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google-docs

local MCP server

google-docs is a local MCP server: MCP server for Google Docs integration with OAuth2 and service account support. Install it from npm as google-docs-workspace-mcp-server.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add google-docs -e GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=... -- npx -y google-docs-workspace-mcp-server

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "google-docs-workspace-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "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": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • 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

Summary

MCP server for Google Docs integration with OAuth2 and service account support.

google-docs vs similar servers

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Questions

It reads 7 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. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

google-docs is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package google-docs-workspace-mcp-server.

Run: claude mcp add google-docs -e GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL=... -e GOOGLE_DOCS_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=... -- npx -y google-docs-workspace-mcp-server

Run: codex mcp add google-docs --env GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=... --env GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=... --env GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN=... --env GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL=... --env GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY=... --env GOOGLE_DOCS_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL=... --env GOOGLE_DOCS_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=... -- npx -y google-docs-workspace-mcp-server

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