univer-cli
Terminal-native spreadsheet engine for Excel-compatible .xlsx files.
Install
npm i -g univer-cli
Verify:
unv --version
Core Capabilities
- Read/write .xlsx — full Excel compatibility without Excel
- Formulas — evaluate and edit formulas from the CLI
- Formatting — cells, styles, number formats
- Charts & shapes — generate or manipulate visual elements
- Multidimensional tables — bitable-style operations
- Interactive preview — live preview and viewer review comments
- Versioning — built-in versioning support for spreadsheets
- Pipe in/out — shell-native roundtrips:
cat file.xlsx | unv run --formula SUM(A:A)
Common Commands
# Inspect a workbook
unv inspect file.xlsx
# Run a formula/script
unv run file.xlsx --formula "SUM(A1:A10)"
# Export to different format
unv convert file.xlsx --output result.csv
# Interactive viewer
unv view file.xlsx
# Create from template
unv create --template budget --name "Q1 Report"
Usage in OpenClaw
Load this skill when the user asks to:
- Analyze, edit, or convert Excel/.xlsx files
- Work with spreadsheet data from the CLI
- Generate charts or formatted reports from data
- Process multiple spreadsheets in a pipeline
// Example: inspect and extract summary
const { execSync } = require('child_process');
const result = execSync('unv inspect report.xlsx --json').toString();
Notes
- Requires Node.js 18+
- All operations are local (no cloud dependency)
- Supports headless/automated workflows