explore-data
Officialexplore data
What it does
- How many rows and columns?
- What is the grain (one row per what)?
- What is the primary key? Is it unique?
- When was the data last updated?
- How far back does the data go?
- Identifier: Unique keys, foreign keys, entity IDs
- Dimension: Categorical attributes for grouping/filtering (status, type, region, category)
Requirements & configuration
- If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.
- For very large tables (100M+ rows), profiling queries use sampling by default -- mention if you need exact counts
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
explore-data FAQ
What does the explore-data skill do?
Profile and explore a dataset to understand its shape, quality, and patterns. Use when encountering a new table or file, checking null rates and column distributions, spotting data quality issues like duplicates or suspicious values, or deciding which dimensions and metrics to analyze. How many rows and columns? What is the grain (one row per what)?
What does explore-data require?
If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md. For very large tables (100M+ rows), profiling queries use sampling by default -- mention if you need exact counts
How do I install explore-data?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill explore-data --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins.
Maintain explore-data?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/anthropics-knowledge-work-plugins-explore-data?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/anthropics-knowledge-work-plugins-explore-data The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.
