LibreOffice MCP Server

# LibreOffice MCP Server - Prerequisites Quick Reference ## ✅ Required Components ### 1. LibreOffice 24.2+ - **Purpose**: Document processing engine - **Ubuntu/Debian**: `sudo apt install libreoffice` - **CentOS/RHEL**: `sudo yum install libreoffice` - **macOS**: `brew install --cask libreoffice` - **Windows**: [Download from libreoffice.org](https://www.libreoffice.org/download/) ### 2. Python 3.12+ - **Purpose**: Runtime environment for MCP server - **Ubuntu/Debian**: `sudo apt install python3.12 python3.12-venv` - **macOS**: `brew install python@3.12` - **Windows**: [Download from python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) ### 3. UV Package Manager - **Purpose**: Fast Python package management - **All Platforms**: `curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh` - **Alternative**: `pip install uv` ## 🔧 Optional Components ### 4. Node.js 18+ & NPM - **Purpose**: Super Assistant Chrome extension proxy - **Ubuntu/Debian**: `sudo apt install nodejs npm` - **macOS**: `brew install node` - **Windows**: [Download from nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org/) ### 5. Java Runtime Environment (JRE 11+) - **Purpose**: Advanced LibreOffice features (PDF generation) - **Ubuntu/Debian**: `sudo apt install default-jre` - **macOS**: `brew install openjdk` - **Windows**: [Download from adoptium.net](https://adoptium.net/) ## 🚀 Quick Setup Commands ### Ubuntu/Debian ```bash # Required components sudo apt update sudo apt install libreoffice python3.12 python3.12-venv curl curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh # Optional components sudo apt install nodejs npm default-jre ``` ### macOS (with Homebrew) ```bash # Required components brew install --cask libreoffice brew install python@3.12 curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh # Optional components brew install node openjdk ``` ### Windows (with Chocolatey) ```bash # Required components choco install libreoffice python312 # Then install UV manually from the website # Optional components choco install nodejs openjdk ``` ## 🔍 Verification Commands ```bash # Check LibreOffice libreoffice --version libreoffice --headless --help # Check Python python3 --version python3 -c "import sys; print('✓ Python 3.12+' if sys.version_info >= (3, 12) else '✗ Need Python 3.12+')" # Check UV uv --version # Check Node.js (optional) node --version npm --version # Check Java (optional) java -version ``` ## 🛠 Helper Script Use the included helper script for automated checking: ```bash # Show detailed requirements ./mcp-helper.sh requirements # Check your system ./mcp-helper.sh check # Test functionality ./mcp-helper.sh test ``` ## 💾 System Requirements - **OS**: Linux, macOS, Windows - **RAM**: 2GB minimum (4GB recommended) - **Storage**: 2GB free space - **Network**: Internet access for initial setup only ## 🔗 Integration Support - **Claude Desktop**: Direct MCP protocol - **Super Assistant**: Chrome extension via proxy - **Custom Clients**: Python FastMCP framework --- For the most up-to-date installation instructions, run `./mcp-helper.sh requirements`