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Excel MCP Server

by Aifornorms

Excel MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets you manipulate Excel files without needing Microsoft Excel installed. Create, read, and modify Excel workbooks with your AI agent.

Features

  • 📊 Create and modify Excel workbooks
  • 📝 Read and write data
  • 🎨 Apply formatting and styles
  • 📈 Create charts and visualizations
  • 🔄 Manage worksheets and ranges

Quick Start

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.10 or higher

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Aifornorms/ExcelMCP.git cd ExcelMCP
  1. Install using uv:
python -m venv .venv .venv/scripts/activate pip install uv uv pip install -e .

Running the Server

Start the server (default port 8000):

uv run excel-mcp-server

Custom port (e.g., 8080):

# Bash/Linux/macOS export FASTMCP_PORT=8080 && uv run excel-mcp-server # Windows PowerShell $env:FASTMCP_PORT = "8080"; uv run excel-mcp-server

Using with AI Tools

Cursor IDE

  1. Add this configuration to Cursor:
{ "mcpServers": { "excel": { "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse", "env": { "EXCEL_FILES_PATH": "Excel_files" } } } }
  1. The Excel tools will be available through your AI assistant.

Remote Hosting & Transport Protocols

This server uses Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport protocol. For different use cases:

  1. Using with Claude Desktop (requires stdio):
  2. Hosting Your MCP Server:

Environment Variables

  • FASTMCP_PORT: Server port (default: 8000)
  • EXCEL_FILES_PATH: Directory for Excel files (default: ./excel_files)

Available Tools

The server provides a comprehensive set of Excel manipulation tools. See TOOLS.md for complete documentation of all available tools.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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hybrid server

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

A Model Context Protocol server that enables AI agents to create, read, and modify Excel workbooks without requiring Microsoft Excel installation.

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