sbroenne/mcp-server-excel

v1.8.57 Maintenance

This release keeps dependencies and maintenance posture current for teams operating this tool.

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ai-automation claude-ai com-automation conditional-formatting data-connections dax

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.net excel excel-automation excel-charts excel-pivottables excel-tables github-copilot mcp-server model-context-protocol named-ranges power-pivot power-query vba windows

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v1.8.57 includes automatic MCP Server and CLI integration to VS Code Extension with skill registration. Distribution also available via standalone executables, .NET global tools (.NET 10+), and Agent Skills packages.

Why it matters: Developers now access excel-mcp and CLI via four channels: VS Code Extension (automatic), .NET tools (requires .NET 10), standalone executables, or Agent Skills. Evaluate distribution options for your environment.

Summary

AI summary

Minor fixes and improvements.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Feature
Feature	Medium	VS Code Extension includes both MCP Server and CLI (excelcli) automatically. VS Code Extension includes both MCP Server and CLI (excelcli) automatically. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Agent skills (excel-mcp + excel-cli) registered automatically via chatSkills in VS Code Extension. Agent skills (excel-mcp + excel-cli) registered automatically via chatSkills in VS Code Extension. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Standalone executables available for MCP Server and CLI without .NET runtime. Standalone executables available for MCP Server and CLI without .NET runtime. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	NuGet package provides global .NET tools for MCP Server and CLI, requiring .NET 10 runtime. NuGet package provides global .NET tools for MCP Server and CLI, requiring .NET 10 runtime. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Feature	Medium	Agent Skills zip available for AI coding assistants integration. Agent Skills zip available for AI coding assistants integration. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Feature	Low	VS Code Extension installs without needing .NET runtime or SDK. VS Code Extension installs without needing .NET runtime or SDK. Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-05-23-audit Confidence: low	—
Feature	Low	Claude Desktop (MCPB) installer is provided as a .mcpb file. Claude Desktop (MCPB) installer is provided as a .mcpb file. Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-05-23-audit Confidence: low	—
Refactor	Low	Installation options reorganized into VS Code Extension, Claude Desktop, Standalone, and NuGet categories. Installation options reorganized into VS Code Extension, Claude Desktop, Standalone, and NuGet categories. Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-05-23-audit Confidence: low	—

Full changelog

ExcelMcp 1.8.57

What's New

See repository for details.

Installation Options

VS Code Extension (Recommended)

Search "ExcelMcp" in VS Code Marketplace and click Install
Or download excelmcp-1.8.57.vsix below
Self-contained: no .NET runtime or SDK required
Includes both MCP Server and CLI (excelcli)
Agent skills (excel-mcp + excel-cli) registered automatically via chatSkills

Claude Desktop (MCPB)

Download excel-mcp-1.8.57.mcpb and double-click to install

Standalone Executables (Primary — no .NET runtime required)

MCP Server: Download ExcelMcp-MCP-Server-1.8.57-windows.zip, extract mcp-excel.exe
CLI: Download ExcelMcp-CLI-1.8.57-windows.zip, extract excelcli.exe
Add the exe(s) to your PATH, then configure your MCP client with command mcp-excel

NuGet (.NET Tool) (Secondary — requires .NET 10 runtime)

dotnet tool install --global Sbroenne.ExcelMcp.McpServer
dotnet tool install --global Sbroenne.ExcelMcp.CLI

Agent Skills (for AI coding assistants)

VS Code Extension includes both skills automatically (excel-mcp + excel-cli)
Install via Skills CLI: npx skills add sbroenne/mcp-server-excel --skill excel-cli or --skill excel-mcp
Or download excel-skills-v1.8.57.zip

Requirements

Windows OS
Microsoft Excel 2016+
No .NET runtime required for VS Code Extension, MCPB, or standalone executables
.NET 10 Runtime required for NuGet (.NET tool) installation only

Documentation

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About sbroenne/mcp-server-excel

Full-featured Excel MCP server. 173 operations: Power Query, DAX, VBA, PivotTables, Tables, Charts, ranges, formatting. 100% Excel compatibility - uses Excel app instead of creating .xlsx files. Windows only.

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