Outlook App FAQs

Question 1

What is the Outlook App (Outlook MCP Server)?

Accepted Answer

The Outlook App (Outlook MCP Server) is a Ruby-based tool that allows AI assistants, such as Claude, to gain comprehensive and secure access to your Microsoft Outlook mailbox. It uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to interact with the Outlook Graph API, enabling advanced email management.

Question 2

How does the Outlook App handle security and authentication with Microsoft Outlook?

Accepted Answer

It ensures secure access through automated OAuth login and token refresh for the Microsoft Graph API. Users perform a one-time OAuth consent via an Azure AD app registration, granting delegated permissions. This means your AI assistant interacts with Outlook without direct password sharing, relying on secure token-based authentication.

Question 3

What are the prerequisites for setting up the Outlook App?

Accepted Answer

To use the Outlook App, you need Ruby 4.0+ installed and an Azure AD app registration configured in the Azure Portal. This registration requires a redirect URI, a client secret, and specific Microsoft Graph delegated permissions (User.Read, Mail.Read, Mail.ReadWrite, Mail.Send) to obtain your Client ID, Client Secret, and Tenant ID.

Question 4

Can this tool manage email folders and attachments?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Outlook App offers full folder management capabilities, allowing AI assistants to list, create, and organize folders. It also provides tools to list and retrieve attachments from emails, enabling comprehensive email and file handling within your Outlook account.

Question 5

What specific email capabilities does this tool provide to AI assistants?

Accepted Answer

AI assistants can perform a wide range of actions including reading, searching, sending, replying, and forwarding emails. It also supports draft creation and management, email organization (moving, copying, deleting, marking as read), folder management, and handling email attachments.

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