Outlook Mail

Connect Outlook Mail to search Microsoft 365 correspondence and prepare replies.

What it can do​

• List folders, and search and read messages.
• List attachments, and save one to the chat's files to open, search, or work with.
• Create and update drafts, including draft replies.
• Mark messages read or unread, flag, categorize, move, or delete them.

Setup and security​

• You sign in with your own Microsoft account. Nomic can reach only that mailbox.
• Tools that change data ask for approval before they run. The Approval column under Supported tools shows each tool's setting.
• Nomic cannot send, forward, or reply to messages directly. Drafts stay in Outlook until you send them.
• Your Microsoft 365 administrator may need to approve Nomic before you can finish signing in. See Microsoft Graph permissions.
• Outlook Mail and Outlook Calendar are separate sign-ins. Both are separate from the Outlook integration under Settings → Integrations.

To connect, see Add an MCP server.

Example requests​

• "Find emails from the owner's rep about the lobby finishes and summarize the decisions."
• "Draft a reply to the contractor's latest schedule email using the dates we just confirmed."
• "Which messages in my inbox this week mention the Riverside permit?"
• "Move all messages from the tile supplier into the Riverside folder."

Supported tools​

Tool	Action	Approval
get_me	Read the signed-in Microsoft profile.	Not required
list_mail_folders	List mail folders.	Not required
list_messages	List messages in a folder.	Not required
search_messages	Search mail.	Not required
get_message	Read a message.	Not required
list_attachments	List attachment names, types, and sizes.	Not required
get_attachment	Save an attachment to the chat's files.	Not required
create_draft	Create an email draft.	Required
update_draft	Change an existing draft.	Required
create_reply_draft	Create a draft reply to a message.	Required
update_message	Change read status, flag, importance, or categories.	Required
move_message	Move a message to another folder.	Required
delete_message	Delete a message.	Required

Microsoft Graph permissions​

This section is for Microsoft 365 administrators reviewing Nomic in Microsoft Entra.

Outlook Mail requests only delegated permissions. Nomic acts as the signed-in user and reaches only that user's mailbox. It requests no application permissions, so it cannot read other mailboxes or run without a signed-in user.

Permission	Type	Admin consent	Used for
offline_access	Delegated	Not required	Keep the user signed in between sessions with a refresh token.
User.Read	Delegated	Not required	Read the signed-in user's profile.
Mail.ReadWrite	Delegated	Not required	Read mail and attachments, manage drafts, and organize mail.

Microsoft does not require admin consent for these permissions, but your tenant's user consent settings may still require an administrator to approve Nomic.

Nomic does not request Mail.Send, so it cannot send, reply to, or forward mail.

Outlook Mail, Outlook Calendar, and Microsoft Teams sign in through the same Nomic app in Microsoft Entra. Each requests only its own permissions when a user signs in.

Graph API calls​

Every call goes to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0 and stays under /me. get_me uses User.Read; every other tool uses Mail.ReadWrite.

Tool	Graph API call
get_me	GET /me
list_mail_folders	GET /me/mailFolders
list_messages, search_messages	GET /me/messages GET /me/mailFolders/{id}/messages
get_message	GET /me/messages/{id}
list_attachments	GET /me/messages/{id}/attachments
get_attachment	GET /me/messages/{id}/attachments/{id} GET /me/messages/{id}/attachments/{id}/$value
create_draft	POST /me/messages
create_reply_draft	POST /me/messages/{id}/createReply POST /me/messages/{id}/createReplyAll
update_draft, update_message	PATCH /me/messages/{id}
move_message	POST /me/messages/{id}/move
delete_message	DELETE /me/messages/{id}