Cua Driver vs Microsoft 365 MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Cua Driver Background computer-use MCP server that drives native macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop apps without stealing focus. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Rust	Microsoft 365 MCP Server Access Microsoft 365 and Office services (Outlook, Calendar, OneDrive, Excel, Teams, SharePoint) via the Graph API. Unverified stdio (local) OAuth TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Rust	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	OAuth
GitHub stars	19k	786
Last commit	1 month ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"`	`claude mcp add ms365 -- npx -y @softeria/ms-365-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick Microsoft 365 MCP Server if you prefer its approach (access microsoft 365 and office services (outlook, calendar, onedrive, excel, teams, sharepoint) via the graph api).

Add Cua Driver

Install / run

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cua-driver": {
      "command": "cua-driver",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Microsoft 365 MCP Server

Install / run

claude mcp add ms365 -- npx -y @softeria/ms-365-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-365-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@softeria/ms-365-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Cua Driver or Microsoft 365 MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick Microsoft 365 MCP Server if you prefer its approach (access microsoft 365 and office services (outlook, calendar, onedrive, excel, teams, sharepoint) via the graph api).

Can I use both Cua Driver and Microsoft 365 MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Cua Driver and Microsoft 365 MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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