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Google Sheets operations through gog.

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

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Google Sheets

Use gog for Google Sheets 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 sheets --json
gog --readonly --account user@example.com sheets get SHEET_ID 'Sheet1!A1:D20' --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 new tab/sheet to a spreadsheet
appendAppend values to a range
bandingManage alternating color banding
batch-updateUpdate values in multiple ranges with one API request
chartManage spreadsheet charts
clearClear values in a range
conditional-formatManage conditional formatting rules
copyCopy a Google Sheet
copy-pasteCopy a range's values/formulas/format to another range (tiles to fill down/across)
createCreate a new spreadsheet
delete-dimensionDelete rows or columns while preserving intersecting tables
delete-tabDelete a tab/sheet from a spreadsheet (use --force to skip confirmation)
exportExport a Google Sheet (pdf|xlsx|csv) via Drive
filterManage basic filters
find-replaceFind and replace text across a spreadsheet
formatApply cell formatting to a range
freezeFreeze rows and columns on a sheet
getGet values from a range
insertInsert empty rows or columns into a sheet
linksGet or set cell hyperlinks
mergeMerge cells in a range
metadataGet spreadsheet metadata
named-rangesManage named ranges
notesGet cell notes from a range
number-formatApply number format to a range
rawDump raw Google Sheets API response as JSON (Spreadsheets.Get; lossless; for scripting and LLM consumption)
read-formatRead cell formatting from a range
rename-tabRename a tab/sheet in a spreadsheet
reorder-tabMove a tab/sheet to a specific 0-based position in the spreadsheet
resize-columnsResize sheet columns
resize-rowsResize sheet rows
tableManage Google Sheets tables
unmergeUnmerge cells in a range
updateUpdate values in a range
update-noteSet or clear a cell note
validationManage cell data validation rules

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