Excel Reader Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| read_excelC | Read content from Excel (xlsx) files |
| read_excel_by_sheet_nameA | Read content from a specific sheet by name in Excel (xlsx) files. Reads first sheet if sheet_name not provided. |
| read_excel_by_sheet_indexA | Read content from a specific sheet by index in Excel (xlsx) files. Reads first sheet (index 0) if sheet_index not provided. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 3 tools
The tools have significant overlap in purpose, as all three are focused on reading Excel files, with only minor variations in how they specify the sheet. An agent might easily confuse them or struggle to choose the right one for a given task, since the distinctions are subtle and not clearly differentiated in the descriptions.
The tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with 'read_excel' as the base, and suffixes like '_by_sheet_index' and '_by_sheet_name' that clearly indicate the specific functionality. This makes the naming predictable and easy to understand across the set.
With only 3 tools, the server feels thin for a domain like Excel reading, which might benefit from additional operations such as writing, listing sheets, or handling different file formats. However, the count is not extreme and could be considered borderline for basic functionality.
The tool set is severely incomplete for an Excel server, as it only covers reading operations and lacks any writing, updating, or other common Excel functionalities like formatting, formula evaluation, or metadata access. This will likely cause agent failures when more comprehensive tasks are required.