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Spreadsheets: tools for AI agents

Read and write Excel files, CSVs and Google Sheets. The best matches among the MCP servers, command-line tools, web APIs and Claude Code plugins AptLynx checks every night, working ones first.

MCP servers

• Text Spreadsheet Runs on your computer
  Read and filter Excel, ODS, CSV, SQLite, Parquet and MTSV files — or a directory — as plain text
• io.github.theluckystrike/excel-spreadsheet-xlsx-csv Runs on your computer
  Open, inspect, filter, edit and convert xlsx and csv files from your AI chat. Processing is local.
• Pdf To Excel: convert_pdf_tables Working at last check
  Use this when the user wants to convert a PDF to Excel, convert PDF to Excel, extract a table from a PDF, convert PDF table to Excel, PDF to CSV, PDF to XLSX,…
• Sheet Compare: compare_spreadsheets Working at last check
  Use this when the user has two versions of the same spreadsheet (CSV or Excel: price list, inventory, roster, budget, product catalog, CRM export) and wants…
• Openkrill Docs: make_csv_file Verified publisher · Working at last check
  Use this when the user wants a new CSV file from a table, for example "put this table in a CSV", "make a spreadsheet file from these rows", "export this list…
• Sezzlee Excel Runs on your computer
  Read spreadsheets; optionally create, transfer and edit immutable .xlsx versions in a sandbox.
• Invoiceparserpro Ipp: invoice_to_excel Verified publisher · Working at last check
  Read an invoice (PDF, scan or photo) and turn it into a spreadsheet: returns the header fields, the line items and download links to an Excel (.xlsx) and a…
• Errandkit Spreadsheet Doctor Verified publisher · Needs a sign-in or key
  Clean, dedupe, join and reconcile CSV/Excel files. Runs on Apify, pay per use.
• io.github.theluckystrike/spreadsheet-builder Needs a sign-in or key
  Open, inspect, filter, edit and convert xlsx and csv files from your AI chat. Processing is local.
• com.mcparmory/google-sheets Verified publisher · Runs on your computer
  Create, read, and modify spreadsheet data, formatting, and sheets
• io.github.theluckystrike/spreadsheet-generator Needs a sign-in or key
  Open, inspect, filter, edit and convert xlsx and csv files from your AI chat. Processing is local.
• io.github.theluckystrike/sheets Runs on your computer
  Read, filter and edit spreadsheet data - xlsx and csv - from your AI chat. Local processing.
• Ledgermoor: table_to_excel Working at last check
  Use this when the user wants a table turned into an Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx) or a CSV file: "convert this PDF table to Excel", "make this into a…
• Alm Xpp: ado_read_attachment Working at last check
  AZURE DEVOPS ONLY -- Reads the ACTUAL CONTENT of a file attached to a work item (Excel spreadsheet, Word document, text/CSV/JSON/XML file, or image). WHEN: a…

Command-line tools

• officecli
  Read, edit, and automate Office documents (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) office excel docx powerpoint word xlsx pptx openxml
• libxls
  Read binary Excel files from C/C++
• xleak
  Terminal Excel viewer with an interactive TUI viewer cli tui excel terminal spreadsheet xlsx xls ods
• csvprintf
  Command-line utility for parsing CSV files
• onlyoffice-desktopeditors
  Office suite that combines text, spreadsheet and presentation editors allowing to create, view and edit documents.
• csvkit
  Suite of command-line tools for converting to and working with CSV

Web APIs

• Google Sheets API
  Reads and writes Google Sheets. analytics media
• YouTube Reporting API
  Schedules reporting jobs containing your YouTube Analytics data and downloads the resulting bulk data reports in the form of CSV files. analytics media
• Google Docs API
  Reads and writes Google Docs documents. analytics media
• OOXML Automation
  This API helps users convert Excel and Powerpoint documents into rich, live dashboards and stories. analytics
• Shotstack
  Shotstack is a video, image and audio editing service that allows for the automated generation of videos, images and audio using JSON and a RESTful API. You…
• DynamicDocs
  ADVICEment's DynamicDocs API automates your document generation (https://advicement.io/dynamic-documents-api) and creates dynamic, optimized, interactive…

Claude Code plugins

• xlsx
  Use this skill any time a spreadsheet file is the primary input or output. This means any task where the user wants to: open, read, edit, or fix an existing…
• pptx
  Use this skill any time a .pptx or .potx file is involved in any way — as input, output, or both. This includes: creating slide decks, pitch decks, or…
• document-skills
  Collection of document processing suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF capabilities
• desktop-commander
  MCP server for terminal commands, process management, and file operations across text, code, PDF, DOCX, Excel, images, and structured data. productivity

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