VisioMCP

A Windows MCP server that controls Microsoft Visio via COM automation.

Any MCP-compatible AI client can create, edit, read, and export Visio diagrams by calling clean, structured tools — without knowing anything about COM.

AI Client (Claude, GPT, etc.)
       ↕ MCP / stdio
  VisioMCP.exe
       ↕ Windows COM
  Microsoft Visio

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 or 11

• Microsoft Visio (2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, or Microsoft 365)

• An MCP-compatible AI client (Claude Desktop, etc.)

Install

1. Download VisioMCP-Setup.exe from the releases page.

2. Run the installer. Visio is auto-detected — no configuration needed in most cases.

3. Add VisioMCP to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "visio": {
      "command": "C:\\Program Files\\VisioMCP\\VisioMCP.exe"
    }
  }
}

4. Restart your AI client. You should see Visio tools available.

Related MCP server: Visio MCP Server

Tools

See TOOLS.md for the full list of available tools and their parameters.

Document tools: get_visio_status, open_visio, create_document, open_document, save_document, close_document, get_document_info

Page tools: get_pages, create_page

Shape tools: add_shape, set_shape_text, move_shape, resize_shape, delete_shape, get_shapes, get_selection

Connector tools: connect_shapes

Export tools: export_document

Example: Network Diagram

User: Create a network diagram with a router, firewall, and server.

AI calls:
1. open_visio
2. create_document
3. add_shape { type: "rectangle", x: 4, y: 1, text: "Router" }
4. add_shape { type: "rectangle", x: 4, y: 3, text: "Firewall" }
5. add_shape { type: "rectangle", x: 4, y: 5, text: "Server" }
6. connect_shapes { fromShapeId: "Sheet.1", toShapeId: "Sheet.2" }
7. connect_shapes { fromShapeId: "Sheet.2", toShapeId: "Sheet.3" }
8. save_document { filePath: "C:\\Diagrams\\network.vsdx" }

Configuration

Config file: %LOCALAPPDATA%\VisioMCP\config.json

{
  "visioPath": "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\\VISIO.EXE",
  "autoStartVisio": true,
  "confirmDestructiveActions": false,
  "logLevel": "info",
  "comTimeoutMs": 30000,
  "allowSilentOverwrite": false
}

All fields are optional. VisioMCP auto-detects Visio if visioPath is not set.

You can also set VISIOMCP_VISIO_PATH as an environment variable.

Logs

Logs are written to: %LOCALAPPDATA%\VisioMCP\logs\visiomcp-YYYY-MM-DD.log

Never written to stdout (reserved for MCP protocol communication).

Security

• No arbitrary COM execution exposed

• No network server — stdio only

• All file paths validated and normalized

• No silent file overwrites by default

License

MIT