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xlflow

AI-Agent-ready CLI framework for editing, testing, running, tracing, and diffing Excel VBA projects.
91 stars10 forksGoUpdated 10/18/2026100% free · open source
What it does

xlflow is a command-line framework for editing, testing, running, tracing, and diffing Excel VBA projects, designed to work with AI agents

When to use it
  • •When you need to automate testing and debugging of Excel VBA projects
  • •When you want to integrate Excel VBA projects with AI agents for advanced automation
  • •When you need to compare and diff different versions of Excel VBA projects
Ready-to-paste prompt
xlflow run --file example.xlsm --module Module1 --procedure Procedure1
Heads up: Make sure you have Go (version 1.17 or later) installed on your system before attempting to install and use xlflow
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🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

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mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/xlflow && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/xlflow/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/xlflow/SKILL.md
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How xlflow works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Xlflow is a very large Go project (~338k lines across 907 code files, plus 102 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~338k lines · 907 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Go
No API keys detected
Go 76%C# 8%TypeScript 8%VBA 5%PowerShell 2%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    cmd/xlflow/main.go
    Where the program starts running
  4. 4
    go.mod
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  5. 5
    internal/agentskill/skill.go
    Inside internal/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
internal/Core code — the actual logic980 files
cmd/Command-line entry points4 files
docs/Documentation171 files
example/Examples you can copy168 files
testdata/Folder407 files
bridge/Folder150 files
vitepress/Folder142 files
editors/Folder123 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksExamples includedMIT licenseUpdated this month
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Creator
harumiWeb
Language
Go
Category
devtools
Published
4/30/2026

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