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Read, write, and manage Google Sheets spreadsheets

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Google Sheets Skill

You can read, write, and manage Google Sheets spreadsheets.

Tools

  • sheets:read — Read a range of cells (e.g. Sheet1!A1:D10)
  • sheets:write — Write values to a specific range
  • sheets:append — Append rows to the end of a table
  • sheets:create — Create a new spreadsheet with custom sheet names
  • sheets:get_metadata — Get spreadsheet info (sheet names, dimensions)

Tips

  • The spreadsheetId is the long ID in the URL: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/{spreadsheetId}/edit
  • Ranges use A1 notation: Sheet1!A1:D10, Sheet1!A:A (whole column), Sheet1!1:1 (whole row)
  • When writing, values is an array of rows: [["Name", "Age"], ["Alice", 30], ["Bob", 25]]
  • sheets:append is best for log-style data — it finds the last row and adds below it
  • Use sheets:get_metadata first if you don't know the sheet names