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Enterprise-Grade Document Automation Protocol for Amazon Q & Kiro

Overview

Office-Word-MCP is a robust Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to enable advanced document processing capabilities for AI assistants like Amazon Q Developer, Kiro, and other MCP-compliant clients.

It provides a standardized interface for AI agents to programmatic create, read, manipulate, and analyze Microsoft Word documents (.docx). By abstracting complex document object models into clean API tools, it empowers AI assistants to generate professional reports, contracts, and documentation workflows autonomously.

Key Benefits

• Seamless Integration: Optimized for Amazon Q and Kiro environments.
• Rich Formatting: Support for complex tables, styling, and layout controls.
• Enterprise Ready: Includes document protection, comment analysis, and structured data handling.
• Secure: Runs locally with explicit permission controls.

Architecture

Features

1. Document Management

• Lifecycle Control: Create, copy, merge, and convert documents (to PDF).
• Structure Analysis: Extract outlines, metadata, and statistics.
• Security: Apply password protection and manage restricted editing.

2. Content Engineering

• Advanced Tables: Create complex layouts with merges, shading, and custom borders.
• Rich Text: precision control over fonts, colors, and paragraph styles.
• Media: Insert images with proportional scaling.
• Dynamic Lists: XML-compliant bulleted and numbered lists.

3. Review & Collaboration

• Comment Mining: Extract and filter comments by author or content.
• Track Changes: (Future roadmap) Support for revision tracking.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher
• uv (recommended) or pip package manager

Installation

Option 1: Using uvx (Recommended for ephemeral use)

No installation required. You can run the server directly using uvx.

uvx --from office-word-mcp-server word_mcp_server

Option 2: Local Installation

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/GongRzhe/Office-Word-MCP-Server.git
cd Office-Word-MCP-Server
pip install -r requirements.txt

Integration Guide

Amazon Q Developer (VS Code / JetBrains)

To integrate Office-Word-MCP with Amazon Q Developer:

1. Open your IDE settings and navigate to Amazon Q > MCP Servers.
2. Add a new server configuration:
   • Name: word-automation
   • Command: uvx
   • Args: --from, office-word-mcp-server, word_mcp_server
3. Restart your IDE. Amazon Q will now have access to Word tools.

Kiro

Configure the server in your Kiro settings or configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "office-word": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "office-word-mcp-server", "word_mcp_server"]
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients (Claude Desktop, etc.)

Add the following to your MCP configuration file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "word-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "office-word-mcp-server", "word_mcp_server"]
    }
  }
}

API Reference

The server exposes the following tools to the AI assistant.

Core Operations

Tool Name	Description
create_document	Create a new blank or template-based document.
get_document_text	Extract all text content from a file.
list_available_documents	Scan directory for valid Word files.
convert_to_pdf	Export .docx to PDF format.

Content & Formatting

Tool Name	Description
add_heading	Insert structured headings (Levels 1-9).
add_paragraph	Add text blocks with style support.
add_table	Create a new table structure.
format_text	Apply bold, italic, color, etc., to text ranges.

Table Management

Tool Name	Description
format_table	Apply styles, borders, and shading to tables.
merge_table_cells	Merge cells horizontally or vertically.
set_table_column_width	Precise control over column dimensions.

(See full tool list in word_mcp_server.py source)

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Permission Denied

• Cause: The server cannot access the file system.
• Fix: Ensure the running process has R/W access to the target directory. On Windows, ensure the file isn't open in Microsoft Word.

Styling Not Applied

• Cause: Using a style name that doesn't exist in the base template.
• Fix: Use create_custom_style to define the style before using it, or use standard Word styles (e.g., "Normal", "Heading 1").

Image Insertion Failures

• Cause: Relative paths may be ambiguous.
• Fix: Always use absolute paths for images.

Debugging

Set the MCP_DEBUG environment variable to 1 to enable verbose logging:

# Windows (PowerShell)
$env:MCP_DEBUG = "1"

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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