A side-by-side look at the Edititall MCP and Excel MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Edititall MCP for workplace & productivity work as a local process; choose Excel MCP Server for workplace & productivity as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
EDITITALL_URL, CHROME_PATH.sheet_set_cells, sheet_read_range, pdf_open.comma, semicolon, tab.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workplace & Productivity | Workplace & Productivity |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | EDITITALL_URLCHROME_PATH | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 4,250 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 12 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 9 | 7 |
| Full listing | View Edititall MCP | View Excel MCP Server |
sheet_set_cellsWrite cells/formulas, bulk-load CSV, export computed valuessheet_read_rangeRead computed values of `"A1:D10"` as a 2D arraypdf_openOpen, read, reorganize and export PDFs locallyword_writeDraft and read documentsslides_from_outlineBuild a deck from a title + bullet outlinevector_import_svgImport SVG markup as a new vector documentphoto_open_imageOpen a local image in the photo editor and export flattenedimages_processCompress/convert local images through the real codec pipeline; reports before/after sizeseditor_screenshotScreenshot `sheet` \commasemicolontabpipecp1252decimalformattedPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"edititall-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@edititall/mcp"
],
"env": {
"EDITITALL_URL": "YOUR_EDITITALL_URL_HERE",
"CHROME_PATH": "YOUR_CHROME_PATH_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"haris-musa-excel-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"excel-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}