# How to connect Microsoft Viva Engage to Claude

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  "title": "How to connect Microsoft Viva Engage to Claude",
  "toolkit": "Microsoft Viva Engage",
  "toolkit_slug": "microsoft_viva_engage",
  "framework": "Claude Cowork",
  "framework_slug": "claude-cowork",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_viva_engage/framework/claude-cowork",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_viva_engage/framework/claude-cowork.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-12T05:35:00.486Z"
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```

## Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.
This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Microsoft Viva Engage account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all Viva Engage communities I manage, find owners for inactive Viva Engage communities, show members of the leadership community, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.
Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

## Also integrate Microsoft Viva Engage with

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_viva_engage/framework/chatgpt)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_viva_engage/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_viva_engage/framework/atomic-agent)

## Connect Microsoft Viva Engage to Claude Cowork

### Connecting Microsoft Viva Engage to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork
Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.
### 1. Add with one click
Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.
[Add to Claude](https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Composio&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.composio.dev%2Fmcp)
### Add manually
In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.
Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

```bash
https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
```

## What is the Microsoft Viva Engage MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Microsoft Viva Engage MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Microsoft Viva Engage account. It provides structured and secure access to Viva Engage communities, members, owners, and engagement roles, so your agent can create and update communities, manage members and owners, discover engagement roles, and assign or remove role memberships on your behalf.
- Community management: Have your agent create communities, update their names, descriptions, or privacy settings, list available communities, and delete communities when needed.
- Member administration: Let the agent add individual members or groups of members to a community, list current members, and remove members without deleting their user accounts.
- Owner management: Direct your agent to add community owners, list current owners, or remove a user's community admin status.
- Engagement role discovery: Instruct your agent to list the predefined Viva Engage administrative and corporate communication roles, including the roles assigned to you or another user.
- Role assignments: Have your agent assign or remove a predefined Viva Engage engagement role for a user.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_ADD_COMMUNITY_MEMBER` | Add Community Member | Add one Microsoft Entra user to a Viva Engage community by adding the user to its associated Microsoft 365 group. Requires group_id from community.groupId, not the Viva Engage community ID. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_ADD_COMMUNITY_MEMBERS_BULK` | Add Community Members in Bulk | Atomically add up to 20 users to a Viva Engage community's associated Microsoft 365 group. If any user reference is invalid, no users are added. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_ADD_COMMUNITY_OWNER` | Add Community Owner | Make one Microsoft Entra user a Viva Engage community admin by adding the user as an owner of the community's associated Microsoft 365 group. This grants administrative privileges: confirm the target user and group before calling. Add the owner as a member separately if member capabilities are also required. Requires group_id from community.groupId, not the Viva Engage community ID. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_ASSIGN_ENGAGEMENT_ROLE_MEMBER` | Assign Engagement Role Member | Assign one predefined Viva Engage administrative or corporate communication role to a Microsoft Entra user. This changes the user's privileges; confirm both the role and target user before calling. Retain the returned member ID for safe removal; Graph currently uses the target user ID as that member ID when this route returns 204. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_CREATE_COMMUNITY` | Create Community | Start asynchronous creation of a Viva Engage community. This provisions Microsoft 365 tenant resources and returns an operation reference; poll the operation separately before treating the community as created. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_DELETE_COMMUNITY` | Delete Community | Permanently delete a Viva Engage community and all associated Microsoft 365 content, including its connected group, OneNote notebook, and Planner plans. This destructive action cannot be undone. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_GET_COMMUNITY` | Get Community | Get one Viva Engage community by community ID, including its distinct associated Microsoft 365 group ID. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_GET_ENGAGEMENT_ASYNC_OPERATION` | Get Engagement Async Operation | Get the status and resulting resource reference for a Viva Engage asynchronous operation such as community creation. Make separate calls more than 30 seconds apart while polling. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_LIST_COMMUNITIES` | List Communities | List Viva Engage communities in the tenant, one Microsoft Graph page at a time, including each community ID and associated Microsoft 365 group ID. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_LIST_COMMUNITY_MEMBERS` | List Community Members | List direct members of a Viva Engage community's associated Microsoft 365 group, one Microsoft Graph OData page at a time. Requires group_id from community.groupId, not the Viva Engage community ID. Hidden members are visible only when the connection also has Member.Read.Hidden. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_LIST_COMMUNITY_OWNERS` | List Community Owners | List owners of a Viva Engage community's associated Microsoft 365 group, who are community admins, one Microsoft Graph OData page at a time. Requires group_id from community.groupId, not the Viva Engage community ID. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_LIST_ENGAGEMENT_ROLE_MEMBERS` | List Viva Engage Role Members | List users assigned to one predefined Viva Engage role and return the selected assignment properties. Include id for later removal and userId for identity correlation. Requires a role_id from List Viva Engage Roles and a native-mode Viva Engage network; legacy and external networks are unsupported. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_LIST_ENGAGEMENT_ROLES` | List Viva Engage Roles | List the predefined administrative and corporate communication roles that can be assigned in Viva Engage, one Microsoft Graph page at a time. Custom roles cannot be created, and this API supports only native-mode Viva Engage networks with a work or school account. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_LIST_MY_ASSIGNED_ENGAGEMENT_ROLES` | List My Assigned Viva Engage Roles | List Viva Engage roles assigned to the signed-in work or school user, one Microsoft Graph page at a time. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_LIST_USER_ASSIGNED_ENGAGEMENT_ROLES` | List User Assigned Viva Engage Roles | List Viva Engage roles assigned to a specified Microsoft Entra user, one Microsoft Graph page at a time. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_REMOVE_COMMUNITY_MEMBER` | Remove Community Member | Remove one user from a Viva Engage community's associated Microsoft 365 group, revoking community membership without deleting the user object. Dynamic-group memberships cannot be changed with this action. The request always retains the safety-critical /$ref suffix. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_REMOVE_COMMUNITY_OWNER` | Remove Community Owner | Remove a user's community admin status by removing the user as an owner of the Viva Engage community's associated Microsoft 365 group. This is destructive to admin access: verify another user owner remains because Microsoft Graph does not allow removal of the last user owner. The request always retains the safety-critical /$ref suffix. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_REMOVE_ENGAGEMENT_ROLE_MEMBER` | Remove Engagement Role Member | Revoke one user's Viva Engage role assignment. This can remove administrative or corporate communication privileges: confirm the role and assignment before calling. Use the role_member_id returned by listing or assigning role members; Graph currently uses the target user ID as this member ID on assignment. |
| `MICROSOFT_VIVA_ENGAGE_UPDATE_COMMUNITY` | Update Community | Update a Viva Engage community's name, description, or privacy by community ID. Provide at least one field; omitted fields remain unchanged. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Troubleshooting

### 1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Microsoft Viva Engage?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Microsoft Viva Engage conversation.
- Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
- Hover Connectors.
- Turn on Composio.
- Ask Claude to connect to Microsoft Viva Engage again.

### 2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Microsoft Viva Engage connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Microsoft Viva Engage.
- Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
- Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
- Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Microsoft Viva Engage.
- If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

### 3. Why does the Microsoft Viva Engage authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Microsoft Viva Engage account connects separately when Claude asks for it.
- If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Microsoft Viva Engage connection.
- Composio creates a fresh Microsoft Viva Engage authorization link.
- Open that link in your browser and finish the Microsoft Viva Engage sign-in.

### 4. Why do Microsoft Viva Engage actions fail after they worked before?

The Microsoft Viva Engage connection can expire or lose permission.
- Ask Claude to inspect the Microsoft Viva Engage connection.
- If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
- Reconnect the Microsoft Viva Engage account and retry the action.
- If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Microsoft Viva Engage.
- If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Microsoft Viva Engage itself.

### 5. How do I switch to a different Microsoft Viva Engage account?

Claude can manage the Microsoft Viva Engage connection for you.
- Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Microsoft Viva Engage account.
- Ask Claude to connect Microsoft Viva Engage again.
- Open the new Composio authorization link for Microsoft Viva Engage.
- Sign in with the other Microsoft Viva Engage account in the browser.
- After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Microsoft Viva Engage task.

### 6. Why is my Microsoft Viva Engage connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Microsoft Viva Engage connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.
- In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
- Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
- If Microsoft Viva Engage tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
- On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Microsoft Viva Engage.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

The Microsoft Viva Engage MCP server connects Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork to your Microsoft Viva Engage account through Composio. Once connected, Claude can use the available Microsoft Viva Engage tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf.

## Complete Code

None listed.

## How to build Microsoft Viva Engage MCP Agent with another framework

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_viva_engage/framework/chatgpt)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_viva_engage/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_viva_engage/framework/atomic-agent)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Microsoft Viva Engage MCP?

With a standalone Microsoft Viva Engage MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Microsoft Viva Engage tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Microsoft Viva Engage and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork?

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Microsoft Viva Engage tools.

### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Microsoft Viva Engage while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Microsoft Viva Engage scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Microsoft Viva Engage data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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