Odoo Claude MCP vs Excel MCP Server

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

	Odoo Claude MCP Self-hosted MCP gateway connecting Claude to Odoo ERP (15→19) — 197+ tools, multi-tenant, Bulgaria l10n. Unverified HTTP (remote) API key Python	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	Python	Python
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	32	3.9k
Last commit	14 days ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add odoo-mcp --url https://your-domain.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"`	`uvx excel-mcp-server stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Odoo Claude MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Excel MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Add Odoo Claude MCP

Install / run

claude mcp add odoo-mcp --url https://your-domain.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odoo-claude-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://your-domain.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

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

Odoo Claude MCP or Excel MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Odoo Claude MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Excel MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Can I use both Odoo Claude 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 Odoo Claude 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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