Connect Microsoft 365 to Cowork
Search documents, analyze emails, review calendar events, and access Teams conversations.
What Cowork can do with Microsoft 365
✓Search and analyze documents across SharePoint
✓Review email threads and communications
✓Access calendar events and scheduling
✓Read Teams chat messages and channels
How to connect
1
Open Cowork settings
Navigate to Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai.
2
Find Microsoft 365
Enable Microsoft 365 in Settings, then sign in with your Microsoft account.
3
Authorize access
Review the requested permissions and approve the connection.
4
Start using it
Ask Claude to work with your Microsoft 365 data in any conversation.
Default permissions
- • Read documents and emails
- • View calendar events
- • Access Teams conversations (read-only by default)
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know about connecting Microsoft 365 to Claude Cowork.
- What can Claude Cowork do with Microsoft 365?
- Once connected, Claude can search documents, analyze emails, review calendar events, and access Teams conversations, then turn the results into summaries, reports, and finished work.
- Is the Microsoft 365 connector free in Claude Cowork?
- The connector is included with Cowork, which comes with Claude's paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise). You connect your own Microsoft 365 account, and standard Microsoft 365 pricing still applies.
- What permissions does Claude need for Microsoft 365?
- You authorize access through Microsoft 365's standard connection flow and choose what Claude can read and write. You can revoke access at any time from your Microsoft 365 settings.
- How do I connect Microsoft 365 to Claude Cowork?
- Open Claude Settings, go to Connectors, find Microsoft 365, authorize the connection, and start using Microsoft 365 in any Cowork conversation.
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