recipe-create-expense-tracker▌
googleworkspace/cli · updated Apr 8, 2026
Google Sheets spreadsheet template for expense tracking with automated setup and sharing.
- ›Creates a new spreadsheet with standard expense columns (Date, Category, Description, Amount) and sample entries
- ›Includes built-in sharing capabilities to grant read or edit access to team members via email
- ›Requires gws-sheets and gws-drive skills; uses Google Workspace APIs for spreadsheet and file management
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4.5★★★★★59 reviews- ★★★★★Evelyn Ramirez· Dec 16, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: recipe-create-expense-tracker is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Dec 8, 2024
recipe-create-expense-tracker has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Evelyn Rahman· Dec 8, 2024
recipe-create-expense-tracker fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
- ★★★★★Tariq Sharma· Dec 4, 2024
Registry listing for recipe-create-expense-tracker matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
- ★★★★★Aanya Nasser· Dec 4, 2024
recipe-create-expense-tracker reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· Nov 27, 2024
recipe-create-expense-tracker reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★Evelyn Gonzalez· Nov 27, 2024
We added recipe-create-expense-tracker from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Zara Taylor· Nov 23, 2024
Keeps context tight: recipe-create-expense-tracker is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Zara Anderson· Nov 23, 2024
recipe-create-expense-tracker has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Nov 7, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: recipe-create-expense-tracker is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
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