xlsx-for-ai vs io.github.theluckystrike/gantt-chart
xlsx-for-ai is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
xlsx-for-ai is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by xlsx-for-ai. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.theluckystrike/gantt-chart is an MCP server published by theluckystrike. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  io.github.theluckystrike/gantt-chart | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace senoff/xlsx-for-ai | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 0.1.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.22.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | xlsx-for-aino longer listed · | io.github.theluckystrike/gantt-chart |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 6 | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-14 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.xlsx-for-ai.dev/mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/senoff/xlsx-for-ai | github.com/theluckystrike/mcp-servers |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Not responding since 2026-10-26 |
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 xlsx-for-ai
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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spreadsheet io.github.theluckystrike/spreadsheet
Open, inspect, filter, edit and convert xlsx and csv files from your AI chat. Processing is local.
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spreadsheet-builder io.github.theluckystrike/spreadsheet-builder
Open, inspect, filter, edit and convert xlsx and csv files from your AI chat. Processing is local.
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xlsx-for-ai io.github.senoff/xlsx-for-ai
50 spreadsheet tools for .xlsx: recalc formulas, repair broken refs, read/write, diff, audit.
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Read spreadsheets; optionally create, transfer and edit immutable .xlsx versions in a sandbox.
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Load, read, edit, and recalculate .xlsx workbooks headlessly — no Excel required.
What each says it does
xlsx-for-ai
Connection to the hosted xlsx-for-ai tools for .xlsx, .xlsm, .xls, .csv, .tsv and Google Sheets, plus a session-start note on when to use them: formula results, whether saved values are current, or a working spreadsheet file back. Ships no engine.
io.github.theluckystrike/gantt-chart
Build Gantt charts from your AI chat: tasks, dependencies, timeline spreadsheets. All data is local.
How to run each
xlsx-for-ai
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.theluckystrike/gantt-chart As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http gantt-chart https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/gantt-chart --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: MCP_LICENSE_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.theluckystrike/gantt-chart has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of xlsx-for-ai publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: xlsx-for-ai · What it can do: io.github.theluckystrike/gantt-chart · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.