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Google Docs MCP Server

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Google Docs runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 99 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Aug 2026.

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

Installs per day peak 25 · avg 8 · -9% w/w
a month agotoday
99
Installs / week
npm · google-docs-workspace-mcp-server
81
Stars
27 open issues
30 Aug 2026
Last commit
no releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Google Docs 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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Connect this server

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 google-docs -- npx -y google-docs-workspace-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "google-docs-workspace-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.google-docs]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "google-docs-workspace-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "google-docs-workspace-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "google-docs": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "google-docs-workspace-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID (OAuth2 client ID from Google Cloud Console), GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (OAuth2 client secret from Google Cloud Console), GOOGLE_DOCS_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN (Long-lived refresh token obtained from the oauth-setup command), GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL (Service account email address for domain-wide delegation), GOOGLE_DOCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY (Service account private key in PEM format), GOOGLE_DOCS_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL (Email address to impersonate in Google Workspace), GOOGLE_DOCS_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS (Comma-separated list of tool groups to enable (readonly, readwrite, readwrite_external)).

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Google Docs — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Google Docs?
Google Docs 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 google-docs-workspace-mcp-server was installed 99 times last week.
How do I connect Google Docs?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls google-docs-workspace-mcp-server straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Google Docs?
The npm package google-docs-workspace-mcp-server was installed 99 times in the last week. Week over week that is -9%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Google Docs open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 81 stars on GitHub and 27 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.