Word MCP Live
local MCP serverWord MCP Live is a local MCP server: Live Microsoft Word editing via MCP — tracked changes, undo, comments, 40+ tools. Install it from pypi as word-mcp-live.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add word-mcp-live -e MCP_AUTHOR=... -e MCP_AUTHOR_INITIALS=... -- uvx word-mcp-live
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"word-mcp-live": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"word-mcp-live"
],
"env": {
"MCP_AUTHOR": "...",
"MCP_AUTHOR_INITIALS": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
MCP_AUTHOR,MCP_AUTHOR_INITIALS
Summary
Live Microsoft Word editing via MCP — tracked changes, undo, comments, 40+ tools
Word MCP Live vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word MCP Live | 226 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Microsoft Fabric MCP Server | 3,719 | Local | No | nuget |
| Microsoft 365 MCP Server | 998 | Local | No | npm |
| SAP HANA CLI | 113 | Local | No | npm |
| spreadsheet-kit MCP | 57 | Local | No | oci |
Questions
It reads 2 environment variables: MCP_AUTHOR, MCP_AUTHOR_INITIALS. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Word MCP Live is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package word-mcp-live.
Run: claude mcp add word-mcp-live -e MCP_AUTHOR=... -e MCP_AUTHOR_INITIALS=... -- uvx word-mcp-live
Run: codex mcp add word-mcp-live --env MCP_AUTHOR=... --env MCP_AUTHOR_INITIALS=... -- uvx word-mcp-live
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