Create Google Doc from Template
Copies a Google Docs template, fills it with content, and shares it with teammates via the gws CLI.
- Repository
- googleworkspace/cli
- Stars
- 32,059
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Files
- 1 file
What it does
When installed, the agent can make a new Google Doc from an existing template, add text to it, and give a collaborator edit access. It does this by running the gws command-line tool with a sequence of steps written in the skill file, so you don't have to remember the exact commands. The skill is a short recipe that depends on two other skills, gws-drive and gws-docs, which supply the detailed know-how for Drive and Docs.
Great for
- Teams that create repeated documents such as project briefs or meeting notes from a standard template
- People already using the gws Google Workspace CLI who want the agent to chain these steps
- Project managers who want a new document set up and shared in one request
Skip it if
- Users without a Google Workspace account or the gws tool installed, since the steps will fail without them
- Sharing sensitive documents by guessing the recipient: the step grants writer access to a hard-coded address, so check the email before running, because a wrong address gives someone edit rights
- Anyone wanting offline document editing, since every step calls Google's online services
Try asking
- “Create a new Project Brief from our Q2 template and share it with the product team”
- “Copy the meeting notes template, add today's agenda, and give Sam edit access”
- “Make a new doc from the onboarding template and fill in the objective section”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.
recipe-create-doc-from-template.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip recipe-create-doc-from-template.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip recipe-create-doc-from-template.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
- Replace TEMPLATE_DOC_ID, NEW_DOC_ID and the team email with real values, and confirm the recipient before the agent runs the sharing step
- Ask the agent to show each command before running it, especially the permissions step, since it changes who can access the document
- Install the gws-drive and gws-docs skills alongside this one, as the recipe depends on them
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.