Office-Word-MCP-Server: Real-Time Collaboration & AI Automation

Office-Word-MCP-Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for creating, reading, and manipulating Microsoft Word documents. This server enables AI assistants to work with Word documents through a standardized interface, providing rich document editing capabilities.

Overview

Office-Word-MCP-Server implements the Model Context Protocol to expose Word document operations as tools and resources. It serves as a bridge between AI assistants and Microsoft Word documents, allowing for document creation, content addition, formatting, and analysis.

Example

Pormpt

Output

Features

Document Management

• Create new Word documents with metadata
• Extract text and analyze document structure
• View document properties and statistics
• List available documents in a directory
• Create copies of existing documents

Content Creation

• Add headings with different levels
• Insert paragraphs with optional styling
• Create tables with custom data
• Add images with proportional scaling
• Insert page breaks

Rich Text Formatting

• Format specific text sections (bold, italic, underline)
• Change text color and font properties
• Apply custom styles to text elements
• Search and replace text throughout documents

Table Formatting

• Format tables with borders and styles
• Create header rows with distinct formatting
• Apply cell shading and custom borders
• Structure tables for better readability

Advanced Document Manipulation

• Delete paragraphs
• Create custom document styles
• Apply consistent formatting throughout documents
• Format specific ranges of text with detailed control

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• pip package manager

Basic Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/GongRzhe/Office-Word-MCP-Server.git
cd Office-Word-MCP-Server

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Using the Setup Script

Alternatively, you can use the provided setup script which handles:

• Checking prerequisites

• Setting up a virtual environment

• Installing dependencies

• Generating MCP configuration

  python setup_mcp.py

Usage with Claude for Desktop

Configuration

Method 1: After Local Installation

1. After installation, add the server to your Claude for Desktop configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "word-document-server": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/word_server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Method 2: Without Installation (Using uvx)

1. You can also configure Claude for Desktop to use the server without local installation by using the uvx package manager:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "word-document-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from", "office-word-mcp-server", "word_mcp_server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

2. Configuration file locations:

* macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
* Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

3. Restart Claude for Desktop to load the configuration.

Example Operations

Once configured, you can ask Claude to perform operations like:

• "Create a new document called 'report.docx' with a title page"
• "Add a heading and three paragraphs to my document"
• "Insert a 4x4 table with sales data"
• "Format the word 'important' in paragraph 2 to be bold and red"
• "Search and replace all instances of 'old term' with 'new term'"
• "Create a custom style for section headings"
• "Apply formatting to the table in my document"

API Reference

Document Creation and Properties

create_document(filename, title=None, author=None)
get_document_info(filename)
get_document_text(filename)
get_document_outline(filename)
list_available_documents(directory=".")
copy_document(source_filename, destination_filename=None)

Content Addition

add_heading(filename, text, level=1)
add_paragraph(filename, text, style=None)
add_table(filename, rows, cols, data=None)
add_picture(filename, image_path, width=None)
add_page_break(filename)

Text Formatting

format_text(filename, paragraph_index, start_pos, end_pos, bold=None, 
            italic=None, underline=None, color=None, font_size=None, font_name=None)
search_and_replace(filename, find_text, replace_text)
delete_paragraph(filename, paragraph_index)
create_custom_style(filename, style_name, bold=None, italic=None, 
                    font_size=None, font_name=None, color=None, base_style=None)

Table Formatting

format_table(filename, table_index, has_header_row=None, 
             border_style=None, shading=None)

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Missing Styles

* Some documents may lack required styles for heading and table operations
* The server will attempt to create missing styles or use direct formatting
* For best results, use templates with standard Word styles

2. Permission Issues

* Ensure the server has permission to read/write to the document paths
* Use the `copy_document` function to create editable copies of locked documents
* Check file ownership and permissions if operations fail

3. Image Insertion Problems

* Use absolute paths for image files
* Verify image format compatibility (JPEG, PNG recommended)
* Check image file size and permissions

Debugging

Enable detailed logging by setting the environment variable:

export MCP_DEBUG=1  # Linux/macOS
set MCP_DEBUG=1     # Windows

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Model Context Protocol for the protocol specification
• python-docx for Word document manipulation
• FastMCP for the Python MCP implementation

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Note: This server interacts with document files on your system. Always verify that requested operations are appropriate before confirming them in Claude for Desktop or other MCP clients.