handsontable-skills vs jDataMunch MCP
handsontable-skills is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑24.
handsontable-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Handsontable. No marketplace we read lists it any more. jDataMunch MCP is an MCP server published by jgravelle. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers), Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  jDataMunch MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace handsontable/handsontable-skills | Removed on 2026-10-24 Version: 1.0.3 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.31.13 Downloads/month (PyPI): 730 Downloads/week (PyPI): 165 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 82 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.31.13 Downloads/month (PyPI): 730 Downloads/week (PyPI): 165 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 82 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | handsontable-skillsno longer listed · | jDataMunch MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 | 82 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 20 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (jdatamunch-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | LicenseRef-jDataMunch-Dual-Use |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/handsontable/handsontable-skills | github.com/jgravelle/jdatamunch-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 6 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-20 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of handsontable-skills
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Agent-safe Excel workbook analysis, editing, recalc, and verification tools.
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Edit real .xlsx files with your agent: live formulas, and you review every change before it saves.
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gantt-chart io.github.theluckystrike/gantt-chart
Build Gantt charts from your AI chat: tasks, dependencies, timeline spreadsheets. All data is local.
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Load, read, edit, and recalculate .xlsx workbooks headlessly — no Excel required.
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Drive a running TreeSheets instance over its local agent socket: run Lobster script against the open document and get results back.
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studio net.reogrid/studio
Turn analyzed data into an Excel-like spreadsheet at a shareable URL: formulas, styles, filters.
What each says it does
handsontable-skills
Claude skills for Handsontable DataGrid (JavaScript data grid component) and HyperFormula (headless spreadsheet calculation engine)
jDataMunch MCP
Tabular data retrieval. Index CSV/Excel, query rows, aggregate. 99%+ savings vs raw file reads.
How to run each
handsontable-skills
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
jDataMunch MCP As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio jdatamunch-mcp -- uvx jdatamunch-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: handsontable-skills · What it can do: jDataMunch MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.