Microsoft Teams MCP Server

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Apr 7, 2026

What is the Microsoft Teams MCP Server?

The Microsoft Teams MCP server gives AI agents structured, permission-aware access to Microsoft Teams through the Model Context Protocol. With 30 pre-built actions, agents can read, create, and update Microsoft Teams data on behalf of authorized users.

Willow ships the Microsoft Teams MCP server as part of an enterprise control plane. Every call runs behind SSO (Okta, Azure AD), enforces RBAC and least-privilege at runtime, writes to a full audit trail, and integrates with Splunk and Loki for SIEM visibility. Connect from Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code, n8n, or any custom agent. Install once, distribute org-wide, and see exactly how Microsoft Teams is being used by every AI agent in your stack.

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List Joined Teams

Retrieves all Microsoft Teams that the authenticated user is a member of. This is useful for discovering available teams, getting team IDs for further operations, or showing users their team memberships. Use this as a starting point when you need to work with teams but don't have a specific team ID yet.

Get Team Details

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Microsoft Team, including its display name, description, visibility settings, web URL, and other properties. Use this when you need complete information about a team rather than just basic listing data.

Create Team

Creates a new Microsoft Team. You can create a team from scratch by specifying team properties like display name, description, and visibility. The team is created asynchronously and may take a few moments to fully provision. This operation creates both the team and its associated Microsoft 365 group.

Update Team Settings

Updates the properties and settings of an existing Microsoft Team. You can modify the display name, description, visibility, member permissions, messaging settings, and fun settings. Only specified properties will be updated; unspecified properties remain unchanged.

Archive Team

Archives a Microsoft Team, making it read-only. Archived teams remain visible but users cannot post new messages or make changes. This is useful for preserving historical teams that are no longer actively used. The team can be unarchived later if needed.

List Channels

Retrieves all channels within a Microsoft Team. Channels are sub-spaces within a team where specific topics can be discussed. This returns standard, private, and shared channels. Use this to discover available channels before posting messages or performing other channel operations.

Get Channel Details

Retrieves detailed information about a specific channel within a team, including its display name, description, email address, web URL, and membership type. Use this to get complete channel metadata.

Get Primary Channel

Retrieves the primary (General) channel of a team. Every team has a default General channel that cannot be deleted. This is a convenient way to get the main channel ID without having to list all channels.

Create Channel

Creates a new channel within a Microsoft Team. Channels organize conversations around specific topics. You can create standard channels (visible to all team members), private channels (restricted membership), or shared channels (shared with external organizations). Channel names must be 50 characters or less and cannot contain special characters like # % & * { } / \ : < > ? + | ' ".

Update Channel

Updates the properties of an existing channel within a team. You can modify the display name and description. Note that you cannot change the membership type of an existing channel.

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Set Up Your Microsoft Teams MCP Server in Minutes

Add the following configuration to your MCP client. Authentication is handled via OAuth. Compatible with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code, n8n, and any MCP-compatible agent.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "willow-microsoft-teams": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://<org>.mcp-s.com/mcp/mcp/microsoft-teams"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "willow-microsoft-teams": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://<org>.mcp-s.com/mcp/mcp/microsoft-teams"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

CLI

claude mcp add willow-microsoft-teams --transport http https://<org>.mcp-s.com/mcp/mcp/microsoft-teams

n8n

HTTP Request Node

{
  "url": "https://<org>.mcp-s.com/mcp/mcp/microsoft-teams",
  "method": "POST"
}

Or click "Install with Willow" above to set up automatically with SSO and RBAC preconfigured.

Enterprise Governance for Microsoft Teams

Willow adds the layer Microsoft Teams and every other SaaS doesn't ship out of the box: every call runs behind SSO (Okta, Azure AD), enforces RBAC and least-privilege at runtime, writes to full audit logs, and detects shadow AI usage across your stack. One MCP gateway. Any agent. Every tool.

Microsoft Teams MCP Server FAQ

What is the Microsoft Teams MCP server?

The Microsoft Teams MCP server is a Model Context Protocol implementation that lets AI agents like Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT read and write Microsoft Teams data through a standardized interface. Willow hosts and governs this server so enterprises can roll it out without a security review backlog.

How is Willow's Microsoft Teams MCP server different from the official one?

The official Microsoft Teams MCP server is scoped to a single user's account and does not include enterprise governance. Willow's version adds SSO, RBAC, audit logging, shadow AI detection, and centralized control over which actions agents can take across the entire org.

Which AI clients work with the Microsoft Teams MCP server?

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code with MCP support, n8n, and any custom agent built with OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, or Anthropic SDK.

Is the Microsoft Teams MCP server secure? How does Willow handle authentication?

Every call runs behind your existing SSO (Okta, Azure AD). Per-user OAuth scopes the agent to exactly what that user can do in Microsoft Teams, nothing more. No credentials reach the LLM. Every action writes to an audit trail.

Can I limit which Microsoft Teams actions agents can take?

Yes. Willow lets you scope agents to specific actions, specific projects, or specific environments. Toggle actions on or off in the dashboard, or enforce policy via infrastructure-as-code through GitHub.

How do I detect shadow Microsoft Teams MCP servers in my org?

Willow's browser extension and discovery service surface unmanaged MCP servers, skills, and AI agents across the org. If a developer installed an unapproved Microsoft Teams MCP locally, you'll see it.

What does the Microsoft Teams MCP server cost?

Pricing depends on org size and deployment model (SaaS, dedicated cloud, self-host). See withwillow.ai/pricing or contact sales for a quote.

How do I install the Microsoft Teams MCP server with Willow?

Install via the Willow Connect Panel in one click, or paste the JSON snippet above into your Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Claude Code config. SSO and RBAC inherit from your existing Willow setup.