Excel Explorer

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 📊 Server name:     Excel Explorer
 📦 Transport:       Streamable-HTTP / Direct
 🔗 Server URL:      http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp
 
 📚 Docs:            https://gofastmcp.com
 🚀 Deploy:          https://fastmcp.cloud
 
 ⚡ FastMCP version: 2.10.6
 🔧 MCP version:     1.12.3

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📊 Excel MCP Server

What is this project?

Excel MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows Large Language Models (like Claude) to read, explore, and analyze Excel files. It provides tools for:

📂 File Operations: Load Excel files, list sheets, get metadata
🔍 Data Discovery: Analyze schemas, sample data, get column statistics
📊 Analysis: Comprehensive dataset summaries and data quality reports

Built with FastMCP and pandas, it transforms your Excel files into interactive datasets that AI can understand and query.

Install Dependencies

# Set up environment (optional)
source activate-pipx.sh

# Install dependencies
uv sync

Requirements:

Python >=3.13
fastmcp >=2.10.6
pandas >=2.3.1
openpyxl >=3.1.5
xlrd >=2.0.2
pytest >=8.4.1

Start the MCP Server

python main.py

fastmcp run main.py:mcp --transport http --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000 --path /mcp

The server will start and listen for MCP connections. You'll see output confirming the server is running.

Testing

# Run all tests
python -m pytest tests/ -v

# Run specific test files
python -m pytest tests/test_file_operations.py -v
python -m pytest tests/test_data_discovery.py -v

# With coverage
python -m pytest tests/ --cov=src --cov-report=html

Integrate with Claude

1. Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your Claude Desktop config file (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excel-explorer": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/excel-mcp/main.py"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

{

    "excelExplorer": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
            "-y",
            "mcp-remote",
            "http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp"
        ],
        "env": {
            "MCP_TRANSPORT_STRATEGY": "http-only"
        }
    }
}

2. Available Tools

Once connected, Claude can use these tools:

File Operations:

load_excel(file_path, sheet_name) - Load Excel file
list_sheets(file_path) - List all sheets
get_file_info(file_path) - File metadata
clear_cache() - Clear memory

Data Discovery:

get_schema(file_path, sheet_name) - Column types and stats
get_sample_data(file_path, rows=5, sample_type="head") - Sample data
get_column_info(file_path, column_name) - Column analysis
get_dimensions(file_path) - Dataset size and memory
describe_dataset(file_path, include_all=False) - Statistical summary

3. Example Usage with Claude

You: "Load the file data/dataset.xlsx and tell me about its structure"

Claude will use:
1. load_excel("data/dataset.xlsx")
2. get_schema("data/dataset.xlsx")
3. get_dimensions("data/dataset.xlsx")
4. describe_dataset("data/dataset.xlsx")

Then provide insights about your data!

Ready to explore your Excel data with AI! 🚀📊

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How are these scores calculated?

hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

An MCP server that allows LLMs to read, analyze, and interact with Excel files through file operations, data discovery, and comprehensive analysis tools.

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Start the MCP Server

Testing

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1. Claude Desktop Integration

2. Available Tools

3. Example Usage with Claude

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