendar, with attendees if you give them.

  Try: “Book a 30 minute call with Sam on Friday at 2pm.”

  Write · create-calendar-event

• Suggests times everyone is free

  Finds meeting times that work for the attendees you name.

  Try: “Find a time next week for me, Sam and Dana.”

  Network · find-meeting-times

• Deletes a calendar event

  Deletes an event from your calendar.

  Try: “Delete the Friday sync.”

  Delete · delete-calendar-event

• Lists files in a OneDrive folder

  Lists the files and folders inside a OneDrive folder.

  Try: “What is in my Reports folder?”

  Network · list-folder-files

• Searches your OneDrive

  Searches OneDrive files by keyword.

  Try: “Find my 2026 budget spreadsheet.”

  Network · search-onedrive-files

• Uploads a file to OneDrive

  Uploads file content to a OneDrive location.

  Try: “Save this summary to OneDrive as notes.txt.”

  Write · upload-file-content

• Deletes a OneDrive file

  Deletes a file or folder in OneDrive.

  Try: “Delete the old draft.docx.”

  Delete · delete-onedrive-file

• Creates a sharing link

  Creates a link to share a OneDrive file.

  Try: “Make a view-only link for the budget file.”

  Write · create-drive-item-share-link

• Reads cells from an Excel workbook

  Reads a range of cells from a workbook stored in OneDrive.

  Try: “What is in Sheet1 A1 to D20 of budget.xlsx?”

  Network · get-excel-range

• Writes cells in an Excel workbook

  Changes values in a range of cells in an Excel workbook.

  Try: “Set B2 to 1200 in the budget workbook.”

  Write · update-excel-range

• Lists your To Do tasks

  Lists tasks in a Microsoft To Do list.

  Try: “What is on my To Do list today?”

  Network · list-todo-tasks

• Adds a To Do task

  Creates a task in a To Do list.

  Try: “Add "Send invoice" to my To Do list.”

  Write · create-todo-task

• Lists your OneNote notebooks

  Lists the notebooks you have in OneNote.

  Try: “Which OneNote notebooks do I have?”

  Network · list-onenote-notebooks

• Reads a OneNote page

  Returns the content of a OneNote page.

  Try: “Read my "Project ideas" page.”

  Network · get-onenote-page-content

• Lists your Planner tasks

  Lists Planner tasks assigned to you. Work and school accounts only.

  Try: “What Planner tasks are assigned to me?”

  Network · list-planner-tasks

• Lists your Teams chats

  Lists your Teams chats. Needs organization mode.

  Try: “Which Teams chats were active today?”

  Network · list-chats

• Reads messages in a Teams chat

  Returns messages from a Teams chat. Needs organization mode.

  Try: “Summarise the latest messages in the project chat.”

  Network · list-chat-messages

• Sends a Teams chat message

  Posts a message in a Teams chat. Needs organization mode.

  Try: “Tell the project chat the release is out.”

  Write · send-chat-message

• Posts in a Teams channel

  Posts a message to a Teams channel. Needs organization mode.

  Try: “Post the standup notes in the Engineering channel.”

  Write · send-channel-message

• Lists Teams meeting transcripts

  Lists transcripts for online meetings. Needs organization mode.

  Try: “Show transcripts from yesterday's meetings.”

  Network · list-meeting-transcripts

• Reads items in a SharePoint list

  Lists rows in a SharePoint list. Needs organization mode.

  Try: “Show the open items in the IT requests list.”

  Network · list-sharepoint-site-list-items

• Adds an item to a SharePoint list

  Creates a row in a SharePoint list. Needs organization mode.

  Try: “Add a new request to the IT requests list.”

  Write · create-sharepoint-list-item

• Looks up people in your organization

  Lists users and shared mailboxes in your organization. Needs organization mode.

  Try: “Find Dana Lee in the directory.”

  Network · list-users

• Searches across Microsoft 365

  Runs a Microsoft Search query across your content.

  Try: “Search everything for the Q3 roadmap.”

  Network · search-query

• Runs up to 20 requests in one call

  Combines up to 20 Microsoft Graph requests into one call, which can include writes and deletes.

  Try: “Fetch these 15 messages in one go.”

  Delete · graph-batch

• Starts the Microsoft sign-in

  Starts a device-code sign-in. You open a link and enter a code, then confirm with the verify tool.

  Try: “Sign in to Microsoft 365.”

  Network · login

Watch out for

• It can send email and delete your data

  The assistant can send mail, delete messages, files and events, and post in Teams. Start with the read-only flag and approve each send or delete. github.com

• It acts as you across Microsoft 365

  Calls run with your account permissions across mail, files and chats. Use presets or the allowed-scopes option to expose only the apps you need. github.com

• App mode applies to the whole tenant

  App mode uses application permissions with no signed-in user, so one grant such as Mail.Read can reach every mailbox. Do not use it unless an admin approved it. github.com

• HTTP mode can expose file tools

  The local file tools over HTTP let anyone who reaches the port write files as the server user. The server refuses them unless it is bound to localhost. github.com

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