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Read, write, analyze and test the VBA inside Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access files, and edit the document around it. No Office installation needed.

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WilliamSmithEdward/xlide_mcp

Added 21 Sept 2026

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Overview

A Python tool for reading, writing, analyzing, and testing VBA code inside Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access files. It can also edit the surrounding document content without requiring an Office installation.

Best for

Best for
Developers who need to automate VBA changes in Office files without Office installed.

Use cases

  • Extract and inspect VBA macros from Office files
  • Modify or inject VBA code programmatically
  • Run automated tests against VBA logic in CI pipelines

How to use

Install

uvx takes the newest published version unless you pin it, as

Clients listed in this record (not verified here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code

Notes

2 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-20. Licensed MIT.

Pros

  • No Office installation required
  • Supports four major Office file formats
  • Combines VBA analysis with document editing

Cons

  • Very low star count (2) suggests limited community validation
  • Python-only, requiring a Python environment
  • No evidence of active maintenance or documentation

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