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haris-musa/excel-mcp-server

A Model Context Protocol server for Excel file manipulation observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/haris-musa/excel-mcp-server · homepage · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

70/100

  • Activity 77
  • Release rhythm 79
  • Longevity 40
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 24
  • age_days: 567
  • days_rel: 143
  • days_push: 143
  • n_releases_24m: 8

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4143 stars · 456 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI agents create, read, and modify Excel workbooks without Microsoft Excel installed. It supports workbook/sheet management, data read/write, formulas, formatting, charts, pivot tables, and native Excel tables over stdio, SSE, or streamable HTTP transports.

Use cases

  • let my AI agent edit Excel files
  • create xlsx workbooks from an LLM
  • add charts and pivot tables to spreadsheets via MCP
  • manipulate Excel without installing Microsoft Excel
  • connect Claude or Cursor to Excel files
  • automate spreadsheet formatting and formulas with an agent
  • run a remote MCP server for Excel manipulation

When to choose

  • you want an AI assistant to create, read, or update Excel files programmatically
  • you need formulas, formatting, charts, pivot tables, or Excel tables driven by tool calls
  • you want a self-hosted MCP server with stdio or streamable HTTP transport
  • you don't have or want Microsoft Excel installed

When to avoid

  • you need to edit .xls (legacy) or other spreadsheet formats like ODS or Google Sheets
  • you need a GUI spreadsheet editor rather than programmatic tool access
  • you need non-Excel office documents like Word or PowerPoint

Facets

service · maturity active

mcp file-system data-science workflow-automation spreadsheets large-language-models developer-tools python cli self-hosted cross-platform excel mcp-server xlsx openpyxl tool-calling stdio streamable-http sse llm-tools pivot-tables charts spreadsheet-tools ai-agents automation

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