# dataset-quality-audit

Audit tabular files for missing values, duplicates, outliers, and format problems. Use it to assess a dataset before analysis or reuse.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 4679
- Author: zebbern
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide/tree/HEAD/skills/dataset-quality-audit/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dataset-quality-audit

## What it does

The skill checks data across 12 dimensions. It flags missing values, repeated rows, mixed types, outliers, format issues, and inconsistencies between columns. The report includes scores for each dimension, an overall score and grade, plus suggestions for fixes.

It runs `scripts/data_quality_checker.py` on CSV, TSV, Excel, or JSON files. Use `--output` to write a JSON report. You can provide `--id-columns` for uniqueness checks and `--date-columns` for date validation; otherwise, the script attempts to identify those columns automatically.

Python 3.8+, `pandas`, and `numpy` are required. Install the libraries with `pip install pandas numpy`; the script will not run without them.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill dataset-quality-audit -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/dataset-quality-audit/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/dataset-quality-audit/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill dataset-quality-audit -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/dataset-quality-audit/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill dataset-quality-audit -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/dataset-quality-audit/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install zebbern/claude-code-guide dataset-quality-audit
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dataset-quality-audit/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill dataset-quality-audit -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide --path skills/dataset-quality-audit
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/dataset-quality-audit/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill dataset-quality-audit -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide/tree/HEAD/skills/dataset-quality-audit/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find missing values and duplicate rows in a table
- check column types and data formats
- flag outliers and constant columns
- assess a dataset before using it
- produce a JSON report with cleanup suggestions

## Example prompts
- Check `data.csv` for quality issues and save the report as `report.json`.
- Check `orders.csv` for duplicate `user_id` values and validate `created_at` and `updated_at` as date columns.
- Audit `data.tsv` for missing values, outliers, and inconsistent entries.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: dataset-quality-audit
description: "Run comprehensive quality checks on tabular data (CSV/Excel/TSV/JSON), detecting missing values, duplicates, outliers, format issues, and type inconsistencies to produce an overall score, grade, and actionable suggestions. Triggered when users ask to check data quality, find missing or duplicate values, detect outliers, validate formats, profile data, or clean data."
license: MIT
---

# dataset-quality-audit

A data quality auditing tool that runs 12-dimension quality checks on tabular data, producing per-dimension scores (0–100), an overall grade, and actionable fix suggestions.

## Capabilities

| Dimension | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| Missing Values | Count and percentage of null/NaN values per column |
| Duplicate Rows | Number and percentage of fully duplicated rows |
| Type Consistency | Mixed types within a single column (e.g., numbers mixed with text) |
| Value Range / Outliers | Outlier detection using the IQR method |
| Format Compliance | Consistency of date, email, phone number, and other formatted fields |
| Uniqueness Constraints | Whether ID-type columns contain duplicates |
| Whitespace Issues | Leading/trailing spaces, empty strings, whitespace-only values |
| Constant Columns | Columns with only a single unique value (zero information) |
| Distribution Skewness | Whether numeric columns have excessive skewness |
| Column Naming | Spaces, special characters, or inconsistent casing in column names |
| Cardinality Anomalies | Unusually high or low number of unique values |
| Cross-Column Consistency | Logical checks across columns (e.g., start date before end date) |

## Quick Start

```bash
# Basic quality check
python3 scripts/data_quality_checker.py data.csv

# Save report as JSON
python3 scripts/data_quality_checker.py data.csv --output report.json

# Specify ID columns (for uniqueness checks)
python3 scripts/data_quality_checker.py users.csv --id-columns "user_id,email"

# Specify date columns (for format checks)
python3 scripts/data_quality_checker.py orders.csv --date-columns "created_at,updated_at"
```

## Detailed Usage

### Basic Invocation

```bash
python3 scripts/data_quality_checker.py <data-file> [options]
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Short | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|-------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `input` | — | Yes | — | Path to input file (CSV/TSV/Excel/JSON) |
| `--output` | `-o` | No | stdout | Path for the JSON report output |
| `--id-columns` | `-id` | No | Auto-detect | Comma-separated column names that should be unique |
| `--date-columns` | `-dc` | No | Auto-detect | Comma-separated column names containing dates |
| `--sample` | `-s` | No | All rows | Number of rows to sample (useful for large files) |
| `--encoding` | `-e` | No | utf-8 | File encoding |

## Output Format (JSON)

```json
{
  "file": "data.csv",
  "rows": 10000,
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