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Google Docs MCP Server

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Google Docs MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 51 installs a week from npm. Last commit 4 Oct 2026.

MCP server for the Google Docs API: read and edit documents, styles, tables, images, comments.

Installs per day peak 171 · avg 25 · -19% w/w
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51
Installs / week
npm · @a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs
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4 Oct 2026
Last commit
3 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Google Docs MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-google-docs -- npx -y @a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-google-docs": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-google-docs]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-google-docs": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-google-docs": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_ID (Google OAuth2 client id (refresh-token flow).), GOOGLE_DOCS_CLIENT_SECRET (Google OAuth2 client secret (refresh-token flow). Treat it as a secret.), GOOGLE_DOCS_REFRESH_TOKEN (Google OAuth2 refresh token, exchanged for access tokens automatically. Treat it as a secret.), GOOGLE_DOCS_ACCESS_TOKEN (Static OAuth2 access token (~1h lifetime) — alternative to the refresh-token trio, mostly for testing.), GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_PORT (Fixed port for the loopback listener of the in-chat login (127.0.0.1 + PKCE). Set it when the client runs over SSH port forwarding; otherwise a free port is picked per login.), GOOGLE_DOCS_API_BASE (Docs API root override.), GOOGLE_DOCS_DRIVE_API_BASE (Drive API root override (markdown import/export, document export, comments).), GOOGLE_DOCS_TIMEOUT_MS (Per-request timeout in milliseconds.), GOOGLE_DOCS_MAX_RETRIES (Retries on transient errors (429 always; 5xx/network for reads).). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Google Docs MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Google Docs MCP?
Google Docs MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs was installed 51 times last week.
How do I connect Google Docs MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Google Docs MCP?
The npm package @a1-x-tech/mcp-google-docs was installed 51 times in the last week. Week over week that is -19%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Google Docs MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.