Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) vs Excel MCP Server

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

	Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) AI-powered Bazi (Chinese Four Pillars) calculator for accurate destiny and personality data. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Stale 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	393	3.9k
Last commit	8 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @smithery/cli install @cantian-ai/bazi-mcp --client claude`	`uvx excel-mcp-server stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) if you prefer its approach (ai-powered bazi (chinese four pillars) calculator for accurate destiny and personality data).

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

Add Bazi MCP (八字 MCP)

Install / run

npx -y @smithery/cli install @cantian-ai/bazi-mcp --client claude

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bazi-mcp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "bazi-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) or Excel MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) if you prefer its approach (ai-powered bazi (chinese four pillars) calculator for accurate destiny and personality data). 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 Bazi MCP (八字 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 Bazi MCP (八字 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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