compare_sheets
Diff between two sheets using key column.
How to use it
compare_sheets is exposed by the MCP Excel MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the compare_sheets tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install MCP Excel
pip install -e .Other tools in MCP Excel (24)
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Period-over-period growth analysis.
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Correlation matrix between 2+ columns.
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Frequency analysis - top N most common values.
Pivot table with multi-column grouping.
Get file structure overview - sheets, dimensions, format.
Rank by column value with top-N filtering.
Search value across all sheets.