Manage tools for agents in Microsoft 365 admin center

Overview

The Tools page in the Microsoft 365 admin center provides a centralized view of all AI-powered tools and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers available in your organization. These tools enable administrators to manage interactions with user data, workflows, and requests in a secure and consistent manner.

Each tool listed here represents a service that supports Copilot experiences across Microsoft 365 apps. Administrators can monitor availability, manage access, and ensure compliance with organizational policies.

Key components on the Tools page

Toolbar actions

Block Tool - Prevents the selected tool from being used by agents or workflows. Unblock Tool - Restores access to a previously blocked tool.

Filters

• Status - Filter tools by their current state, such as Available or Blocked.
• Type - Narrow down tools by type, such as MCP Server.
• Publisher - View tools published by Microsoft or other providers.

Columns

• Name - The tool's display name, such as Microsoft Teams MCP Server.
• Status - Shows whether the tool is Available or Blocked.
• Type - Shows the tool category, such as MCP Server.
• Publisher - Shows the publisher, such as Microsoft for first-party tools.

Common MCP servers

The following are examples of MCP servers:

• Work IQ Copilot: Chat with Microsoft 365 Copilot, start a conversation, continue multi‑turn threads, and ground responses with files.
• Work IQ Calendar: Provides scheduling and calendar integration. Create, list, update, and delete events; accept and decline; resolve conflicts.
• Work IQ Mail: Powers Copilot for email workflows. Create, update, and delete messages; reply and reply all; semantic search.
• Work IQ SharePoint: Enables Copilot to interact with SharePoint content. Upload files; get metadata; search; manage lists.
• Work IQ OneDrive: Supports file-based Copilot actions in OneDrive. Manage files and folders in user's personal OneDrive.
• Work IQ Teams: Enables Copilot to manage chats, channels, and user interactions in Teams. Create, update, and delete chat; add members; post messages; channel operations.
• Work IQ User: Create and read documents; add comments; reply to comments.
• Work IQ Word: Supports Copilot features in Word documents.
• Dataverse and Dynamics 365: CRUD operations and domain-specific actions.

For more information, see Agent 365 tools catalog.

Bring your own (BYO) MCP server

The Bring Your Own (BYO) MCP server feature enables organizations to register their own remote MCP servers with Microsoft Agent 365 for centralized governance and observability. For more information on BYO MCP servers, see Bring Your Own MCP server overview (preview).

Review and approve MCP server registration requests

To review and approve MCP server registration requests, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center.

2. From the left navigation bar, select … Show all, and then select Agents to expand it.

3. Under Agents, select Tools.

4. In the Tools page, select the Requests tab.

5. After the Requests tab is selected, the pending requests display the following details for each server:

   • Server name.
   • Publisher.
   • Requested by.
   • Requested date.

6. Review the server information and declared tools for accuracy and compliance.

7. Select Approve to make the server available in the organizational registry, or Reject to deny the request.

8. After you select Approve, a prompt displays the Microsoft Entra permissions that the MCP server requires. Review the permissions and consent to grant the permissions the server needs to operate. The server becomes available to agent-building surfaces only after you grant consent.

Status indicators

• Available - Tool is active and ready for use.
• Blocked - Tool is disabled and agents can't access it.