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Excel MCP - AI-powered Excel automation server for Excel AI, Excel Formula MCP, spreadsheets MCP, and Excel automation using Aspose.Cells for Node.js
Excel MCP is an AI-powered Excel automation server that bridges natural language and spreadsheet operations. This Excel AI solution enables seamless Excel Formula MCP integration, spreadsheets MCP automation, and comprehensive AI Excel workflows using Aspose.Cells for Node.js.
.xlsx, .xlsm, .xlsb, .xls (Excel 97-2003).ods, .fods, .ots, .sxc.csv, .tsv, .md (Markdown).xml (SpreadsheetML).pdf, .html, .mht.png, .jpeg, .tiff, .svg, .bmp, .gif.jsonThis Excel MCP server enables AI assistants to create and format Excel spreadsheets programmatically through natural language. Perfect for Excel AI automation, AI-powered Excel report generation, Excel formula automation, and intelligent spreadsheet processing through conversational interfaces.
This Excel MCP server empowers AI assistants with 20 comprehensive Excel automation tools organized for intelligent spreadsheet MCP operations:
create_workbook - Create new Excel workbooks with AI Excel automationcreate_worksheet - Add Excel worksheets to existing Excel workbooksget_workbook_info - Get comprehensive Excel workbook metadata with data preview, file analysis, VBA detection, pivot tables, charts, named ranges, and protection statusread_data_from_excel - Read tabular data from Excel worksheets with AI-powered precisionwrite_data_to_excel - Write tabular data to Excel worksheets through Excel MCPread_worksheet - Read Excel worksheets and convert to JSON format (includes styles, fonts, formulas, merged cells, row/column dimensions, and complete formatting)write_worksheet - Create Excel worksheets from JSON format (includes styles, fonts, formulas, merged cells, and complete formatting)update_worksheet - Update existing Excel worksheets with new data from JSON format while preserving existing formattingapply_formula - Apply Excel formulas to cells (SUM, IF, VLOOKUP, etc.) with automatic calculation and Excel Formula MCPcell_format - Advanced Excel cell formatting including:
insert_delete_rows_columns - Insert/delete rows and columns with batch support:
resize_rows_columns - Resize rows and columns with precise measurements:
hide_unhide_rows_columns - Hide/unhide rows and columns:
merge_cells - Merge/unmerge cells with advanced merge types:
copy_paste_cells - Copy/paste operations with cross-sheet support:
clear_cells - Clear cell operations with selective clearing:
excel_to_pdf - PDF conversion with page layout options:
excel_to_image - Image conversion supporting PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, SVG with quality control:
excel_to_csv - CSV/TSV conversion with delimiter options:
excel_converter - Basic format converter supporting 17 formats:
Install the Excel MCP server for AI Excel automation:
npm install aspose.cells.mcp
Add the Excel MCP server to your AI client configuration for Excel automation:
{
"mcpServers": {
"aspose-cells": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["aspose.cells.mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"LICENSE_PATH": "/path/to/your/Aspose.Total.lic",
"WORK_DIR": "/path/to/your/work/directory"
}
}
}
}
Install Excel MCP in VS Code
You can install the Excel MCP server for AI Excel integration using the VS Code CLI:
# For VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"aspose-cells","command":"npx","args":["aspose.cells.mcp@latest"]}'
After installation, the Excel MCP server will be available for Excel AI automation with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code.
Install Excel MCP in Cursor
Go to Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new MCP Server. Name it "excel-mcp" or "aspose-cells", use command type with the command npx aspose.cells.mcp for Excel AI functionality. You can also add environment variables by clicking Edit.
{
"mcpServers": {
"aspose-cells": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["aspose.cells.mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"LICENSE_PATH": "/path/to/your/Aspose.Total.lic",
"WORK_DIR": "/path/to/your/work/directory"
}
}
}
}
Install in Windsurf
Follow Windsurf MCP documentation. Use the following configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"aspose-cells": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["aspose.cells.mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"LICENSE_PATH": "/path/to/your/Aspose.Total.lic",
"WORK_DIR": "/path/to/your/work/directory"
}
}
}
}
Install in Claude Desktop
Follow the MCP install guide, use the following configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"aspose-cells": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["aspose.cells.mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"LICENSE_PATH": "/path/to/your/Aspose.Total.lic",
"WORK_DIR": "/path/to/your/work/directory"
}
}
}
}
Install in Qodo Gen
Open Qodo Gen chat panel in VSCode or IntelliJ → Connect more tools → + Add new MCP → Paste the following configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"aspose-cells": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["aspose.cells.mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"LICENSE_PATH": "/path/to/your/Aspose.Total.lic",
"WORK_DIR": "/path/to/your/work/directory"
}
}
}
}
Click Save.
LICENSE_PATH - Path to Aspose.Total license file (optional, runs in evaluation mode without it)WORK_DIR - Working directory for file operations (optional)Commercial license required for production use. Evaluation mode available for testing.
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Excel MCP - AI-powered Excel automation server for Excel AI, Excel Formula MCP, spreadsheets MCP, and Excel automation using Aspose.Cells for Node.js
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