| name | csv_analyzer |
| description | Analyze CSV and Excel files — statistics, filtering, grouping, and data previews. Use when: user asks to read, analyze, query, summarize, or explore tabular data in CSV, TSV, or Excel files. NOT for: database queries, writing new files, or non-tabular formats. |
| dependencies | pandas, openpyxl |
| metadata | {"emoji":"📊"} |
CSV Analyzer Skill
Analyze tabular data files (CSV, TSV, Excel) using pandas.
When to Use
✅ USE this skill when:
- "Show me what's in data.csv"
- "First 20 rows of sales.xlsx"
- "Statistics for revenue column"
- "Filter rows where age > 30"
- "Average sales by region"
- User wants to explore, summarize, filter, or aggregate tabular data
When NOT to Use
❌ DON'T use this skill when:
- Database queries (SQL) → use database tools
- Writing new CSV/Excel files → use code or spreadsheet tools
- Non-tabular formats (JSON, XML, etc.) → use appropriate parsers
Usage/Commands
python {skill_path}/analyze.py PATH [command] [options]
Commands:
info (default) — column types, shape, missing values
head — first N rows (default 10)
stats — descriptive statistics for numeric columns
query — filter rows with a pandas query expression
groupby — group-by aggregation
columns — list column names and types
Options:
--rows N — number of rows for head (default 10)
--query "col > 100" — pandas query expression
--groupby COL — column to group by
--agg mean|sum|count|min|max — aggregation function (default: mean)
--format json — output as JSON
--columns "col1,col2" — select specific columns
Examples
- "Show me what's in data.csv" →
python {skill_path}/analyze.py data.csv info
- "First 20 rows of sales.xlsx" →
python {skill_path}/analyze.py sales.xlsx head --rows 20
- "Average sales by region" →
python {skill_path}/analyze.py data.csv groupby --groupby region --columns sales --agg mean
Notes
- Install dependencies:
pip install pandas openpyxl
- openpyxl required for Excel (.xlsx) support