# google-sheets

This skill connects an agent to Google Sheets through the Membrane CLI. Use it to read, write, and manage spreadsheet data from coding workflows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 575 installs · ★ 270
- Author: membrane
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/google-sheets/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/membrane-google-sheets

## What it does

The skill works with Google Sheets through Membrane CLI. It can discover available actions for a connection, read ranges, append or update values, clear cells, copy sheets, and create spreadsheets. JSON parameters can be passed to an action, and the response is available in the `output` field.

Install the CLI, sign in to Membrane, then create a connection for Google Sheets. When a prepared action does not cover a request, the skill can send a request through Membrane’s Google Sheets API proxy. Network access and a valid Membrane account are required for the connection flow, and the Free tier is supported.

## Requirements
- Works with: Google Workspace

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill google-sheets -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill google-sheets -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill google-sheets -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install membranedev/application-skills google-sheets
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/google-sheets/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill google-sheets -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills --path skills/google-sheets
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill google-sheets -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/membranedev/application-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/google-sheets/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- read values from spreadsheet ranges
- append records to Google Sheets
- update several ranges in one request
- create a new spreadsheet
- discover actions for a Sheets connection

## Example prompts
- Read the requested Google Sheets range and return the result as JSON.
- Append these records to the spreadsheet through Membrane.
- Create a new spreadsheet with this title and locale.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: google-sheets
description: |
  Google Sheets integration. Manage analytics data, records, and workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with Google Sheets data.
compatibility: Requires network access and a valid Membrane account (Free tier supported).
license: MIT
homepage: https://getmembrane.com
repository: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills
metadata:
  author: membrane
  version: "1.0"
  categories: "Analytics"
---

# Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program that allows users to create, edit, and collaborate on spreadsheets online. It's used by individuals and businesses of all sizes for data analysis, organization, and visualization. Think of it as Google's version of Microsoft Excel, but entirely cloud-based.

Official docs: https://developers.google.com/sheets/api

## Google Sheets Overview

- **Spreadsheet**
  - **Sheet**
    - **Row**
    - **Column**
  - **Named Range**

Use action names and parameters as needed.

## Working with Google Sheets

This skill uses the Membrane CLI to interact with Google Sheets. Membrane handles authentication and credentials refresh automatically — so you can focus on the integration logic rather than auth plumbing.

### Install the CLI

Install the Membrane CLI so you can run `membrane` from the terminal:

```bash
npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest
```

### Authentication

```bash
membrane login --tenant --clientName=<agentType>
```

This will either open a browser for authentication or print an authorization URL to the console, depending on whether interactive mode is available.

**Headless environments:** The command will print an authorization URL. Ask the user to open it in a browser. When they see a code after completing login, finish with:

```bash
membrane login complete <code>
```

Add `--json` to any command for machine-readable JSON output.

**Agent Types** : claude, openclaw, codex, warp, windsurf, etc. Those will be used to adjust tooling to be used best with your harness

### Connecting to Google Sheets

Use `membrane connection ensure` to find or create a connection by app URL or domain:

```bash
membrane connection ensure "https://www.google.com/sheets/about/" --json
```
The user completes authentication in the browser. The output contains the new connection id.

This is the fastest way to get a connection. The URL is normalized to a domain and matched against known apps. If no app is found, one is created and a connector is built automatically.

If the returned connection has `state: "READY"`, skip to **Step 2**.

#### 1b. Wait for the connection to be ready

If the connection is in `BUILDING` state, poll until it's ready:

```bash
npx @membranehq/cli connection get <id> --wait --json
```

The `--wait` flag long-polls (up to `--timeout` seconds, default 30) until the state changes. Keep polling until `state` is no longer `BUILDING`.

The resulting state tells you what to do next:

- **`READY`** — connection is fully set up. Skip to **Step 2**.
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