Office Document Processing MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Office document processing, enabling creation and editing of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents within MCP Clients without leaving the AI assistant environment.

Overview

Office-Editor-MCP implements the Model Context Protocol standard to expose Office document operations as tools and resources. It serves as a bridge between AI assistants and Microsoft Office documents, allowing you to create, edit, format, and analyze various Office documents through AI assistants.

Features

Word Document Operations

Document Management

• Create new Word documents with metadata (title, author, etc.)
• Extract text content and analyze document structure
• View document properties and statistics
• List available documents in a directory
• Create document copies

Content Creation

• Add headings with different levels
• Insert paragraphs with optional styling
• Create tables with custom data
• Add images with proportional scaling
• Insert page breaks

Text Formatting

• Format specific text sections (bold, italic, underline)
• Change text color and font properties
• Apply custom styles to text elements
• Search and replace text throughout documents

Excel Operations

Workbook Management

• Create new Excel workbooks
• Open existing Excel files
• Add/delete/rename worksheets

Data Processing

• Read and write cell contents
• Insert/delete rows and columns
• Sort and filter data
• Apply formulas and functions

PowerPoint Operations

Presentation Management

• Create new PowerPoint presentations
• Add/delete/rearrange slides
• Set slide themes and backgrounds

Content Editing

• Add text and graphic elements
• Insert tables and charts
• Add animations and transitions

Advanced Features

• OCR recognition (extract text from images)
• Document comparison (compare differences between documents)
• Document translation
• Document encryption and decryption
• Table data import/export (database interaction)

Installation Guide

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• pip package manager
• Microsoft Office or compatible components (such as python-docx, openpyxl)

Basic Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/theWDY/office-editor-mcp.git
cd office-editor-mcp

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

Configuration in Cursor

Method 1: UI Configuration

1. Open Cursor
2. Go to Settings > Features > MCP
3. Click "+ Add New MCP Server"
4. Fill in the configuration information:
   • Name: Office Assistant (modify as preferred)
   • Type: Select stdio
   • Command: Enter the full path to run the server, for example:

     python /path/to/office_server.py
     

     Note: Replace with your actual file path

Method 2: JSON Configuration File (Recommended)

1. Create a .cursor folder in the project directory (if it doesn't exist)
2. Create an mcp.json file in that folder with the following content:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "office-assistant": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/office_server.py"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Configuration in Claude for Desktop

1. Edit the Claude configuration file:

   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "office-document-server": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/off

... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/theWDY/office-editor-mcp#readme)