Teams MCP - Operator Manual

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Overview

This guide provides IT operators with the technical information needed to deploy, configure, and maintain the Teams MCP Server.

The Teams MCP Server exposes 12 MCP tools across two categories:

Chat / messaging tools — list_teams, list_channels, list_chats, get_chat_messages, get_channel_messages, search_messages, send_chat_message, send_channel_message
Transcript / KB tools — ingest_meeting, verify_kb_integration_status, start_kb_integration, stop_kb_integration

Chat tools let users read, search, and send messages in their Teams channels and chats. Transcript tools manage the Microsoft Graph subscription that ingests meeting transcripts into the Unique knowledge base, and allow users to manually trigger ingestion.

For end-user and administrator documentation, see the Teams MCP Overview. For a full tool reference, see Technical — Tools.

Documentation

Document	Description
Deployment	Kubernetes deployment, Helm charts, infrastructure requirements
Configuration	Environment variables, feature flags, tuning
Authentication	Microsoft Entra ID app registration, OAuth setup
Local Development	Setting up a development environment
FAQ	Frequently asked questions and common mistakes

Architecture Overview

The Teams MCP Server runs as a single pod that handles both API requests and background processing via RabbitMQ consumers.

Quick Start

Unique SaaS

After granting admin consent, no additional technical information is required from you. Unique configures the entire deployment using your existing tenant context.

Unique will provide you with the MCP server endpoint URL once the deployment is ready.

Infrastructure Requirements

Component	Requirement	Notes
Kubernetes	1.25+	Any Kubernetes distribution
PostgreSQL	14+	Managed service recommended
RabbitMQ	3.12+	With management plugin
Kong Gateway	3.x	Handles ingress and TLS termination
DNS	Public hostname	For Microsoft webhook callbacks

Deployment Checklist

Infrastructure

1incomplete PostgreSQL database provisioned2incomplete RabbitMQ instance running3incomplete Kubernetes namespace created4incomplete Kong route configured for public access

Microsoft Entra ID

1incomplete App registration created (Authentication Guide)2incomplete API permissions granted3incomplete Admin consent completed4incomplete Client secret configured

Application

1incomplete Helm values configured (Configuration Guide)2incomplete Secrets created in Kubernetes3incomplete Helm chart deployed (Deployment Guide)4incomplete Health checks passing

Verification

1incomplete OAuth flow works end-to-end2incomplete Webhook endpoint accessible from Microsoft3incomplete Test transcript captured successfully4incomplete Chat tools operational: connect as a test user and confirm list_teams returns the user's teams