add_endnote_to_document
Add an endnote to a specific paragraph in a Word document.
LABSCO SUMMARY
A document that comes out formatted, not just written.
What it takes off you is the tidying pass in Word afterwards. The agent builds the table, shades its header, merges the cells that need merging and attaches a footnote that renders correctly — and the validation call reports ID conflicts and orphaned notes before you open the file.
What it is
An editor for .docx files on disk. It covers the parts that make a document look finished: table formatting cell by cell, footnotes and endnotes that render as real superscript, custom styles, and password protection.
What you get
- Documents created, copied, listed in a directory, and read back as text, as an outline, or as raw XML
- Content added: paragraphs, headings, images, tables and page breaks, with fonts, sizes, colours and styles
- Insertion relative to existing text — a heading, a line or a list placed before or after the paragraph you name
- Table formatting in depth: borders and shading, alternating row colours, header highlighting, merged cells, per-cell alignment and padding, and column widths set individually or auto-fitted
- Footnotes and endnotes added, checked for ID conflicts and orphaned content, restyled, and deleted with their cleanup
- Find, find-and-replace, paragraph deletion, and block replacement under a heading or between two anchors
- Comments read out of a document — all of them, by author, or for one paragraph
- Custom styles created, password protection applied and removed, and the document converted to PDF
Requirements
uvx on your PATH, and the .docx files reachable on the machine the server runs on — every call takes a filename rather than an upload.
Setup effort
One command — uvx --from office-word-mcp-server word_mcp_server
USE CASES
01
Producing a report someone will read as-is
Headings, body text and a formatted table are written in one pass, so what comes out does not need a tidying pass in Word.
02
Filling a template with real content
Placeholders are found and replaced, and a whole block under a heading is swapped out without disturbing the table of contents.
03
Getting citations right
Footnotes are attached relative to the text that needs them, restyled to the numbering you want, and checked for conflicts and orphans before delivery.
04
Making a table readable
Alternating row colours, a highlighted header and column widths set or auto-fitted turn a data dump into something a reader scans.
05
Reading what reviewers wrote
Comments are pulled out of the file as data — all of them, by author, or for a single paragraph — instead of being read in Word.
06
Handing over a final file
The document is converted to PDF for distribution, and the editable copy can be locked with a password.
54 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
add_footnote_after_text
Add a footnote after specific text with proper superscript formatting. This enhanced function ensures footnotes display correctly as superscript.
add_footnote_before_text
Add a footnote before specific text with proper superscript formatting. This enhanced function ensures footnotes display correctly as superscript.
add_footnote_enhanced
Enhanced footnote addition with guaranteed superscript formatting. Adds footnote at the end of a specific paragraph with proper style handling.
add_footnote_robust
Add footnote with robust validation and Word compliance. This is the production-ready version with comprehensive error handling.
add_footnote_to_document
Add a footnote to a specific paragraph in a Word document.
add_heading
Add a heading to a Word document with optional formatting.
add_page_break
Add a page break to the document.
add_paragraph
Add a paragraph to a Word document with optional formatting.
add_picture
Add an image to a Word document.
add_table
Add a table to a Word document.
apply_table_alternating_rows
Apply alternating row colors to a table for better readability.
auto_fit_table_columns
Set table columns to auto-fit based on content.
convert_to_pdf
Convert a Word document to PDF format.
copy_document
Create a copy of a Word document.
create_custom_style
Create a custom style in the document.
create_document
Create a new Word document with optional metadata.
customize_footnote_style
Customize footnote numbering and formatting in a Word document.
delete_footnote_from_document
Delete a footnote from a Word document. Identify the footnote either by ID (1, 2, 3, etc.) or by searching for text near it.
delete_footnote_robust
Delete footnote with comprehensive cleanup and orphan removal. Ensures complete removal from document.xml, footnotes.xml, and relationships.
delete_paragraph
Delete a paragraph from a document.
find_text_in_document
Find occurrences of specific text in a Word document.
format_table
Format a table with borders, shading, and structure.
format_table_cell_text
Format text within a specific table cell.
format_text
Format a specific range of text within a paragraph.
get_all_comments
Extract all comments from a Word document.
get_comments_by_author
Extract comments from a specific author in a Word document.
get_comments_for_paragraph
Extract comments for a specific paragraph in a Word document.
get_document_info
Get information about a Word document.
get_document_outline
Get the structure of a Word document.
get_document_text
Extract all text from a Word document.
get_document_xml
Get the raw XML structure of a Word document.
get_paragraph_text_from_document
Get text from a specific paragraph in a Word document.
highlight_table_header
Apply special highlighting to table header row.
insert_header_near_text
Insert a header (with specified style) before or after the target paragraph. Specify by text or paragraph index. Args: filename (str), target_text (str, optional), header_title (str), position ('before' or 'after'), header_style (str, default 'Heading 1'), target_paragraph_index (int, optional).
insert_line_or_paragraph_near_text
Insert a new line or paragraph (with specified or matched style) before or after the target paragraph. Specify by text or paragraph index. Args: filename (str), target_text (str, optional), line_text (str), position ('before' or 'after'), line_style (str, optional), target_paragraph_index (int, optional).
insert_numbered_list_near_text
Insert a bulleted or numbered list before or after the target paragraph. Specify by text or paragraph index. Args: filename (str), target_text (str, optional), list_items (list of str), position ('before' or 'after'), target_paragraph_index (int, optional), bullet_type ('bullet' for bullets or 'number' for numbered lists, default: 'bullet').
list_available_documents
List all .docx files in the specified directory.
merge_table_cells
Merge cells in a rectangular area of a table.
merge_table_cells_horizontal
Merge cells horizontally in a single row.
merge_table_cells_vertical
Merge cells vertically in a single column.
protect_document
Add password protection to a Word document.
replace_block_between_manual_anchors
Replace all content between start_anchor_text and end_anchor_text (or next logical header if not provided).
replace_paragraph_block_below_header
Reemplaza el bloque de párrafos debajo de un encabezado, evitando modificar TOC.
search_and_replace
Search for text and replace all occurrences.
set_table_alignment_all
Set text alignment for all cells in a table.
set_table_cell_alignment
Set text alignment for a specific table cell.
set_table_cell_padding
Set padding/margins for a specific table cell.
set_table_cell_shading
Apply shading/filling to a specific table cell.
set_table_column_width
Set the width of a specific table column.
set_table_column_widths
Set the widths of multiple table columns.
set_table_width
Set the overall width of a table.
unprotect_document
Remove password protection from a Word document.
validate_document_footnotes
Validate all footnotes in document for coherence and compliance. Returns detailed report on ID conflicts, orphaned content, missing styles, etc.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
54 tools when we connected. The documentation's API reference spells out only 39; the rest, including the footnote and endnote tools, protect_document, unprotect_document and get_document_xml, work but appear only in the feature descriptions.
Requires
uv installed, so uvx is on your PATH
Where it runs
The documented client runs the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Moderate Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 54 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
uvx --from office-word-mcp-server word_mcp_serverMCP Clients
Claude Desktop
CLAUDE DESKTOP · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"word-document-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"office-word-mcp-server",
"word_mcp_server"
]
}
}
}
