About ms-sharepoint-mcp
ms-sharepoint-mcp is a Microsoft 365 MCP server that exposes SharePoint operations through Microsoft Graph v1.0. It supports stdio and Streamable HTTP, with authentication through Microsoft sign-in or request-supplied tokens.
Key features
- 01Expose 23 SharePoint tools
- 02Wrap Microsoft Graph v1.0
- 03Support stdio and Streamable HTTP
- 04Cache sign-in tokens and refresh silently
- 05Annotate read-only and mutating tools
Use cases
- 01Access SharePoint from an MCP client
- 02Deploy a remote MCP service over HTTP
- 03Maintain Graph access with cached sign-in
- 04Distinguish read-only from mutating actions
MCP support
This MCP server exposes SharePoint tools to clients over stdio or Streamable HTTP; HTTP requests authenticate with a Bearer token.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
npx -y ms-sharepoint-mcpMICROSOFT_CLIENT_IDEntra ID application (client) ID for the public client app used to sign in. Run `npx -y ms-sharepoint-mcp login` once to cache a refresh token.Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.
Tools
23Saved tool list · updated 2w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| top | integer | No | Maximum number of sites to return (default 50). |
| skip | integer | No | Number of results to skip for pagination (default 0). |
| search | string | No | Keyword to filter sites by display name. Omit or use '*' to list all accessible sites. |
Details
From the project README
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Microsoft MCP
Model Context Protocol servers for Microsoft 365.
Calendar · Contacts · OneDrive · Outlook · SharePoint — on the official
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk,
over stdio or Streamable HTTP.
Each server speaks the real MCP protocol and runs over either transport:
- stdio — for local MCP clients that launch the server as a subprocess (Claude Desktop, IDEs, the MCP Inspector).
- Streamable HTTP — for remote/hosted use, with the Microsoft Graph access token supplied per request via
Authorization: Bearer.
Servers
| Server | npm package (and binary) | Tools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar | ms-calendar-mcp | 9 | |
| Contacts | ms-contacts-mcp | 7 | |
| OneDrive | ms-onedrive-mcp | 9 | |
| Outlook | microsoft-outlook-mcp | 14 | |
| SharePoint | ms-sharepoint-mcp | 23 |
All tools are thin wrappers over the Microsoft Graph v1.0 API.
Layout
microsoft-mcp/
├── apps/ # one MCP server per Microsoft 365 product
│ ├── calendar/
│ ├── contacts/
│ ├── onedrive/
│ ├── outlook/
│ └── sharepoint/
│ └── src/
│ ├── tools.ts # declarative tool definitions (schema + handler)
│ └── index.ts # run({ name, version }, tools)
└── packages/ # shared building blocks
├── core/ # MCP server bootstrap + dual transport (stdio / HTTP)
├── graph/ # Microsoft Graph HTTP client
├── validation/ # id / path / query sanitizers
└── logger/ # structured JSON logging (stderr-only — stdio-safe)
A server is just a list of tools handed to run():
// apps/calendar/src/index.ts
import { run } from "@microsoft-mcp/core";
import { tools } from "./tools.js";
void run({ name: "microsoft-calendar", version: "1.0.0", title: "Microsoft Calendar" }, tools);
// a single tool
defineTool({
name: "get_event",
description: "Get a single calendar event by ID.",
inputSchema: { event_id: z.string().describe("Event ID") },
confirmationPolicy: "never",
handler: ({ graph }, { event_id }) => {
validateId(event_id, "event_id");
return graph.request("GET", `/me/events/${event_id}`);
},
});
confirmationPolicy ("always" for mutating/destructive tools, "never" for read-only) is surfaced to clients as MCP readOnlyHint / destructiveHint annotations.
Requirements
- Node.js >= 20
- pnpm 10 (
corepack enable)
Setup
pnpm install
pnpm build # build all servers (turbo) -> apps/*/dist/index.js
pnpm check-types # typecheck everything
Tests & CI
pnpm test # run the vitest suite once
pnpm test:watch # watch mode
pnpm test:coverage # run with a v8 coverage report (-> coverage/)
Tests live next to the code as *.test.ts and run on TypeScript source directly (no build step). The shared packages/* are covered by unit and integration tests — including a full Streamable-HTTP round-trip against a live server — and CI enforces a coverage floor on them. Each apps/* server ships an invariant suite that locks its tool surface (unique snake_case names, valid schemas and confirmation policies).
Every push and pull request to master runs CI: typecheck → build → tests with coverage. The coverage badge is regenerated from the run.
Authentication
You sign in once with your Microsoft account; the server then caches a refresh token and acquires access tokens silently from then on — no pasting, no 1-hour expiry. Sign-in uses your own Microsoft Entra ID app registration (free) so the servers act on your behalf.
1. Register an Entra ID app (one time)
-
Azure Portal → Microsoft Entra ID → App registrations → New registration. Name it anything; pick the Supported account types that fit (single-tenant, multi-tenant, and/or personal accounts).
-
Authentication → Add a platform → Mobile and desktop applications → add redirect URI
http://localhost, and set Allow public client flows to Yes (enables the--device-codefallback). -
API permissions → Add a permission → Microsoft Graph → Delegated permissions → add the scopes for the servers you use (then Grant admin consent if your tenant requires it):
Server Delegated scopes Calendar Calendars.ReadWriteContacts Contacts.ReadWriteOneDrive Files.ReadWrite.AllOutlook Mail.ReadWrite,Mail.SendSharePoint Sites.ReadWrite.AllAll servers also use
User.Read. (offline_accessis requested automatically for refresh.) -
Copy the Application (client) ID.
2. Sign in (one time per machine)
Set MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID, then run the server's login command. A browser opens; after you consent, the token is cached under ~/.config/microsoft-mcp/:
export MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID=<your-client-id>
npx -y ms-calendar-mcp login # opens the browser
npx -y ms-calendar-mcp login --device-code # headless: shows a code to enter
From then on the server refreshes tokens automatically. Use a non-default tenant with MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID (default common).
Advanced: supply your own token
To bypass the built-in flow, supply a pre-acquired Graph token directly:
- stdio: set
MICROSOFT_ACCESS_TOKEN(takes precedence over the cached sign-in). Good for quick tests — mint one withaz account get-access-token --resource https://graph.microsoft.com --query accessToken -o tsv. - HTTP: send
Authorization: Bearer <token>on eachPOST /mcprequest. Each request is stateless with its own token, so callers never share credentials — this is the model for hosted/remote deployments, which handle their own auth.
Running
stdio (e.g. Claude Desktop)
Each server is published to npm and runnable with npx — no clone or build. Sign in once first (npx -y ms-calendar-mcp login, see Authentication), then:
// claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"microsoft-calendar": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ms-calendar-mcp"],
"env": { "MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID": "<your-client-id>" }
}
}
}
Or point at a local build instead of npm:
{
"command": "node",
"args": ["/abs/path/microsoft-mcp/apps/calendar/dist/index.js"],
"env": { "MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID": "<your-client-id>" }
}
During development you can skip the build and run the TypeScript directly:
MICROSOFT_ACCESS_TOKEN=<token> pnpm --filter ms-calendar-mcp dev
Streamable HTTP
# build first, then:
PORT=3000 node apps/calendar/dist/index.js --http
# or, in dev:
pnpm --filter ms-calendar-mcp dev -- --http --port 3000
The server exposes POST /mcp (the MCP endpoint) and GET /healthz. Point any Streamable-HTTP MCP client at http://localhost:3000/mcp with an Authorization: Bearer header.
Transport selection
Resolved in this order: --stdio / --http flag → MCP_TRANSPORT=stdio|http → default stdio.
HTTP port: --port <n> → PORT → 3000.
Environment variables
| Variable | Used by | Description |
|---|---|---|
MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID | stdio | Entra ID app (client) ID for sign-in. Required for the login flow. |
MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID | stdio | Tenant for sign-in: common (default), organizations, consumers, or a tenant ID. |
MICROSOFT_ACCESS_TOKEN | stdio | Pre-acquired Graph token; overrides the cached sign-in when set. |
MICROSOFT_MCP_CACHE_DIR | stdio | Override the token-cache directory (default ~/.config/microsoft-mcp). |
MCP_TRANSPORT | both | stdio (default) or http. |
PORT | http | Listen port (default 3000). |
MCP_HTTP_BODY_LIMIT | http | Max request body size (default 50mb) for base64 uploads. |
MCP_DEBUG | both | Any non-empty value enables debug logs (to stderr). |
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