Office-Word-MCP-Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for creating, reading, and manipulating Microsoft Word documents. This server enables AI assistants to work with Word documents through a standardized interface, providing rich document editing capabilities.
Overview
Office-Word-MCP-Server implements the Model Context Protocol to expose Word document operations as tools and resources. It serves as a bridge between AI assistants and Microsoft Word documents, allowing for document creation, content addition, formatting, and analysis.
The server features a modular architecture that separates concerns into core functionality, tools, and utilities, making it highly maintainable and extensible for future enhancements.
Example
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Output
Features
Document Management
- Create new Word documents with metadata
- Extract text and analyze document structure
- View document properties and statistics
- List available documents in a directory
- Create copies of existing documents
- Merge multiple documents into a single document
- Convert Word documents to PDF format
Content Creation
- Add headings with different levels
- Insert paragraphs with optional styling
- Create tables with custom data
- Add images with proportional scaling
- Insert page breaks
- Add footnotes and endnotes to documents
- Convert footnotes to endnotes
- Customize footnote and endnote styling
Rich Text Formatting
- Format specific text sections (bold, italic, underline)
- Change text color and font properties
- Apply custom styles to text elements
- Search and replace text throughout documents
- Format tables with borders and styles
- Create header rows with distinct formatting
- Apply cell shading and custom borders
- Structure tables for better readability
Advanced Document Manipulation
- Delete paragraphs
- Create custom document styles
- Apply consistent formatting throughout documents
- Format specific ranges of text with detailed control
Document Protection
- Add password protection to documents
- Implement restricted editing with editable sections
- Add digital signatures to documents
- Verify document authenticity and integrity
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install Office Word Document Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @GongRzhe/Office-Word-MCP-Server --client claude
Prerequisites
- Python 3.8 or higher
- pip package manager
Basic Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/GongRzhe/Office-Word-MCP-Server.git
cd Office-Word-MCP-Server
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
Using the Setup Script
Alternatively, you can use the provided setup script which handles:
- Checking prerequisites
- Setting up a virtual environment
- Installing dependencies
- Generating MCP configuration
Usage with Claude for Desktop
Configuration
Method 1: After Local Installation
- After installation, add the server to your Claude for Desktop configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"word-document-server": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["/path/to/word_mcp_server.py"]
}
}
}
Method 2: Without Installation (Using uvx)
- You can also configure Claude for Desktop to use the server without local installation by using the uvx package manager:
{
"mcpServers": {
"word-document-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["--from", "office-word-mcp-server", "word_mcp_server"]
}
}
}
- Configuration file locations:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- Restart Claude for Desktop to load the configuration.
Example Operations
Once configured, you can ask Claude to perform operations like:
- "Create a new document called 'report.docx' with a title page"
- "Add a heading and three paragraphs to my document"
- "Insert a 4x4 table with sales data"
- "Format the word 'important' in paragraph 2 to be bold and red"
- "Search and replace all instances of 'old term' with 'new term'"
- "Create a custom style for section headings"
- "Apply formatting to the table in my document"
API Reference
Document Creation and Properties
create_document(filename, title=None, author=None)
get_document_info(filename)
get_document_text(filename)
get_document_outline(filename)
list_available_documents(directory=".")
copy_document(source_filename, destination_filename=None)
convert_to_pdf(filename, output_filename=None)
Content Addition
add_heading(filename, text, level=1)
add_paragraph(filename, text, style=None)
add_table(filename, rows, cols, data=None)
add_picture(filename, image_path, width=None)
add_page_break(filename)
get_document_text(filename)
get_paragraph_text_from_document(filename, paragraph_index)
find_text_in_document(filename, text_to_find, match_case=True, whole_word=False)
Text Formatting
format_text(filename, paragraph_index, start_pos, end_pos, bold=None,
italic=None, underline=None, color=None, font_size=None, font_name=None)
search_and_replace(filename, find_text, replace_text)
delete_paragraph(filename, paragraph_index)
create_custom_style(filename, style_name, bold=None, italic=None,
font_size=None, font_name=None, color=None, base_style=None)
format_table(filename, table_index, has_header_row=None,
border_style=None, shading=None)
Troubleshooting
Common Issues
- Missing Styles
- Some documents may lack required styles for heading and table operations
- The server will attempt to create missing styles or use direct formatting
- For best results, use templates with standard Word styles
- Permission Issues
- Ensure the server has permission to read/write to the document paths
- Use the
copy_document function to create editable copies of locked documents - Check file ownership and permissions if operations fail
- Image Insertion Problems
- Use absolute paths for image files
- Verify image format compatibility (JPEG, PNG recommended)
- Check image file size and permissions
Debugging
Enable detailed logging by setting the environment variable:
export MCP_DEBUG=1 # Linux/macOS
set MCP_DEBUG=1 # Windows
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open a Pull Request
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Acknowledgments
Note: This server interacts with document files on your system. Always verify that requested operations are appropriate before confirming them in Claude for Desktop or other MCP clients.