Word Editing MCP Server

This server provides tools for interacting with Microsoft Word (.docx) files and converting them to PDF with precise formatting.

This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that provides tools to interact with Word files. It demonstrates core MCP concepts by providing:

• Tools for reading, modifying, and deleting Word files
• Tools for converting Word files to PDF (with full formatting)
• All file and folder operations now work directly with absolute or relative paths (relative to the process current working directory). There is no longer any concept of a pre-selected working folder.

Features

Word Tools

list_files_in_folder

• Purpose: List files in a given folder.
• Parameters: folderPath (optional, absolute or relative path to the folder; if omitted, uses the current working directory).

read_word_content

• Purpose: Read the text content of a Word (.docx) file.
• Parameters: filePath (absolute or relative path to the .docx file).

replace_word_words

• Purpose: Replace words in a Word (.docx) file and save as a new file.
• Parameters:
  • filePath (input file, absolute or relative path)
  • outputFilePath (output file, absolute or relative path)
  • replacements (array of {from, to})

delete_word_file

• Purpose: Delete a Word (.docx) file.
• Parameters: filePath (absolute or relative path to the .docx file).

word_to_pdf

• Purpose: Convert a Word (.docx) file to PDF, preserving all formatting and images. Requires LibreOffice installed.
• Parameters:
  • filePath (input .docx, absolute or relative path)
  • outputFilePath (output .pdf, absolute or relative path)
• Note: This uses LibreOffice in headless mode for professional-quality conversion. If LibreOffice is not installed, see the installation section below.

Installation complète

Installe les dépendances Node.js :

npm install

Installe LibreOffice (pour la conversion Word → PDF) :

npm run install-libreoffice

Compile le serveur :

npm run build

Pour le développement avec auto-rebuild :

npm run watch

Utilisation avec Claude Desktop

Ajoute la config suivante dans :

Sur MacOS : ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Sur Windows : %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Word Editing Server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/PATH_TO_THE_PROJECT/build/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
      }
    }
  }
}

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.