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Claude Desktop

Microsoft Office for Claude Desktop

io.github.mindstone/mcp-server-office

Microsoft Office MCP server: read and edit Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint files

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Microsoft Office in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-office": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-office"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_STATE": "<MCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_STATE>",
        "MCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_DISABLE": "<MCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_DISABLE>",
        "REBEL_DISABLE_OFFICE_SIDECAR": "<REBEL_DISABLE_OFFICE_SIDECAR>",
        "MCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_STATE_DIR": "<MCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_STATE_DIR>",
        "MCP_OFFICE_ADDIN_DIR": "<MCP_OFFICE_ADDIN_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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