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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.

80

Quality

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

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Advisory

Suggest reviewing before use

SKILL.md
Quality
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Quality

Content

100%

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

A well-engineered skill body: token-efficient tables and code, concrete tool invocations, sequenced workflows with validation checkpoints, and a clean one-level-deep reference structure. It avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows while enforcing critical behavioral rules.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Lean, table-driven body that assumes Claude's competence — it never explains what Excel/PivotTables/DAX are and uses compact tool/action tables and short code blocks; every section earns its place, though the uppercase behavioral emphasis ('STOP.', 'USE THEM.') is slightly rhetorical it serves the skill's enforcement purpose.

3 / 3

Actionability

Provides concrete, copy-paste-ready tool invocations with exact action names and arguments (e.g. `table create tableName="SalesData" rangeAddress="A1:D100"`, `calculation_mode(action: 'set-mode', mode: 'manual')`) and a task→tool→action quick reference, fully executable rather than pseudocode.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Multi-step processes are explicitly sequenced with checkpoints: a 6-step Workflow Checklist, a 4-step Calculation Mode workflow, and a Power Query test-first lifecycle that validates via `evaluate` before persisting; error recovery is handled via `suggestedNextActions` and a `screenshot` verification tool.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

SKILL.md is a concise overview that points to 20 well-signaled, one-level-deep references in `./references/` (all verified to exist), each linked with descriptive text; content is appropriately split with easy navigation and no nested-reference chains.

3 / 3

Total

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12

Passed

Description

100%

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, third-person description that concisely states capabilities, gives an explicit 'Use when' trigger, and lists natural trigger terms. It clearly distinguishes the skill's Windows Excel-MCP niche from other skills.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions ('create, inspect, modify, format, or analyze Excel files') plus a long enumeration of supported features (Power Query, Data Model/DAX, PivotTables, Charts, Slicers, VBA macros), matching the level-3 anchor.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers 'what' ('rich MCP tools to create, inspect, modify, format, or analyze Excel files') and 'when' via an explicit 'Use when an assistant needs...' clause plus a dedicated Triggers list, satisfying the level-3 anchor for both what AND when.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

An explicit 'Triggers:' line covers natural user terms users would actually say — 'Excel, spreadsheet, workbook, xlsx, xlsm, Power Query, DAX, PivotTable, chart, dashboard, VBA, MCP' — giving broad coverage including common file-extension variations.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Scoped to 'Windows workbook automation' via a specific 'Excel MCP Server' niche with Excel-specific triggers, making it unlikely to fire for non-Excel skills; uses third-person voice ('an assistant needs') with no first/second-person penalty.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

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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