{"id":24541,"date":"2025-07-21T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/?p=24541"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:55:30","slug":"build-smarter-with-the-microsoft-365-agents-toolkit-mcp-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/build-smarter-with-the-microsoft-365-agents-toolkit-mcp-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Smarter with the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit MCP Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

As AI agents become central to how we build and interact with modern productivity apps, developers need tools that are flexible, standard-based, and deeply integrated with AI. That\u2019s where the\u202f<\/span>Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit MCP Server<\/em><\/span><\/b><\/a>\u202fcomes in.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a local\u202f<\/span>Model Context Protocol (MCP)<\/span><\/b><\/a> server that acts as a bridge between your AI coding agents and the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit. It enables developers for building apps and agents for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 365 Copilot and give you better AI empowered developing experience through whole life cycle of apps and agents.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With this we enable a seamless integration with GitHub Copilot Chat (Agent Mode) and other AI powered coding tools\u2014so you can build, test, and deploy apps faster.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you’re building an agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot, extending a Teams app with AI, or experimenting with multi-agent orchestration, the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit MCP Server<\/em> gives you the foundation to do it right.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting Started in VS Code<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Step 1. Complete the Prerequisites\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit MCP Server<\/em> requires Node.js to install and run the server. If you don’t have it installed, follow the instructions <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Install either the stable or Insiders release of VS Code:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> Stable release<\/span><\/a> |<\/span> Insiders release<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Install the <\/span>GitHub Copilot<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>GitHub Copilot Chat<\/span><\/a> extensions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Step 2. Setup up <\/span><\/b>Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit MCP Server<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    For a step-by-step guide to install the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit MCP Server, follow these instructions:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n