Basis for Claude Desktop
tech.basis1/mcp
The Excel engine for AI agents: read, check and edit Excel models over MCP.
client:Claude Desktop
transport:streamable-http
runtime:npm
tools:26
Install Basis in Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.basis1.tech/mcp"
]
}
}
}Claude Desktop has no remote transport in its config file, so this bridges through mcp-remote. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs
What Claude Desktop can do once it is connected
- parse_workbook
- submit_job
- stream_job
- diff_workbooks
- evaluate_formula
- create_session
- close_session
- list_sessions
- add_sheet
- rename_sheet
- delete_sheet
- set_inputs
- set_calc_settings
- get_outputs
- define_variable
- delete_variable
- inspect_model
- export_workbook
- recalc_workbook
- get_formula_range
- commit_session
- restore_session
- trace_dependencies
- audit_workbook