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gws-sheets

Lets your agent read and write data in Google Sheets spreadsheets. It allows for efficient information management.

What it does

This tool lets you work with Google Sheets. You can read data from a spreadsheet, add new rows, or even create a new spreadsheet.

When to use it

  • ✓When you need to add new information to a list.
  • ✓When you want to pull specific data from a table.
  • ✓When you need to create a new data record.

Example of what to ask your AI

“Add a row with 'Apple', 'Red', 'Sweet' to my fruit list.”

Want more? Open the sections below.

How to use

The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.

Skill link

https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/blob/main/skills/gws-sheets/SKILL.md

Ready-to-paste message

Use this skill to help me: https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/blob/main/skills/gws-sheets/SKILL.md Read the SKILL.md file at that link and follow its instructions for my task.
How it works

The tool connects to Google Sheets to perform actions. You tell it what you want to do (read, write, add) and which spreadsheet, and it executes.

Installation

Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.

In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:

npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-sheets

Or download just the file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleworkspace/cli/main/skills/gws-sheets/SKILL.md -o SKILL.md
Technical content (original SKILL.md)

Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.

sheets (v4)

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

gws sheets <resource> <method> [flags]

Helper Commands

Command Description
+append Append a row to a spreadsheet
+read Read values from a spreadsheet

API Resources

spreadsheets

  • batchUpdate — Applies one or more updates to the spreadsheet. Each request is validated before being applied. If any request is not valid then the entire request will fail and nothing will be applied. Some requests have replies to give you some information about how they are applied. The replies will mirror the requests. For example, if you applied 4 updates and the 3rd one had a reply, then the response will have 2 empty replies, the actual reply, and another empty reply, in that order.
  • create — Creates a spreadsheet, returning the newly created spreadsheet.
  • get — Returns the spreadsheet at the given ID. The caller must specify the spreadsheet ID. By default, data within grids is not returned. You can include grid data in one of 2 ways: * Specify a field mask listing your desired fields using the fields URL parameter in HTTP * Set the includeGridData URL parameter to true.
  • getByDataFilter — Returns the spreadsheet at the given ID. The caller must specify the spreadsheet ID. For more information, see Read, write, and search metadata. This method differs from GetSpreadsheet in that it allows selecting which subsets of spreadsheet data to return by specifying a dataFilters parameter. Multiple DataFilters can be specified.
  • developerMetadata — Operations on the 'developerMetadata' resource
  • sheets — Operations on the 'sheets' resource
  • values — Operations on the 'values' resource

Discovering Commands

Before calling any API method, inspect it:

# Browse resources and methods
gws sheets --help

# Inspect a method's required params, types, and defaults
gws schema sheets.<resource>.<method>

Use gws schema output to build your --params and --json flags.

FAQ

Do I need a Google account?

Yes, to access and modify your Google Sheets, you need to be logged into your Google account.

How does the AI know which spreadsheet to use?

You need to specify the spreadsheet's name or ID in your request. If you're unsure, you can ask the AI to list your spreadsheets.

Can I create a spreadsheet from scratch?

Yes, the tool allows you to create new spreadsheets.

Details

Original description by the author

Google Sheets: Read and write spreadsheets.

repo: googleworkspace/cli

Popularity

GitHub stars
32k
Ranking position
#6285
License
Apache-2.0
Updated
10/6/2026

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