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/negokaz/excel-mcp-server

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

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1,044 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-07-19.

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. Its repository has 1,044 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This software acts as an MCP server, enabling the reading and writing of MS Excel data.

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

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

1044

State

stale

Licence

MIT

From the repository

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that reads and writes MS Excel data

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What excel-mcp-server can do

7 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

excel_describe_sheets: List all sheet information of specified Excel file.
excel_read_sheet: Read values from Excel sheet with pagination.
excel_screen_capture: [Windows only] Take a screenshot of the Excel sheet with pagination.
excel_write_to_sheet: Write values to the Excel sheet.
excel_create_table: Create a table in the Excel sheet
excel_copy_sheet: Copy existing sheet to a new sheet
excel_format_range: Format cells in the Excel sheet with style information

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

Common questions about excel-mcp-server

What does excel-mcp-server do?: This software acts as an MCP server, enabling the reading and writing of MS Excel data.
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/negokaz/excel-mcp-server
Is excel-mcp-server official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1,044 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-07-19.
What licence does excel-mcp-server use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.