How to integrate One drive MCP with CrewAI

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting One drive to CrewAI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working One drive agent that can share project folder with my team, download the latest version of report.docx, check who can access budget.xlsx, list my remaining onedrive storage space through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your CrewAI agent real control over a One drive account through Composio's One drive MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get a Composio API key and configure your One drive connection
  • Set up CrewAI with an MCP enabled agent
  • Create a Tool Router session or standalone MCP server for One drive
  • Build a conversational loop where your agent can execute One drive operations

What is CrewAI?

CrewAI is a powerful framework for building multi-agent AI systems. It provides primitives for defining agents with specific roles, creating tasks, and orchestrating workflows through crews.

Key features include:

  • Agent Roles: Define specialized agents with specific goals and backstories
  • Task Management: Create tasks with clear descriptions and expected outputs
  • Crew Orchestration: Combine agents and tasks into collaborative workflows
  • MCP Integration: Connect to external tools through Model Context Protocol

What is the One drive MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The One drive MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your OneDrive account. It provides structured and secure access to your cloud files and folders, so your agent can perform actions like uploading documents, sharing files, managing storage, and retrieving version histories on your behalf.

  • File and folder management: Effortlessly copy, move, or delete files and folders, keeping your OneDrive organized with just a prompt.
  • Easy sharing and collaboration: Instantly generate secure sharing links for documents or folders, making collaboration with others seamless.
  • File download and preview: Have your agent fetch files or retrieve visual thumbnails for quick previews and streamlined access.
  • Access control and permissions review: Check who can view or edit any file or folder, and manage sharing permissions without manual clicks.
  • Version tracking and quota monitoring: Retrieve version histories for files and monitor your storage quota to stay on top of changes and space usage.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Triggers
Copy ItemTool to copy a driveitem (file or folder) to a new location asynchronously.
Create Sharing LinkTool to create a sharing link for a driveitem (file or folder) by its unique id.
Delete ItemTool to delete a driveitem (file or folder) by its unique id from the authenticated user's onedrive.
Download a fileDownloads a file from a user's onedrive using its item id, which must refer to a file and not a folder.
Get DriveRetrieves the properties and relationships of a drive resource by its unique id.
Get Item MetadataRetrieves the metadata of a driveitem by its unique id.
Get Item PermissionsRetrieves the permissions of a driveitem by its unique id or path within a specific drive.
Get Item ThumbnailsTool to retrieve the thumbnails associated with a driveitem.
Get Item VersionsTool to retrieve the version history of a driveitem by its unique id.
Get Drive QuotaTool to retrieve the quota information for the authenticated user's onedrive.
Get Recent ItemsRetrieves a list of items that have been recently used by the authenticated user.
Get Shared ItemsTool to retrieve a list of items that have been shared with the authenticated user.
Get SharePoint List ItemsTool to get the items (list items) within a specific sharepoint list on a site.
Get Site DetailsRetrieves metadata for a specific sharepoint site by its id.
Get SharePoint Site Page ContentGets the content of a modern sharepoint site page.
Invite User to Drive ItemTool to invite users or grant permissions to a specific item in a onedrive drive.
List Drive Item ActivitiesTool to list recent activities for a specific item in a onedrive drive.
List DrivesTool to retrieve a list of drive resources available to the authenticated user, or for a specific user, group, or site.
List Root Drive ChangesTool to list changes in the root of the user's primary drive using a delta token.
List SharePoint List Items DeltaTool to track changes to items in a sharepoint list using a delta query.
List Site ColumnsTool to list all column definitions for a sharepoint site.
List Site Drive Items DeltaTool to track changes to driveitems in the default document library of a sharepoint site.
List Site ListsTool to list all lists under a specific sharepoint site.
List Site SubsitesTool to list all subsites of a sharepoint site.
List SubscriptionsTool to list the current subscriptions for the authenticated user or app.
Move ItemTool to move a file or folder to a new parent folder in onedrive.
Create folderCreates a new folder in the user's onedrive, automatically renaming on conflict, optionally within a specified parent folder (by id or full path from root) which, if not the root, must exist and be accessible.
Create a new text fileCreates a new text file with specified content in a onedrive folder, using either the folder's unique id or its absolute path (paths are automatically resolved to ids); note that onedrive may rename or create a new version if the filename already exists.
Find ItemNon-recursively finds an item (file or folder) in a specified onedrive folder; if `folder` is provided as a path, it must actually exist.
Find FolderFinds folders by name within an accessible parent folder in onedrive, or lists all its direct child folders if no name is specified.
List OneDrive itemsRetrieves all files and folders as `driveitem` resources from the root of a specified user's onedrive, automatically handling pagination.
Upload fileUploads a file to a specified onedrive folder, automatically renaming on conflict and supporting large files via chunking.
Preview Drive ItemGenerates or retrieves a short-lived embeddable url for a preview of a specific item.
Search ItemsSearches for driveitems in onedrive that match the specified query.
Update Drive Item MetadataTool to update the metadata of a specific item (file or folder) in onedrive.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Tool Router?

Composio's Tool Router helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Tool Router

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Tool Router works

The Tool Router follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Python 3.9 or higher
  • A Composio account and API key
  • A One drive connection authorized in Composio
  • An OpenAI API key for the CrewAI LLM
  • Basic familiarity with Python

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

OpenAI API Key
  • Go to the OpenAI dashboard and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models, or you can connect to another model provider.
  • Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key
  • Log in to the Composio dashboard.
  • Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
  • Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.

Install dependencies

bash
pip install composio crewai crewai-tools python-dotenv
What's happening:
  • composio connects your agent to One drive via MCP
  • crewai provides Agent, Task, Crew, and LLM primitives
  • crewai-tools includes MCP helpers
  • python-dotenv loads environment variables from .env

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • USER_ID scopes the session to your account
  • OPENAI_API_KEY lets CrewAI use your chosen OpenAI model

Import dependencies

python
from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew, LLM
from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter  # optional import if you plan to adapt tools
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os
from crewai.mcp import MCPServerHTTP

load_dotenv()
What's happening:
  • CrewAI classes define agents and tasks, and run the workflow
  • MCPServerHTTP connects the agent to an MCP endpoint
  • Composio will give you a short lived One drive MCP URL

Create a Composio Tool Router session for One drive

python
composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
session = composio.create(
    user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
    toolkits=["one_drive"],
)
url = session.mcp.url
What's happening:
  • You create a One drive only session through Composio
  • Composio returns an MCP HTTP URL that exposes One drive tools

Configure the LLM

python
llm = LLM(
    model="gpt-5-mini",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
)
What's happening:
  • CrewAI will call this LLM for planning and responses
  • You can swap in a different model if needed

Attach the MCP server and create the agent

python
toolkit_agent = Agent(
    role="One drive Assistant",
    goal="Help users interact with One drive through natural language commands",
    backstory=(
        "You are an expert assistant with access to One drive tools. "
        "You can perform various One drive operations on behalf of the user."
    ),
    mcps=[
        MCPServerHTTP(
            url=url,
            streamable=True,
            cache_tools_list=True,
            headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")},
        ),
    ],
    llm=llm,
    verbose=True,
    max_iter=10,
)
What's happening:
  • MCPServerHTTP connects the agent to the One drive MCP endpoint
  • cache_tools_list saves a tools catalog for faster subsequent runs
  • verbose helps you see what the agent is doing

Add a REPL loop with Task and Crew

python
print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")
print("Try asking the agent to perform One drive operations.\n")

conversation_context = ""

while True:
    user_input = input("You: ").strip()

    if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
        print("\nGoodbye!")
        break

    if not user_input:
        continue

    conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n"
    print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

    task = Task(
        description=(
            f"Based on the conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n"
            f"Current user request: {user_input}\n\n"
            f"Please help the user with their One drive related request."
        ),
        expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request",
        agent=toolkit_agent,
    )

    crew = Crew(
        agents=[toolkit_agent],
        tasks=[task],
        verbose=False,
    )

    result = crew.kickoff()
    response = str(result)

    conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n"
    print(f"Agent: {response}\n")
What's happening:
  • You build a simple chat loop and keep a running context
  • Each user turn becomes a Task handled by the same agent
  • Crew executes the task and returns a response

Run the application

python
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
What's happening:
  • Standard Python entry point so you can run python crewai_one_drive_agent.py

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with One drive and CrewAI:

python
# file: crewai_one_drive_agent.py
from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew, LLM
from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter  # optional
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os
from crewai.mcp import MCPServerHTTP

load_dotenv()

def main():
    # Initialize Composio and create a One drive session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["one_drive"],
    )
    url = session.mcp.url

    # Configure LLM
    llm = LLM(
        model="gpt-5-mini",
        api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
    )

    # Create One drive assistant agent
    toolkit_agent = Agent(
        role="One drive Assistant",
        goal="Help users interact with One drive through natural language commands",
        backstory=(
            "You are an expert assistant with access to One drive tools. "
            "You can perform various One drive operations on behalf of the user."
        ),
        mcps=[
            MCPServerHTTP(
                url=url,
                streamable=True,
                cache_tools_list=True,
                headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")},
            ),
        ],
        llm=llm,
        verbose=True,
        max_iter=10,
    )

    print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n")
    print("Try asking the agent to perform One drive operations.\n")

    conversation_context = ""

    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()

        if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
            print("\nGoodbye!")
            break

        if not user_input:
            continue

        conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n"
        print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

        task = Task(
            description=(
                f"Based on the conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n"
                f"Current user request: {user_input}\n\n"
                f"Please help the user with their One drive related request."
            ),
            expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request",
            agent=toolkit_agent,
        )

        crew = Crew(
            agents=[toolkit_agent],
            tasks=[task],
            verbose=False,
        )

        result = crew.kickoff()
        response = str(result)

        conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n"
        print(f"Agent: {response}\n")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Conclusion

You now have a CrewAI agent connected to One drive through Composio's Tool Router. The agent can perform One drive operations through natural language commands. Next steps:
  • Add role-specific instructions to customize agent behavior
  • Plug in more toolkits for multi-app workflows
  • Chain tasks for complex multi-step operations

How to build One drive MCP Agent with another framework

OpenAI Agents SDK

OpenAI Agents SDK

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Claude Agent SDK

Claude Agent SDK

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Google ADK

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LangChain

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Use One drive MCP with LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Vercel AI SDK

Use One drive MCP with Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

Mastra AI

Use One drive MCP with Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

LlamaIndex

Use One drive MCP with LlamaIndex

FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and One drive MCP?

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

Can I use Tool Router MCP with CrewAI?

Yes, you can. CrewAI 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 One drive tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for One drive while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which One drive 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 One drive data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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