Pi for Excel: Open-Source Multi-Model AI Sidebar Add-in for Microsoft Excel
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Summary
Pi for Excel is an open-source, multi-model AI sidebar add-in for Microsoft Excel that functions as an AI agent within Excel workbooks. It can read workbooks, make changes, and conduct research using various AI models including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, or GitHub Copilot. The add-in features 16 built-in tools for spreadsheet interaction, such as get_workbook_overview for structural analysis and read_range for cell data extraction. Users can bring their own API keys or use OAuth login, making it a flexible AI assistant for Excel tasks.
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Bring your own API key or OAuth login for Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, or GitHub Copilot.
Open-source, multi-model AI sidebar add-in for Microsoft Excel. Powered by Pi.
16 built-in tools that the AI can call to interact with your workbook.
get_workbook_overview - Structural blueprint — sheets, headers, named ranges, tables, charts, pivots
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