# Excel WebView2

> Use this tool when you need to integrate AI assistants with Microsoft Excel add-ins, enabling seamless interaction and management of Excel workbooks and add-in lifecycles. It solves problems related to workbook inspection, debugging, and automation by providing a bridge between AI agents and Excel add-ins through the Chrome DevTools Protocol. Ideal for use cases requiring programmatic access to Excel data and functionality, with inputs including Excel workbooks and add-ins, and outputs including workbook inspection results and add-in lifecycle management events.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/dsbissett-excel-webview2  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dsbissett-excel-webview2

## Description

Excel WebView2 is an MCP server that bridges AI assistants to Microsoft Excel add-ins running inside a WebView2 container. It enables add-in lifecycle management, workbook inspection (worksheets, ranges, tables, formulas, charts), and developer tools (screenshots, console, network monitoring) through the Chrome DevTools Protocol on localhost:9222.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** monitoring
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/dsbissett-excel-webview2)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/dsbissett/excel-webview2-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "dsbissett-excel-webview2"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dsbissett-excel-webview2` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dsbissett-excel-webview2/pull`

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