Excel Mcp Server

Excel MCP server: let AI (Claude, Cursor, Codex) create and edit Excel files with charts, PivotTables, slicers and formulas. No Excel required.

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Claude Code — run this in your terminal:

claude mcp add excel -- uvx excel-mcp-server stdio --allow-dir /path/to/workbooks

Claude Desktop and other clients: paste this into the configuration file

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "excel-mcp-server",
        "stdio",
        "--allow-dir",
        "/path/to/workbooks"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Some arguments are placeholders from the README. Replace them with your own values.

Built from the configuration example in the project's README. The buttons open the app on your computer, which asks you to confirm before anything is added.

Install

claude mcp add excel --scope user -- uvx excel-mcp-server stdio --allow-dir /path/to/workbooks

uvx excel-mcp-server streamable-http --allow-dir /srv/workbooks

docker run -p 8017:8017 -v "$PWD/workbooks:/data" -e EXCEL_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=change-me excel-mcp-server

Copied from the project's README. Read what it does before you run it.

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Nothing risky found in the commands its README asks you to run.

Needs an API key or tokenEXCEL_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=change-me uvx excel-mcp-server streamable-http --host 0.0.0.0

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Stars: 4,303
Forks: 485
Last updated: Nov 14, 2026
License: MIT
Language: Python
Created: Feb 12, 2025
Open issues: 4
Quality score: S 81/100

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