audit-xls Skill
Audit a spreadsheet for formula accuracy, errors, and common mistakes. Scopes to a selected range, a single sheet, or the entire model (including financial-model integrity checks like BS balance, cash tie-out, and logic sanity). Triggers on "audit this sheet", "check my formulas", "find formula errors", "QA this spread Published by anthropics in financial-services.
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Security review, Data analysis, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions
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1 month ago · Apache-2.0 license
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What is audit-xls Skill?
Audit a spreadsheet for formula accuracy, errors, and common mistakes. Scopes to a selected range, a single sheet, or the entire model (including financial-model integrity checks like BS balance, cash tie-out, and logic sanity). Triggers on "audit this sheet", "check my formulas", "find formula errors", "QA this spread Published by anthropics in financial-services. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
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Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Security review
- Data analysis
- Security review use cases
- Data analysis use cases
Declared skill metadata
- Source file: plugins/agent-plugins/model-builder/skills/audit-xls/SKILL.md
These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.
Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use audit-xls Skill
- Use it for security review.
- Use it for data analysis.
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Editorial notes
Source
- Creator: anthropics
- Repository: anthropics/financial-services
- Skill file: plugins/agent-plugins/model-builder/skills/audit-xls/SKILL.md
What it does
Audit a spreadsheet for formula accuracy, errors, and common mistakes. Scopes to a selected range, a single sheet, or the entire model (including financial-model integrity checks like BS balance, cash tie-out, and logic sanity). Triggers on "audit this sheet", "check my formulas", "find formula errors", "QA this spread
Skill instructions
Audit Spreadsheet Audit formulas and data for accuracy and mistakes. Scope determines depth — from quick formula checks on a selection up to full financial-model integrity audits. Step 1: Determine scope If the user already gave a scope, use it. Otherwise ask them: What scope do you want me to audit? - selection — just the currently selected range - sheet — the current active sheet only - model — the whole workbook, including financial-model integrity checks (BS balance, cash tie-out, roll-forwards, logic sanity) The model scope is the deepest — use it for DCF, LBO, 3-statement, merger, comps, or any integrated financial model before sending to a client or IC. --- Step 2: Formula-level checks (ALL scopes) Run these regardless of scope: | Check | What to look for | |---|---| | Formula errors | REF!, VALUE!, N/A, DIV/0!, NAME? | | Hardcodes inside formulas | =A11.05 — the 1.05 should be a cell reference | | Inconsistent formulas | A formula that breaks the pattern of its neighbors in a r
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Frequently asked questions
What is audit-xls?
audit-xls is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Audit a spreadsheet for formula accuracy, errors, and common mistakes. Scopes to a selected range, a single sheet, or the entire model (including financial-model integrity checks like BS balance, cash tie-out.
Who is audit-xls best for?
audit-xls is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, security review workflows, data analysis workflows.
How do I install audit-xls?
Install or run audit-xls using Copy skill directory. Check audit-xls for the latest setup command.
Is audit-xls actively maintained?
audit-xls may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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