Create Data Spreadsheets
Generate a formatted Excel spreadsheet from raw data, a list, or a description of what you need.
Build Spreadsheets with Formulas
Generate Excel files with working formulas, calculated columns, and automatic totals built in.
Tool
Setting up Excel formulas correctly — especially across multiple columns, with absolute references, or using functions like VLOOKUP and SUMIF — is where most people slow down. The formula logic is often straightforward but the syntax is unforgiving and debugging takes longer than the actual work.
The create_spreadsheet skill can produce spreadsheets with formulas already written and embedded in the correct cells. Totals, percentage calculations, conditional values, and cross-column references come pre-built. You open the file and the calculations are live immediately.
Finance teams building budget models, project managers tracking percentage completion, and sales teams calculating commission all use this to get a working formula spreadsheet in minutes rather than building it cell by cell.
Agent Guides
Claude
- Connect ToolRouter to Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Describe the calculation: "Create a sales tracker where the commission column is 10% of the revenue column"
- Claude generates the spreadsheet with the formula embedded in the commission cells
ChatGPT
- Add ToolRouter to ChatGPT using the MCP JSON configuration
- Describe your calculation needs: "I need a spreadsheet that calculates VAT at 20%"
- ChatGPT creates the file with pre-built formulas
Copilot
- Add ToolRouter to your Copilot MCP configuration
- In Copilot Chat: "Create an Excel file with a compound interest calculator using these columns: principal, rate, years, final value (formula)"
- Copilot generates the file with the formula pre-built
OpenClaw
- Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Define the spreadsheet structure: columns, formulas, and data inputs
- OpenClaw generates the file with all formulas embedded
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