MCP server for Microsoft Graph
npm install mcp-microsoft-graphA Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to Microsoft Graph API. Search Teams messages, manage chats, send messages, and interact with your Microsoft 365 environment through natural language in Claude and other AI assistants.
#### Claude Code
Add the server using the Claude Code CLI:
``bash`
claude mcp add -s user \
microsoft-graph \
npx mcp-microsoft-graph@latest \
-e "MS_GRAPH_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id" \
-e "MS_GRAPH_TENANT_ID=your_tenant_id"
#### Manual Configuration (Any MCP Client)
Alternatively, add this configuration to your MCP client's configuration file:
`json`
{
"mcpServers": {
"microsoft-graph": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-microsoft-graph@latest"],
"type": "stdio",
"env": {
"MS_GRAPH_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
"MS_GRAPH_TENANT_ID": "your_tenant_id"
}
}
}
}
To get your CLIENT_ID and TENANT_ID:
1. Go to Azure Portal → Azure Active Directory → App registrations
2. Click New registration
3. Give it a name (e.g., "MCP Microsoft Graph")
4. Set Supported account types to "Single tenant"
5. Click Register
6. Copy the Application (client) ID - this is your MS_GRAPH_CLIENT_IDMS_GRAPH_TENANT_ID
7. Copy the Directory (tenant) ID - this is your
Configure these permissions in your Azure AD app:
1. Go to API permissions → Add a permission → Microsoft Graph → Delegated permissions
2. Add these permissions:
- User.Read - Read user profileUser.ReadBasic.All
- - Read all users' basic profilesChat.ReadBasic
- - Read basic chat propertiesChat.ReadWrite
- - Read and write chatsChatMessage.Read
- - Read chat messagesChatMessage.Send
- - Send chat messages
3. Click Grant admin consent (if you have admin rights)
Run the authentication command once to sign in:
`bash`
npm run auth
This will open a browser window for you to sign in with your Microsoft account.
- 💬 Teams Chat Management - Search, create, and manage Teams chats
- 📨 Message Operations - Send messages, search conversations, get chat history
- 👥 User Discovery - Search users and get profile information
- 🔍 Powerful Search - Search across all Teams messages with KQL syntax
- 🎯 Smart Mentions - @mention users in messages
- 🔒 OAuth Authentication - Secure Azure AD authentication flow
- 🎨 Rich Formatting - Markdown support in messages
The server provides 8 MCP tools for Microsoft Graph operations:
- Get your own profile information
- search_users - Search for users by name or email
- get_user - Get detailed information about a specific user$3
- search_chats - Search chats by topic or member name
- create_chat - Create new 1:1 or group chats$3
- get_chat_messages - Retrieve messages from a specific chat
- send_chat_message - Send messages with Markdown and mentions
- search_messages - Search across all Teams messages using KQL💡 Example Queries
- "Search for chats with John Smith"
- "Show me recent messages from the Engineering chat"
- "Send a message to the Dev Team chat saying the deployment is complete"
- "Search all Teams messages mentioning the Q4 roadmap"
- "Create a group chat with Alice, Bob, and Carol about the new project"
- "Find all urgent messages from last week"
- "Get my user profile information"
🏗️ Development
$3
`bash
Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/evrimalacan/mcp-microsoft-graph.git
cd mcp-microsoft-graph
npm installSet up credentials
cp .env.example .env.local
Edit .env.local with your CLIENT_ID and TENANT_ID
Build
npm run buildAuthenticate
npm run authDevelopment mode
npm run devRun tests
npm test
`$3
1. Create a new tool file in the appropriate domain folder under
src/tools/
2. Export it from the domain's index.ts
3. Register it in src/tools/index.tsSee the existing tools for examples and patterns.
🐛 Troubleshooting
$3
"Authentication failed"
- Run
npm run auth to authenticate again
- Verify your CLIENT_ID and TENANT_ID are correct
- Check that your Azure AD app has the required permissions"Access forbidden"
- Ensure your Azure AD app has the necessary permissions granted
- Check if admin consent is required and has been granted
- Verify you're signed in with the correct account
"Token expired"
- Run
npm run auth to refresh your authentication
- Check that the token file path is accessible"Chat not found"
- Verify the chat ID is correct
- Ensure you have access to the chat
- Check that the chat still exists
📚 Documentation
- Microsoft Graph Explorer - Interactive API testing
- Microsoft Graph Documentation - Official API reference
- Model Context Protocol - MCP specification
🤝 Contributing
1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Add tests for your changes
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
- 🐛 Bug Reports: GitHub Issues
- 💡 Feature Requests: GitHub Discussions
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