Agent skill

Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs

by googleworkspace in googleworkspace/cli

Read data from two tabs in a Google Sheet to compare and identify differences.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs

skills CLI
$ npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-compare-sheet-tabs -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install googleworkspace/cli recipe-compare-sheet-tabs --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/googleworkspace/cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs .claude/skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs && 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
recipe-compare-sheet-tabs
GitHub stars
31k
Token cost
~182 tokens
SKILL.md length
61 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
77
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Read data from two tabs in a Google Sheet to compare and identify differences.

  • Works in 3 steps: Read the first tab: gws sheets +read… → Read the second tab: gws sheets +read… → Compare the data and identify changes
  • Tasks that involve Excel spreadsheets
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs is an agent skill from googleworkspace/cli. Read data from two tabs in a Google Sheet to compare and identify differences.

Its SKILL.md is about 180 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Excel spreadsheets. It works with Google Sheets and Google Workspace. The repository describes itself as: Google Workspace CLI — one command-line tool for Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Chat, Admin, and more. Dynamically built from Google Discovery Service. Includes AI agent… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Excel spreadsheets

Example prompts

  • “/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Read the first tab: gws sheets +read --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range "January!A1:D"
  2. Read the second tab: gws sheets +read --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range "February!A1:D"
  3. Compare the data and identify changes

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a3768d0. 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

Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs loads about 182 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 26 tokens; SKILL.md has 61 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~26
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~182

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 googleworkspace/cli at commit a3768d0, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© googleworkspace). 61 words, ~182 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
recipe-compare-sheet-tabs
description
Read data from two tabs in a Google Sheet to compare and identify differences.
metadata.version
0.22.5

Compare Two Google Sheets Tabs

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-sheets

Read data from two tabs in a Google Sheet to compare and identify differences.

Steps

  1. Read the first tab: gws sheets +read --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range "January!A1:D"
  2. Read the second tab: gws sheets +read --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range "February!A1:D"
  3. Compare the data and identify changes

© googleworkspace, 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

Just SKILL.md in skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs of googleworkspace/cli.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a3768d0

Compare with similar skills

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Google Workspacetaracodlabs/aiden851—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Gws SheetsJetBrains/skills3662 repos~684Automated safety check: PassNone
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Questions about Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs

What does Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs do?

Read data from two tabs in a Google Sheet to compare and identify differences. Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs is an agent skill from googleworkspace/cli. Read data from two tabs in a Google Sheet to compare and identify differences.

When should I use Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs?

Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs fits situations like: tasks that involve Excel spreadsheets.

How do I install Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-compare-sheet-tabs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs in googleworkspace/cli) into .claude/skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs in Codex?

Run `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-compare-sheet-tabs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs in googleworkspace/cli) into .agents/skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs 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 googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-compare-sheet-tabs -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs, .gemini/skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs, .github/skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs and .opencode/skills/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs in your project.

What does Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs is instructions for the agent only.

Does Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs 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 Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs 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 Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs use?

Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs 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 Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs use?

About 182 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 728 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs: Managing Google Workspace (taylorwilsdon/google_workspace_mcp, 3.3k stars), Google Workspace (espennilsen/pi, 122 stars), Google Workspace (taracodlabs/aiden, 851 stars) and Gws Sheets (JetBrains/skills, 366 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs?

googleworkspace (a GitHub organization) maintains it in googleworkspace/cli, which has 31,280 GitHub stars. The repository holds 77 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: googleworkspace/cli on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.