mcp-office-parser
Allows reading, writing, and converting LibreOffice documents (ODT, ODS, ODP) as well as Microsoft Office formats (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX) and PDF.
Provides tools to read spreadsheet data as 2D arrays, create new spreadsheets, and convert between ODS, XLSX, CSV formats.
Supports reading presentations from ODP and PPTX files, with text extraction and conversion capabilities.
Enables reading, writing, and converting Writer documents (ODT, DOCX) including text extraction, editing, and creation.
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Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
mcp-office-parser
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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for reading, writing, and converting LibreOffice and Microsoft Office documents — implemented in pure JavaScript with no external binary dependencies.
Quick Start
npx @barry.wu0329/mcp-office-parserWhat It Does
mcp-office-parser exposes document manipulation capabilities as MCP tools that AI assistants (like Claude) can use to:
Read ODT, DOCX, ODP, PPTX, TXT, and more
Read spreadsheets from ODS, XLSX, CSV files
Create new documents (ODT, ODS, DOCX, XLSX, PDF)
Edit existing documents by inserting text
Convert between formats (e.g., DOCX → PDF, ODT → TXT)
Search through documents for specific content
Merge multiple documents into one
Configuration
Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-office-parser": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@barry.wu0329/mcp-office-parser"]
}
}
}VS Code (MCP extension)
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"mcp-office-parser": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@barry.wu0329/mcp-office-parser"]
}
}
}Supported File Formats
Format | Read | Write | Notes |
| ✅ | ✅ | LibreOffice Writer |
| ✅ | ✅ | LibreOffice Calc |
| ✅ | ✅ | LibreOffice Impress |
| ✅ | ✅ | Microsoft Word |
| ✅ | ✅ | Microsoft Excel |
| ✅ | — | Microsoft PowerPoint |
| ✅ | ✅ | Plain text |
| ✅ | ✅ | Comma-separated values |
| ✅ | ✅ | Read via pdf-parse; write via pdf-lib |
| — | ✅ | HTML conversion output |
Available MCP Tools
Tool | Description |
| Get file metadata (size, format, modified time) |
| Extract plain text from a document |
| Read spreadsheet data as a 2D array |
| Create a new document with content |
| Insert text at start, end, or replace content |
| Find all supported documents in a directory |
| Search document contents for a query string |
| Word count, character count, sentence count, etc. |
| Convert between formats |
| Merge multiple documents into one |
MCP Resources
documents://— Lists all discoverable documents as JSONdocument://{path}— Reads a document's text content
Requirements
Node.js >= 18.17.0
No LibreOffice or other external tools needed
License
MIT
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