MCP server for Google Docs integration with OAuth2 and service account support.
To add google-docs to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 7 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y google-docs-workspace-mcp-server@0.1.4Environment variables
GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKENSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAILSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEYSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_IMPERSONATE_EMAILSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPSSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add google-docs --env GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS> -- npx -y google-docs-workspace-mcp-server@0.1.4
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
google-docs exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY GOOGLE_DOCS_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL GOOGLE_DOCS_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install google-docs?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add google-docs to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with google-docs?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to google-docs as well.
Does google-docs need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN, GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL, GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY, GOOGLE_DOCS_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL, GOOGLE_DOCS_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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