LibreOffice MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives agentic coding tools programmatic control over presentations (pptx), documents (docx), and spreadsheets (xlsx) — plus PDF export via LibreOffice headless mode.

Works with any MCP-compatible agent: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi Agent, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.

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Tools Overview

Presentations (presentation_*)

Tool	Description
presentation_create	Create a new .pptx with configurable dimensions
presentation_add_slide	Add a slide (title / title_and_content / blank / title_only)
presentation_set_title	Set a slide's title text
presentation_add_bullets	Add bullet points to a slide
presentation_add_table	Add a styled data table to a slide
presentation_add_image	Add an image to a slide
presentation_export_pdf	Convert .pptx → .pdf via LibreOffice
presentation_info	Get slide count, dimensions, titles

Documents (document_*)

Tool	Description
document_create	Create a new .docx
document_add_heading	Add a heading at any level
document_add_paragraph	Add formatted paragraph text
document_add_table	Add a table with headers + rows

Spreadsheets (spreadsheet_*)

Tool	Description
spreadsheet_create	Create a new .xlsx
spreadsheet_add_sheet	Add a worksheet
spreadsheet_set_cell	Write a value to a cell
spreadsheet_add_chart	Add a bar / column / line / pie chart

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Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• LibreOffice (for PDF export — soffice on PATH)
• pip or uv

Install LibreOffice:

# macOS
brew install --cask libreoffice

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install libreoffice

# Fedora
sudo dnf install libreoffice

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Installation

Option A: pip

pip install libreoffice-mcp

Option B: uv

uv pip install libreoffice-mcp

This installs the libreoffice-mcp CLI entrypoint.

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Agent Configuration (Tested Locally)

Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "libreoffice": {
      "command": "libreoffice-mcp"
    }
  }
}

If libreoffice-mcp is not on your PATH, use the full path to the binary (e.g. ~/.local/bin/libreoffice-mcp or your venv path).

Restart Claude Code with Ctrl+Shift+P → "Restart Claude Code Server".

OpenCode

Add under mcpServers in ~/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc:

    "libreoffice": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["libreoffice-mcp"],
      "enabled": true
    }

Use the full binary path if it's not on your PATH.

Restart OpenCode.

Hermes Agent

Add under mcp_servers in ~/.hermes/config.yaml:

  libreoffice:
    command: libreoffice-mcp
    enabled: true

Use the full binary path if needed.

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Quickstart Example

Create a presentation with 3 slides programmatically:

# Agent calls these via MCP tools

1. presentation_create {"output_path": "/tmp/deck.pptx"}
2. presentation_set_title  {"file_path": "/tmp/deck.pptx", "slide_index": 0, "title": "Quarterly Review"}
3. presentation_add_bullets {"file_path": "/tmp/deck.pptx", "slide_index": 0, "bullets": ["Revenue +24%", "8 releases shipped", "1.2M users"]}
4. presentation_add_slide {"file_path": "/tmp/deck.pptx", "layout": "title_and_content"}
5. presentation_set_title {"file_path": "/tmp/deck.pptx", "slide_index": 1, "title": "Roadmap"}
6. presentation_add_bullets {"file_path": "/tmp/deck.pptx", "slide_index": 1, "bullets": ["Q3: Foundation", "Q4: Acceleration", "Q1: Scale"]}
7. presentation_export_pdf {"file_path": "/tmp/deck.pptx"}

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Project Structure

libreoffice-mcp/
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
└── libreoffice_mcp/
    ├── __init__.py
    ├── server.py          # MCP stdio server + tool dispatch
    ├── presentation.py    # pptx operations (python-pptx)
    ├── document.py        # docx operations (python-docx)
    ├── spreadsheet.py     # xlsx operations (openpyxl)
    └── utils.py           # Path helpers

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Troubleshooting

soffice not found when exporting PDF

Make sure LibreOffice is installed and soffice is on your PATH:

which soffice
soffice --version

On macOS, Homebrew sometimes links it as /opt/homebrew/bin/soffice. Ensure your shell PATH includes this.

MCP tools not appearing

• Check the agent's MCP server logs for connection errors.
• Verify libreoffice-mcp runs standalone: echo '{}' | libreoffice-mcp
• Ensure Python dependencies are installed: pip install python-pptx openpyxl python-docx mcp

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License

MIT

Template Tools (Human-Grade Output)

For professional, styled output without manual formatting:

Tool	Description	Best For
template_executive_presentation	5-slide corporate deck with hero, metrics, financials, roadmap	Board decks, quarterly reviews
template_proposal_document	Multi-page doc with title page, sections, budget table	Client proposals, SOWs
template_financial_spreadsheet	Styled Excel with formulas, margins, embedded chart	Monthly/quarterly reports

These templates produce navy/orange color scheme, 16:9 widescreen, and professional typography — no manual tweaking needed.