Mcp Teams Server

What is Mcp Teams Server about?

Mcp Teams Server enables applications to interact with Microsoft Teams channels using the Model Context Protocol. It supports starting threads, posting messages, replying, and mentioning users directly from the server.

How to use Mcp Teams Server?

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies with uv:

   git clone https://github.com/InditexTech/mcp-teams-server.git
   cd mcp-teams-server
   uv venv
   uv sync --frozen --all-extras --dev
   

2. Configure required environment variables (or provide a .env file) such as TEAMS_APP_ID, TEAMS_APP_PASSWORD, TEAM_ID, TEAMS_CHANNEL_ID, etc.
3. Start the server:

   uv run mcp-teams-server
   

4. Optionally run the Docker image:

   docker run --env-file .env -it inditextech/mcp-teams-server
   

Key features of Mcp Teams Server

• Start a new thread in a channel with a title, content, and user mentions.
• Update existing threads by posting replies and mentioning users.
• Read replies from a thread.
• List members of a channel team.
• Retrieve channel messages.
• Pre‑built Docker image and easy Docker build/run support.

Use cases of Mcp Teams Server

• Automating announcement posts and follow‑up discussions in corporate Teams channels.
• Building chat‑ops bots that can read and respond to conversations.
• Integrating large language models (LLMs) with Teams for conversational AI assistants.
• Syncing external systems with Teams discussions for project tracking or support tickets.

FAQ from the Mcp Teams Server

Q: What Python version is required? A: Python 3.10.

Q: Which package manager is recommended? A: uv – a fast, modern Python package manager.

Q: How are authentication credentials supplied? A: Via environment variables (TEAMS_APP_ID, TEAMS_APP_PASSWORD, etc.) or a .env file.

Q: Can I run the server without Docker? A: Yes, run directly with uv run mcp-teams-server after installing dependencies.

Q: Where can I find integration test requirements? A: Set the TEST_THREAD_ID, TEST_MESSAGE_ID, and TEST_USER_NAME environment variables and execute uv run pytest -m integration.

MCP Teams Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementation for Microsoft Teams integration, providing capabilities to read messages, create messages, reply to messages, mention members.

Features

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• Start thread in channel with title and contents, mentioning users
• Update existing threads with message replies, mentioning users
• Read thread replies
• List channel team members
• Read channel messages

Prerequisites

• uv package manager
• Python 3.10
• Microsoft Teams account with proper set-up

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone [repository-url]
cd mcp-teams-server

2. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies:

uv venv
uv sync --frozen --all-extras --dev

Teams configuration

Please read this document to help you to configure Microsoft Teams and required Azure resources. It is not a step-by-step guide but can help you figure out what you will need.

Usage

Set up the following environment variables in your shell or in an .env file. You can use sample file as a template:

Key	Description
TEAMS_APP_ID	UUID for your MS Entra ID application ID
TEAMS_APP_PASSWORD	Client secret
TEAMS_APP_TYPE	SingleTenant or MultiTenant
TEAMS_APP_TENANT_ID	Tenant uuid in case of SingleTenant
TEAM_ID	MS Teams Group Id or Team Id
TEAMS_CHANNEL_ID	MS Teams Channel ID with url escaped chars

Start the server:

uv run mcp-teams-server

Development

Integration tests require the set-up the following environment variables:

Key	Description
TEST_THREAD_ID	timestamp of the thread id
TEST_MESSAGE_ID	timestamp of the message id
TEST_USER_NAME	test user name

uv run pytest -m integration

Pre-built docker image

There is a pre-built image hosted in ghcr.io. You can install this image by running the following command

docker pull ghcr.io/inditextech/mcp-teams-server:latest

Build docker image

A docker image is available to run MCP server. You can build it with the following command:

docker build . -t inditextech/mcp-teams-server

Run docker image

Basic run configuration:

docker run -it inditextech/mcp-teams-server

Run with environment variables from .env file:

docker run --env-file .env -it inditextech/mcp-teams-server

Setup LLM to use MCP Teams Server

Please follow instructions on the following document

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a list of changes and version history.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.

Security

For security concerns, please see our Security Policy.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 file for details.

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