officecli

name	officecli
effort	low
description	Create, read, and edit Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), and PowerPoint (.pptx) files. Use when a task requires generating a report, analysis spreadsheet, or presentation. No Office installation needed - single binary, works offline.
triggers	["word document","excel","spreadsheet","powerpoint","presentation","docx","xlsx","pptx","generate report","create report","monthly report","owner report","work order report","onboarding deck","officecli","office document"]

OfficeCLI - Word, Excel, PowerPoint from the Terminal

Create and edit Office documents without Microsoft Office. Single binary, no auth, no cloud. Works on any file the agent can read/write.

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Installation

curl -L https://github.com/iOfficeAI/OfficeCLI/releases/download/v1.0.47/officecli-mac-arm64 \
  -o ~/bin/officecli && chmod +x ~/bin/officecli

# Register as MCP (enables tool calls directly from Claude)
officecli mcp claude

Verify: officecli --version

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Core Commands

Command	What it does
officecli create file.docx	Create blank document
officecli view file.docx outline	Read structure (low token cost)
officecli view file.docx text	Read all text content
officecli add file.docx /body --type paragraph --prop text="..."	Add content
officecli set file.docx /body/p[1]/r[1] --prop bold=true	Edit properties
officecli merge template.docx output.docx '{"key":"value"}'	Template merge
officecli batch file.docx --input ops.json	Multi-operation batch
officecli validate file.docx	Check schema integrity

All commands support --json for structured output.

Path addressing uses 1-based indexing: /body/p[1], /slide[2]/shape[3], /$Sheet:A1

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Word (.docx) Patterns

Monthly Owner Report

# Create and populate
officecli create ~/reports/owner-report-$(date +%Y-%m).docx
DOC=~/reports/owner-report-$(date +%Y-%m).docx

# Title
officecli add $DOC /body --type paragraph \
  --prop text="AscendOps Monthly Report - $(date +%B\ %Y)" \
  --prop style=Heading1

# Sections
officecli add $DOC /body --type paragraph \
  --prop text="Maintenance Summary" --prop style=Heading2
officecli add $DOC /body --type paragraph \
  --prop text="Open work orders: N. Completed this month: N. Avg close time: X days."

# Table for key metrics
officecli add $DOC /body --type table \
  --prop rows=4 --prop cols=3 \
  --prop header="Category,Count,Avg Days"

Template Merge (variable substitution)

officecli merge template.docx output.docx '{
  "owner_name": "John Smith",
  "property": "123 Main St",
  "month": "April 2026",
  "open_orders": "3",
  "completed": "12"
}'

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Excel (.xlsx) Patterns

Work Order Analysis

officecli create ~/reports/work-orders.xlsx
XLS=~/reports/work-orders.xlsx

# Add a sheet with data from CSV
officecli add $XLS / --type sheet \
  --prop name="April WOs" \
  --prop csv=/path/to/work_orders.csv

# Add a summary formula
officecli add $XLS / --type sheet --prop name="Summary"
officecli set $XLS 'Summary!A1' --prop value="Total Open"
officecli set $XLS 'Summary!B1' --prop formula="=COUNTIF('April WOs'!D:D,\"Open\")"

Set cell values and formulas

# Set a specific cell
officecli set report.xlsx 'Sheet1!A1' --prop value="Property"
officecli set report.xlsx 'Sheet1!B1' --prop value="Open WOs"

# Formula
officecli set report.xlsx 'Sheet1!C2' \
  --prop formula="=AVERAGE(B2:B20)" \
  --prop format="0.0"

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PowerPoint (.pptx) Patterns

Onboarding / Welcome Deck

officecli create ~/reports/onboarding.pptx
DECK=~/reports/onboarding.pptx

# Title slide
officecli add $DECK / --type slide \
  --prop title="Welcome to AscendOps" \
  --prop background=1A1A2E

# Content slide
officecli add $DECK / --type slide --prop title="Your AI Agent Team"
officecli add $DECK '/slide[2]' --type shape \
  --prop text="• your orchestrator - Orchestrator\n• the PM agent - PM Specialist\n• your analyst - Analyst\n• your dev agent - Dev Agent" \
  --prop x=2cm --prop y=4cm --prop font=Arial --prop size=20

# Live preview while building
officecli watch $DECK --port 26315

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Reading Documents

# Low-token outline (structure only)
officecli view report.docx outline

# Full text
officecli view report.docx text

# Stats (word count, page count, etc.)
officecli view report.docx stats

# JSON output for programmatic use
officecli get report.docx /body/p[1] --json

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Batch Operations (multi-step)

Write a JSON file with operations, run in one call:

[
  {"op": "add", "path": "/body", "type": "paragraph", "props": {"text": "Section 1", "style": "Heading2"}},
  {"op": "add", "path": "/body", "type": "paragraph", "props": {"text": "Content here."}},
  {"op": "set", "path": "/body/p[1]/r[1]", "props": {"bold": true}}
]

officecli batch report.docx --input ops.json --force

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Tips

• Use view outline before editing - cheaper than reading the full document
• Use --json when the output will be parsed by code
• merge is fastest for templated reports - create the template once, fill it each month
• watch is useful when iterating on a presentation - live browser preview
• Resident mode (officecli open → edit → officecli close) reduces per-operation latency for many sequential edits

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No auth required. File must be accessible (not locked by another process). Supported formats: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx only.