Google Docs

AllMCP gives your agent full control of Google Docs: create and read documents (including every tab), edit and format text, build tables, lists, images, headers and footnotes, manage sharing, and export to Markdown, PDF, or Word.

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Point your client at AllMCP

Connect your MCP client to the AllMCP endpoint and authenticate with your API key.

https://go.allmcp.co/mcp/

Send your key on every request using either header:

X-API-Key: allmcp_xxx

Authorization: Bearer allmcp_xxx

If you run agents for more than one of your own customers, add ?user_id=... (and optionally ?org_id=...) to the endpoint URL so each customer’s Google connection stays separate.

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Connect

Google Docs uses OAuth2, so there are no tokens to copy by hand.

1. Ask your agent to connect Google Docs

   Tell your agent to connect the google_docs provider. It returns a secure Google sign-in link.

2. Grant access in your browser

   Open the link, sign in to Google, and approve the requested access. That is the only manual step.

Tip

AllMCP handles consent and token refresh for you. Once you have approved access in Google, your agent stays connected. You only need to sign in again if you revoke access from your Google account.

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Tools by category

Once you are connected, your agent can use the Google Docs tools below.

Files

Find documents in Drive and manage their lifecycle.

Tool	Description
google_docs_list_files	Lists the Google Docs files you have access to in Google Drive. Supports name search and pagination.
google_docs_get_file_metadata	Returns Drive-level metadata for one document: name, owner, timestamps, and share link.
google_docs_copy_document	Duplicates a whole document into a new, independent file — the usual way to instantiate a template.
google_docs_rename_document	Renames a document.
google_docs_move_document	Moves a document into a different Drive folder.
google_docs_trash_document	Moves a document to the trash. Recoverable.
google_docs_untrash_document	Restores a document from the trash.
google_docs_delete_document	Permanently deletes a document, bypassing the trash. Requires an explicit confirmation flag.

Documents

Create documents and read their content.

Tool	Description
google_docs_create_document	Creates a new document, optionally with starting text.
google_docs_get_document	Reads a document and returns its title, full text, word count, revision ID, and tab list. Reads every tab by default, and can include headers, footers, and footnotes, a compact outline of element indexes for editing, or the raw element tree.
google_docs_export_as_text	Exports a document as plain text via the Drive export endpoint.

Export

Export a document to any format Google supports.

Tool	Description
google_docs_export_document	Exports a document as Markdown, plain text, PDF, DOCX, ODT, RTF, EPUB, or a zipped web page. Markdown preserves headings, lists, links, and tables.

Sharing

Grant, audit, and revoke access.

Tool	Description
google_docs_list_permissions	Lists everyone who has access to a document.
google_docs_get_permission	Returns one permission’s details by ID.
google_docs_share_document	Shares a document with a person, group, domain, or by public link.
google_docs_update_permission	Changes the role on an existing grant.
google_docs_remove_permission	Revokes an existing grant.

Text

Write and edit document content.

Tool	Description
google_docs_insert_text	Inserts text at a position, or appends it to the end.
google_docs_delete_content_range	Deletes a range of content.
google_docs_replace_all_text	Finds and replaces every occurrence of a string. Supports case sensitivity and regular expressions.
google_docs_insert_page_break	Inserts a page break.
google_docs_insert_section_break	Inserts a section break, which is what makes per-section margins and multi-column layouts possible.

Styling

Format text, paragraphs, and pages.

Tool	Description
google_docs_update_text_style	Sets bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, small caps, font, size, colors, links, and superscript on a range.
google_docs_update_paragraph_style	Sets heading level, alignment, line spacing, indents, spacing, and shading on paragraphs.
google_docs_update_named_style	Redefines a built-in style such as HEADING_1 across the whole document.
google_docs_update_document_style	Sets page margins, page size, orientation, background, and page numbering.
google_docs_update_section_style	Sets a section’s columns, margins, and text direction.

Lists

Bulleted, numbered, and checkbox lists.

Tool	Description
google_docs_create_paragraph_bullets	Turns paragraphs into list items using any Google bullet or numbering preset.
google_docs_delete_paragraph_bullets	Removes list formatting while keeping the text.

Tables

Build and edit tables.

Tool	Description
google_docs_insert_table	Inserts an empty table of a given size.
google_docs_insert_table_row	Inserts a row above or below a reference row.
google_docs_insert_table_column	Inserts a column left or right of a reference column.
google_docs_delete_table_row	Deletes a table row and its content.
google_docs_delete_table_column	Deletes a table column and its content.
google_docs_merge_table_cells	Merges a rectangular block of cells into one.
google_docs_unmerge_table_cells	Splits merged cells back apart.
google_docs_update_table_cell_style	Sets cell background, alignment, padding, and borders.
google_docs_update_table_row_style	Sets row height, header flag, and page-break behaviour.
google_docs_update_table_column_properties	Sets column widths, evenly distributed or fixed.
google_docs_pin_table_header_rows	Repeats the first rows of a table at the top of every page it spans.

Images

Insert and replace document images.

Tool	Description
google_docs_insert_inline_image	Inserts an image from a publicly reachable URL into the text flow.
google_docs_replace_image	Swaps an existing image’s content in place, keeping its ID, size, and position.
google_docs_delete_positioned_object	Deletes a floating (positioned) object.

Named ranges

Name spans of a document and rewrite them without indexes.

Tool	Description
google_docs_create_named_range	Names a span of the document so it can be addressed later by name.
google_docs_delete_named_range	Deletes a named range. The document text is untouched.
google_docs_replace_named_range_content	Rewrites a named range’s content — the reliable way to fill template placeholders.

Structure

Headers, footers, and footnotes.

Tool	Description
google_docs_create_header	Creates a page header and returns its segment ID.
google_docs_delete_header	Deletes a header and its content.
google_docs_create_footer	Creates a page footer and returns its segment ID.
google_docs_delete_footer	Deletes a footer and its content.
google_docs_create_footnote	Inserts a footnote reference and returns the footnote’s segment ID.

Tabs

Manage a document’s tabs.

Tool	Description
google_docs_list_tabs	Lists every tab with its ID, title, and position.
google_docs_add_document_tab	Adds a new tab, optionally nested under another.
google_docs_delete_tab	Deletes a tab, its content, and every tab nested under it. Requires an explicit confirmation flag.
google_docs_update_document_tab_properties	Renames a tab or moves it among its siblings.

Rich

Smart chips.

Tool	Description
google_docs_insert_person	Inserts a person smart chip that shows a live profile.
google_docs_insert_rich_link	Inserts a smart chip that shows a linked file’s live title and icon.
google_docs_insert_date	Inserts a date chip that renders in each reader’s locale.

Raw

The escape hatch.

Tool	Description
google_docs_batch_update	Sends any combination of Google’s 40 batchUpdate request types as one atomic edit, with optional revision-guarded writes.

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Common workflows

Just describe what you want in plain language — your agent picks the right tools.

Read a document

Read the Google Doc at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BxiMVs0.../edit

Draft a new document

Create a Google Doc called "Q3 Partner Briefing" with an Overview heading, then add a section summarizing our partner numbers

Edit an existing document

In the SOW doc, replace every mention of "Acme Corp" with "Acme Holdings B.V."

Fill a template

Copy the SOW template, name it "SOW — Northwind Traders", and fill in the customer name and start date

Format a document

Turn the section titles in this doc into Heading 2s and switch the page to landscape

Build a table

Add a 3-column pricing table to the proposal with Team, Business, and Enterprise tiers

Share a document

Share this doc with marina@example.com as a commenter and tell me who else has access

Export as PDF

Export the Google Doc at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BxiMVs0.../edit as a PDF

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Notes

Note

You can share a URL or a document ID. Every Google Docs tool accepts either a full docs.google.com link or a bare document ID — your agent handles the extraction automatically.

Caution

Reconnect if you connected before editing was supported. Google Docs originally shipped read-only. A connection made then holds read-only permissions, and Google will not widen it in place — editing fails until you disconnect and reconnect, approving all requested permissions.

Caution

Document must be accessible to the connected account. If a document is owned by a different Google account, ask the owner to share it with your connected email address. Do not make documents public to work around access issues.

Note

Multi-tab documents are read in full. Google Docs documents can hold several tabs. Your agent reads every tab by default, and names the tab it is writing to when a document has more than one.

Note

Images and drawings are not readable. Only text content is extracted. If a document contains charts or images, their visual content is not available — only any surrounding text.

Tip

Ask for Markdown when you want structure. Exporting as Markdown preserves headings, bold, links, lists, and tables, so summaries reflect how the document is actually organized.

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See also

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