Office MCP Server

MCP server for creating and editing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents offline. Pure Python — no AppleScript, no COM, works on any platform.

Features

• Word (.docx): create, read, add headings, paragraphs, tables, lists
• Excel (.xlsx): create, read, write data, formulas, charts, cell formatting
• PowerPoint (.pptx): create, read, add slides, text boxes

Install

pip install office-mcp-server

Or run directly with uvx:

uvx office-mcp-server

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "office": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["office-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

OpenCode / Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "office": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "office_mcp_server.server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/office-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Local development

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/office-mcp-server.git
cd office-mcp-server
pip install -e .

Tools

Tool	Description
create_word_document	Create .docx file
read_word_document	Read .docx content
add_word_heading	Add heading (level 1-6)
add_word_paragraph	Add formatted paragraph
add_word_table	Add table with headers
add_word_list	Add bullet/numbered list
create_excel_workbook	Create .xlsx file
read_excel_workbook	Read .xlsx data
write_excel_data	Write data to cells
add_excel_formula	Add formula (e.g., =SUM(A1:A3))
add_excel_chart	Create bar/line/pie chart
format_excel_cells	Bold, color, alignment, border
create_presentation	Create .pptx file
read_presentation	Read slide content
add_presentation_slide	Add slide with layout
add_presentation_text	Add text box to slide

Example Usage

Ask your AI assistant:

"Create a Word document at ~/Desktop/report.docx with a title 'Q4 Report', add a heading 'Revenue', and a paragraph with the text 'Revenue increased by 25%'"

"Create an Excel file at ~/Desktop/data.xlsx, write headers Name/Score, add data rows, and create a bar chart"

"Create a PowerPoint at ~/Desktop/slides.pptx with title 'Pitch Deck', add 3 slides with content"

License

MIT