Office MCP Server

An MCP server that lets Claude control Microsoft Word and Excel on macOS via AppleScript.

98 tools - 59 for Word, 39 for Excel - covering documents, text, tables, formatting, navigation, clipboard, headers/footers, sections, images, and more.

Features

• Rich object clipboard - copy and paste content with full formatting between documents, not just plain text. Move styled paragraphs, images, and table fragments without losing anything.
• Deep table operations - full CRUD on rows, columns, and cells in both Word and Excel. Find columns by header text, add/delete rows and columns, read and write individual cells.
• Cross-app coverage - one server handles both Word and Excel. Create a spreadsheet, process data, then build a formatted report in Word - all in a single conversation.
• Headers, footers, and sections - read and write headers/footers per section, insert images into them, control page setup, margins, and orientation. Most MCP servers ignore these entirely.
• Formatting-aware - read current text and paragraph formatting (font, size, bold, color, alignment, indents, spacing). Apply styles, format selections, set number formats in Excel.
• Image support - insert images into documents and headers/footers, resize inline shapes, create reusable image refs for repeated insertion.
• 98 tools total - 59 for Word, 39 for Excel. Not a thin wrapper - full document automation.

Quick Start

yarn install
yarn build
yarn start

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "office": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/office_mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

MCPB Bundle

yarn build && npx @anthropic-ai/mcpb pack . office-mcp.mcpb

One-click install for Claude Desktop.

Word Tools (59)

Category	Tools	Examples
Documents (7)	create, open, save, close, export PDF, get text/info	word_create_document, word_export_pdf
Text (4)	insert, replace, delete, format	word_insert_text, word_replace_text
Navigation (5)	cursor movement, selection, goto start/end	word_move_cursor_after_text, word_goto_start
Tables (10)	CRUD rows/columns/cells, find headers	word_create_table, word_set_table_cell
Paragraphs (4)	list, goto, style, delete	word_list_paragraphs, word_set_paragraph_style
Bookmarks (4)	list, create, goto, delete	word_create_bookmark, word_goto_bookmark
Hyperlinks (2)	list, create	word_list_hyperlinks, word_create_hyperlink
Images (4)	insert, create ref, list shapes, resize	word_insert_image, word_resize_inline_shape
Clipboard (4)	copy, paste, capture ref, insert ref	word_copy_content, word_paste_content
Workflows (3)	copy/clear/set story content	word_copy_story_content, word_set_story_text
Headers/Footers (6)	get/set text, insert images	word_get_header_text, word_insert_header_image
Sections (4)	list, info, page setup, breaks	word_list_sections, word_set_page_setup
Formatting Read (2)	text formatting, paragraph formatting	word_get_text_formatting

Excel Tools (39)

Category	Tools	Examples
Workbooks (6)	create, open, save, close, info, list	excel_create_workbook, excel_list_workbooks
Sheets (6)	list, create, delete, rename, activate, info	excel_create_sheet, excel_rename_sheet
Cells (7)	get/set value, range, formula, clear, find	excel_get_cell, excel_set_cell_formula
Formatting (5)	font, number format, color, merge, autofit	excel_format_cells, excel_set_cell_color
Rows/Columns (6)	insert/delete rows/columns, width, height	excel_insert_rows, excel_set_column_width
Data (3)	sort, calculate, export CSV	excel_sort_range, excel_export_csv
Clipboard (4)	copy, paste, capture ref, insert ref	excel_copy_range, excel_paste_range
Workflows (2)	clear worksheet, set range values	excel_clear_worksheet, excel_set_range_values

License

MIT - see LICENSE