Office MCP Server

What is Office MCP Server?

Office MCP Server is an unofficial Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built in Java (Quarkus) that enables AI agents to programmatically manage and process Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.

How to use Office MCP Server?

Build the project with ./mvnw clean package, then run the JAR with java -jar target/office-mcp-server-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT-runner.jar. The server starts on port 8080. It can be configured as an MCP tool in VS Code (via GitHub Copilot Agent mode) or in Claude Desktop by adding the server to claude_desktop_config.json.

Key features of Office MCP Server

• Excel: create workbooks, sheets, add rows, read cells, close, get sheet/row/column counts
• Word: create documents and add text
• PowerPoint: create presentations, add slides, add text, read slide titles, get slide count
• Built with Quarkus for fast startup and low memory usage
• Supports MCP tools and resources for AI agent integration
• Configurable SSE root path via application.properties

Use cases of Office MCP Server

• AI agents automatically generating Excel reports based on data
• Creating and editing Word documents from natural language instructions
• Assembling PowerPoint presentations with slides and text content
• Querying metadata (row/column/slide counts) from existing Office files

FAQ from Office MCP Server

What runtime does Office MCP Server require?

It requires Java and Maven to build; the server runs as a standalone JAR (Java 17+ typical).

How do I configure the server for Claude Desktop?

Add the server to claude_desktop_config.json with the java command pointing to the JAR file. Example: { "command": "java", "args": ["-jar", "~/Downloads/office-mcp-server-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT-runner.jar"] }.

Can I run the server in development mode?

Yes, use ./mvnw quarkus:dev for Quarkus dev mode with hot reload.

How are Office files accessed?

The server operates on file paths specified in tool arguments (local file system). No cloud storage integration is mentioned.

What is the license for Office MCP Server?

It is licensed under the MIT License, provided as-is without warranty.