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Microsoft 365 Teams MCP server

Integrate Microsoft Teams with AI agents to automate team management, messaging, meeting operations, and communication workflows. An AI agent connected to Teams can create teams and channels, post messages, schedule meetings, retrieve transcripts and recordings, track attendance, manage team members, and broadcast announcements—all from natural language instructions. Use this for team provisioning, automated status updates, meeting intelligence, communication automation, or enterprise collaboration.

Setting up an MCP server

This article covers the standard steps for creating an MCP server in AI Gateway and connecting it to an AI client. The steps are the same for every integration — application-specific details (API credentials, OAuth endpoints, and scopes) are covered in the individual application pages.

Before you begin​

You'll need:

  • Access to AI Gateway with permission to create MCP servers
  • API credentials for the application you're connecting (see the relevant application page for what to collect)

Create an MCP server​

Find the API in the catalog​

  1. Sign in to AI Gateway and select MCP Servers from the left navigation.
  2. Select New MCP Server.
  3. Search for the application you want to connect, then select it from the catalog.

Configure the server​

  1. Enter a Name for your server — something descriptive that identifies both the application and its purpose (for example, "Zendesk Support — Prod").
  2. Enter a Description so your team knows what the server is for.
  3. Set the Timeout value. 30 seconds works for most APIs; increase to 60 seconds for APIs that return large payloads.
  4. Toggle Production mode on if this server will be used in a live workflow.
  5. Select Next.

Configure authentication​

Enter the authentication details for the application. This varies by service — see the Authentication section of the relevant application page for the specific credentials, OAuth URLs, and scopes to use.

Configure security​

  1. Set any Rate limits appropriate for your use case and the API's own limits.
  2. Enable Logging if you want AI Gateway to record requests and responses for auditing.
  3. Select Next.

Deploy​

Review the summary, then select Deploy. AI Gateway provisions the server and provides a server URL you'll use when configuring your AI client.

Connect to an AI client​

Once your server is deployed, you'll need to add it to the AI client your team uses. Select your client for setup instructions:

Tips​

  • You can create multiple MCP servers for the same application — for example, a read-only server for reporting agents and a read-write server for automation workflows.
  • If you're unsure which OAuth scopes to request, start with the minimum read-only set and add write scopes only when needed. Most application pages include scope recommendations.
  • You can edit a server's name, description, timeout, and security settings after deployment without redeploying.

Authentication​

Teams integration uses OAuth 2.0 authentication through Microsoft Graph. When you register an application in Azure AD, you'll receive a tenant-specific or common authorization endpoint (https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant-id}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize or https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize) and token endpoint. You'll need these values plus your client ID and client secret to configure the MCP server. The integration requires Graph API scopes such as Team.ReadBasic.All, ChannelMessage.Send, Chat.ReadWrite, OnlineMeetings.ReadWrite, OnlineMeetingTranscript.Read.All, and OnlineMeetingRecording.Read.All depending on required features. Note that transcript, recording, and attendance scopes require admin consent.

Available tools​

These tools enable team and channel management, messaging, meeting operations, and collaboration features.

ToolDescription
List teamsGet all teams the user is a member of
Create teamCreate a new team with specified members
List channelsGet channels within a team
Create channelCreate a new channel in a team
Send messagePost a message to a channel or chat
List messagesGet message history from a channel
Create chatStart a one-on-one or group chat
Add memberAdd a user to a team or channel
Remove memberRemove a user from a team or channel
Schedule meetingCreate an online meeting with attendees
Get meetingRetrieve details for an online meeting
Cancel meetingRemove a scheduled meeting
Get transcriptRetrieve the WebVTT transcript from a meeting
Get recordingDownload or retrieve a meeting recording
Get attendanceList attendees and join/leave timestamps
Install appAdd an app or tab to a team or channel

Tips​

Use consistent naming conventions for teams and channels so the agent can locate them reliably.

Schedule recurring standup prompts at fixed times to maintain team engagement.

Retrieve transcripts only after meetings have ended and processing is complete (typically within minutes).

Tag important messages with reactions or pins so the agent can surface them later.

Use role-based scoping to limit the agent's permissions to relevant groups when managing large teams.