Azure Onenote MCP Server

OneNote MCP Server Implementation

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What is the Azure Onenote MCP server?

Azure onenote mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Azure Onenote directly. OneNote MCP Server Implementation.

What Azure Onenote does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Microsoft OneNote, enabling AI language models to interact with OneNote through a standardized interface.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 4 tools directly:

  • AZURE_TENANT_ID — Your Azure tenant ID
  • AZURE_CLIENT_ID — Your Azure application (client) ID
  • AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET — Your Azure client secret
  • Notes.ReadWrite.All — Notes.Read.All

Installing the azure onenote mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as mcp-server-onenote, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 6 environment variables: AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, YOUR_TENANT_ID, YOUR_CLIENT_ID, YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Cloud and DevOps servers put infrastructure on speaking terms with your assistant, so "why is this broken?" is answered from real state rather than a generic checklist. Azure Onenote sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other cloud devops servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by ZubeidHendricks, written in Go.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the azure onenote mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
AZURE_TENANT_IDYour Azure tenant ID
AZURE_CLIENT_IDYour Azure application (client) ID
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRETYour Azure client secret
Notes.ReadWrite.AllNotes.Read.All

How to install the Azure Onenote MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onenote": {
      "command": "mcp-server-onenote",
      "env": {
        "AZURE_TENANT_ID": "<YOUR_TENANT_ID>",
        "AZURE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>",
        "AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
AZURE_TENANT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
AZURE_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_TENANT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
YOUR_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
YOUR_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Azure Onenote to AZURE TENANT ID.
  • Use Azure Onenote to AZURE CLIENT ID.
  • Use Azure Onenote to AZURE CLIENT SECRET.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Azure Onenote to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Azure Onenote directly.