excel-mcp
Installation
SKILL.md
Excel MCP Server Skill
Provides 227 Excel operations via Model Context Protocol. The MCP Server forwards all requests to the shared ExcelMCP Service, enabling session sharing with CLI. Tools are auto-discovered - this documents quirks, workflows, and gotchas.
Workflow Checklist
| Step | Tool | Action | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Open file | file |
open or create |
Always first |
| 2. Create sheets | worksheet |
create, rename |
If needed |
| 3. Write data | range |
set-values |
Always (2D arrays) |
| 4. Format | range |
set-number-format |
After writing |
| 5. Structure | table |
create |
Convert data to tables |
| 6. Save & close | file |
close with save: true |
Always last |