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Recipe Create Expense Tracker

googleworkspace/recipe-create-expense-tracker

Set up a Google Sheets spreadsheet for tracking expenses with headers and initial entries.

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository 
npx skills add https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-create-expense-tracker

The instruction itself

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Create a Google Sheets Expense Tracker

> PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-sheets, gws-drive

Set up a Google Sheets spreadsheet for tracking expenses with headers and initial entries.

Steps

  • Create spreadsheet: gws drive files create --json '{"name": "Expense Tracker 2025", "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet"}'
  • Add headers: gws sheets +append --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range 'Sheet1' --values '["Date", "Category", "Description", "Amount"]'
  • Add first entry: gws sheets +append --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range 'Sheet1' --values '["2025-01-15", "Travel", "Flight to NYC", "450.00"]'
  • Share with manager: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "SHEET_ID"}' --json '{"role": "reader", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "[email protected]"}'

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take googleworkspace/recipe-create-expense-tracker from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

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