# google-docs

Creates Google Docs, locates them by title, pulls out text and edits content straight from an agent chat. Needs a Google Workspace account.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 552 installs · ★ 447
- Author: sanjay3290
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/google-docs/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/sanjay3290-google-docs

## What it does

The skill wraps everyday document jobs in one script, `scripts/docs.py`: make a file, search by name, read its text, append a paragraph at the end or the start, swap one string for another. A document ID can come from the `find` output, a pasted link or your own typing — a full URL gets parsed for the ID.

Three scripts sit behind it. `auth.py` handles the browser login, prints status and logs you out; tokens go to the OS secret store — Keychain on macOS, Credential Locker on Windows, Secret Service on Linux. Expired access tokens refresh on their own.

Personal Gmail accounts are not supported, only Google Workspace. The login is standalone, since everything runs through local Python rather than an MCP server. If a Google Workspace MCP server is already part of your setup, you would be maintaining two routes to the same API.

## Requirements
- Works with: Google Workspace

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill google-docs -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill google-docs -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill google-docs -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install sanjay3290/ai-skills google-docs
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill google-docs -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills --path skills/google-docs
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill google-docs -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/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/google-docs/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create a doc with a title and starter text
- locate a file by part of its name and read it
- append a paragraph to an existing document
- swap an old phrase for a new one across the text
- read a doc from a link someone sent you

## Example prompts
- Create a Google Doc called Release Notes and put my last message inside
- Find documents with “meeting” in the title and show me the first one
- Replace the old deadline wording in that document with the new one

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: google-docs
description: |
  Interact with Google Docs - create documents, search by title, read content, and edit text.
  Use when user asks to: create a Google Doc, find a document, read doc content, add text to a doc,
  or replace text in a document. Lightweight alternative to full Google Workspace MCP server with
  standalone OAuth authentication.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: sanjay3290
  version: "1.0"
---

# Google Docs

Lightweight Google Docs integration with standalone OAuth authentication. No MCP server required.

> **⚠️ Requires Google Workspace account.** Personal Gmail accounts are not supported.

## First-Time Setup

Authenticate with Google (opens browser):
```bash
python scripts/auth.py login
```

Check authentication status:
```bash
python scripts/auth.py status
```

Logout when needed:
```bash
python scripts/auth.py logout
```

## Commands

All operations via `scripts/docs.py`. Auto-authenticates on first use if not logged in.

```bash
# Create a new document
python scripts/docs.py create "Meeting Notes"

# Create a document with initial content
python scripts/docs.py create "Project Plan" --content "# Overview\n\nThis is the project plan."

# Find documents by title
python scripts/docs.py find "meeting" --limit 10

# Get text content of a document
python scripts/docs.py get-text 1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms

# Get text using a full URL
python scripts/docs.py get-text "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms/edit"

# Append text to end of document
python scripts/docs.py append-text 1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms "New paragraph at the end."

# Insert text at beginning of document
python scripts/docs.py insert-text 1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms "Text at the beginning.\n\n"

# Replace text in document
python scripts/docs.py replace-text 1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms "old text" "new text"
```

## Document ID Format

Google Docs uses document IDs like `1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms`. You can:
- Use the full URL (the ID will be extracted automatically)
- Use just the document ID
- Get document IDs from the `find` command results

## Token Management

Tokens stored securely using the system keyring:
- **macOS**: Keychain
- **Windows**: Windows Credential Locker
- **Linux**: Secret Service API (GNOME Keyring, KDE Wallet, etc.)

Service name: `google-docs-skill-oauth`

Access tokens are automatically refreshed when expired using Google's cloud function.
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© sanjay3290 · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/google-docs/SKILL.md

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