Egnyte MCP Server (Preview)

The Egnyte MCP Server, built on the Model Context Protocol, provides secure access to Egnyte’s AI-powered content intelligence. Search across enterprise files, ask questions about documents in natural language, summarize lengthy content, and extract key insights from many files at once to find answers fast. Every request honors existing Egnyte permissions, roles, and folder-level security controls, so enterprise content stays governed and never leaves Egnyte’s control.

This connector is available in the following products and regions:

Service Class Regions
Copilot Studio Premium All Power Automate regions except the following:
     -   US Government (GCC)
     -   US Government (GCC High)
     -   China Cloud operated by 21Vianet
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Logic Apps Standard All Logic Apps regions except the following:
     -   Azure Government regions
     -   Azure China regions
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Power Apps Premium All Power Apps regions except the following:
     -   US Government (GCC)
     -   US Government (GCC High)
     -   China Cloud operated by 21Vianet
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Power Automate Premium All Power Automate regions except the following:
     -   US Government (GCC)
     -   US Government (GCC High)
     -   China Cloud operated by 21Vianet
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Contact
Name Egnyte Support
URL https://helpdesk.egnyte.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Email support@egnyte.com
Connector Metadata
Publisher Egnyte
Website https://www.egnyte.com
Privacy policy https://www.egnyte.com/privacy-policy
Categories Content and Files;Productivity

Egnyte MCP Server

The Egnyte MCP Server uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide a secure connection to Egnyte's enterprise content platform. Once added to an agent, users can search their Egnyte content, ask questions about documents using Egnyte AI, extract key insights across multiple files, query Knowledge Bases, summarize documents, manage file metadata, and create share links — all with the organization's existing Egnyte permissions, governance, and security policies fully applied.

Publisher: Egnyte, Inc.

Prerequisites

To use the Egnyte MCP Server, you need:

  • An active Egnyte domain on a plan with the AI add-on (enabled by default or purchased). Contact your account manager or the Egnyte Sales team for access.
  • An Egnyte administrator must allow external LLM access via MCP: in Egnyte, go to Settings → Configuration → AI, enable Allow external LLM clients to connect to Egnyte via MCP, and ensure Microsoft Copilot is selected in the allowed apps list.
  • A valid Egnyte user account with permissions for the content you intend to access.
  • Network access allowing outbound HTTPS communication to the Egnyte MCP endpoint.

Supported Operations

The MCP server exposes the following tools. All operations respect the connected user's Egnyte permissions and folder-level access controls.

Search and discovery

Tool Description
search Hybrid search for files and content across Egnyte
advanced_search Advanced search with metadata, date, folder, and similarity filters
list_filesystem_by_path List files and folders at a given path
list_projects List project folders

AI-powered document intelligence

Tool Description
ask_document Ask questions about a document using Egnyte AI
ask_copilot Ask Egnyte AI Assistant with optional file/folder context
summarize_document Generate an AI summary of a document
ask_knowledge_base Query an Egnyte Knowledge Base
list_knowledge_bases List Knowledge Bases with filtering

Content access

Tool Description
fetch Fetch the content of a document by ID
download_file_by_id Download a file by ID
download_file_by_path Download a file by path

Content management and collaboration

Tool Description
upload_file Upload a new file or a new version of an existing file
create_folder Create a new folder
set_file_metadata Set custom metadata on a file
create_link Create a share link for a file or folder
get_link_details Get details for a share link
list_links List share links with filters
create_comment Add a comment to a file
get_comment Get a comment by ID
list_comments List comments for a file or domain

Obtaining Credentials

The Egnyte MCP Server uses OAuth 2.0 authentication. No API key is required. When creating a connection, users sign in with their Egnyte account credentials and authorize access. All subsequent operations are performed on behalf of the signed-in user, and Egnyte's enterprise authorization and auditing apply to every request.

Getting Started

  1. Ask your Egnyte administrator to enable external LLM access via MCP and allow Microsoft Copilot (Settings → Configuration → AI).
  2. Add the Egnyte MCP Server to your agent as a tool.
  3. When prompted, sign in with your Egnyte account to create a connection.
  4. Start working with your Egnyte content using natural language — for example: "Find the latest signed MSA for Contoso," "Summarize the Q2 board deck," or "Create a share link for the onboarding guide."

For a detailed walkthrough, see the Egnyte MCP Server overview and the developer documentation.

Known Issues and Limitations

  • File uploads through the MCP server are restricted to text-based formats (.txt, .csv, .json, .md, .html, and similar). Binary file uploads (such as .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .pdf) are not supported.
  • All operations are limited by the connected user's Egnyte permissions; content the user cannot access in Egnyte is not accessible through the MCP server.
  • Availability requires the Egnyte AI add-on on the domain.
  • Large documents or result sets may be truncated to fit response limits; use search filters to narrow results.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is my data secure?

Yes. All access is governed through OAuth 2.0 and follows your organization's existing Egnyte permissions, roles, and folder-level controls. Data stays within Egnyte's security framework — there is no direct database access or credential sharing.

Who can connect?

Any user with a valid Egnyte account on a domain where the AI add-on is active and an administrator has allowed Microsoft Copilot as an MCP client.

Where can I get help?

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Egnyte MCP Server

Egnyte MCP Server connects agents to Egnyte content, Knowledge Bases, and Egnyte AI Assistant.

Egnyte MCP Server

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Egnyte MCP Server connects agents to Egnyte content, Knowledge Bases, and Egnyte AI Assistant.