Docx MCP Server 📄

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to read, edit, and create Microsoft Word documents (.docx). It supports rich text, tables, and images, and provides flexible deployment options (Standalone Executable, Python/UVX, SSE/Remote).

✨ Features

• Document Management: Create new documents or load existing ones.
• Content Reading: Read document structure, paragraphs, tables, and images.
• Rich Editing:
  • Add stylized paragraphs (Bold, Italic handled via styles).
  • Add Headings (Levels 1-9).
  • Insert Images (from local path or Base64).
  • Create Tables with custom data.
• Image Extraction: Extract images from docx files to local disk.
• Multi-Mode Support:
  • StdIO: Standard integration for local MCP clients (e.g., Claude Desktop).
  • SSE: Server-Sent Events support for remote or URL-based connections.

🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: Standalone Explorer (No Python Required)

Download the latest release and run the executable directly.

1. Get docx-mcp-server.exe from the Releases page.
2. Run in terminal or configure in your MCP client.

Option 2: Using UVX (Requires PyPI Publication)

⚠️ Note: This package is not currently published to PyPI by the author. To use uvx, you must fork and publish it yourself, or install locally.

If published to PyPI, you could run:

uvx docx-mcp-server

Option 3: Development / Local Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/OkamiFeng/docx-mcp-server.git
cd docx-mcp-server

# Run with uv
uv run docx-mcp-server

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🛠️ Configuration

Claude Desktop

Using UVX (If published to PyPI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docx": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["docx-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Windows (using .exe)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docx": {
      "command": "C:/Path/To/docx-mcp-server.exe",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Windows (using Python/UV)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docx": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "C:/Projects/docx-mcp-server", "docx-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Remote / SSE Configuration

To run the server in HTTP mode (accessible via URL):

# Using Exe
docx-mcp-server.exe --transport sse --port 8000

# Using Python
uv run server.py --transport sse --port 8000

SSE Endpoint: http://localhost:8000/sse

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📚 Tools Available

Tool Name	Description
create_new_document	Create a fresh empty document.
load_document	Load an existing .docx file from a path.
get_document_structure	Get a simplified JSON-like view of paragraphs and content counts.
add_paragraph	Add text paragraph with optional style.
add_heading	Add a heading (Level 1-9).
add_table	Insert a table with specified rows, cols, and data.
add_image	Insert an image from a file path or Base64 string.
extract_images	Extract all images from the loaded document to a folder.
save_document	Save changes (overwrite or new path).

🏗️ Development

1. Clone: git clone https://github.com/OkamiFeng/docx-mcp-server.git
2. Install: uv sync or pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Build Exe:

   pyinstaller --name docx-mcp-server --onefile server.py --icon="icon.png" --collect-all docx

📄 License

MIT