Datarails Financial Data Extraction

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Extract validated financial data from Datarails Finance OS to Excel workbooks. Generates sheets for P&L, Balance Sheet, KPIs (including ARR), and validation checks. Useful for financial analysts who need structured, cross-checked financial reports from the Datarails platform.

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Data & AIIntermediate
606/2/2026
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#datarails#financial-data#excel#kpi#validation

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Extracts validated financial data from Datarails Finance OS to an Excel workbook including P&L, Balance Sheet, KPIs, and cross-validation checks.

Strengths

  • Built-in validation with cross-references between P&L and KPI tables
  • Support for key metrics like ARR, Churn, and LTV
  • Automated generation of structured Excel workbooks
  • Handles pagination and automatic token refresh

Limitations

  • Requires prior authentication via /dr-auth
  • Depends on the 'reports' extra of the MCP server
  • Only works with Datarails Finance OS, not other data sources
When to use it

Use this skill when you need to export validated, structured financial data from Datarails to Excel for reporting or analysis.

When not to use it

Do not use it if you need real-time data or arbitrary database queries without built-in validation.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill uses only designated MCP tools for authentication, data extraction, and reading files; no destructive or exfiltration actions are performed.

No concerns found

Examples

Default extraction for current year
Extract financial data from Datarails and save to Excel.
Extraction with custom scenario and year
Extract financial data from Datarails for 2024 scenario Budget.
Extraction to custom file path
Extract financial data from Datarails and save to reports/financials.xlsx.

name: dr-extract description: Extract validated financial data from Datarails Finance OS to Excel. Creates workbooks with P&L, Balance Sheet, KPIs (including ARR), and validation checks. user-invocable: true allowed-tools:

  • mcp__datarails-finance-os__auth_status
  • mcp__datarails-finance-os__extract_financials
  • Read argument-hint: "[--output <file>] [--scenario <name>] [--year <YYYY>]"

Datarails Financial Data Extraction

Extract validated financial data from Finance OS to Excel workbooks with:

  • P&L Data: Revenue, COGS, Operating Expenses by month
  • KPI Data: ARR, Net New ARR, Churn, LTV, Revenue by quarter
  • Validation: Cross-checks between P&L and KPI tables

Arguments

| Argument | Description | Default | |----------|-------------|---------| | --output <file> | Output filename | tmp/Financial_Extract_YYYY.xlsx | | --scenario <name> | Primary scenario | Actuals | | --year <YYYY> | Calendar year to extract | Current year |

Workflow

Step 1: Verify Authentication

Use: auth_status
If not authenticated, guide to /dr-auth

Step 2: Run Extraction via MCP Tool

Call the extract_financials MCP tool with the parsed arguments:

Use: extract_financials
Arguments:
  year: <parsed year, default current year>
  scenario: <parsed scenario, default "Actuals">
  output_path: <parsed output, or omit for default>

The tool handles:

  • Loading the client profile for the environment
  • Pagination (500 rows per request) with auto token refresh
  • Client-side aggregation
  • Excel generation with openpyxl

Step 3: Report Results

Present the extraction summary to the user:

  • Output file path
  • Year and scenario extracted
  • Any errors or warnings

Expected Output

The tool generates an Excel workbook with:

  1. Summary sheet: Key totals and metrics
  2. P&L sheet: Monthly breakdown by account category
  3. KPIs sheet: Quarterly KPI values
  4. Validation sheet: Cross-checks and profile info

Output location: tmp/ folder (configurable via --output)

Troubleshooting

"profile_not_found" error

Run /dr-learn first to create a profile.

"missing_dependency" error

The MCP server needs the reports extra installed: pip install datarails-finance-os-mcp[reports]

Token expires during extraction

The script auto-refreshes tokens every 20K rows. If you still get 401 errors:

  1. Run /dr-auth to get fresh credentials

Missing months in data

Check System_Year filter value - must be a string ("2025"), not integer.

Related Skills

  • /dr-auth - Authenticate first
  • /dr-learn - Create/update client profile
  • /dr-tables - Explore available tables
  • /dr-query - Investigate specific records
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