VisiData CLI Skill

VisiData is a terminal multiplexer for investigating and manipulating tabular data. It reads CSV, TSV, JSON, Excel, SQLite, and dozens of other formats, and provides vim-like keybindings for interactive exploration.

High-Value Patterns

• Convert unfamiliar datasets between formats with vd -b input -o output.
• Generate .vdj command logs for guided interactive exploration or repeatable cleanup.
• Triage unknown data: inspect columns, set types, find nulls/outliers, summarize categories.
• Clean messy CSV/Excel exports with quoting, Unicode, dates, currencies, and mixed types.
• Join, diff, append, or reconcile two datasets interactively before saving.
• Use vd in pipelines when a human should visually select/filter rows.

Installation

macOS (Homebrew — recommended)