MCP server for the Google Docs API: read and edit documents, styles, tables, images, comments.
To add Google Docs MCP 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 9 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs@1.1.1Environment variables
GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_IDSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_SECRETSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_REFRESH_TOKENSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_ACCESS_TOKENSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_PORTSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_API_BASESet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_DRIVE_API_BASESet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_DOCS_MAX_RETRIESSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add google-docs --env GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_ID> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_SECRET> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_REFRESH_TOKEN> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_ACCESS_TOKEN> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_PORT=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_PORT> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_API_BASE=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_API_BASE> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_DRIVE_API_BASE=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_DRIVE_API_BASE> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_TIMEOUT_MS> --env GOOGLE_DOCS_MAX_RETRIES=<YOUR_GOOGLE_DOCS_MAX_RETRIES> -- npx -y @a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs@1.1.1
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Google Docs MCP 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_CLIENT_ID GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_SECRET GOOGLE_DOCS_REFRESH_TOKEN GOOGLE_DOCS_ACCESS_TOKEN GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_PORT GOOGLE_DOCS_API_BASE GOOGLE_DOCS_DRIVE_API_BASE GOOGLE_DOCS_TIMEOUT_MS GOOGLE_DOCS_MAX_RETRIES
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 MCP?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Google Docs MCP 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 MCP?
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 MCP as well.
Does Google Docs MCP need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_DOCS_REFRESH_TOKEN, GOOGLE_DOCS_ACCESS_TOKEN, GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_PORT, GOOGLE_DOCS_API_BASE, GOOGLE_DOCS_DRIVE_API_BASE, GOOGLE_DOCS_TIMEOUT_MS, GOOGLE_DOCS_MAX_RETRIES. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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