Is Document Edit Mcp safe to use?

Document Edit Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Document Edit Mcp?

Document Edit Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Document Edit Mcp do?

Document Edit Mcp provides 8 tools: create_word_document, edit_word_document, convert_txt_to_word, create_excel_file, edit_excel_file and 3 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Document Edit Mcp?

Document Edit Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.

Is Document Edit Mcp actively maintained?

Document Edit Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 190 days ago. It has 49 GitHub stars.

Document Edit Mcp

Name: Document Edit Mcp
Author: alejandroBallesterosC

@alejandroBallesterosC/document-edit-mcp · by alejandroBallesterosC

A lightweight MCP server for processing, editing, and interacting with PDF, Word, Excel, and CSV documents.

49 8 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Stale

Last commit 190d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse

8 tools · ~801 tok

Grade B · 0.4% of 200K ctx

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Productivity

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "document-edit-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alejandroBallesterosC/document-edit-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Document Edit Mcp does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows Claude Desktop to perform document operations on Microsoft Word, Excel, and PDF files.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@alejandroBallesterosC/document-edit-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

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No known CVEs.

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Tools (8)

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~801 tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Document Edit Mcp safe to use?: Document Edit Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Document Edit Mcp?: Document Edit Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Document Edit Mcp do?: Document Edit Mcp provides 8 tools: create_word_document, edit_word_document, convert_txt_to_word, create_excel_file, edit_excel_file and 3 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Document Edit Mcp?: Document Edit Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Document Edit Mcp actively maintained?: Document Edit Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 190 days ago. It has 49 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "document-edit-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alejandroBallesterosC/document-edit-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Document Edit Mcp does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows Claude Desktop to perform document operations on Microsoft Word, Excel, and PDF files.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@alejandroBallesterosC/document-edit-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

Claude Document MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows Claude Desktop to perform document operations on Microsoft Word, Excel, and PDF files.

Features

Microsoft Word Operations

Create new Word documents from text
Edit existing Word documents (add/edit/delete paragraphs and headings)
Convert text files (.txt) to Word documents

Excel Operations

Create new Excel spreadsheets from JSON or CSV-like text
Edit existing Excel files (update cells, ranges, add/delete rows, columns, sheets)
Convert CSV files to Excel

PDF Operations

Create new PDF files from text
Convert Word documents to PDF files

Setup

This MCP server requires Python 3.10 or higher.

Installing via Smithery

To install Claude Document MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @alejandroBallesterosC/document-edit-mcp --client claude

Automatic Setup (Recommended)

Run the setup script to automatically install dependencies and configure for Claude Desktop:

git clone https://github.com/alejandroBallesterosC/document-edit-mcp
cd document-edit-mcp
./setup.sh

This will:

Create a virtual environment
Install required dependencies
Configure the server for Claude Desktop
Create necessary directories

Manual Setup

If you prefer to set up manually:

Install dependencies:

cd claude-document-mcp
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .

Configure Claude Desktop:

Copy the claude_desktop_config.json file to:

Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\

Restart Claude Desktop

Model Context Protocol Integration

This server follows the Model Context Protocol specification to provide document manipulation capabilities for Claude Desktop:

Tools: Provides manipulations functions for Word, Excel, and PDF operations
Resources: Provides information about capabilities
Prompts: (none currently implemented)

API Reference

Microsoft Word

Create a Word Document

create_word_document(filepath: str, content: str) -> Dict

Edit a Word Document

edit_word_document(filepath: str, operations: List[Dict]) -> Dict

Convert TXT to Word

convert_txt_to_word(source_path: str, target_path: str) -> Dict

Excel

Create an Excel File

create_excel_file(filepath: str, content: str) -> Dict

Edit an Excel File

edit_excel_file(filepath: str, operations: List[Dict]) -> Dict

Convert CSV to Excel

convert_csv_to_excel(source_path: str, target_path: str) -> Dict

PDF

Create a PDF File

create_pdf_file(filepath: str, content: str) -> Dict

Convert Word to PDF

convert_word_to_pdf(source_path: str, target_path: str) -> Dict

Logs

The server logs all operations to both the console and a logs/document_mcp.log file for troubleshooting.

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

74/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−26

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @alejandroBallesterosC/document-edit-mcp against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (8)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~801 tokens total

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Document Edit Mcp safe to use?: Document Edit Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Document Edit Mcp?: Document Edit Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Document Edit Mcp do?: Document Edit Mcp provides 8 tools: create_word_document, edit_word_document, convert_txt_to_word, create_excel_file, edit_excel_file and 3 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Document Edit Mcp?: Document Edit Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Document Edit Mcp actively maintained?: Document Edit Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 190 days ago. It has 49 GitHub stars.

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