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Read, create, or edit Google Docs documents

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Google Docs Integration Skill

When to use

When the user wants their voice agent to create or update Google Docs during or after a call. Common triggers:

  • "create a call summary in Google Docs"
  • "append notes to a document after the call"
  • "write a report to Google Docs"

What to do

  1. Check connection via check_connection("google_docs").

  2. If not connected: Use secret("google_docs") in tool scripts. The system will automatically emit the correct action card based on the platform configuration. Do NOT emit action cards manually.

  3. Discover documents (Google Drive supports listing):

    • api_call("google_docs", "GET", "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?q=mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.document'&fields=files(id,name)") → list Docs
  4. Use the real document ID in the tool config.

Example tool configs

Create a new document

{
  "name": "google_docs.create_document",
  "description": "Create a new Google Doc with the call summary",
  "params": [
    {"name": "title", "description": "Document title", "type": "string", "required": true},
    {"name": "content", "description": "Document body text", "type": "string", "required": true}
  ],
  "script": "let key = secret('google_docs');\nlet createResp = http_post_h('https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents', {title: title}, {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + key, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'});\nif (createResp.status < 200 || createResp.status >= 300) { throw new Error(`Google Docs ${createResp.status}: ${createResp.body}`); }\nlet docId = JSON.parse(createResp.body).documentId;\nlet requests = [{insertText: {location: {index: 1}, text: content}}];\nlet updateResp = http_post_h('https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/' + docId + ':batchUpdate', {requests: requests}, {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + key, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'});\nif (updateResp.status >= 200 && updateResp.status < 300) { return 'Document created: https://docs.google.com/document/d/' + docId; }\nthrow new Error(`Google Docs update ${updateResp.status}: ${updateResp.body}`);",
  "side_effect": true
}

Rules

  • NEVER hardcode OAuth tokens in tool headers
  • NEVER ask for credentials in chat
  • Always use secret("google_docs") for credentials
  • Creating a document requires two API calls: create (returns docId) then batchUpdate (insert text)
  • For script tools, treat non-2xx HTTP responses as failures and throw using resp.status/resp.body