Google Sheets MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector for Google Sheets that allows AI agents to interact with spreadsheets directly.

Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cc4729d9-4e6e-437b-848b-6da9a09418c3

Setup

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/mkummer225/google-sheets-mcp
cd google-sheets-mcp

2. Install dependencies: npm install

3. Build: npm run build

4. Create OAuth credentials in Google Cloud Platform:

   • Create a new project in Google Cloud Console
   • Enable the Google Sheets API
   • Configure the OAuth consent screen
   • Create OAuth client ID credentials (Desktop application) with an appropriate redirect URI (ex: http://localhost:3000/oauth2callback)
   • Download the credentials and save as gcp-oauth.keys.json in the dist subdirectory

5. Start the MCP server (you'll automatically be prompted to authenticate/re-authenticate your Google account when necessary): npm run start

Hosted / Railway (SSE transport)

If you need a URL-based MCP endpoint (e.g., for the Agent Toolkit’s “Connect to MCP Server” flow), run with the SSE transport and deploy to a host like Railway:

1. Build: npm run build
2. Set env vars (do not commit secrets):
   • MCP_TRANSPORT=sse
   • PORT=3000 (or your platform’s port)
   • GSHEETS_OAUTH_JSON — your OAuth client JSON (plain or base64-encoded). Required if the file dist/gcp-oauth.keys.json is not present.
   • GSHEETS_CREDENTIALS_JSON — a pre-authorized credentials JSON (plain or base64-encoded). Use this to avoid interactive auth on hosted environments.
3. Deploy dist/ to Railway and run node dist/index.js.
4. In your client/UI, point the MCP URL to https://<your-railway-app>.up.railway.app/sse (the server will direct POSTs to /messages via the SSE endpoint event).

Note: Keep *.keys.json and credential files out of git. Use env vars or your host’s secrets manager instead.

Usage

Sample config:

{
    "mcpServers": {
    "google-sheets-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/{path_to_dir}/google-sheets-mcp/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Then you should be able to simply specify your spreadsheetId or ask your agent to create a new one for you.

Available Actions

Action	Description
refresh_auth	Re-authenticate your Google Account when credentials expire
list_sheets	List all sheets/tabs in a Google Spreadsheet
create_sheet	Create a new sheet/tab in a Google Spreadsheet
create_spreadsheet	Create a new Google Spreadsheet
read_all_from_sheet	Read all data from a specified sheet
read_headings	Read the column headings from a sheet
read_rows	Read specific rows from a sheet
read_columns	Read specific columns from a sheet
edit_cell	Edit a single cell in a sheet
edit_row	Edit an entire row in a sheet
edit_column	Edit an entire column in a sheet
insert_row	Insert a new row at specified position
insert_column	Insert a new column at specified position
rename_sheet	Rename a sheet/tab in a spreadsheet
rename_doc	Rename a Google Spreadsheet

License

MIT