convert_excel_to_pdf
Converts Excel files (.xls, .xlsx) to PDF format
LABSCO SUMMARY
Apple Numbers gets a tool of its own rather than being pushed through the Excel path.
The split means the caller chooses by file type instead of relying on the server to sniff it: convert_excel_to_pdf covers .xls and .xlsx, convert_numbers_to_pdf covers .numbers. Both take the same arguments, input_path and output_format, so there is nothing to configure per document — the unit of work is one file in, one PDF out.
What it is
A two-tool file converter: a spreadsheet path in, a PDF out.
What you get
- convert_excel_to_pdf converts .xls and .xlsx files to PDF.
- convert_numbers_to_pdf converts Apple Numbers .numbers files to PDF.
- Both take the file as input_path with an output_format alongside it.
Requirements
Node.js 16 or later, and LibreOffice, which does the conversion — brew install libreoffice on macOS, apt-get install libreoffice on Ubuntu/Debian. The spreadsheet has to be on disk, at the path passed as input_path.
Setup effort
One command — npx excel-to-pdf-mcp
USE CASES
01
Getting a spreadsheet into a form you can send someone
Point the converter at the file on disk and take the PDF, whichever of the two spreadsheet formats it happens to be in.
2 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
convert_numbers_to_pdf
Converts Apple Numbers files (.numbers) to PDF format
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
2 tools when we connected.
Requires
- npx on PATH
- Node.js 16 or later
- LibreOffice, which does the conversion (brew install libreoffice on macOS, apt-get install libreoffice on Ubuntu/Debian, the installer from libreoffice.org on Windows)
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 2 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"excel-to-pdf-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"excel-to-pdf-mcp"
]
}
}
}npx
TERMINAL
npx excel-to-pdf-mcp
