
Xlsx Author
When you're running Claude in headless mode and need to produce an Excel file as an artifact rather than driving a live workbook through the Office plugin, this is your tool. It writes a Python script using openpyxl, dumps a proper .xlsx to ./out/, and follows the same blue/black/green conventions as audit-xls: blue for hardcoded inputs, black for formulas, green for links. You get named ranges, balance checks, and a strict one-model-per-file discipline. It's the file-producing fallback for managed-agent sessions where there's no open Excel window to interact with. Skip it if the mcp__office__excel_* tools are available, those let users review changes in real time.
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- Aug 21, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add anthropics/financial-services --skill xlsx-author --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
Files
xlsx-author
Use this skill when running headless (managed-agent / CMA mode) and you need to deliver an Excel workbook as a file artifact rather than editing a live workbook via mcp__office__excel_*.
Output contract
- Write to
./out/<name>.xlsx. Create./out/if it does not exist. - Return the relative path in your final message so the orchestration layer can collect it.
How to build the workbook
Write a short Python script and run it with Bash. Use openpyxl:
from openpyxl import Workbook
from openpyxl.styles import Font, PatternFill
wb = Workbook()
ws = wb.active; ws.title = "Inputs"
ws["B2"] = "Revenue"; ws["C2"] = 1_250_000_000
ws["C2"].font = Font(color="0000FF") # blue = hardcoded input
calc = wb.create_sheet("DCF")
calc["C5"] = "=Inputs!C2*(1+Inputs!C3)" # black = formula
wb.save("./out/model.xlsx")
Conventions (mirror audit-xls)
Sponsors
Details
- Repository
- github.com/anthropics/financial-services
- Categories
- AI & Agent Building, Office & Documents, Finance & Trading
- First seen
- Jun 3, 2026
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