outlook-assistant: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

outlook-assistant CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from littlebearapps/outlook-assistant. It costs 2,320 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for an MCP server that accesses Microsoft Outlook through Microsoft's Graph API, including sign-in and safety controls.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when working on Outlook actions, device-code or browser sign-in, mock data, tests, or the local authentication server.
Why use it?
They explain how to install, authenticate, test, and inspect the server without guessing which login method or command to use.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: PreToolUse hook event. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is littlebearapps/outlook-assistant's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on outlook-assistant itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything outlook-assistant configures →

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Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to littlebearapps/outlook-assistant. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Clone the repo
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outlook-assistant CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 7d ago.

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CLAUDE.md · 157 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 157 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md - Outlook Assistant

MCP server for Microsoft Outlook via Graph API (v3.9.0). 22 tools across 9 modules.

Commands

npm install              # Install dependencies (run first)
npm start                # Start MCP server
npm run auth-server      # Start OAuth server on :3333 (browser auth only)
npm test                 # Run Jest tests
npm run test-mode        # Start with mock data (USE_TEST_MODE=true)
npm run inspect          # MCP Inspector for interactive testing
npx kill-port 3333       # Kill auth server if port blocked

Authentication

Device code flow (default — recommended for remote/headless; no auth server, SSH tunnel, or port forwarding needed):

  1. Call auth tool with action=authenticate → returns a code + URL (device-code by default)
  2. Visit the URL on any device, enter the code, and sign in
  3. Call auth tool with action=device-code-complete → tokens saved

Browser redirect flow (alternative, localhost only):

  1. Start the auth server: npm run auth-server (needs OUTLOOK_CLIENT_ID/OUTLOOK_CLIENT_SECRET env vars)
  2. Call auth tool with action=authenticate, method=browser → returns a URL
  3. Open the URL → Microsoft login → grant permissions → tokens saved automatically

Full walkthrough: docs/how-to/getting-started/connect-outlook-to-claude.md. The MCP server reads its own credentials from .mcp.json inline kc_get calls.

Azure prerequisites:

  • Add platform: Authentication > Add a platform > Mobile and desktop applications > check nativeclient URI
  • Enable "Allow public client flows" in Authentication > Advanced settings
  • Use a private/incognito browser for microsoft.com/devicelogin (avoids cached session interference)

Token refresh: Tokens auto-refresh when expired (via token-storage.js). Re-authentication only needed when the refresh token expires (~90 days).

Architecture

Module layout, file organisation, and the v1→v3 tool-consolidation map live in docs/architecture.md.

Read the full file on GitHub · 157 lines

Changes

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outlook-assistant CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository littlebearapps/outlook-assistant (36 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,320 tokens to every session, about $0.0116 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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