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excel-mcp

Excel MCP Server skill for Windows workbook automation. Use when an assistant needs rich MCP tools to create, inspect, modify, format, or analyze Excel files. Supports Power Query (M), Data Model/DAX, PivotTables, Tables, Ranges, Charts, Slicers, formatting, screenshots, VBA macros, connections, and calculation mode. Triggers: Excel, spreadsheet, workbook, xlsx, xlsm, Power Query, DAX, PivotTable, chart, dashboard, VBA, MCP.

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A well-organized, actionable skill body that assumes competence and points to a rich reference bundle. Its main gaps are a missing post-write validation checkpoint in the core workflow and a few unlisted reference files.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'verify output' step to the Workflow Checklist (e.g., screenshot capture or get-values re-read) before the save/close step to satisfy the batch-write validation requirement.

Link the unlisted reference files (claude-desktop.md, drawing.md, querytable.md, workbook.md, xmlmap.md) from the Reference Documentation section so all bundle content is discoverable.

Trim the occasional didactic framing (e.g. "STOP.", "USE THEM.") to tighten token efficiency without losing the behavioral signal.

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Conciseness

Dense, table-driven body that assumes Claude's Excel/MCP knowledge and reserves prose for genuinely non-obvious gotchas (locale separators, auto-fit); slightly didactic tone keeps it just below the leanest anchor.

4 / 5

Actionability

Provides copy-paste-ready tool calls (e.g. "table(action: 'create', table_name: 'SalesData', range_address: 'A1:D100')") and concrete format-code examples covering common cases.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Clear numbered sequences and some checkpoints (Data Model prerequisites, evaluate-first Power Query loop, preconditions), but the core batch-write checklist lacks an explicit post-write validation checkpoint.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Well-signaled one-level-deep references to 21 real files, but 5 existing reference files (claude-desktop, drawing, querytable, workbook, xmlmap) are not linked from the body, leaving a minor navigation gap.

4 / 5

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17

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20

Passed

Description

100%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, specific description that covers capabilities, triggers, and use-conditions comprehensively with third-person voice and no fluff. It answers both 'what' and 'when' explicitly and is highly distinct.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions ("create, inspect, modify, format, or analyze Excel files") plus a comprehensive feature list (Power Query, DAX, PivotTables, Charts, Slicers, VBA, etc.), matching the comprehensive-coverage anchor.

5 / 5

Completeness

Clearly states both what it does (Excel MCP automation capabilities) and when to use it ("Use when an assistant needs rich MCP tools..."), with concrete trigger phrases — matching the explicit what-and-when anchor.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Explicit "Triggers:" line covers natural terms, synonyms (spreadsheet, workbook), and file extensions (.xlsx, .xlsm), matching the comprehensive-synonyms anchor.

5 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Occupies a clear niche (Windows Excel MCP automation) with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk with other skills.

5 / 5

Total

20

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20

Passed

Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository
sbroenne/mcp-server-excel
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