BREAKING
Excel MCP Server debuts
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operations
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tools
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fewer tokens via CLI
Operations by category
Ranges
46
PivotTables
30
Charts
29
DAX
19
Power Query
12
VBA
6
Live app vs file parser
This tool
COM API
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Drives a running Excel app
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Preserves PivotTables and macros
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Windows-only, Excel 2016+
File parsers
OpenPyXL
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No Excel install needed
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Cross-platform
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Cannot do live refresh
End-to-end workbook build
1
Create xlsx
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Add tables
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Build PivotTable
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Import via Power Query
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5
Add DAX measure
Released around November 2025
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