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Excel Analyzer

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Analyzes Excel and CSV files to produce statistical summaries, pivot tables, charts, and actionable insights without leaving your AI workflow.

By Anthropic 7,600 v1.2.0 Updated 2026-03-10

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Copy the SKILL.md file to your project's .claude/skills/ directory

About This Skill

Excel Analyzer understands the structure of spreadsheets — not just the raw data — and produces analysis that matches how business stakeholders actually think about their data.

Automatic Structure Detection

  • Identifies header rows, merged cells, and multi-level column headers
  • Detects multiple data tables within a single sheet
  • Recognizes formulas and flags cells that depend on external references
  • Identifies consistent patterns (monthly columns, category rows)

Analysis Capabilities

Descriptive Statistics For numeric columns: min, max, mean, median, standard deviation, quartiles, and outlier detection (IQR method). For categorical columns: value counts, unique values, and dominant category.

Pivot Analysis Generates cross-tabulation by up to 3 dimensions with selectable aggregation functions (sum, count, average, min, max).

Time Series Detects date columns and performs: period-over-period growth, trend direction, and seasonality detection.

Anomaly Detection - Statistical outliers (z-score > 3) - Duplicate rows - Missing value patterns (random vs systematic) - Data type inconsistencies within columns

Code Generation

Converts the analysis into runnable Python pandas code, making the work reproducible and schedulable. The generated script includes openpyxl for reading Excel files and matplotlib for chart generation.

Report Output

Produces a structured Markdown report with tables, key metrics highlighted, and prioritized data quality issues.

Use Cases

  • Generating automatic statistical summaries of sales and financial data
  • Creating pivot table analyses from flat Excel exports
  • Identifying data quality issues and anomalies in spreadsheets
  • Converting Excel analysis into reproducible Python pandas code

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • + Understands complex spreadsheet structures including merged cells and multi-level headers
  • + Converts analysis to reproducible Python pandas code
  • + Anomaly detection highlights data quality issues automatically
  • + Business-friendly report language — not just raw statistics

Cons

  • - Very large spreadsheets (500K+ rows) may exceed context limits — sampling is applied
  • - Complex Excel VBA macros cannot be analyzed or reproduced

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