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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.

AI エージェントが Microsoft Excel をインストールしなくても Excel ブックを作成、読み取り、変更できるようにするモデル コンテキスト プロトコル サーバー。

  1. 特徴
    1. クイックスタート
      1. 前提条件
      2. インストール
      3. サーバーの実行
    2. AIツールと併用する
      1. カーソルIDE
      2. リモートホスティングとトランスポートプロトコル
    3. 環境変数
      1. 利用可能なツール
        1. ライセンス

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