TianshangScribe

TianshangScribe

MCP server for Office documents — create, edit, fill templates, convert, and extract Word/Excel/PowerPoint. LaTeX-style markup, math formulas, PDF export, template loops, and document diff. stdio / SSE / Streamable HTTP with auth and rate limiting.

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TianshangScribe

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Cross-platform Office document processing for developers, CLI automation, and AI agents. Create, edit, template-fill, and convert Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), and PowerPoint (.pptx) documents, with LaTeX-style markup, native OMML math formulas, and a template engine ({{placeholders}}, {{#each}} loops, {{#if}} conditions). Ships an MCP Server with 7 tools (create, edit, fill template, convert, extract, validate, compare) over stdio, SSE, and Streamable HTTP transports, with bearer-token auth and rate limiting.

Install

pip install tianshang-scribe

# Or from source:
git clone https://github.com/Tianshang301/TianshangScribe.git
cd TianshangScribe
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Linux Deployment

Docker (recommended for SSE MCP Server):

git clone https://github.com/Tianshang301/TianshangScribe.git
cd TianshangScribe
docker compose up -d
# SSE MCP Server at http://localhost:8080/sse

.deb package (Debian / Ubuntu):

# Download from GitHub Releases
sudo dpkg -i tianshang-scribe_0.2.0_all.deb
tianshang-scribe --help

pipx (isolated CLI):

pipx install tianshang-scribe
tianshang-scribe --help

Requires Python 3.10+ · python-docx · openpyxl · python-pptx · typer · rich · lxml

Quick Start

# Create a Word document
tianshang-scribe -w --create -a "Hello World" -o hello.docx

# Replace text (--regex for regex mode)
tianshang-scribe input.docx -r "old" --replace-new "new" -o output.docx

# LaTeX markup with nesting
tianshang-scribe -w --create --latex-style \
  -s "font=Times New Roman,size=14" \
  -a "\bfseries{\itshape{bold italic}} \fontsize{24}{Heading} \color{FF0000}{red}" \
  -o styled.docx

# Math formulas — auto-converted to native Word OMML
tianshang-scribe -w --create \
  --math "x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}" \
  --math "\sum_{i=0}^{n} i^2" \
  -o formulas.docx

# Template filling (JSON / CSV / YAML → {{placeholder}})
tianshang-scribe template.docx -t data.json -o filled.docx

# Convert to PDF (office2pdf ~2MB, or LibreOffice fallback)
tianshang-scribe input.docx --topdf -o output.pdf

# MCP Server — stdio mode (Claude Code / Cursor)
python -m src.mcp.server

# MCP Server — SSE mode (Dify / Coze / FastGPT)
python -m src.mcp.server --transport sse --port 8080

# Excel: import CSV, sort, export JSON
tianshang-scribe -e --create --from-csv data.csv --sort "A1:A10 asc" --to-json -o out.json

# Excel: add formula, protect workbook
tianshang-scribe budget.xlsx --formula "B10 =SUM(B2:B9)" --protect "p@ss" -o protected.xlsx

Global Options

Parameter Description
input_file Input document path (omit with --create)
-w --word Process Word document
-e --excel Process Excel workbook
-p --ppt Process PowerPoint presentation
-o --output Output file path
--force Allow overwriting existing files
--topdf Output as PDF
--stdin Read from standard input
--stdout Write to standard output

When -w/-e/-p is omitted, the document type is inferred from the input file extension.

Operations

Option Description Example
-cr --create Create blank document --create -w
-a --add Add text -a "Hello"
--column Target column for --add --column 2
-r --replace Find and replace -r "foo" --replace-new "bar"
-d --delete Delete content -d "keyword"
-cl --clear Clear content / formats / links --clear formats
-m --modify Modify content -m "old" --modify-new "new"
-s --style Set style -s "font=Times,size=14,bold"
-t --template Template filling -t data.json
-x --extract Extract data (metadata) -x metadata
--meta Set properties --meta "title=Report,author=John"
--latex-style Enable LaTeX parsing
--math Add math formula (Word) --math "\frac{a}{b}"
--heading Add heading (Word) --heading "level:1 text:Intro"
--regex Regex mode Use with --replace --delete
--merge Merge files --merge "a.docx,b.docx"
--stdin Read from stdin
--stdout Write to stdout

Word-Specific Options

Option Description Example
--heading Add heading --heading "level:1 text:Intro"
--math Add math formula --math "\frac{a}{b}"
--latex-style Enable LaTeX markup
--toc Generate table of contents --toc
--section-break Insert section break --section-break
--header Set page header --header "Chapter 1"
--footer Set page footer --footer "Page X"
--watermark Text watermark --watermark "DRAFT"
--tomd Convert to Markdown --tomd
--tohtml Convert to HTML --tohtml

Excel-Specific Options

Option Description Example
--sheet-add Add worksheet --sheet-add "Q1"
--sheet-delete Delete worksheet --sheet-delete "Sheet2"
--sheet-rename Rename worksheet --sheet-rename "Old New"
--column-width Set column width --column-width "2=20"
--row-height Set row height --row-height "3=30"
--formula Set cell formula --formula "A1 =SUM(B1:B10)"
--from-csv Import CSV data --from-csv data.csv
--sort Sort range --sort "A1:A10 asc"
--chart-add Add chart --chart-add "type=bar data=B1:C10"
--protect Set password --protect "p@ss"
--unprotect Remove password --unprotect
--to-csv Export as CSV
--to-json Export as JSON
--to-html Export as HTML

LaTeX Style Markup

Embed the following markup in --add content. Enable with --latex-style. Supports nesting.

Syntax Effect
\bfseries{text} Bold
\itshape{text} Italic
\scshape{text} Small caps
\underline{text} Underline
\rmfamily{text} Roman (serif)
\sffamily{text} Sans-serif
\ttfamily{text} Monospace
\fontfamily{Arial}{text} Specific font
\fontsize{18}{text} Font size (pt)
\color{FF0000}{text} Color (hex)
\centering{...} Center align
\raggedright{...} Left align
\raggedleft{...} Right align
\linespread{1.5}{...} Line spacing
\indent{...} / \noindent{...} Indent
\heading{2}{Title} Insert heading
\newpage Page break
\includegraphics{path} Insert image

Paragraph-level formatting (creates a new paragraph).

Font Configuration

Command Effect
\setmainfont{Name} Default Western font
\setCJKmainfont{Name} Default CJK font
\setsansfont{Name} Sans-serif font
\setCJKsansfont{Name} CJK sans-serif font
\setmonofont{Name} Monospace font
\setCJKmonofont{Name} CJK monospace font

Word OOXML natively separates w:ascii (Western) and w:eastAsia (CJK) fonts, enabling automatic font switching in mixed-script text.

Math Formulas

LaTeX math formulas via --math are converted to native Word OMML (Office Math Markup Language).

Supported Syntax

Category Commands
Fractions \frac{num}{den}
Roots \sqrt{content} \sqrt[n]{content}
Sup/Subscripts x^{2} x_{i} x_{i}^{n}
Sums/Integrals \sum \int \oint \prod \coprod \bigcup \bigcap \bigvee \bigwedge
Limits \lim_{x \to 0} \max \min \sup \inf
Named Functions \sin \cos \tan \cot \sec \csc \log \ln \det \Pr \gcd \deg \dim \hom \ker \arg
Greek Letters \alpha \beta \gamma\Gamma \Delta \Theta
Symbols \pm \times \div \cdot \infty \partial \nabla \forall \exists
Relations \leq \geq \neq \approx \equiv \propto \subset \supset \in
Arrows \to \rightarrow \leftarrow \mapsto \uparrow
Accents \hat{x} \bar{x} \tilde{x} \dot{x} \ddot{x} \vec{x} \widehat{x}
Brackets \left( \right) \left[ \right] \left\{ \right\}
Math Fonts \mathrm{abc} \mathbf{abc} \mathit{abc} \mathcal{ABC} \mathbb{ABC} \mathsf{abc} \mathtt{abc}

Math Typography

Conforms to mainstream math journal standards (AMS, Elsevier, Springer):

Content Style Example
Single-letter variables Italic a b x y
Digits Upright 0 1 2
Named functions Upright \sin \cos \log
Lowercase Greek Italic \alpha \beta \gamma
Uppercase Greek Upright \Gamma \Delta \Theta

Auto-Detection

Commands in --add text are automatically recognized as math even without $...$ wrapping:

  • With arguments: \frac \sqrt \sum \int \prod \lim
  • Accents: \hat{x} \bar{x} \vec{x} etc.
  • Unary operators: \sin \cos \tan \log \ln etc.
  • H_{2}O and m^{2} in plain text become Unicode sub/superscripts (H₂O / m²)

Style Syntax

--style uses comma-separated key-value pairs:

--style "font=Times New Roman,size=14,bold,italic,color=FF0000,align=center"
Key Aliases Value Description
font font_name, font-family Font name Western font
cjk-font cjk_font_name, cjk-font-family Font name CJK font
size font_size, font-size pt Font size
bold flag Bold
italic flag Italic
underline flag Underline
color font_color, font-color FF0000 Hex color
align alignment left/center/right/justify Alignment

Boolean keys (bold italic underline) are True when present.

Template Filling

Supports JSON, CSV, and YAML data sources. Replaces {{placeholder}} in documents. Nested objects expand with dot notation. Loops iterate over list values. Conditionals show/hide blocks.

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "date": "2026-07-28",
  "user": { "city": "Beijing" },
  "show": true,
  "paid": false,
  "items": [
    { "product": "Widget", "price": "10" },
    { "product": "Gadget", "price": "20" }
  ]
}
{{name}}              →  John Doe
{{user.city}}         →  Beijing
{{#each items}}       →  repeats the block for each item
  {{product}}: {{price}}
{{/each}}
{{#if show}}          →  shown only when show is truthy
  Confidential content
{{/if}}
{{#if role=admin}}    →  shown only when role equals "admin"
  Admin dashboard
{{/if}}
{{#unless paid}}      →  shown only when paid is falsy
  Payment required
{{/unless}}

Excel Features

Feature CLI Option
Sheet management --sheet-add --sheet-delete --sheet-rename
Column/row sizing --column-width --row-height
Formulas --formula "A1 =SUM(B1:B10)"
Data import --from-csv
Data export --to-csv --to-json --to-html
Sorting --sort "A1:A10 asc"
Charts --chart-add "type=bar data=B1:C10"
Protection --protect --unprotect

PPT Features

Feature Description
Slide management Add, delete, reorder slides (--slide-add, --slide-delete, --slide-move)
Layouts Apply slide layouts by name or index (--layout)
Speaker notes Add presenter notes (--notes)
Math formulas $...$ / $$...$$ rendered as native OMML
Transitions Set slide transitions — fade, push, wipe, etc. (--transition)
Export Save slides as images (--toimg), convert to PDF (--topdf)
Protection Set/remove password (--protect, --unprotect)

Exit Codes

Code Meaning
0 Success
1 General error
2 Argument error
3 Not implemented

MCP Server

TianshangScribe includes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server — AI Agents can create, edit, fill templates, convert, and extract data from Office documents.

Quick Connect

stdio (Claude Code, Cursor):

{"mcpServers": {"tianshang-scribe": {
  "command": "python", "args": ["-m", "src.mcp.server"]
}}}

SSE (Dify, Coze, FastGPT):

python -m src.mcp.server --transport sse --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
{"mcpServers": {"tianshang-scribe": {
  "url": "http://localhost:8080/sse", "transport": "sse"
}}}

Tools (7)

Tool Description
create_office_document Create .docx / .xlsx / .pptx with structured content blocks
edit_office_document Replace, delete, modify, style, add operations on existing docs
fill_template Fill {{placeholders}} with data; supports {{#each}} / {{#if}}
convert_document Convert between formats (docx↔pdf/md/html, xlsx↔csv/json)
extract_document_data Extract metadata, full text, or document structure
validate_template Pre-check template placeholders against data before filling
compare_documents Paragraph-level diff between two .docx files

Capabilities

Feature Detail
Protocol MCP 2024-11-05 · stdio + SSE · JSON-RPC 2.0
Resources resources/list + resources/read — documents exposed as readable URIs
Prompts 5 built-in workflow templates (prompts/list + prompts/get)
Progress notifications/progress during PDF conversion and long operations
Response Multi-type content[]: text message + resource (file URI, MIME type, size)
Schema enum, default, examples, minimum/maximum constraints on all params

Production (SSE only)

# With authentication
SCRIBE_AUTH_TOKEN="secret" \
python -m src.mcp.server --transport sse --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

# Health check
curl http://localhost:8080/health
# {"status":"ok","version":"0.2.0","uptime_seconds":3600,"active_sessions":3,"tools_available":7}

# CORS whitelist
python -m src.mcp.server --transport sse --cors-origins "https://coze.com,https://dify.ai"

Endpoints: GET /health · GET /sse · POST /message?session_id=X

Full documentation: docs/mcp/README.md.

python tests/mcp/mcp_stdio_smoke.py     # 9/9 quick tests (stdio)
python tests/mcp/test_sse.py        # 3/3 SSE transport tests
python tests/mcp/mcp_agent_sim.py      # 11-scenario Agent simulation

Architecture

src/
├── cli/               # Typer CLI entry
│   ├── main.py        # Command parsing & dispatch
│   └── global_opts.py # File path / type inference
├── core/              # Document engine abstraction
│   ├── document.py    # DocumentABC unified interface
│   ├── word_engine.py # Word engine (python-docx)
│   ├── excel_engine.py# Excel engine (openpyxl)
│   └── ppt_engine.py  # PPT engine (python-pptx)
├── rendering/         # Style & formula rendering
│   ├── styles.py      # TextStyle dataclass
│   ├── latex_parser.py # LaTeX markup parser
│   ├── math_omml.py   # LaTeX → OMML math converter
│   └── template.py    # Template filling engine
├── transform/         # Format conversion
│   └── pdf.py         # PDF export (office2pdf + LibreOffice)
├── mcp/                    # MCP Server (official mcp SDK 2.x)
│   ├── server.py           # build_server + entry (stdio / SSE / Streamable HTTP)
│   ├── transport.py        # transport wiring + ASGI middleware
│   ├── schemas.py          # pydantic models + as_dict
│   ├── auth.py             # Bearer token auth
│   ├── rate_limit.py       # token bucket rate limiting
│   ├── metrics.py          # Prometheus-style metrics
│   ├── security.py         # read-only / destructive classification
│   ├── prompts.py          # 5 prompt workflows
│   ├── tools/              # 7 Agent tools
│   │   ├── _registry.py    # tool registry (schemas auto-derived)
│   │   ├── create.py / edit.py / template.py / convert.py
│   │   ├── validate.py / compare.py
│   └── errors.py           # structured error codes + fixes
└── utils/             # Utility functions
    └── file_utils.py

Tech Stack

Component Technology
CLI Typer + Rich
Word python-docx
Excel openpyxl
PPT python-pptx
Math Custom recursive descent parser → OMML XML
Templates Custom engine ({{placeholder}}, {{#each}}, {{#if}})
PDF office2pdf (~2MB Rust binary, zero deps) + LibreOffice fallback
Quality pytest (165 tests) · ruff · mypy

Build EXE

pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile --name tianshang-scribe --hidden-import openpyxl.cell._writer --hidden-import openpyxl.cell.read_only --hidden-import openpyxl.styles --hidden-import openpyxl.chart --hidden-import openpyxl.comments src/cli/main.py
# dist/tianshang-scribe.exe (~35 MB)

Demo

python -m demo.generate_demos
# demo/demo_word.docx   — LaTeX + math + TOC + watermark
# demo/demo_excel.xlsx  — CSV import + formulas + chart + protection
# demo/demo_ppt.pptx    — slides + notes + transitions + math formulas

CLI compliance test:

python demo/test_cli.py

Development

git clone https://github.com/Tianshang301/TianshangScribe.git
cd TianshangScribe
pip install -e ".[dev]"

pytest tests/ -v        # Run tests
ruff check src/ tests/  # Lint
mypy src/               # Type check

License

Apache-2.0

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