Office MCP Server

Overview

A complete MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing 39 tools for Office document operations. Implemented in TypeScript/Node.js with real functionality (not placeholders).

Tool Categories

PDF Tools (10)

Spreadsheet Tools (7)

Document Tools (6)

Conversion Tools (9)

Presentation Tools (7)

Installation

1. Clone and Build

cd mcp-servers/office-mcp
npm install
npm run build

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "office-mcp": {
      "command": "/usr/local/bin/node",
      "args": ["/path/to/claude-office-skills/mcp-servers/office-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

Example Prompts

• "Read the Excel file at ~/Documents/sales.xlsx"
• "Create a PowerPoint with 5 slides about AI trends"
• "Extract text from this PDF and convert to Markdown"
• "Merge these 3 Word documents into one"
• "Analyze the data in this spreadsheet"

Dependencies

pdf-parse, pdf-lib       - PDF operations
tesseract.js             - OCR (pure JavaScript, no native binary needed)
xlsx                     - Excel operations
mammoth, docx            - Word operations
docxtemplater, pizzip    - Template filling
pptxgenjs, jszip         - PowerPoint operations
turndown, marked         - Markdown conversion

Supported OCR Languages

• eng - English
• chi_sim - Simplified Chinese
• chi_tra - Traditional Chinese
• jpn - Japanese
• kor - Korean
• fra - French
• deu - German
• spa - Spanish

Resources

• MCP Server Code
• Implementation Plan
• Claude Office Skills Hub