xlsx-for-ai vs io.github.theluckystrike/spreadsheet-builder
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/spreadsheet-builder is an MCP server published by theluckystrike. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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/spreadsheet-builder | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.21.1 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/spreadsheet-builder |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 6 | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.xlsx-for-ai.dev/mcp) | Remote server (mcp.zovo.one/mcp/spreadsheet-builder) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| 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) | 6 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 8 h ago |
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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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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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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Extract and analyze large Excel workbooks (1MB-50MB+) with minimal token usage. Lossless extraction of all formulas, cell formatting, and complex table structures while achieving…
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Read local Excel workbooks (.xlsx, .xlsm, .csv): cells, formulas, tables. Read-only, sandboxed.
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excel-spreadsheet-xlsx-csv io.github.theluckystrike/excel-spreadsheet-xlsx-csv
Open, inspect, filter, edit and convert xlsx and csv files from your AI chat. Processing is local.
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/spreadsheet-builder
Open, inspect, filter, edit and convert xlsx and csv files from your AI chat. Processing 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/spreadsheet-builder As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http spreadsheet-builder https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/spreadsheet-builder --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/spreadsheet-builder 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/spreadsheet-builder · Compare two other plugins
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