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Agent skill

aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor

by aai-labs in aai-labs/agent-barn

Uses aai-cli to create and edit local Excel and CSV files, manage sheet tabs and read, update or clear cell ranges.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aai-labs/agent-barn --skill aai-excel -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aai-labs/agent-barn aai-excel --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aai-labs/agent-barn.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/api/domains/agents/aai_cli_skills/bundled/skills/aai-excel .claude/skills/aai-excel && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
aai-excel
GitHub stars
109
Token cost
~608 tokens
SKILL.md length
347 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Uses aai-cli to create and edit local Excel and CSV files, manage sheet tabs and read, update or clear cell ranges.

  • Creating a new spreadsheet file from the command line
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Reading or updating cell ranges in an .xlsx or .csv file
  • Adding, renaming or deleting sheet tabs in a workbook

What it does

The skill works on local files through `aai-cli excel`, with no account, profile or credentials involved. It reads and writes `.xlsx`, `.xlsm`, `.csv` and `.tsv`, while `.xls`, `.xlsb` and `.ods` are read-only and must be saved as `.xlsx` or `.csv` before editing. `workbook create` starts a file, `sheets list` shows tab names and data extent, `sheets add`, `delete` and `rename` change tabs, and `values` commands read, update or clear ranges.

Ranges use A1 notation such as `'Sheet1'!A1:D5`, open column or row ranges or a bare sheet name, and `values update` takes a JSON array of row arrays written from the range's top-left cell. Renaming or deleting a tab is refused if formulas point to it unless `--force` is passed, and editing an `.xlsx` rewrites the workbook, so writes that would lose charts, pivot tables or similar features are refused. A CSV is one sheet named after the file. Output is JSON on stdout and structured errors go to stderr.

When your agent uses it

  • Creating a new spreadsheet file from the command line
  • Reading or updating cell ranges in an .xlsx or .csv file
  • Adding, renaming or deleting sheet tabs in a workbook

Example prompts

  • “Create sales.xlsx with a Q1 sheet and write these rows starting at A1.”
  • “Read A1:D20 from the Summary tab of budget.xlsx.”
  • “Rename the Draft tab in report.xlsx to Final, and warn me if formulas reference it.”
  • “Clear the values in B2:B50 of inventory.csv.”

Requirements

  • aai-cli installed and available on the command line

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit df5e0a7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor loads about 608 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 347 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~608
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aai-labs/agent-barn at commit df5e0a7, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© aai-labs). 347 words, ~608 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/aai-excel/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
aai-excel
description
Use aai-cli to create local spreadsheet files, manage their sheet tabs, and read, update, or clear cell values — Excel (.xlsx/.xlsm) and delimited text (.csv/.tsv).

aai-cli Excel

Use this skill when working with spreadsheet files on disk through aai-cli excel.

Read and write .xlsx, .xlsm, .csv, .tsv. Read-only: .xls (Excel 97–2003), .xlsb, .ods — to edit one, save it as .xlsx or .csv first.

These are local files. There is no account, profile, or credential involved — do not pass --profile, and do not ask the user to authenticate. Just point the command at a file path.

Use workbook create to start a new file, sheets list to discover tab names and how far each one's data extends, sheets add/delete/rename to change the tabs of an existing .xlsx, then values commands to read, update, or clear ranges.

Ranges use A1 notation and accept the same forms as Google Sheets: 'Sheet1'!A1:D5, a single cell, an open column range (B:C), an open row range (2:5), or a bare sheet name for everything in use. values update expects --values as a JSON array of row arrays, and writes starting at the range's top-left cell.

A .csv/.tsv file is a single sheet named after the file (sales.csv → sales), so --sheets does not apply when creating one and the sheets add/delete/rename commands do not either.

Tab names follow Excel's rules: at most 31 characters, and never : \ / ? * [ ]. A workbook must keep at least one tab.

Renaming or deleting a tab does not update formulas that point at it. If any formula references the tab, the command is refused with the offending cells listed; either fix those formulas first, or pass --force and repair them afterwards. Named ranges and autofilters are handled correctly and never block the command.

Editing an .xlsx rewrites the whole workbook, which cannot preserve charts, pivot tables, form controls, external links, custom XML or sensitivity labels. Writes to such a workbook are refused with a message naming what would be lost; pass --force only if losing those is genuinely acceptable, or copy the values into a new file instead. Plain data workbooks are unaffected.

Successful output is JSON on stdout. Errors are structured JSON on stderr. See the command reference for command shapes, response notes, and examples.

© aai-labs, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in api/domains/agents/aai_cli_skills/bundled/skills/aai-excel of aai-labs/agent-barn.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/command-reference.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit df5e0a7

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Questions about aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor

What does aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor do?

Uses aai-cli to create and edit local Excel and CSV files, manage sheet tabs and read, update or clear cell ranges. The skill works on local files through `aai-cli excel`, with no account, profile or credentials involved.csv` before editing.

When should I use aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor?

aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor fits situations like: creating a new spreadsheet file from the command line; reading or updating cell ranges in an .xlsx or .csv file; adding, renaming or deleting sheet tabs in a workbook.

How do I install aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aai-labs/agent-barn --skill aai-excel -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (api/domains/agents/aai_cli_skills/bundled/skills/aai-excel in aai-labs/agent-barn) into .claude/skills/aai-excel in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aai-labs/agent-barn --skill aai-excel -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (api/domains/agents/aai_cli_skills/bundled/skills/aai-excel in aai-labs/agent-barn) into .agents/skills/aai-excel in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aai-labs/agent-barn --skill aai-excel -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aai-excel, .gemini/skills/aai-excel, .github/skills/aai-excel and .opencode/skills/aai-excel in your project.

What does aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: aai-cli installed and available on the command line.

Does aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor use?

aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor use?

About 608 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.6k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor: Excel Spreadsheet Creation and Editing (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), XLSX (rvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware, 207 stars), MinerU Document Reader (opendatalab/MinerU, 81k stars) and Data Table Manager (n8n-io/n8n, 207k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains aai-cli Spreadsheet Editor?

aai-labs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aai-labs/agent-barn, which has 109 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: aai-labs/agent-barn on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.