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Excel Live

Verified Integration
Author: @arttiongsonCategory: ServerApplication
JSON-RPC 2.0
Protocol Standard
Sub-second
Execution Latency
Active
Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect Excel Live to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excel-live": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-excel-live"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).
Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Enables read-only access to live Microsoft Excel sessions for AI agents, optimizing token usage through server-side aggregation and data capping.

Indexed Date

7/23/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for Excel Live

Excel Live is a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Microsoft Excel. It enables AI agents, such as Claude, to access live Excel sessions in a token-optimized manner, drastically reducing LLM context window costs through efficient data retrieval and server-side aggregation.

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