mcp-server-excel

Name: mcp-server-excel Review
Item: mcp-server-excel
Rating: 3.6
Author: Aaron Matthews

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Automates repetitive Excel workflows and integrates spreadsheet operations directly into AI-driven processes, reducing manual data handling and enabling prog…

MCP server that automates Microsoft Excel through Excel's native COM API — 25 tools covering 230 operations including Power Query, DAX measures, VBA macros, PivotTables, charts, ranges, and formatting. It drives a real Excel process, so results appear live in the workbook. Windows only, and Microsoft Excel 2016 or later must be installed.

Automate data entry into spreadsheets by uploading CSV files and mapping columns to Excel cells
Generate monthly financial reports by extracting data from multiple worksheets and calculating summary formulas
Extract specific rows and columns from large Excel files to send to downstream analysis tools

440 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Why it matters

Automates repetitive Excel workflows and integrates spreadsheet operations directly into AI-driven processes, reducing manual data handling and enabling programmatic access to 214 Excel operations without manual intervention.

Best for

Data-heavy teams and finance/operations consultants automating spreadsheet generation, transformation, and reporting pipelines.

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Source

https://github.com/sbroenne/mcp-server-excel

By sbroenne

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

Claude Desktop: download the .mcpb bundle from the latest release at https://github.com/sbroenne/mcp-server-excel/releases/latest. Other MCP clients: download mcp-excel.exe from the same release and add it to PATH. VS Code: install the sbroenne.excel-mcp extension.

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me automate data entry into spreadsheets by uploading CSV files and mapping columns to Excel cells

PrerequisitesWindows with Microsoft Excel 2016+ installed and a desktop environment (controls a real Excel process; COM interop is Windows-specific). Close open Excel files before use — the server needs exclusive workbook access.CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars440Contributors6Last updated2026-08-10LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-11 · scanner vattempted-no-data

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Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 440 GitHub stars; 6 contributors; last commit 8d ago; license MIT.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

4/5

Overall score3.65 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedAug 2026

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 440 GitHub stars; 6 contributors; last commit 8d ago; license MIT.

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