MCP server
OneDrive MCP server
Microsoft's OneDrive MCP server, part of its Work IQ preview, lets AI find, read, create, move, share and delete files in OneDrive.
- Official server
- Files and storage
At a glance
- Maintained by
- Microsoft
- Tools exposed
- 10 listed below
- Reviewed
- September 24, 2026
Why it matters
What it does and why it matters
Companies on Microsoft 365 store most of their files in OneDrive and SharePoint. Microsoft now offers a OneDrive MCP server as part of its Work IQ and Agent 365 servers, in preview. An assistant can list folders, find files, read small text files, create files and folders, rename, move, share and delete.
For Microsoft-based teams, that brings file work into the same assistant that handles email and chat.
The server is in preview, and Microsoft says tool names may change. Microsoft does not document a Claude Code setup, so a community Microsoft 365 server is noted as an alternative in the setup section. Sign-in and access follow your Microsoft account and admin policies, so involve your Microsoft 365 administrator before connecting it.
Use cases
Best business use cases
Find files
Read notes
Organize
Share
Microsoft 365 assistants
Tools
Available tools
Tool names as published by the maintainer at review time. Versions change, so check the repository for the current list.
Read and write: Read and write on the user's personal OneDrive, files 5 MB or less; includes sharing and sensitivity labels.
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getFolderChildrenInMyOnedriveList up to 20 files and folders in a folder.
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findFileOrFolderInMyOnedriveFind a file or folder by name.
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getFileOrFolderMetadataInMyOnedriveGet metadata for a file or folder by ID.
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readSmallTextFileFromMyOnedriveRead a text file under 5 MB.
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createSmallTextFileInMyOnedriveCreate a text file under 5 MB.
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createFolderInMyOnedriveCreate a new folder.
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renameFileOrFolderInMyOnedriveRename a file or folder.
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moveFileOrFolderInMyOnedriveMove a file or folder to another folder.
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shareFileOrFolderInMyOnedriveInvite people to read or edit a file or folder.
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deleteFileOrFolderInMyOnedriveDelete a file or folder.
Workflows
Example workflows
Set up a project folder
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Ask for a new project folder.
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The assistant creates the folder structure.
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It moves related files in after approval.
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It shares the folder with the team.
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It reports what it did.
Find and summarize
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Describe the file you need.
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The assistant searches OneDrive.
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It confirms the match.
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It reads and summarizes it.
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It links to the file.
Prompts
Example prompts
“Find the Q3 budget notes in my OneDrive and summarize them.”
“Create a folder for the Harbor project with subfolders for contracts and invoices.”
“Share the onboarding checklist with the new team member.”
Setup
Installation and configuration
Examples for Claude Desktop and Claude Code. Replace the placeholder values with your own keys, and store secrets outside version control.
Claude Code: terminal
unverified (Microsoft does not document a Claude Code setup for this server)- Hosted server: https://agent365.svc.cloud.microsoft/agents/tenants/{tenantId}/servers/mcp_OneDriveRemoteServer.
- Needs: Microsoft Entra ID (tenant sign-in). Access is limited to the signed-in user's OneDrive. Preview terms apply..
Security
Security considerations
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Limit folders
Connect an account or service user that sees only the folders a task needs.
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Start with reading
Begin with search and read access. Add write actions one at a time.
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Sensitive files
Involve your Microsoft 365 admin, and review preview terms before use.
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Keep a record
Log which files the assistant opens and changes.
Related servers
Servers that pair well with it
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft's Teams MCP server, part of its Work IQ preview, lets AI list and read chats and channels and post messages and replies.
Google Drive
Google's own Drive MCP server lets AI search, read and create files in Google Drive, with your Google Workspace sign-in.
Box
Box's official MCP server lets AI search and read files, ask questions across documents with Box AI, extract data and upload files.
Keep exploring
Solutions and services that use it
Related services
View all related services- MCP integration Connect AI assistants to your CRM, files, databases and tools through Model Context Protocol servers, with safe permissions.
- RAG knowledge assistants Assistants that answer questions from your own documents and show where each answer came from.
- Customer portals A secure place where your customers upload documents, check status, pay and message your team.
- AI Product Development AI agents, knowledge assistants, copilots and document automation built into the way your team already works.
- Internal tools Custom software for your own team: trackers, approval flows and back-office systems that replace spreadsheets.
- Document automation Read invoices, forms, contracts and IDs, pull out the right fields and route them for review.
Solutions
View all solutions- Knowledge assistant (RAG) Ask a question in plain words and get an answer from your own documents, with links to the sources.
- AI document processing Read forms, applications, IDs and statements, extract the fields you need and route each document for the right review.
- Contract review assistant Highlight unusual clauses, missing terms and deviations from your standard positions, so reviewers focus where it matters.
- Onboarding automation Every new hire gets the right accounts, documents, training and check-ins on time, tracked in one place.
- Approval workflows Requests, approvals and reminders in one place, with clear owners and deadlines instead of long email threads.
- Internal help desk assistant An assistant in Slack or Teams that answers policy and how-to questions from your handbooks and opens tickets when needed.
Industries
View all industries- Legal Contract review assistants, knowledge search, intake and document automation for law firms and in-house legal teams.
- Healthcare Patient booking, intake forms, internal knowledge assistants and admin automation for clinics and care providers.
- Tax and compliance services Client portals, document checklists, case queues and deadline tracking for tax preparers and compliance firms.
- Insurance Claims intake, document and photo processing, policy knowledge assistants and customer portals for brokers and insurers.
- Property management Tenant portals, maintenance tracking, owner statements and inbox automation for property managers.
- Finance and accounting Client portals, document collection, invoice and receipt processing, and reporting for accounting firms and finance teams.
Case studies
View all case studies- Payroll system for an IT services company Payroll is calculated from recorded inputs, reviewed once and sent as payslips in a single batch, with every change logged.
- Tax filing service platform Clients upload documents and see where their case stands, and staff work from one queue with deadlines and reminders.
Guides and articles
View all guides and articlesAI models
View all ai models- Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic's balance of speed and intelligence: a strong everyday model for assistants, document work, tool calling and coding.
- Embeddings Models that turn text into vectors for search, retrieval, clustering and recommendations.
- Open weights Models whose weights you can download and run on your own servers or a cloud of your choice.
- Gemma 4 Google's open-weight model family under Apache 2.0, in sizes from phone-friendly to 31B, with image input and function calling.
- Gemini Embedding 2 Google's current embedding model, multimodal: it embeds text, images, video, audio and PDFs for search and retrieval.
- Llama 4 Scout An open-weight Llama 4 model with image input and a very long context window, for teams that want to host a capable model themselves.
Glossary terms
View all glossary terms- Workflow automation Workflow automation uses software to move work through a series of steps, such as routing, approvals and notifications, based on rules and events.
- User authentication User authentication is how an application confirms who a user is, through passwords, sign-in links, single sign-on or other methods, before giving access.
- AI agent An AI agent is software that uses a language model to plan steps, call tools and act toward a goal, instead of only answering one question.
- Embeddings Embeddings are lists of numbers that represent the meaning of text or images, so software can find items that are similar in meaning.
- Hallucination A hallucination is when an AI model states something false or invented as if it were true, such as a made-up fact, figure or source.
- Model Context Protocol The Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools and data in a consistent way.
FAQ
Questions people ask us
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Yes. Microsoft provides it as part of Work IQ, in preview at review time.
Microsoft does not document a Claude Code setup. A community Microsoft 365 server is an alternative.
Microsoft says they may change during the preview.