How to install ShareGate MCP
Connect ShareGate Protect to Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT. All it takes is a few minutes. We got this.
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You only need 3 things
An activated Protect account
Access to at least one workspace
An AI tool that supports MCP
Your data region
Where ShareGate MCP connects today
Native marketplace listings are rolling out throughout 2026.
This is the maker path. Add ShareGate as a tool to an agent, then publish the agent.
- In Copilot Studio, open or create an agent.
- Open the Tools tab → Add a tool → under Create new choose Model Context Protocol.
- Enter Server name
ShareGate, a server description, and your region's Server URL:https://mcp.sharegate.com/mcp - Set Authentication to OAuth 2.0, Type Dynamic discovery. Click Create.
- Sign in with your business email and authorize.
- Add the tool to your agent and test: ask,"How many workspaces in my tenant that haven't had any activity in more than 60 days?"
- Publish the agent so your team can reach it in Teams or Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- Verify: in a chat, turn on the connector and ask,"How many unassigned E5 licenses do we have?"
ShareGate connects to Claude Desktop and Claude on the web through a custom connector. If your organization blocks custom connectors, use the config file path.
- Open Settings → Connectors. (Or click+in the message box → Connectors → Manage connectors.)
- Click Add custom connector.
- Name it
ShareGate. Paste your region endpoint:https://mcp.sharegate.com/mcp - Click Add.
- Sign in with your business email and authorize.
- Verify that the connector shows as connected and ShareGate tools appear.
- Verify: in a chat, turn on the connector and ask,"How many unassigned E5 licenses do we have?"
- In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Developer and edit
claude_desktop_config.json - Add the ShareGate entry for your region, then save and restart Claude:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ShareGate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp.sharegate.com/mcp"]
}
}
}- Europe: swap in
https://mcp.eu.sharegate.com/mcp. - When prompted, sign into ShareGate in your browser and authorize.
- Verify: ShareGate shows as connected and its tools are available.
- Open your terminal.
- Run the command for your region:
# North America
claude mcp add --scope user --transport http ShareGate https://mcp.sharegate.com/mcp- When prompted, sign in to ShareGate in your browser and authorize.
- Verify: run
/mcp(orclaude mcp list) and confirmShareGateis connected.
Requires a paid ChatGPT plan (Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, or Edu). Not available on Free.
- Open Settings → Connectors → Advanced. Turn on Developer mode and accept the warning.
- Go to Settings → Connectors → Create. (Menu may also be labelled Apps & Connectors.)
- Name it
ShareGate, and add a short description. - Paste your region's MCP server URL:
https://mcp.sharegate.com/mcp - Set Authentication to OAuth, then confirm"I trust this application."
- Click Create and sign into ShareGate.
- Verify: in a chat, turn on the connector and ask, "How many unassigned E5 licenses do we have?"
Any MCP-compatible AI tool (for example Cursoror VS Code) connects with your region's endpoint over HTTP with OAuth. Menu names vary by tool.
https://mcp.sharegate.com/mcp
Go ahead. Write that first prompt.
Which sites have broken inheritance, who owns them, and what were their last activity dates?
Found 3 sites with broken permission inheritance:
HR-Confidential (SharePoint)
Owner: Sarah Chen · Last active: 47 days ago
Leadership-Strategy (Teams site)
Owner: None assigned · Last active: 112 days ago
IT-Projects-2023 (SharePoint)
Owner: Mark Davis · Last active: 8 days ago
All 3 have "Everyone except external users" with full control. Want me to generate a remediation report?
Connected ≠ exposed
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Frequently asked questions
The ShareGate MCP server is included for every ShareGate Protect customer at no extra cost. There's no separate tier, add-on, or admin role to buy or turn on. All you need is a Protect account with access to at least one workspace.
The plan requirement comes from your AI tool, not from ShareGate. ChatGPT needs a paid plan (Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, or Edu) with Developer Mode for manual setup, as ChatGPT Free is not supported. Claude and Microsoft Copilot (via Copilot Studio) don't require a specific plan to connect.
Use whichever your AI tool supports today. They connect to the same ShareGate MCP server and give you the same access, so the only difference is how you add ShareGate MCP. With manual setup you paste your region endpoint yourself, which works in every client right now.
With a native connector you pick ShareGate from your AI tool's connector list and click Connect, with no URL and, for ChatGPT, no Developer Mode. Native connectors are rolling out client by client throughout 2026. If you connect manually now, it keeps working once native is available, so there's nothing to redo.
Today, it's read-only. The AI can read and report on data in ShareGate Protect data, but it can't change anything. It can read the metadate of your workspaces (sites, groups, and teams), OneDrives, sharing links, users, and licenses, active governance insights (such as inactive sites, oversharing, and external-sharing exposure), governance metrics, and the list of workspaces you can access. It can switch between these in a single conversation.
The data it returns is real, deterministic data from Protect, not AI-generated guesses, and it only ever works within your existing ShareGate permissions, so the AI sees only what you can already see.
Action-taking is targeted for July 2026. You'll be able to delete sharing links, archive workspaces, and create automated policies, all with full Protect activity-log tracing. But it will always ask for your sign-off before taking any action.
Yes, it's secure. You sign in with your own ShareGate account using OAuth, and the connection runs through a dedicated OAuth 2.1 authorization layer. The first time you connect, you see a one-time "Authorize access to your account" consent screen, which is the safeguard that stops anyone from connecting to your data without your approval.
The AI only ever acts within your existing ShareGate permissions, and v1 is read-only, so it can't make changes.
You can disconnect at any time from your AI tool's settings by removing the ShareGate connector. In Claude and ChatGPT go to Settings then Connectors and remove ShareGate. In Copilot Studio, remove the ShareGate tool from your agent. Removing the connector stops the client from reaching your ShareGate data.
Try these:
- Right region endpoint. North America is https://mcp.sharegate.com/mcp, Europe is https://mcp.eu.sharegate.com/mcp. The wrong region won't connect.
- Claude. If "Add custom connector" is missing or greyed out, your organization has blocked custom connectors by admin policy. Use the config-file path (it requires Node.js) or ask IT to allow the ShareGate connector. Also confirm the endpoint is reachable from your network.
- ChatGPT. Confirm you're on a paid plan and that Developer Mode is turned on. The free plan isn't supported.
- Copilot Studio. Set Authentication to OAuth 2.0 with Type set to Dynamic discovery, and make sure the agent is published so your users can reach it.
- Right account. Sign in with your ShareGate business email and complete the "Authorize access to your account" consent screen.
Yes, as long as your network allows the MCP endpoint through. The connection is outbound HTTPS to your region's endpoint (North America https://mcp.sharegate.com/mcp or Europe https://mcp.eu.sharegate.com/mcp) with OAuth sign-in. If your firewall, proxy, or VPN restricts outbound traffic, ask IT to allow that endpoint.
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