OfficeAgent.NET vs Microsoft Office
OfficeAgent.NET is an MCP server published by ilia-sokolov. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Microsoft Office is an MCP server published by mindstone. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  OfficeAgent.NET |  Microsoft Office |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 27 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 646 Downloads/week (npm): 127 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 14 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | OfficeAgent.NET | Microsoft Office |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 27 (better) | 14 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 8 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-14 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (OfficeAgent.Mcp) | On your machine (@mindstone/mcp-server-office) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 0 | 5, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ilia-sokolov/officeagent.net | github.com/mindstone/mcp-servers |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
OfficeAgent.NET
Create and edit Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files with typed plans and safe previews
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office MCP server: read and edit Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint files
How to run each
OfficeAgent.NET
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Microsoft Office As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "MCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_STATE=<YOUR_MCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_STATE>" --transport stdio mcp-server-office -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-officeRequires: MCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_STATE
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only OfficeAgent.NET asks for
OfficeAgent__AllowCreationOfficeAgent__FileSystemConnections__0__ConnectionIdOfficeAgent__FileSystemConnections__0__RootPath
Only Microsoft Office asks for
MCP_OFFICE_ADDIN_DIRMCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_DISABLEMCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_STATEMCP_OFFICE_SIDECAR_STATE_DIRREBEL_DISABLE_OFFICE_SIDECAR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: OfficeAgent.NET · What it can do: Microsoft Office · Compare two other plugins
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