# haris-musa/excel-mcp-server

A Model Context Protocol server for Excel file manipulation

Repository: https://github.com/haris-musa/excel-mcp-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/excel-mcp-server
Homepage: https://excelmcpserver.com
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: excel, mcp, mcp-server, ai, llm, toolcalling, sse, automation, stdio, streamable-http
Last push: 2026-04-12T06:14:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 77, release rhythm 79, longevity 40
- inputs: {"age_days": 567, "days_push": 143, "days_rel": 143, "gap_med": 24, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4143, forks 456 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:36.316867+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: mcp, file-system, data-science, workflow-automation
- domain: spreadsheets, large-language-models, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: excel, mcp-server, xlsx, openpyxl, tool-calling, stdio, streamable-http, sse, llm-tools, pivot-tables, charts, spreadsheet-tools, ai-agents, automation

## Member repositories
- haris-musa/excel-mcp-server (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.316867+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:57.824477+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/haris-musa/excel-mcp-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.316867+00:00, sha 4b8aa2d234c3)
  - homepage: https://excelmcpserver.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:55.823826+00:00, sha 4c029bcb7367)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.