Watching Claude Code edit Excel models live in Total Recalc

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Excel locks a workbook while it is open, so Claude Code could not edit his financial models with Excel running. He built Total Recalc, a free viewer that refreshes when the file changes and shows what the agent changed.

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Posted by@thomasrice_au
DateOct 28, 2026
Category📚 Research & knowledge
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