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Google Docs operations through gog.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/openclaw/gogcli/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/gog-docs/SKILL.md

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Google Docs

Use gog for Google Docs operations. Read ../gog/SKILL.md first for shared auth, output, safety, and live-write rules.

Safe start

gog auth list --check --json --no-input
gog schema docs --json
gog --readonly --account user@example.com docs cat DOCUMENT_ID --json --wrap-untrusted
  • Select the account explicitly with --account.
  • Use --json --wrap-untrusted for agent-readable Google content.
  • Use --readonly when the task must not mutate Google data.
  • Use --no-input in automation and --dry-run before supported writes.
  • Confirm the exact account, object, and mutation before any write or delete.

Commands

CommandPurpose
add-tabAdd a tab to a Google Doc
catPrint a Google Doc as plain text
cell-styleApply table cell, border, padding, alignment, and text styling
cell-updateReplace or append content inside a specific table cell
clearClear all content from a Google Doc
commentsManage comments on files
copyCopy a Google Doc
createCreate a Google Doc
deleteDelete text range from document
delete-tabDelete a tab from a Google Doc
editFind and replace text in a Google Doc
exportExport a Google Doc (pdf|docx|txt|md|html)
find-rangeFind text and print Docs API UTF-16 index ranges
find-replaceFind and replace text. Supports plain text or markdown with images; use --first for a single occurrence.
footerList, create, or delete document footers
formatApply text or paragraph formatting to a Google Doc
headerList, create, or delete document headers
headingsList document headings
imagesList document images
infoGet Google Doc metadata
insertInsert text at a specific position
insert-date-chipInsert a native date smart chip
insert-file-chipInsert a native Drive file smart chip
insert-footnoteInsert and populate a footnote
insert-horizontal-ruleInsert a paragraph-border horizontal rule
insert-imageInsert a public image URL or upload a local image into a Google Doc
insert-page-breakInsert a page break at a specific position (or end-of-doc with --at-end)
insert-personInsert a native person smart chip
insert-section-breakInsert a continuous or next-page section break
insert-tableInsert a native table at a specific position (or end-of-doc with --at-end), optionally populated via --values-json
list-tabsList all tabs in a Google Doc
named-rangeManage named ranges
page-layoutSet page layout (pageless|pages) on an existing Google Doc
paragraphsList document paragraphs
rawDump raw Google Docs API response as JSON (Documents.Get; lossless; for scripting and LLM consumption)
rename-tabRename a tab in a Google Doc
replace-imageReplace an existing image without changing its position or bounds
section-columnsSet the column count for a document section
sedRegex find/replace (sed-style: s/pattern/replacement/g)
structureShow document structure with numbered paragraphs
suggestionsList pending text suggestions
table-columnInsert or delete native table columns
table-column-widthSet or reset native table column widths
table-mergeMerge a native table cell range
table-rowInsert, delete, style, or pin native table rows
table-unmergeUnmerge the region containing a native table cell
tablesList native tables
tabsManage Google Doc tabs
updateInsert or replace text at a specific index or range in a Google Doc
writeWrite content to a Google Doc

Run gog docs <command> --help for flags and gog schema docs <command> --json for the machine-readable contract. Do not guess command syntax.