outlook-mcp

Overview

This MCP server provides comprehensive integration between AI assistants and Microsoft Office 365 Outlook. It supports email operations (reading, searching, sending), calendar management, and SharePoint file access. The server handles OAuth 2.0 authentication securely and includes automatic file handling for large attachments that exceed MCP size limits. It also supports processing Office documents like PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• read_email

  Read and retrieve email messages from Outlook

  Try:Show me my unread emails from this weekTry:Find all emails from John about the project proposal
• send_email

  Compose and send email messages through Outlook

  Try:Send a reply to the last email from Sarah thanking her for the updateTry:Draft an email to the team summarizing today's meeting
• list_calendar_events

  View and retrieve calendar events and appointments

  Try:What meetings do I have tomorrow?Try:Show me my availability for the rest of the week
• create_calendar_event

  Create new calendar events and appointments

  Try:Schedule a 30-minute call with Alex next Tuesday afternoonTry:Create a meeting reminder for next Friday
• download_attachment

  Download email attachments from messages

  Try:Download the PDF attachment from the latest email from FinanceTry:Get all attachments from the project update email
• process_office_document

  Parse text content from Office documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

  Try:Summarize the contents of the Word document attached to the emailTry:Extract data from the Excel spreadsheet in my SharePoint
• access_sharepoint_file

  Access and retrieve files from SharePoint

  Try:Get the contents of this SharePoint link: [paste link]Try:Download the file from my SharePoint document library
• search_emails

  Search for specific emails in Outlook based on criteria

  Try:Find all emails with attachments from Legal this monthTry:Search for emails containing the keyword 'budget'

Note: Tool names inferred from features described in the README and example prompts, as there isn't a dedicated 'Tools' section listing exact function names. The server appears to support email, calendar, attachment, and SharePoint operations bas

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Installation

{
  "outlook-mcp": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["/absolute/path/to/outlook-mcp/server/index.js"],
    "env": {
      "AZURE_CLIENT_ID": "your-azure-client-id",
      "AZURE_TENANT_ID": "your-azure-tenant-id",
      "MCP_OUTLOOK_WORK_DIR": "/optional/download/directory"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

How do I set up Azure authentication?

Register an application in Azure Portal, get Client ID and Tenant ID, add required Microsoft Graph API permissions (Mail.Read, Calendars.Read, Files.Read.All, etc.), and configure the server with these credentials.

What file types does the server process?

The server can extract text content from PDF, Word documents (.docx), PowerPoint files (.pptx), and Excel spreadsheets (.xlsx). It also handles large file attachments that exceed MCP size limits.

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