The useful stack
- OutlookEmail, attachments, and Outlook Calendar.
- JustSendItConnects the selected Microsoft account.
- ClaudeTurns requests into replies and scheduled work.
- Separate notes toolUse the Notion connector or local Obsidian notes for project memory.
Three strong first workflows
Use the connector where Outlook is already the system of record.
- 1
Customer reply
Open the latest message and draft a response from the actual request.
- 2
Meeting preparation
Join recent email context with tomorrow's events.
- 3
Weekly planning
Place delivery blocks around fixed meetings and deadlines.
Use the same idea in two settings
Personal
Join messages with the week around them.
- Appointments
- Travel time
- Community commitments
Business
Keep Microsoft 365 communication close to delivery.
- Client updates
- Meeting preparation
- Project follow-through
What you can do
- Find emailList recent email or search with a text query; narrow by date or read state.
- Read the sourceOpen a message, its headers, and attachments.
- Write and sendCreate a draft or send one plain-text email to up to 500 unique recipients across To, Cc, and Bcc; reply to one existing email.
- Tidy the inboxMark a message read or unread.
- FoldersList Outlook folders and open one folder.
- ContactsList contact names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Calendar included with email
- ReadList calendars and events, then open one event.
- CreateCreate a timed or all-day event or recurring series with up to 20 attendees and a provider-native or attached HTTPS conference link.
- ChangeUpdate an event's details, attendees, recurrence, or conference link, or delete it.
Limits
- New emails and drafts accept up to 500 unique recipients; provider sending limits apply
- Email is plain text and immediate, with no attachments, tracking, reply-all, scheduled send, or multi-message sequences
- Outlook event creates and updates always notify attendees
Copy these prompts
- “Find the latest Outlook thread about the Apex rollout and draft a crisp status reply.”
- “Read tomorrow's meetings and find the latest email context for each.”
Common questions
- Does Outlook Calendar need a separate connection?
- No. It comes with the Outlook account.
- Can it create meetings?
- Yes. Create one-off or recurring events, generate a Microsoft Teams link or attach an existing HTTPS conference link, and add up to 20 attendees. Outlook always notifies attendees on creates and updates.