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MCP server integrates with your Google Drive and Google Sheets. Version 0.6.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21.
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Package summary
MCP server integrates with your Google Drive and Google Sheets
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mcp-google-sheets
history
Project history and usage
mcp-google-sheets is a Python Model Context Protocol server that connects MCP-compatible AI clients to Google Drive and Google Sheets. The README presents it as an AI assistant gateway for creating, reading, and modifying spreadsheets through Google APIs.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in March 2025 and published a continuing 0.x release series through 2026, including v0.6.3 in May 2026. The README documents uvx as the recommended user path and also supports local development with uv and Docker/SSE operation.
The project is centered on Google Cloud credentials and Sheets/Drive API setup: users create or select a GCP project, enable the Google Sheets and Drive APIs, and choose service account, OAuth, direct credential injection, or Application Default Credentials.
Adoption history
The supplied package facts list Homebrew packaging, and the official README includes PyPI version/download badges. That puts the project in both Python packaging and system package-manager discovery paths.
Its adoption story is tied to practical MCP usage: spreadsheets are common business data stores, and this server exposes them as MCP tools for AI clients without each client needing its own Google Sheets integration.
How it is used
Users typically run uvx mcp-google-sheets@latest after setting credentials and a Drive folder ID, then add the command to an MCP client such as Claude Desktop. The README documents service account and OAuth credential files, token storage, and direct base64 credential injection for container environments.
The server exposes tools for listing spreadsheets, reading sheet data, updating cells, getting formulas, batch updates, and creating charts. It also documents tool filtering to reduce context usage when only a subset of spreadsheet tools is needed.
Why package nerds care
mcp-google-sheets is package-nerd significant as a good example of a credential-heavy API integration being delivered as a small CLI/server package. Its README captures the packaging tension of MCP servers: easy uvx startup, but careful environment and secret handling.
Timeline
- 2025-03: GitHub repository created.
- 2025-05: Early 0.3 and 0.4 releases published.
- 2025-12: v0.6.0 published.
- 2026-05: v0.6.3 published on GitHub releases.
Related projects
- Related projects include other MCP servers for Google services, official Google Sheets and Drive APIs, and MCP-compatible clients such as Claude Desktop.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mcp-google-sheets. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
credentials.jsontoken.json/path/to/service-account-key.json- Windows
C:\path\to\your\service-account-key.jsoncredentials.jsontoken.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mcp-google-sheets | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.6.3
manager updated2026-06-21
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/xing5/mcp-google-sheets
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/xing5/mcp-google-sheetsnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mcp-google-sheets |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mcp-google-sheets |
| Homepage | https://github.com/xing5/mcp-google-sheets |
| Repository | https://github.com/xing5/mcp-google-sheets |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/xing5/mcp-google-sheets#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b2/29/7f4c35619a25f39d27e133e39d0642fb9c9c44a419a9acc6fc2993b7a21d/mcp_google_sheets-0.6.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21T10:47:05Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | certifi, cryptography, pydantic, python@3.14, rpds-py |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | mcp-google-sheets |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 3 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment