Microsoft Teams API MCP Server

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AI-native Microsoft Teams integration — read chats, send messages, search people

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Install Microsoft Teams API MCP server

claude mcp add teams-api -e TEAMS_TOKEN='<teams-token>' -e TEAMS_BEARER_TOKEN='<teams-bearer-token>' -e TEAMS_SUBSTRATE_TOKEN='<teams-substrate-token>' -e TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_API_KEY='<teams-image-description-api-key>' -- npx -y teams-api teams-api-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "teams-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "teams-api",
        "teams-api-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TEAMS_TOKEN": "<teams-token>",
        "TEAMS_BEARER_TOKEN": "<teams-bearer-token>",
        "TEAMS_SUBSTRATE_TOKEN": "<teams-substrate-token>",
        "TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_API_KEY": "<teams-image-description-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "teams-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "teams-api",
        "teams-api-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TEAMS_TOKEN": "<teams-token>",
        "TEAMS_BEARER_TOKEN": "<teams-bearer-token>",
        "TEAMS_SUBSTRATE_TOKEN": "<teams-substrate-token>",
        "TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_API_KEY": "<teams-image-description-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "teams-api": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "teams-api",
        "teams-api-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TEAMS_TOKEN": "<teams-token>",
        "TEAMS_BEARER_TOKEN": "<teams-bearer-token>",
        "TEAMS_SUBSTRATE_TOKEN": "<teams-substrate-token>",
        "TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_API_KEY": "<teams-image-description-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "teams-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "teams-api",
        "teams-api-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TEAMS_TOKEN": "<teams-token>",
        "TEAMS_BEARER_TOKEN": "<teams-bearer-token>",
        "TEAMS_SUBSTRATE_TOKEN": "<teams-substrate-token>",
        "TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_API_KEY": "<teams-image-description-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
TEAMS_EMAIL	—	—	Corporate email address for Teams authentication
TEAMS_AUTO	—	—	Set to "true" to use auto-login (macOS + FIDO2)
TEAMS_LOGIN	—	—	Set to "true" to use interactive browser login (all platforms)
TEAMS_TOKEN	—	yes	Pre-existing Skype token for direct authentication
TEAMS_REGION	—	—	API region (required with TEAMS_TOKEN, auto-detected otherwise)
TEAMS_BEARER_TOKEN	—	yes	Middle-tier bearer token for profile resolution
TEAMS_SUBSTRATE_TOKEN	—	yes	Substrate bearer token for people/chat search
TEAMS_DEBUG	—	—	Set to "true" to use Chrome debug session for token capture
TEAMS_TELEMETRY	—	—	Set to "true" to enable full debug telemetry logging (contributor use; logs all inputs and outputs locally)
TEAMS_TELEMETRY_PATH	—	—	Override the telemetry output file path (default: platform-appropriate ~/Library/... or ~/.local/share/...)
TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_API_KEY	—	yes	API key for the OpenAI-compatible vision endpoint used by teams_describe_image
TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_MODEL	—	—	Model name for teams_describe_image (defaults to gpt-4o-mini)
TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_BASE_URL	—	—	OpenAI-compatible base URL for teams_describe_image

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Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-02 · 8d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-02 · 8d ago · GitHub · v1.9.0
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Registry entry updated
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FAQ

›How do I install the Microsoft Teams API MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add teams-api -e TEAMS_TOKEN='<teams-token>' -e TEAMS_BEARER_TOKEN='<teams-bearer-token>' -e TEAMS_SUBSTRATE_TOKEN='<teams-substrate-token>' -e TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_API_KEY='<teams-image-description-api-key>' -- npx -y teams-api teams-api-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Microsoft Teams API require an API key?

Yes. It expects TEAMS_TOKEN, TEAMS_BEARER_TOKEN, TEAMS_SUBSTRATE_TOKEN, TEAMS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION_API_KEY, of which 4 are secrets.

›Can I use Microsoft Teams API as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Microsoft Teams API in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.Maxim-Mazurok/teams-api.