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recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv — Claude skill: export Google Sheets to CSV

This skill exports a Google Sheets spreadsheet as a CSV file for local backup or processing. Useful when you need the data on your own disk.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓ 
npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv -a claude-code
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What recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv does

The skill walks through three ways to pull data out of a sheet using the gws CLI. First it fetches spreadsheet details with gws sheets spreadsheets get. Then it exports the file as CSV via gws drive files export with mimeType: text/csv. The third option reads values directly: gws sheets +read with --spreadsheet, --range and --format csv.

Two other skills must be loaded first — gws-sheets and gws-drive. The gws binary has to be on your system. Without it none of the commands run, so check that before you start.

Worth installing if you back up sheets on a schedule or feed the data into scripts. For a one-off download, just grab the CSV from the Google Sheets UI.

What it helps with

  • export a Google Sheets spreadsheet to a CSV file
  • back up sheet data to a local file
  • read sheet values in CSV format
  • pull sheet data for a script to process

Example prompts for the agent

  • Export spreadsheet SHEET_ID to CSV with gws
  • Back up Sheet1 from this spreadsheet as CSV
  • Read range Sheet1 and return it as csv

How to install recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv/

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Questions about recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv

How do I install recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv in Claude?

Run npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv -a claude-code. The skill lands in ~/.claude/skills/recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv/SKILL.md.

What does recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv do?

It exports a Google Sheets spreadsheet as a CSV file. You can fetch spreadsheet details, export the whole file, or read a specific range.

What do I need for this skill to work?

The gws binary on your system, plus the gws-sheets and gws-drive skills loaded. Without them the commands fail.

Source text

SKILL.md · Apache-2.0 
---
name: recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv
description: "Export a Google Sheets spreadsheet as a CSV file for local backup or processing."
metadata:
  version: 0.22.5
  openclaw:
    category: "recipe"
    domain: "productivity"
    requires:
      bins:
        - gws
      skills:
        - gws-sheets
        - gws-drive
---

# Export a Google Sheet as CSV

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-sheets`, `gws-drive`

Export a Google Sheets spreadsheet as a CSV file for local backup or processing.

## Steps

1. Get spreadsheet details: `gws sheets spreadsheets get --params '{"spreadsheetId": "SHEET_ID"}'`
2. Export as CSV: `gws drive files export --params '{"fileId": "SHEET_ID", "mimeType": "text/csv"}'`
3. Or read values directly: `gws sheets +read --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range 'Sheet1' --format csv`

© googleworkspace · Apache-2.0 · googleworkspace/cli

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