Outlook Personal MCP vs Ms Graph MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Outlook Personal MCP and Ms Graph MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Outlook Personal MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: whoami, list_messages, search_messages.

Explore Outlook Personal MCP Details

Choose Ms Graph MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Ms Graph MCP Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	O Outlook Personal MCP Communication	Ms Graph MCP Communication
Summary	Full-control MCP server for a personal Outlook.com mailbox and calendar (Microsoft Graph).	Microsoft Graph MCP server — 85 tools for mail, calendar, Teams, files, SharePoint, and Entra ID
Category & Scope	Communication	Communication
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outlook-personal-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-outlook-personal"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ms-graph-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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