Named for Milton Waddams, who was relocated to the basement with
boxes of legacy documents. He handles the .doc and .xls files from
1997 that nobody else wants to touch.
- Rename package from mcp-office-tools to mcwaddams
- Update author to Ryan Malloy
- Update all imports and references
- Add Office Space themed README narrative
- All 53 tests passing
- Document MCP resource system in README with URI patterns, format
suffixes, range syntax, and section detection strategies
- Add index_document to Universal Tools table
- Update architecture section to include resources.py
- Fix section:// resource to support .md/.txt/.html format suffixes
(matching chapter:// behavior)
- Add 7 new Word tools to README (outline, search, entities, etc.)
- Add 9 MCP prompts section with workflow descriptions
- Gitignore reading progress bookmark files (.*.reading_progress.json)
- Gitignore local .mcp.json and test documents
Links README to Ryan's AI discernment article, which discusses
the documentation rewrite process and connects to the model's
perspective in the collaborations archive.
- Replace generic opener with direct description
- Make feature bullets more conversational (less "feature list" mode)
- Add context before format support table
- Clarify pagination example with "three ways" structure
- Lead testing section with the dashboard hook
- Add architecture design rationale
- Remove "comprehensive" and "intelligent" buzzwords
- Document all 12 actual MCP tools (6 universal, 3 Word, 3 Excel)
- Add comprehensive format support matrix with feature breakdown
- Include practical usage examples with real output structures
- Add test dashboard section
- Simplify installation with uvx/Claude Code instructions
- Remove marketing fluff; focus on technical accuracy
- Add eye-catching visual design with emojis and badges
- Create compelling hero section with value proposition
- Include real-world benchmarks and performance metrics
- Add enterprise success stories and use cases
- Implement collapsible sections for better organization
- Include Mermaid architecture diagram
- Add comprehensive feature matrix with visual indicators
- Create roadmap and community sections
- Enhance installation and setup instructions
- Make it GitHub-ready with proper formatting
🚀 Now ready to wow potential users and contributors!
- Comprehensive Microsoft Office document processing server
- Support for Word (.docx, .doc), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), PowerPoint (.pptx, .ppt), CSV
- 6 universal tools: extract_text, extract_images, extract_metadata, detect_office_format, analyze_document_health, get_supported_formats
- Multi-library fallback system for robust processing
- URL support with intelligent caching
- Legacy Office format support (97-2003)
- FastMCP integration with async architecture
- Production ready with comprehensive documentation
🤖 Generated with Claude Code (claude.ai/code)
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>