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Show HN: TamedTable, AI ETL in Natural Language

TamedTable, a source-available AI ETL tool, lets users transform tabular data using natural language instead of formulas or code, and its benchmark shows the default model matched hand-checked labels 96.7% of the time at $0.15 per 1,000 rows classified. The tool runs in the browser and CLI, supports CSV, JSONL, Parquet, and Arrow files, and allows users to replay recipes or export them as Python scripts.

read2 min views1 publishedAug 2, 2026

Load tabular data, say what you want, and watch it happen. AI ETL: no formulas, no code.

No API key? Take a guided tour: it replays real sessions, free. | Name | Phone | Country |

|---|---|---|
| John D. Doe | (200) 555-1234+12005551234 | USA |

| Anna Müller | +49 555 6789+495556789 | Germany | | 张三 | +86 555 1234+865551234 | China |

Every common data job, in natural language #

Transform with context

The AI understands context, so it cleans, enriches, classifies, and validates — things no formula can.

See everything

See changes as they happen. Nothing is hidden: TamedTable is source-available, and runs on your own API keys.

Reuse and automate

Every change saves as steps you replay on new data, or export as a Python script. Runs in browser and CLI.

Read many formats

Open CSV, JSONL, Parquet, and Arrow files — local, from a URL, or a bundled sample.

How it works #

Open a file

CSV, JSONL, Parquet, or Arrow. Local or from a URL.

Say what you want

Works in any language: English, Chinese, etc.

Watch changes

Dislike changes? Undo anything.

Automate

You made a recipe; replay it on new data.

Lazy AI execution #

Preview for cents, run for real when you're sure. AI steps fill the page you are looking at; the rest waits until you ask.

Clean up #

Fix messy fields the way a person would. The AI reads each row's context before deciding.

Enrich & extract #

Add what isn't there yet. The model fills the gaps and pulls structure out of free text.

Classify #

Sort rows by what they mean. The AI reads what each row is about.

Validate #

Catch the wrong-looking rows before anyone else does.

Process language #

Summarize, translate, and classify any language.

Be exact #

The everyday spreadsheet jobs are still here; deterministic and repeatable.

Load, save & reuse #

Your work is yours to keep. Load from anywhere, save the data or the recipe, undo anything.

Trustworthy by design #

A repeatable recipe

Each request becomes a small spec you can read. Deterministic steps run in a real SQL engine, and the same recipe replays on next month's file.

Undo anything

Every change lands in the history. Step back one change or all of them; the original file on your disk is never touched.

Leave anytime

Export any recipe as a plain Python script and run it without TamedTable. Your data stays in open formats; there is no lock-in to defend.

Tested & benchmarked

CI replays 606 test scenarios on every commit. In our benchmark, the default model matched hand-checked labels 96.7% of the time, at $0.15 per 1,000 rows classified.

Try it in two minutes #

Source-available. Runs on your own API key, or take the guided tour without one.

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