mcp-teams-server vs filesystem

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	mcp-teams-server by InditexTech	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-teams-server · Summary

MCP server for Microsoft Teams integration with message handling, member mentions, and thread management.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

mcp-teams-server · Use cases

Automating team communications through AI assistants with Microsoft Teams integration
Creating AI workflows that monitor and respond to Teams messages in real-time
Building custom productivity tools that interact with Microsoft Teams data

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

mcp-teams-server · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Python 3.10
uv package manager
Microsoft Teams account with Azure setup

Installation Steps

Clone the repository:

git clone [repository-url]
cd mcp-teams-server

Create virtual environment and install dependencies:

uv venv
uv sync --frozen --all-extras --dev

Set up environment variables using [sample.env](sample.env) as template:

export TEAMS_APP_ID="your-app-id"
export TEAMS_APP_PASSWORD="your-password"
export TEAMS_APP_TYPE="SingleTenant" # or "MultiTenant"
export TEAMS_APP_TENANT_ID="your-tenant-id"
export TEAM_ID="your-team-id"
export TEAMS_CHANNEL_ID="your-channel-id"

Start the server:

uv run mcp-teams-server

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "teams": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "mcp-teams-server"],
      "env": {
        "TEAMS_APP_ID": "your-app-id",
        "TEAMS_APP_PASSWORD": "your-password",
        "TEAMS_APP_TYPE": "SingleTenant",
        "TEAMS_APP_TENANT_ID": "your-tenant-id",
        "TEAM_ID": "your-team-id",
        "TEAMS_CHANNEL_ID": "your-channel-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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