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Can Claude read a Word document?

Yes. Connect the Docx server to Claude or Cursor with one URL. Then ask in plain words. Proposals, contracts and letters as real Word files you can open and edit. Free tier first, then Pro is $19 once.

What you get

Proposal

Riverbend Clinics

DOCX

Project

Dashboard rebuild

Valid until

30 November

Section
ScopeDashboard rebuild
Deliverables3
Timeline6 weeks
Price USD
9,600
Example from "Proposal after a discovery call". Invented names, real math from the tools.

Free to start. Docx Pro is $19 once. Free vs Pro

An example, from prompt to finished file

Example scenarios built on the real tools of Docx. Names and amounts are invented.

Example · Freelance data analyst in Chicago

Proposal after a discovery call

You

Proposal for Riverbend Clinics: dashboard rebuild, 3 deliverables, 6 weeks, USD 9,600, valid until 30 November.

  1. proposal_create Writes the proposal .docx
Result

A formatted Word proposal with scope, deliverables, timeline and price.

About 45 min saved (estimate)

Example · Office manager at a Warsaw accounting firm

Fill the company template

You

Fill engagement-letter.docx for Zielinski Sp. z o.o., fee PLN 1,800 a month, start 1 December.

  1. doc_fill_template Replaces the placeholders in your template
Result

A filled copy of your own template. Free covers templates up to 10 placeholders.

About 10 min saved (estimate)

Example · Freelance copywriter in Brighton

Read a contract the client sent

You

Read client-terms.docx and tell me the payment terms and notice period.

  1. doc_read Extracts the text of the .docx
Result

The payment and notice clauses quoted back so you can check them.

About 10 min saved (estimate)

Every example here works on the free tier. One $39 key removes the limits on all of them. Pricing

Connect in 1 minute

Paste one URL into Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Cursor or VS Code. No install, no account.

1. Get a free token (30 days, 600 calls an hour)

curl -s -X POST https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/token

2. Paste this URL as a custom connector

https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/docx/t/<token>

Or run it locally (Node.js 18+)

npx -y @theluckystrike/mcp-docx

Free vs Pro for Docx

Free ($0, no key)Pro ($19 once)
doc_create, doc_from_markdown, doc_read, doc_to_html unlimitedUnlimited proposals and contracts
3 proposals or contracts per monthTemplates of any size
Templates up to 10 placeholdersNo footer branding
Footer credit, default colourYour logo and brand colour
Where these limits come from

servers/docx/src/index.ts:20-21 (FREE_AGREEMENTS_PER_MONTH = 3, FREE_TEMPLATE_PLACEHOLDERS = 10), :234, :484

Questions

Can Claude read a Word document?
Yes. Connect the Docx server to Claude or Cursor with one URL. Then ask in plain words. Proposals, contracts and letters as real Word files you can open and edit. Free tier first, then Pro is $19 once.
Will it open in Word and Google Docs?
Yes. It writes a standard .docx file.
Can it edit any Word file?
It reads text from .docx files and fills placeholders in templates you prepare. For other edits, open the file in Word.

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