【MCP Server】SharePoint × Claude Desktop 連携ガイド | AI でデータを徹底活用

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an emerging, open-source standard for connecting LLMs with external services and data sources. Through MCP Servers, AI clients can perform actions like opening Jira tickets, posting Slack messages, committing GitHub branches and more. With CData MCP Servers, these capabilities expand exponentially.

In this article, we guide the reader through installing the CData MCP Server for SharePoint, configuring the connection to SharePoint, and asking questions of the data in Claude Desktop.

Prerequisites

You need to download Claude Desktop (download) and create an account before continuing.

Overview

Here's a quick overview of the steps:

1. Download and install the CData MCP Server for SharePoint
2. Configure the connection to SharePoint
3. Ask questions about the data in Claude Desktop

Step 1: Download and install the CData MCP Server

1. To begin, navigate to https://www.cdata.com/solutions/mcp/connectors and download the CData MCP Server for SharePoint.
2. Find and double-click the installer to begin the installation.
3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

When the installation is complete, you are ready to configure your MCP Server by connecting to SharePoint.

Step 2: Configure the connection to SharePoint

1. After installation, the CData MCP Server configuration wizard should open automatically.

   NOTE: If the wizard does not open automatically, search for "CData MCP Server" in the Windows search bar and double-click the application.

2. Click the dropdown menu in MCP Configuration > Configuration Name and select ""
3. Name the configuration (e.g. "cdatasharepoint") and click "OK."

   NOTE: This name is used as the name for the MCP server and as the prefix for all of the MCP Server's tools.

   

4. Connecting to SharePoint

   Microsoft SharePoint への接続

   URL の設定：

   Microsoft SharePoint では、2つの範囲でデータを操作できます。グローバルなMicrosoft SharePoint サイト全体を対象にするか、個々のサイトのみを対象にするかを選択できます。

   グローバルなMicrosoft SharePoint サイトですべてのリストおよびドキュメントを操作したい場合は、URL 接続プロパティをサイトコレクションURL に設定しましょう。以下のような形式です。

   https://teams.contoso.com

   個々のサイトのリストおよびドキュメントのみを扱いたい場合は、URL 接続プロパティを個々のサイトURL に設定してください。以下のような形式です。

   https://teams.contoso.com/TeamA

   続いて、お使いの環境に適した認証プロパティを設定していきましょう。詳細な設定手順については、 href="/kb/help/" target="_blank">ヘルプドキュメントの「はじめに」をご参照ください。

   Microsoft SharePoint Online

   SharePointEdition を"SharePoint Online" に設定し、User およびPassword にはSharePoint へのログオンで使用するクレデンシャル（例：Microsoft Online Services アカウントのクレデンシャル）を設定します。

   Microsoft SharePoint Online は様々なクラウドベースアーキテクチャをサポートしており、それぞれ異なる認証スキームが利用できます。

   • Microsoft Entra ID（Azure AD）
   • ADFS、Okta、OneLogin、またはPingFederate SSO ID プロバイダーを介したシングルサインオン（SSO）
   • Azure MSI
   • Azure パスワード
   • OAuthJWT
   • SharePointOAuth

   Microsoft SharePoint オンプレミス

   Microsoft SharePoint オンプレミスでは、多くのオンプレミス環境に対応した認証方式をサポートしています。

   • Windows（NTLM）
   • Kerberos
   • ADFS
   • 匿名アクセス

   まずSharePointEdition を"SharePoint On-Premises" に設定しましょう。

   Windows（NTLM）認証

   これは最も一般的な認証方式です。そのため、CData 製品ではNTLM をデフォルトとして使用するよう事前設定されています。Windows のUser およびPassword を設定するだけで接続できます。

   Enter the appropriate connection properties in the configuration wizard.

   
5. Click "Connect" to authenticate with SharePoint.
6. Finally, click "Save Configuration" to save the MCP server.

   NOTE: This saves the configuration details to a separate file and updates the Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json) to start the CData MCP Server when the Claude Desktop client starts.

With the CData MCP Server configured, you are ready to start asking questions of your live data from Claude.

Step 3: Ask AI for answers from live SharePoint のデータ

Now that we have installed the CData MCP Server and configured a connection, we are ready to start with SharePoint のデータ in Claude Desktop.

1. Open Claude Desktop. It may take a moment for the MCP Servers to start, but you will see the list of servers and tools available in the Claude interface (look for the settings icon below the prompt bar).

   You can individually enable and disable specific tools by clicking on the server name.

2. Now that you have connected, you can ask Claude questions about the SharePoint のデータ. For example: "Can you give me a quantitative analysis about my closed-won opportunities by industry?"

   NOTE: Claude may need to explore the SharePoint のデータ to make sense of it before it can begin answering questions of the data. The tabular model presented by CData alongside the database tools available simplify the data exploration and analysis for an LLM.

   

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