MCP Office Excel

Name: MCP Office Excel
Author: dosev-ai

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MCP server by dosev-ai · updated 1 month ago · ★ 8

Score 57

65-tool Excel MCP server. Read, write, format, and export .xlsx files. Windows-first. MCP Office Excel is a community project by dosev-ai, not verified by a company domain.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Install MCP Office Excel

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add mcp-office-excel -e EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS=YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS -- uvx mcp-office

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install MCP Office Excel in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-office-excel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-office"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS": "YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install MCP Office Excel in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-office-excel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-office"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS": "YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install MCP Office Excel in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-office-excel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-office"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS": "YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install MCP Office Excel in VS Code

codex mcp add mcp-office-excel --env EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS=YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS -- uvx mcp-office

Step-by-step: install MCP Office Excel in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-office-excel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-office"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS": "YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install MCP Office Excel in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add mcp-office-excel uvx mcp-office

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install MCP Office Excel in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the mcp-office-excel block.

Maintenance

Last commit 31 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

What you need

Setting	Needed	What it is
`EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS`Environment variable	Required	Comma-separated directory roots allowed for file access. Required — no files are accessible without this.
`EXCEL_ENABLE_WRITE`Environment variable	Optional	Set to 'true' to enable write operations (cell writes, sheet creation, formatting).
`EXCEL_ENABLE_COM`Environment variable	Optional	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.
`EXCEL_MAX_ITEMS`Environment variable	Optional	Maximum number of rows/items returned per call. Default: 50.

From the publisher's entry in the official MCP Registry. Required settings are already in the install config below as placeholders.

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MCP Office Excel: common questions

How do I install MCP Office Excel?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add mcp-office-excel -e EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS=YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS -- uvx mcp-office. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is MCP Office Excel the official server?

MCP Office Excel is a community project by dosev-ai, not verified by a company domain.

Is MCP Office Excel free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is MCP Office Excel safe to use?

It scores 57 of 100. Grades: maintenance B, licence A, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

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Does MCP Office Excel work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.