Office / CONNECTION GUIDEMicrosoft Word MCP Servers for Claude Code, Codex & Cursor
Create and edit Word paragraphs, styles, tables and images through desktop Office bridges.
Integration documentation Microsoft Word integrations and connections
MCP · Live app
A Windows COM bridge for automating installed Word, Excel and PowerPoint desktop applications.
Platforms: Windows
Claude Code · Documented
The maintainer documents Claude Code setup for this connection.
Codex · MCP compatible
MCP transport compatibility is inferred; this agent is not explicitly documented for this connection.
Cursor · MCP compatible
MCP transport compatibility is inferred; this agent is not explicitly documented for this connection.
Requirements and limitations
Windows, Office 2019 or later and Python 3.11+ are required by the repository.
Requires installed desktop Office. This COM route does not control Office for the web or macOS Office.
MCP · Live app
An Office add-in and local sidecar expose tools for the open Word, Excel or PowerPoint document.
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Claude Code · Documented
The maintainer documents Claude Code setup for this connection.
Codex · MCP compatible
MCP transport compatibility is inferred; this agent is not explicitly documented for this connection.
Cursor · Documented
The maintainer documents Cursor setup for this connection.
Requirements and limitations
Microsoft 365 desktop Office, Node.js 20+ and the documented Office add-in and sidecar setup.
The add-in must be loaded in the relevant application. Supported operations depend on the Office host.
MCP · Live & file workflows
An Office server combining document-package operations with Windows-native desktop automation.
Platforms: Windows
Claude Code · Documented
The maintainer documents Claude Code setup for this connection.
Codex · Documented
The maintainer documents Codex setup for this connection.
Cursor · Documented
The maintainer provides a Cursor mcp.json configuration for this connection.
Requirements and limitations
Node.js 20+; native COM operations additionally need Windows and installed Microsoft Office.
Package editing can work without desktop Office. Native application operations have separate Windows requirements.
Compare connections
Compare how each route works, what it can do, and what you need to run it.
| Connection | Workflow and platform | Capabilities | Documented agents | Requirements and limitations |
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Office MCP · Windows COM
MCP | Live app
Windows | | Claude Code | Windows, Office 2019 or later and Python 3.11+ are required by the repository.
Requires installed desktop Office. This COM route does not control Office for the web or macOS Office. |
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Office MCP · live add-in
MCP | Live app
Windows, macOS | | Claude Code, Cursor | Microsoft 365 desktop Office, Node.js 20+ and the documented Office add-in and sidecar setup.
The add-in must be loaded in the relevant application. Supported operations depend on the Office host. |
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Office MCP · packages & native Office
MCP | Live & file workflows
Windows | | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor | Node.js 20+; native COM operations additionally need Windows and installed Microsoft Office.
Package editing can work without desktop Office. Native application operations have separate Windows requirements. |
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How it works
MCP · Live app
Windows
Capabilities
Edit paragraphs, styles and tables
Documented agents
Claude Code
Requirements and limitations
Windows, Office 2019 or later and Python 3.11+ are required by the repository.
Requires installed desktop Office. This COM route does not control Office for the web or macOS Office.
How it works
MCP · Live app
Windows, macOS
Capabilities
Edit paragraphs, styles and tables
Documented agents
Claude Code · Cursor
Requirements and limitations
Microsoft 365 desktop Office, Node.js 20+ and the documented Office add-in and sidecar setup.
The add-in must be loaded in the relevant application. Supported operations depend on the Office host.
How it works
MCP · Live & file workflows
Windows
Capabilities
Edit paragraphs, styles and tables
Documented agents
Claude Code · Codex · Cursor
Requirements and limitations
Node.js 20+; native COM operations additionally need Windows and installed Microsoft Office.
Package editing can work without desktop Office. Native application operations have separate Windows requirements.
Questions before setup
Does one integration cover every workflow?
No such claim is made. Check the capability list, requirements and limitations of each route, then test a copy of a representative project.