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microsoft/data-formulator

🪄 Data Formulator is an interactive AI-powered data analysis system makes it easy to connect, explore and visualize data. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/microsoft/data-formulator · homepage · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

86/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 86
  • Longevity 58
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 33
  • age_days: 817
  • days_rel: 18
  • days_push: 9
  • n_releases_24m: 14

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

17011 stars · 1655 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Data Formulator is an AI-powered interactive data analysis and visualization application from Microsoft that lets users connect data sources and explore them through AI agents and visualizations. It provides data connectors and a 'Data Threads' workspace for branching exploratory analysis.

Use cases

  • visualize csv data with ai
  • explore datasets without writing code
  • connect llm agents to databases and files
  • create charts from natural language questions
  • branch exploratory data analysis threads
  • build ai-assisted data dashboards

When to choose

  • you want AI-assisted exploratory data analysis and charting
  • you need to connect multiple data sources for LLM-driven analysis
  • you prefer a visual, no-code data exploration workspace

When to avoid

  • you need production BI reporting at enterprise scale
  • you want fully deterministic, code-based visualization pipelines
  • you cannot send data to LLM providers

Facets

application · maturity active

data-visualization machine-learning llm-inference agent-framework charts analytics data-visualization data-science artificial-intelligence analytics large-language-models python cross-platform self-hosted ai-powered data-exploration no-code data-connectors visualization-agents research-prototype web-server

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
microsoft/data-formulatormain86

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markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/data-formulator")

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