How do I install excel-mcp-server?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/haris-musa/excel-mcp-server

What does excel-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches excel. The credentials we found in its source are EXCEL_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN.

Is excel-mcp-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4,257 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-21.

What licence does excel-mcp-server use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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excel-mcp-server

excel-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. It reaches excel. It needs EXCEL_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 4,257 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

A Model Context Protocol server for Excel file manipulation

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. excel-mcp-server’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read excel-mcp-server’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

excel

Credential

EXCEL_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars

4257

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Excel MCP server: let AI (Claude, Cursor, Codex) create and edit Excel files with charts, PivotTables, slicers and formulas. No Excel required.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

excel-mcp-server compared with similar servers

excel-mcp-server compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
excel-mcp-server (this page)	excel	EXCEL_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN	4,257	2026-10-21	MIT
tradingview-mcp	marketaux	MARKETAUX_API_TOKEN	5,099	2026-10-21	MIT
mcphub	—	ADMIN_PASSWORD	2,580	2026-10-24	Apache-2.0
mcp-remote	—	AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET	1,652	2026-10-20	MIT
mcp-searxng	—	None listed	1,322	2026-10-20	MIT
tuui	—	None listed	1,159	2026-05-14	Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with excel-mcp-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about excel-mcp-server

What does excel-mcp-server do?: A Model Context Protocol server for Excel file manipulation
How do I install excel-mcp-server?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/haris-musa/excel-mcp-server
What does excel-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches excel. The credentials we found in its source are EXCEL_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN.
Is excel-mcp-server official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4,257 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-21.
What licence does excel-mcp-server use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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