Excel MCP server

What the Excel MCP server does

An assistant can create, describe, import and export workbooks, read and write cell ranges, sort, find and replace cells, and add charts, sparklines and pivot tables. It can also trace formulas, run Goal Seek to change an input until a formula reaches a chosen value, and read VBA macros, though writing VBA modules is only available when the server is started with --allow-vba-write. It can run locally over stdio using uvx excel-mcp-server stdio, or as a streamable-http server that clients connect to at http://127.0.0.1:8017/mcp.

Tools it gives your assistant

9 tools or toolsets, as its documentation lists them.

• create_workbook Creates a new workbook
• describe_workbook Describes a workbook
• read_range Reads cell values from a range
• write_range Writes values to a range
• create_chart Creates charts
• create_pivot_table Creates PivotTables
• trace_formula Traces formula precedents and dependents
• goal_seek Changes an input until a formula reaches a target value
• read_vba Reads VBA code in .xlsm files

How to install it

http://127.0.0.1:8017/mcp

uvx excel-mcp-server stdio

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

Commands and settings change between versions. Check the official instructions before you install.

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