Introducing Wingman (Copilot is so 2025)

Wingman Chat and the =WINGMAN() formula are now available in xlwings Lite! As you may have guessed, these are the AI assistants for xlwings Lite. You can connect them with the latest models from OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, and any other model that runs on https and supports CORS (bring your own API key).

Compared to Copilot in Excel and Claude in Excel, xlwings Wingman does something fundamentally different: it creates Python code that you can inspect, iteratively improve, and run via button or as custom function. Unlike Copilot and Claude, you can reuse your functions across workbooks and rerun them as often as you need. They are 100% deterministic and 100% free.

As with everything in xlwings Lite, this is early stage. Right now, Wingman does not have access to your data in Excel. Giving it optional access is on the roadmap.

Enjoy!
~ Felix