# Zovo Spreadsheet Compare (remote · sheet-compare.zovo.one)

Compare two spreadsheets

- Trust score: 73/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-23

## Components

- remote · `sheet-compare.zovo.one`: 73/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-sheet-compare/sheet-compare.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-sheet-compare/sheet-compare)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.1`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-23.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 68/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1721 tokens (~573/item across 3 items; 2 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 3/100
  - Stability observed for 1 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 2 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.
  - Supports UI / widget rendering.

## Install

### How do I install the Zovo Spreadsheet Compare MCP server?

Zovo Spreadsheet Compare is a hosted endpoint at https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http theluckystrike-sheet-compare 'https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "theluckystrike-sheet-compare": {
      "url": "https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "theluckystrike-sheet-compare": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.theluckystrike-sheet-compare]
url = "https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "theluckystrike-sheet-compare": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add theluckystrike-sheet-compare --url 'https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  theluckystrike-sheet-compare:
    url: "https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "theluckystrike-sheet-compare": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add theluckystrike-sheet-compare -t streamable-http -u 'https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "theluckystrike-sheet-compare": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-23 (score 73, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-22 (score 72)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (2)

### `compare_spreadsheets` (~853 tokens)

Compare spreadsheets

Use this when the user has two versions of the same spreadsheet (CSV or Excel: price list, inventory, roster, budget, product catalog, CRM export) and wants to "compare two excel files", "compare two spreadsheets", "find the differences between two csv files", "what changed between these files" or "list what changed". Matches rows by a key column it detects (or key_columns), lists all added, removed and changed rows with each changed cell old -> new, numeric change and percent, plus renamed/moved columns and key changes, and returns an Excel workbook (Summary, Changed, Cell changes, Added, Removed, annotated new version) and a changes CSV. Does not merge or join two different tables (e.g. customers + orders), does not compare Word or PDF documents, and does not edit either file.

Input parameters:

- `column_map` (object): Old column name -> new column name for renamed columns, e.g. {"Unit Price": "Price (USD)"}. Turns off automatic rename detection.
- `compare_numbers_as_values` (boolean): Compare numbers by value so "1,200.00" equals 1200, e.g. true (default). Codes with leading zeros (00123) stay text.
- `compare_row_numbers` (boolean): Compare a running row-number column (#, Row, No.: 1, 2, 3...) like any other column, e.g. true. Default false: it shifts whenever a row is inserted, so it is skipped with a note.
- `detect_key_changes` (boolean): Report a removed row and an added row whose other values are identical as one key change (e.g. a SKU renumbered), e.g. true (default).
- `header_row_new` (integer): Row number of the column headings in the new file, e.g. 3.
- `header_row_old` (integer): Row number of the column headings in the old file when it is not detected, e.g. 3 when two title rows come first.
- `ignore_case` (boolean): Treat ABC and abc as equal, e.g. true. Default false.
- `ignore_columns` (array): Columns to leave out of the comparison, e.g. ["Last updated", "Notes"].
- `key_columns` (array): Column(s) that identify a row, to override the automatic key, e.g. ["SKU"] or ["Store", "Product code"].
- `new_file` (object): The NEWER version (CSV, TSV or Excel .xlsx), e.g. pricelist_2026Q4.xlsx or roster-october.csv.
- `new_sheet` (string): Sheet (tab) to read from the new workbook, e.g. Prices Q4.
- `new_table` (string): Instead of new_file: the newer version pasted as CSV/TSV text with a header row, e.g. "SKU,Price\nA1,10.50\nC3,7.00".
- `normalize_dates` (boolean): Compare dates by calendar day, so 2026-03-05, 3/5/2026 and an Excel date serial are equal, e.g. true (default).
- `numeric_tolerance` (number): Numbers that differ by this much or less count as equal, e.g. 0.01 to ignore rounding by a cent. Default 0.
- `old_file` (object): The OLDER version (CSV, TSV or Excel .xlsx), e.g. pricelist_2026Q3.xlsx or roster-september.csv.
- `old_sheet` (string): Sheet (tab) to read from the old workbook, e.g. Prices Q3. Default: the sheet with the same name as in the new workbook, else the first sheet with data.
- `old_table` (string): Instead of old_file: the older version pasted as CSV/TSV text with a header row, e.g. "SKU,Price\nA1,10.00\nB2,5.00".
- `trim_whitespace` (boolean): Ignore leading/trailing and repeated spaces, e.g. true (default).

Output parameters:

- `added_preview` (array)
- `biggest_changes` (array)
- `by_column` (array)
- `changes_preview` (array)
- `columns` (object)
- `complete_list` (string)
- `counts` (object)
- `downloads` (object)
- `excluded_rows` (array)
- `files` (object)
- `key` (object)
- `key_changes_preview` (array)
- `notes` (array)
- `removed_preview` (array)

### `summarize_changes` (~799 tokens)

Summarize changes

Use this when the user has two versions of a spreadsheet and wants a summary rather than a full list: "how many prices went up", "which columns changed the most", "biggest changes between these two files", "average price increase". Returns counts (changed, added, removed rows), per-column statistics (cells changed, increases, decreases, total and average percent change, largest increase and decrease) and the biggest single changes, with the same Excel and CSV downloads. Use compare_spreadsheets for the row-by-row list. Does not forecast or explain why values changed.

Input parameters:

- `column_map` (object): Old column name -> new column name for renamed columns, e.g. {"Unit Price": "Price (USD)"}. Turns off automatic rename detection.
- `compare_numbers_as_values` (boolean): Compare numbers by value so "1,200.00" equals 1200, e.g. true (default). Codes with leading zeros (00123) stay text.
- `compare_row_numbers` (boolean): Compare a running row-number column (#, Row, No.: 1, 2, 3...) like any other column, e.g. true. Default false: it shifts whenever a row is inserted, so it is skipped with a note.
- `detect_key_changes` (boolean): Report a removed row and an added row whose other values are identical as one key change (e.g. a SKU renumbered), e.g. true (default).
- `header_row_new` (integer): Row number of the column headings in the new file, e.g. 3.
- `header_row_old` (integer): Row number of the column headings in the old file when it is not detected, e.g. 3 when two title rows come first.
- `ignore_case` (boolean): Treat ABC and abc as equal, e.g. true. Default false.
- `ignore_columns` (array): Columns to leave out of the comparison, e.g. ["Last updated", "Notes"].
- `key_columns` (array): Column(s) that identify a row, to override the automatic key, e.g. ["SKU"] or ["Store", "Product code"].
- `new_file` (object): The NEWER version (CSV, TSV or Excel .xlsx), e.g. pricelist_2026Q4.xlsx or roster-october.csv.
- `new_sheet` (string): Sheet (tab) to read from the new workbook, e.g. Prices Q4.
- `new_table` (string): Instead of new_file: the newer version pasted as CSV/TSV text with a header row, e.g. "SKU,Price\nA1,10.50\nC3,7.00".
- `normalize_dates` (boolean): Compare dates by calendar day, so 2026-03-05, 3/5/2026 and an Excel date serial are equal, e.g. true (default).
- `numeric_tolerance` (number): Numbers that differ by this much or less count as equal, e.g. 0.01 to ignore rounding by a cent. Default 0.
- `old_file` (object): The OLDER version (CSV, TSV or Excel .xlsx), e.g. pricelist_2026Q3.xlsx or roster-september.csv.
- `old_sheet` (string): Sheet (tab) to read from the old workbook, e.g. Prices Q3. Default: the sheet with the same name as in the new workbook, else the first sheet with data.
- `old_table` (string): Instead of old_file: the older version pasted as CSV/TSV text with a header row, e.g. "SKU,Price\nA1,10.00\nB2,5.00".
- `trim_whitespace` (boolean): Ignore leading/trailing and repeated spaces, e.g. true (default).

Output parameters:

- `added_preview` (array)
- `biggest_changes` (array)
- `by_column` (array)
- `changes_preview` (array)
- `columns` (object)
- `complete_list` (string)
- `counts` (object)
- `downloads` (object)
- `excluded_rows` (array)
- `files` (object)
- `key` (object)
- `key_changes_preview` (array)
- `notes` (array)
- `removed_preview` (array)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-sheet-compare/sheet-compare#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-23: 73
- 2026-10-22: 72

## Common questions

### What is the Zovo Spreadsheet Compare MCP server?

Zovo Spreadsheet Compare is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.theluckystrike/sheet-compare. Compare two spreadsheets. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp).

### Is the Zovo Spreadsheet Compare MCP server safe to use?

Zovo Spreadsheet Compare scores 73 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Zovo Spreadsheet Compare MCP server expose?

Zovo Spreadsheet Compare exposes 2 tools: compare_spreadsheets, summarize_changes. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,652 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Zovo Spreadsheet Compare MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Zovo Spreadsheet Compare without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Zovo Spreadsheet Compare MCP server still maintained?

Zovo Spreadsheet Compare is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 23 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/mcp
- Website: https://sheet-compare.zovo.one/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-sheet-compare/sheet-compare.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-sheet-compare/sheet-compare.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-sheet-compare/sheet-compare