Skill Detail
Profile and triage messy tabular files from the terminal with VisiData
Inspect CSV, TSV, JSON, and parquet drops interactively, spot suspicious columns fast, and decide the next cleanup step without opening a spreadsheet.
Data Extraction & TransformationMulti-Framework
Data Extraction & Transformation
Multi-Framework
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INSTALL WITH ANY AGENT
npx skills add agentskillexchange/skills --skill profile-and-triage-messy-tabular-files-from-the-terminal-with-visidata
Works best when you want a reusable capability, not another fragile one-off prompt.
At a glance
Tools required
Python 3, VisiData, tabular data files
Install & setup
Install with `pip install visidata` or your preferred package manager, then open files with `vd data.csv` or another supported format and use profiling, selection, and aggregation commands to drive cleanup decisions.
Author
saulpw
Publisher
Individual
Last updated
Apr 15, 2026
Quick brief
Use VisiData when an agent needs to inspect an unfamiliar data drop before writing cleanup code. The agent can sort, profile, sample, and filter large tabular files interactively to find broken columns, odd values, and likely cleanup targets in minutes. The boundary is fast terminal-first data triage, not a general spreadsheet replacement or broad analytics platform listing.