This document provides examples of how to use the Outlook MCP tools with Claude.
Can you check my calendar for next week?
Claude will use the listCalendarEvents tool to fetch and display your calendar events.
Schedule a meeting with John tomorrow at 2pm for 1 hour. The subject should be "Project Review" and add john@example.com as an attendee.
Claude will use the createCalendarEvent tool to create a new meeting on your calendar.
Update my meeting with John tomorrow to start at 3pm instead of 2pm, and change the subject to "Project Status Review".
Claude will use the listCalendarEvents to find the meeting and then updateCalendarEvent to modify it.
Show me my recent emails from the inbox.
Claude will use the listEmails tool to fetch and display your recent emails.
Show me unread emails from the last 2 days.
Claude will use the listEmails tool with filtering to show specific emails.
Can you show me the full content of the email from John about the project update?
Claude will use listEmails to find the email and then getEmail to retrieve the full content.
Send an email to john@example.com with subject "Project Update" and the following message: "Hi John, Just following up on our discussion yesterday. Can you share the latest project metrics? Thanks!"
Claude will use the sendEmail tool to send the email.
Mark the unread email from Jane as read.
Claude will use listEmails to find the email and then markEmailAsRead to mark it as read.
Delete the spam email I received yesterday about lottery winnings.
Claude will use listEmails to find the email and then deleteEmail to remove it.
Check my calendar for tomorrow afternoon and then send an email to the meeting attendees reminding them about the meeting.
Claude will use both calendar and email tools together to accomplish the task.
Create a draft email to the marketing team about the upcoming product launch.
Claude will use the createDraft tool to save a draft email without sending it.
Remember that Claude will handle the technical aspects of calling the MCP tools, parsing responses, and presenting the information in a user-friendly way. You just need to ask for what you want in natural language.