Published: 2026-02-11
Let’s be real for a second: most people aren't Excel wizards. You don’t know fancy formulas, you don’t write Python scripts, and half the time, you don’t even realize some problems could be solved with code. Like having a list of countries and needing their ISO codes—a classic task that usually leads to a 20-minute Google rabbit hole for a lookup table.
In 2026, productivity shouldn't feel like a math test. I wanted to see if Mica could handle a real-world data enrichment task using nothing but a casual sentence. No tutorials, no "Index-Match" gymnastics.
"There's a countries file in Documents\workdata with a list of country names. Add their ISO country codes in the column on the right."
What’s actually happening here is more than just text generation. The moment I hit enter, Mica didn't just suggest a formula—it became an agent. It navigated to the local directory, identified the correct file, and actually "looked" at the data to understand the structure.
The "Wild" moment? I hadn't even finished my morning coffee before it was done. It identified the countries, mapped them to their global ISO standards, and updated the sheet locally. No lookup tables. No VLOOKUP gymnastics. No code.
This is the core of our 2026 vision: Semantic Operation. You shouldn't need to know what "coding" is to make Excel work for you. Whether it's data cleaning, complex mapping, or file management, Mica treats your local software as a flexible workspace where natural language is the only syntax you'll ever need.
The future of spreadsheets isn't about learning better formulas; it's about having an assistant that understands your intent. All it takes is one sentence, and Mica handles the "how."
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