{"schemaVersion":"opencli.cli.v1","slug":"visidata","name":"VisiData","shortName":"vd","binaryName":"vd","maker":{"slug":"visidata","name":"VisiData","type":"small-team","url":"https://www.visidata.org","officialPlatformMaker":false,"featuredBuilder":false},"category":"Data","description":"Interactive data exploration, spreadsheets, and terminal analytics from the terminal. Built by VisiData.","tagline":"Interactive data exploration, spreadsheets, and terminal analytics from the terminal.","install":{"packageManager":"pipx","command":"pipx install visidata","packageName":null,"npmPackage":null,"brewFormula":"visidata","brewCask":null,"crateName":null,"pypiPackage":"visidata","goPackage":null,"dockerImage":null},"verify":{"command":"vd --version","signal":"vd responds locally and is ready for the first real command."},"quickStart":"vd data.csv","exampleWorkflow":["vd data.csv"],"agent":{"readiness":{"label":"Human-first CLI","score":0,"reasons":[],"guardrails":["Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.","Expect prompts; keep a human in the loop for interactive flows.","Start read-only, then ask before mutations."]},"packUrl":"https://opencli.co/cli/visidata/agent.md","packMarkdown":"# OpenCLI Agent Pack: VisiData\n\nUse this when an AI agent needs to work with `vd`.\n\n## What this CLI is for\nInteractive data exploration, spreadsheets, and terminal analytics from the terminal. Built by VisiData.\n\nBest for: interactive data exploration, spreadsheets, and terminal analytics from the terminal.\n\n## Agent readiness\nHuman-first CLI (0/100)\n\n\n## Install\n```sh\npipx install visidata\n```\n\n## Verify before real work\n```sh\nvd --version\n```\nExpected signal: vd responds locally and is ready for the first real command.\n\n## Safe starting commands\n```sh\nvd --version\n```\n\n```sh\nvd data.csv\n```\n\n## Guardrails for agents\n- Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.\n- Expect prompts; keep a human in the loop for interactive flows.\n- Start read-only, then ask before mutations.\n\n## Suggested agent instruction\nYou may use VisiData (`vd`) for interactive data exploration, spreadsheets, and terminal analytics from the terminal.. First install it if missing, then run the verify command. Start with read-only or inspection commands. Summarize what you found before changing anything. Ask for confirmation before commands that mutate remote state, spend money, deploy, delete data, merge code, or expose secrets.\n\nSource: OpenCLI\n"},"fit":{"bestFor":"interactive data exploration, spreadsheets, and terminal analytics from the terminal.","useThisIf":"You work with data processing and want a fast terminal interface.","skipIf":"You need fully non-interactive usage for CI.","whatHappensNext":"Run `vd data.csv` and see what comes back."},"capabilities":{"agentFriendly":false,"supportsJsonOutput":false,"supportsNonInteractive":false,"supportsDryRun":false,"requiresAuth":false,"requiresNetwork":false,"ciFriendly":false,"localFirst":false,"destructivePotential":"medium"},"taxonomy":{"useCases":["Interactive data exploration","Spreadsheets","Terminal analytics"],"aliases":["vd"],"keywords":["csv spreadsheet terminal"],"tags":["builder"]},"links":{"website":"https://www.visidata.org","github":"https://github.com/saulpw/visidata","docs":"https://www.visidata.org/docs/","opencli":"https://opencli.co/cli/visidata","markdown":"https://opencli.co/cli/visidata/agent.md","json":"https://opencli.co/cli/visidata.json"},"metrics":{"githubStars":9120,"latestRelease":"2026-06-08T05:27:02Z","license":"GPL-3.0","metricLabel":"Homebrew installs (30d)","metricValue":215,"metricSource":"homebrew","metricAsOf":"2026-06-08T11:00:50.721Z"}}