carrot-mcp-office 0.1.2

Carrot MCP Office Server

carrot-mcp-office

Carrot MCP Office Server — Excel and Word automation via MCP.

Features

• Auto-backup: All modifications are automatically versioned to %APPDATA%/carrot-mcp/office/
• Legacy format support: Automatically converts .doc → .docx and .xls → .xlsx via win32com (Windows)
• Version history: Track and restore file versions

Tools

Excel Tools

Tool	Description
workbook_metadata	Get workbook metadata (sheet names, properties)
workbook_search	Search for values in a sheet
create_sheet	Create a new sheet
rename_sheet	Rename a sheet
delete_sheet	Delete a sheet
insert_rows	Insert rows into a sheet
delete_rows	Delete rows from a sheet
insert_columns	Insert columns into a sheet
delete_columns	Delete columns from a sheet
read_range	Read cell values from a range
write_range	Write a 2D array to a range (supports formulas)
copy_range	Copy a range to another location
delete_range	Clear cell contents in a range
read_chart	Read chart information from a sheet
write_chart	Create a chart (bar, line, pie, scatter)
format_range	Format cells (font, color, alignment, merge/unmerge)

Word Tools

Tool	Description
inspect	Inspect document structure
insert_para	Insert a paragraph
modify_para	Modify paragraph text
format_para	Format a paragraph (style, alignment, font)
delete_para	Delete a paragraph
insert_table	Insert a table with optional data
modify_table	Modify a table cell
format_table	Apply a table style
delete_table	Delete a table
insert_image	Insert an image
delete_image	Delete an inline image

Backup Tools

Tool	Description
backup_history	List all backup versions of a file
backup_restore	Restore a file to a specific backup version

Backup System

Backups are stored in %APPDATA%/carrot-mcp/office/ with mirrored directory structure:

%APPDATA%/carrot-mcp/office/
├── _last_modified.txt
├── D/
│   └── docs/
│       └── reports/
│           ├── _versions.json
│           ├── file_v001.xlsx
│           ├── file_v002.xlsx
│           └── ...

• Auto-versioning: Every modification creates a new version
• 100 version limit: Old versions are pruned when exceeded
• 14-day expiry: Versions older than 14 days are automatically deleted
• Version numbers: Each mutation returns a version number in the result for LLM context

Configuration

Environment Variable	Default	Description
CARROT_MCP_BACKUP_MAX_VERSIONS	100	Max versions to keep per file
CARROT_MCP_BACKUP_MAX_AGE_DAYS	14	Days before auto-deletion
CARROT_MCP_BACKUP_ROOT	%APPDATA%/carrot-mcp/office/	Override backup root directory

Legacy Format Conversion

When you pass a .doc or .xls file path, the server automatically:

1. Detects the legacy format
2. Converts to .docx/.xlsx via win32com (preserves original file)
3. Operates on the new format

Requires pywin32 on Windows. Returns error on other platforms.

Usage

# Standalone
uv run carrot-mcp office

# Via main CLI
uv run carrot-mcp office