Architect Cert MCP vs Excel MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Architect Cert MCP Adaptive prep for the Claude Certified Architect exam: 390 questions, spaced repetition, guided capstone, zero sycophancy. Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript	Excel MCP Server Create, read, and modify Excel workbooks with your AI agent — no Microsoft Excel required. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	25	3.9k
Last commit	3 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npm install -g connectry-architect-mcp`	`uvx excel-mcp-server stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Architect Cert MCP if you prefer its approach (adaptive prep for the claude certified architect exam: 390 questions, spaced repetition, guided capstone, zero sycophancy).

Pick Excel MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Architect Cert MCP

Install / run

npm install -g connectry-architect-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "architect-cert-mcp": {
      "command": "connectry-architect-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Add Excel MCP Server

Install / run

uvx excel-mcp-server stdio

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excel-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "excel-mcp-server",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Architect Cert MCP or Excel MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Architect Cert MCP if you prefer its approach (adaptive prep for the claude certified architect exam: 390 questions, spaced repetition, guided capstone, zero sycophancy). Pick Excel MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Architect Cert MCP and Excel MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Architect Cert MCP and Excel MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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