Excel Vision MCP - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Excel Vision MCP

before you install - you'll need

EXCEL_VISION_MCP_ALLOWED_DIRS is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add voyager-inc-excel-vision-mcp -- uvx excel-vision-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "voyager-inc-excel-vision-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "excel-vision-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-07-16 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package excel-vision-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.VOYAGER-Inc is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Excel Vision MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list all sheets with dimensions, merged cell counts, and image totals. Use this first to understand a workbook's structure, read cell data from a specific sheet with pagination support, extract all embedded images from the workbook as base64 ImageContent, and create a new empty workbook with the sheets you name.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Excel Vision MCP lets an agent do.

read & search

4 tools - e.g. List all sheets with dimensions, merged cell counts, and image totals. Use this first to understand a workbook's structure.; Read cell data from a specific sheet with pagination support.; Quick structural…

list_sheets · read_excel_data · get_workbook_overview · search_excel

create & write

4 tools - e.g. Create a new empty workbook with the sheets you name.; Add a new empty sheet to an existing workbook.; Write a rectangular block of tabular data in one call.

create_excel_file · add_excel_sheet · write_excel_rows · insert_excel_image

update

2 tools - e.g. Set individual cells by coordinate. Values starting with = are written as formulas.; Set column widths manually and/or auto-fit to content.

update_excel_cells · set_excel_column_widths

Extract

1 tool - e.g. Extract all embedded images from the workbook as base64 ImageContent.

extract_images

Format

1 tool - e.g. Style a range: font, colors, borders, alignment, number formats. Only the attributes you pass are changed - existing styling is preserved.

format_excel_cells

Latest releases

v1.2.1 · 2026-07-30

v1.2.0 · 2026-07-29

v1.1.1 · 2026-07-29

04 · Who maintains Excel Vision MCP

excel-vision-mcp is maintained by voyager-inc. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/voyager-inc/excel-vision-mcp
category: media - ranked #44 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 8 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-30)
registry: io.github.VOYAGER-Inc/excel-vision-mcp (active, first published 2026-07-16 · 5 versions)
packages: pypi:excel-vision-mcp

06 · Excel Vision MCP FAQ

Is Excel Vision MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-31 and it shipped 8 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Excel Vision MCP do?

With this server connected, an agent can list all sheets with dimensions, merged cell counts, and image totals. Use this first to understand a workbook's structure, read cell data from a specific sheet with pagination support, extract all embedded images from the workbook as base64 ImageContent, and create a new empty workbook with the sheets you name.

How do I install Excel Vision MCP?

Run `uvx excel-vision-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (EXCEL_VISION_MCP_ALLOWED_DIRS) to set first. EXCEL_VISION_MCP_ALLOWED_DIRS is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Excel Vision MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Excel Vision MCP

Alternatives to Excel Vision MCP

Maintained media servers if Excel Vision MCP isn't the fit.

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