Spire.XLS MCP Server

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from eiceblue

Create, read, edit, and convert Excel files without requiring Microsoft Office.

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What is Spire.XLS MCP Server?

The Spire.XLS MCP Server is a robust solution that empowers AI agents to work with Excel files using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It is totally independent and doesn't require Microsoft Office to be installed on system. This tool enables AI agents to create, read, edit, and convert Excel workbooks seamlessly

Main Features:

Convert Excel to PDF, Excel to HTML, Excel to CSV, Excel to image, Excel to XML, and more with high fidelity.
Create, modify, and manage Excel workbooks
Manage and control worksheets: rename, move, hide, freeze panes, and more.
Manage worksheets and cell ranges
Read and write data
Analyze Excel data
Add various chart types to create visual Excel dashboards from data
Create and manipulate pivot tables to summarize, analyze, explore, and present Excel data.

Integration with AI Tools

The following visual guide illustrates the three-step process to integrate Spire.XLS MCP Server with supported AI development environments:

Step 1 and Step 2: Start the server and configure AI tool Step 1 and Step 2: Start the server and configure AI tool

Step 3: Use Excel features through AI interface Step 3: Use Excel features through AI interface

Cursor IDE

Add this configuration to Cursor:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excel": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse",
      "env": {
        "EXCEL_FILES_PATH": "/path/to/excel/files"
      }
    }
  }
}

The Excel tools will be available through your AI assistant.

Remote Hosting & Transport Protocols

This server uses Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport protocol. For different use cases:

Using with Claude Desktop (requires stdio):
- Use Supergateway to convert SSE to stdio
Hosting Your MCP Server:
- Remote MCP Server Guide

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
`FASTMCP_PORT`	Server port	`8000`
`EXCEL_FILES_PATH`	Directory for Excel files	`./excel_files`

Available Tools

The server provides a comprehensive set of Excel manipulation tools. Here are the main categories:

Basic Operations: Create, read, write, and delete Excel worksheets or workbooks.
Data Processing: Read and write cell data, apply formulas, sort and filter
Formatting: Apply styles, merge cells, set fonts and colors
Advanced Features: Create charts, pivot tables, conditional formatting
Conversion: Convert Excel to PDF, HTML, CSV, image, XML, and more with high fidelity.

See TOOLS.md for complete documentation of all available tools.

Copy & paste — that's it

uv pip install -e .

Before it works, you'll need: EXCEL_FILES_PATH

How to use Spire.XLS MCP Server?

Prerequisites

Python 3.10 or higher

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/eiceblue/spire-xls-mcp-server.git
cd spire-xls-mcp-server

Install using uv:

uv pip install -e .

Running the Server

Start the server (default port 8000):

uv run spire-xls-mcp-server

Custom port (e.g., 8080):

# Bash/Linux/macOS
export FASTMCP_PORT=8080 && uv run spire-xls-mcp-server

# Windows PowerShell
$env:FASTMCP_PORT = "8080"; uv run spire-xls-mcp-server