MCP Office
A suite of local-first MCP servers for Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) that expose capabilities as governed, deterministic tool calls for developers. It allows reading, writing, styling, validating, and exporting Office files without an in-app AI assistant, running locally on Windows.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Read, write, style, validate, and export Excel workbooks
- Build, edit, review, and export PowerPoint presentations
- Template assembly and tracked-changes support for Word documents
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
mcp-office 0.7.0
{
"version": "0.7.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "mcp-office",
"runtimeHint": "uvx",
"registryType": "pypi",
"runtimeArguments": [
{
"name": "--from",
"type": "named",
"value": "mcp-office"
},
{
"type": "positional",
"value": "excelmcp"
}
],
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "Comma-separated directory roots allowed for file access. Required — no files are accessible without this."
},
{
"name": "EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE",
"description": "Set to 'true' to enable write operations (cell writes, sheet creation, formatting)."
},
{
"name": "EXCEL_ENABLE_COM",
"description": "Set to 'true' to activate COM-backed tools: recalculate_workbook, export_as_pdf, hydrate_template, pivot_table, and evaluate_formula(live=True). Windows-only — requires pywin32 and Microsoft Excel."
},
{
"name": "EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS",
"description": "Maximum number of rows/items returned per call. Default: 50."
}
]
}Tools
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Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-office": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-office==0.7.0"
],
"env": {
"EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS>",
"EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE>",
"EXCEL_ENABLE_COM": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ENABLE_COM>",
"EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS": "<YOUR_EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-office": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-office==0.7.0"
],
"env": {
"EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS>",
"EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE>",
"EXCEL_ENABLE_COM": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ENABLE_COM>",
"EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS": "<YOUR_EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"mcp-office": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-office==0.7.0"
],
"env": {
"EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS>",
"EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE>",
"EXCEL_ENABLE_COM": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ENABLE_COM>",
"EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS": "<YOUR_EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-office": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-office==0.7.0"
],
"env": {
"EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS>",
"EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE>",
"EXCEL_ENABLE_COM": "<YOUR_EXCEL_ENABLE_COM>",
"EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS": "<YOUR_EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS>"
}
}
}
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