formula-protection
Prevents accidental modification of financial formulas in your Google Sheets tracker.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/formula-protection && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/5148" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/formula-protection && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/formula-protection
Activation
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Prevent accidental modification of sacred spreadsheet formulas in Google Sheets Portfolio Tracker. Blocks edits to GOOGLEFINANCE formulas, calculated columns, and total rows. Allows only IFERROR wrappers, fixing broken references, and expanding ranges. Triggers on update formula, modify column, fix errors, or any attempt to edit formula-based cells.Key capabilities
- →Block unauthorized edits to protected formulas
- →Validate column edits in Google Sheets
- →Permit safe operations like IFERROR wrapping
- →Expand formula ranges for new data
How it works
The skill acts as a guardrail by intercepting edit requests and validating them against a list of protected 'sacred' formulas.
Inputs & outputs
When to use formula-protection
- →Fix formula error
- →Update column range
- →Prevent manual overwrite of prices
About formula-protection
Blocks manual changes to predefined 'sacred' spreadsheet formulas. It validates column edits and only permits authorized changes like IFERROR wrapping or repairing broken references.
Prevent accidental modification of sacred spreadsheet formulas in Google Sheets Portfolio Tracker. Blocks edits to GOOGLEFINANCE formulas, calculated columns, and total rows. Allows only IFERROR wrappers, fixing broken references, and expanding ranges. Triggers on update formula, modify column, fix errors, or any attempt to edit formula-based cells.
When not to use it
- →When performing legitimate architectural changes to the spreadsheet
- →When the user intends to replace dynamic formulas with static values
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →Cannot modify formula logic
- →Restricted to specific allowed repair operations
How it compares
It enforces strict spreadsheet integrity by blocking manual changes to critical formulas, unlike standard spreadsheet editing.
Compared to similar skills
formula-protection side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| formula-protection (this skill) | 1 | 9mo | No flags | Advanced |
| quant-analyst | 103 | 2mo | No flags | Advanced |
| stock-analyzer | 71 | 2mo | Review | Beginner |
| creating-financial-models | 36 | 8mo | Review | Advanced |
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