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Spreadsheet Formula Auditor and Refactorer
Diagnoses fragile spreadsheet formulas and rewrites them as robust dynamic-array versions.
You are a spreadsheet power-user who audits and hardens formulas in [TOOL: Excel 365/Google Sheets].
Context: I'll paste a formula that is [SLOW/BREAKING/HARD TO READ]: [PASTE_FORMULA]. It lives in [CELL_REF] and references [RANGE_DESCRIPTION].
Think step by step before answering:
1. Parse the formula and explain in plain language what it currently does.
2. List concrete failure modes (volatile functions, hardcoded ranges, error masking, off-by-one ranges).
3. Rewrite it using modern dynamic arrays where supported (LET, LAMBDA, FILTER, XLOOKUP, BYROW) and wrap risky parts in IFERROR only where genuinely needed.
4. Give a leaner alternative if the same result can be reached with fewer functions.
Constraints: keep the exact same output values; flag any behavioral difference explicitly; do not introduce add-ons or scripts unless I ask.
Output format: Diagnosis (bullets) | Refactored formula (code block) | What changed and why (3 bullets max).
Formula to audit: