Local-first MCP server for Microsoft Excel. 65 tools cover cell and range I/O, sheet management, styling, pivot tables, charts, conditional formatting, data validation, PDF export, and formula evaluation. File-based tools (openpyxl) run on Windows without Excel installed. COM-backed tools (PDF export, recalculation, pivot tables, VBA macros) additionally require Microsoft Excel. No hosted tier — runs on your machine.
Overview
MCP Office Excel
Local-first MCP server for Microsoft Excel — part of the mcp-office suite. 65 tools for reading, writing, styling, and exporting Excel workbooks over stdio.
Capabilities: cell/range I/O, sheet management, styling, pivot tables, charts, conditional formatting, data validation, PDF export, formula evaluation.
Requirements: Windows · Python 3.11+ · Microsoft Excel needed only for COM tools (PDF export, recalculation, pivots, VBA); file-based tools (openpyxl) work without Excel. No hosted tier — runs on your machine.
Install: pip install mcp-office-excel Config: { "mcpServers": { "excel": { "command": "python", "args": ["-m","excelmcp.server"] } } } License: MIT
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"excel": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"excelmcp.server"
]
}
}
}