pi-for-excel

Verify pi-for-excel work against a real local Excel desktop host while keeping Excel in the background. Use after changes to workbook tools, recovery, taskpane UI, Office.js host behavior, chart/image paths, or any adversarial verification where browser-only tests are insufficient.

Provision or reuse a local Windows 11 ARM VM as a reusable test harness for validating pi-for-excel inside real China-domestic WPS Spreadsheets. Use when an agent needs to test a specific WPS feature, WPS JSAPI behavior, add-in packaging, China WPS install/login, auth, taskpane boot, workbook operations, or an issue reproduction in real WPS rather than in Excel/Office.js or a browser fallback.

Plan and build Pi for Excel extensions safely: choose skill vs extension plugin vs connection, create flat SKILL.md skills, and handle API keys without asking users to paste secrets in chat.

Local terminal access via the tmux bridge. Use when the user asks about running shell commands, setting up the tmux bridge, or troubleshooting terminal connectivity.

Native Python execution via the local Python bridge. Use when the user asks about running Python locally, setting up the Python bridge, LibreOffice conversion, or troubleshooting Python connectivity.

Discover and call tools from configured MCP servers. Use when external capabilities are needed beyond built-in workbook tools.

Search the public web for up-to-date facts. Works out of the box with Jina (default, no API key needed); optionally Serper, Tavily, or Brave Search. Use when workbook context is insufficient and fresh external references are needed.