A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides Excel file manipulation capabilities without requiring Microsoft Excel installation. This server enables workbook creation, data…
excel-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the fish0710/excel-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides Excel file manipulation capabilities without requiring Microsoft Excel installation. This server enables workbook creation, data manipulation…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using uv run excel-mcp-server. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares EXCEL_FILES_PATH. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
{
"mcpServers": {
"excel": {
"command": "uv run excel-mcp-server",
"transport": "sse",
"env": {
"EXCEL_FILES_PATH": "/path/to/excel/files"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| EXCEL_FILES_PATH | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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