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A gnome messenger stands in a cozy workshop with floating conversation bubbles connected by golden threads. Each bubble contains tiny team icons and channel symbols. A brass MCP connector on the workbench feeds JSON-RPC threads into the bubbles. Some bubbles have reply arrows looping back. Warm candlelight, rich blues and purples, a sense of collaboration and communication.

MCP365 Explorer — Work IQ Teams: teams, channels, and messages

Exploring the Work IQ Teams server with 28 tools — from listing teams and channels to sending messages, all from an SPFx webpart.

Nello D'Andrea

2026-04-02

3 minutes to read

A gnome postmaster stands in a warm workshop sorting glowing letter envelopes that float through the air, each sealed with a different colored wax seal. A brass MCP connector device on the workbench feeds golden JSON-RPC threads into a mail sorting rack. Some envelopes have small attachment icons glowing on them. A reply arrow loops back from one envelope to the sorting rack. Warm candlelight, rich blues and golds, a sense of communication and organization.

MCP365 Explorer — Work IQ Mail: search, draft, send, and reply

Exploring the Work IQ Mail server with 22 tools — including a Copilot-powered semantic search that summarizes your emails with citations.

Nello D'Andrea

2026-03-30

4 minutes to read

A gnome timekeeper stands before a large magical calendar floating in the air, with glowing event cards sliding into time slots. Golden clock hands and meeting room icons orbit around the calendar. A brass MCP connector at the base pulses with JSON-RPC threads. Warm candlelight, rich blues and golds, a sense of time and scheduling.

MCP365 Explorer — Work IQ Calendar: events, meetings, and availability

Exploring the Work IQ Calendar server with 13 tools : from listing events and finding meeting times to creating Teams meetings, all from an SPFx webpart.

Nello D'Andrea

2026-03-26

3 minutes to read

A gnome craftsman stands in a workshop filled with glowing SharePoint list scrolls stacked on shelves. The gnome is assembling a miniature project board from golden columns and rows that float into place — each row carrying tiny task cards with status badges (green, amber, red). A brass MCP connector on the workbench feeds structured JSON threads into the floating board. Warm candlelight, blues and golds, a sense of building and organizing.

MCP365 Explorer — Work IQ SharePoint: 35 tools for sites, lists, and files

Exploring the consolidated Work IQ SharePoint server with 35 tools — from finding sites to creating folders and uploading files, all from an SPFx webpart.

Nello D'Andrea

2026-03-23

5 minutes to read

A gnome developer sits at a workbench surrounded by eight glowing crystal orbs — each representing a Microsoft 365 MCP server — with delicate golden JSON-RPC threads connecting them to a central testing apparatus made of glass and brass. The workbench is covered in scrolls showing tool schemas, and a magnifying glass hovers over one of the orbs revealing the tools inside. Warm workshop lighting, rich blues and golds, technical yet magical atmosphere.

MCP365 Explorer — A developer toolkit for Agents 365 Tools

Introducing MCP365 Explorer: an open-source SPFx webpart series for testing and understanding the Microsoft 365 MCP servers, starting with User Profile.

Nello D'Andrea

2026-03-19

13 minutes to read

Enchanted forest atelier where a gnome painter stands before a large canvas on an easel, painting with brushes that trail glowing code instead of pigment — golden TypeScript symbols, blue React components, and purple SVG paths swirl from the brush strokes onto the canvas which shows the emerging face of a friendly magical book creature (a grimoire) with expressive eyes. A gentle blue AI spirit floats beside the gnome, guiding the brush hand with soft light. Paint pots on the floor contain glowing colors labeled with tiny Microsoft 365 logos. Warm candlelight, cozy atmosphere, rich forest greens and warm golden tones.

Painting GriMoire

How AI transformed building a SharePoint AI assistant from engineering into something closer to painting — my SharePoint Hackathon 2026 submission story.

Nello D'Andrea

2026-03-16

7 minutes to read

Enchanted forest observatory where a diverse group of gnomes — different genders, skin tones, and ages — peer through an ornate crystalline looking glass mounted on a golden pedestal, revealing swirling layers of glowing data — golden document fragments, blue semantic threads connecting related concepts, and tiny sparkling relevance scores floating like fireflies. Warm ambient light emanates from the looking glass, illuminating two distinct magical pathways in the background: a retrieval path of scattered text scrolls, and a search path of neatly ordered tomes on shelves. An elder gnome with dark skin strokes her chin thoughtfully while a younger gnome with red hair points excitedly at the swirling data. No humanoid spirits or ghostly figures. Cozy, warm atmosphere with rich forest greens and golden tones.

Exploring the Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs with an SPFx Webpart

An SPFx webpart to explore and test the Microsoft 365 Copilot Retrieval and Search APIs — understanding semantic search and AI-powered retrieval in your tenant.

Nello D'Andrea

2026-02-24

7 minutes to read

A diverse group of guardian elves at a magical gateway in an enchanted forest, protecting SharePoint from shadow creatures while allowing trusted glowing orbs to pass through

Preparing for SharePoint Online CSP Enforcement

A practical guide to Content Security Policy compliance in SharePoint Online before March 2026

Nello D'Andrea

2026-01-12

5 minutes to read

Enchanted forest workshop scene where gnome engineers transition from a rusty orange-gold clockwork machine (old Gulp system) to a crystalline teal magical forge (new Heft system), with glowing environment variable orbs floating across a transformation bridge

Environment Variables with SPFx 1.22+ and Heft

An opinionated guide to implementing environment variables in SPFx 1.22+ with the new Heft build system, covering four approaches with code examples and recommendations.

Nello D'Andrea

2026-01-07

6 minutes to read

Retro arcade cabinet displaying SharePoint Christmas games with pixelated Santa and snowflakes

A Christmas Gift: Redefining the SharePoint Central Administration

Having moved to the cloud years ago, I was missing one important piece: the SharePoint Central Administration. So I redesigned it to be a bit more fancy and Christmas-like.

Nello D'Andrea

2025-12-10

6 minutes to read

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