# mcp-data-lens

> Spreadsheet analysis MCP server with natural language queries powered by DuckDB

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-data-lens/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/cornelcroi/data-lens
- repository: https://github.com/cornelcroi/data-lens
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, duckdb, spreadsheet, excel, csv, data-analysis, sql, ai-assistant, llm, claude
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-data-lens

### Description (declared)

# Data Lens

**Ask questions about your spreadsheets in plain English. Get instant answers.**

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## What is Data Lens?

Stop wrestling with pivot tables and SQL queries. **Data Lens** transforms your spreadsheets into a conversational AI assistant. Just ask questions in plain English and get instant, accurate answers powered by DuckDB.

**With Data Lens:** "What's the average sales by region?" → Get answer instantly

No SQL knowledge required. No formula errors. Just questions and answers.

## See It In Action

*Demo coming soon - spreadsheet analysis in action*

## Why Data Lens?

- **🗣️ Natural Language** - Ask questions like you'd ask a person
- **⚡ Instant Results** - DuckDB-powered analytics, no waiting
- **🔒 100% Local** - Your data never leaves your machine
- **🆓 Completely Free** - No API keys, no subscriptions, no limits
- **📊 Multiple Formats** - Excel, CSV, TSV, Parquet - we handle them all

## Features

- ✅ **Multiple file formats**: Excel (.xlsx), CSV (.csv), TSV (.tsv), Parquet (.parquet)
- ✅ **Multi-sheet Excel support**: Each sheet becomes a separate table
- ✅ **Smart schema detection**: Automatic column type inference
- ✅ **SQL safety**: Blocks destructive operations (DROP, DELETE, UPDATE)
- ✅ **Sample data preview**: See examples before querying
- ✅ **In-memory performance**: Fast DuckDB-powered analytics

## Try It Out

Want to test Data Lens immediately? The repository includes sample datasets you can use:

### Sample Files

Download these files from the repository or create your own:

1. **sample_ecommerce_data.csv** - E-commerce orders with products, regions, payments
2. **sample_employee_data.csv** - Employee records with departments, sal…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- documents.spreadsheets (1, declared)
- data.database (1, declared)
- commerce.payments (0.814, derived)
- commerce.ecommerce (0.802, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-data-lens/ (first seen 2026-09-10T01:19:55.819Z)

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