Google Docs Access
Lets the agent read, create and edit Google Docs through the gws command-line tool.
- Repository
- googleworkspace/cli
- Stars
- 32,059
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Files
- 1 file
What it does
With this skill installed, the agent can work with Google Docs in your Google Workspace account by running the gws command-line tool. It can read a document's latest contents, create a blank document with a title, append text to a document, or apply batch edits to a document. Before acting, it is pointed to the shared gws setup for sign-in and safety rules, and it can look up the exact inputs each Google Docs operation needs.
Great for
- People who already use the gws CLI and want their agent to draft or update Google Docs
- Developers automating document creation or text insertion in Google Workspace
- Teams who want an agent to pull the current text of a Google Doc for summarising or review
Skip it if
- Anyone without a Google Workspace account and the gws tool set up, since the skill cannot work without them
- Situations where a document must not be changed by automation, because batchUpdate applies edits directly and an agent could overwrite content if given a loose instruction
Try asking
- “Read the latest version of my project brief Google Doc and summarise the open questions.”
- “Create a new blank Google Doc titled 'Q3 Planning Notes'.”
- “Append a section with today's meeting action items to the end of my team's running notes doc.”
- “Show me the parameters needed to apply a batch update to a Google Doc.”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.
gws-docs.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip gws-docs.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip gws-docs.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Run 'gws docs --help' or 'gws schema docs.<resource>.<method>' first so the agent builds correct flags rather than guessing.
- Be specific about which document and which change you want, and ask the agent to confirm before any batchUpdate that alters existing content.
- Run 'gws generate-skills' if the shared gws-shared SKILL.md file is missing, so the auth and security rules are available.
What's inside
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from googleworkspace/cli under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.