Our review
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
Use this skill when you need to export validated, structured financial data from Datarails to Excel for reporting or analysis.
Do not use it if you need real-time data or arbitrary database queries without built-in validation.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill uses only designated MCP tools for authentication, data extraction, and reading files; no destructive or exfiltration actions are performed.
No concerns found
Examples
Extract financial data from Datarails and save to Excel.Extract financial data from Datarails for 2024 scenario Budget.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:
- Summary sheet: Key totals and metrics
- P&L sheet: Monthly breakdown by account category
- KPIs sheet: Quarterly KPI values
- 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:
- Run
/dr-authto get fresh credentials
Missing months in data
Check System_Year filter value - must be a string ("2025"), not integer.
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/dr-auth- Authenticate first/dr-learn- Create/update client profile/dr-tables- Explore available tables/dr-query- Investigate specific records
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