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How to integrate Google Docs MCP with Codex

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Google Docs is a cloud-based word processor that enables document creation and real-time collaboration. Its seamless sharing and version history make team editing and content management a breeze.

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Introduction

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Google Docs MCP integration, you can draft, triage, summarise emails, and much more, all without leaving the terminal or the app, whichever you prefer.

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Why use Composio?

Apart from a managed and hosted MCP server, you will get:

  • CodeAct: A dedicated workbench that allows GPT to write its code to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Large tool responses: Handle them to minimise context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1500+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so GPTs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

How to install Google Docs MCP in Codex

Run the setup command

Run this command in your terminal to add the Composio MCP server to Codex.

Terminal

It will initiate the authentication in a browser window, authorize Codex to access your Composio account.

Composio authentication page

(Optional) Authenticate with OAuth

To authenticate manually, run the login command to open a browser window and authorize Codex to access your Composio account.

bash
codex mcp login composio

Verify the connection

Run codex mcp list to confirm Composio appears as a registered MCP server.

bash
codex mcp list

Codex App

Codex App follows the same approach as VS Code.

  1. Click ⚙️ on the bottom left → MCP Servers → + Add servers → Streamable HTTP:
  2. Fill the header and Key fields with { "x-consumer-api-key" = "ck_*******" }.
  3. The Key is the Composio API key, that you can find on dashboard.composio.dev
  4. Click on Authenticate and authorize Codex to your Composio account and you're all set.
Codex App MCP setup
  1. Restart and verify if it's there in .codex/config.toml
bash
[mcp_servers.composio]
url = "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
http_headers = { "x-consumer-api-key" = "ck_*******" }

What is the Google Docs MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Google Docs MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Google Docs account. It provides structured and secure access to your documents and their content, so your agent can create, read, edit, format, and export documents on your behalf.

  • Document creation and copying: Have your agent create documents from Markdown, add initial content, or make copies of existing documents.
  • Content reading and editing: Let the agent retrieve plain text, insert new text, replace matching text, update sections with Markdown, or delete selected content.
  • Document structure and formatting: Direct your agent to add headers, footers, footnotes, page breaks, bullets, named ranges, tabs, and page styling.
  • Tables and images: Instruct your agent to create and populate tables, edit their rows and columns, add text or images to cells, and insert or replace inline images.
  • PDF exports: Have your agent export a Google Doc as a PDF when you need a shareable final copy.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Google Docs with Codex using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Google Docs directly from your terminal, VS Code, or the Codex App using natural language commands.

Key benefits of this setup:

  • Seamless integration across CLI, VS Code, and standalone app
  • Natural language commands for Google Docs operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1500+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • CodeAct workbench for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking Codex to perform various Google Docs operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits
  • Build automation scripts that leverage Codex's AI capabilities
TOOLS & TRIGGERS

Supported Tools and Triggers

Every Google Docs action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Copy Google Document

Tool to create a copy of an existing Google Document.

Create and Populate Table in Google Doc

Creates a new table in a Google Document and populates its cells with provided text data in a single operation.

Create a document

Creates a new Google Docs document using the provided title as filename and inserts the initial text at the beginning if non-empty, returning the document's ID and metadata (excluding body content).

Create Document Markdown

Creates a new Google Docs document, optionally initializing it with a title and content provided as Markdown text.

Create Drive File

Create a metadata-only Google Drive file, folder, or shortcut.

Create Footer

Tool to create a new footer in a Google Document.

Create Footnote

Tool to create a new footnote in a Google Document.

Create Header

Tool to create a new header in a Google Document, optionally with text content.

Create Named Range

Tool to create a new named range in a Google Document.

Create Paragraph Bullets

Tool to add bullets to paragraphs within a specified range in a Google Document.

Create Document Tab

Creates a new tab in a Google Docs document.

Delete Content Range in Document

Tool to delete a range of content from a Google Document.

Delete Footer

Tool to delete a footer from a Google Document.

Delete Header

Deletes the header from the specified section or the default header if no section is specified.

Delete Named Range

Tool to delete a named range from a Google Document.

Delete Paragraph Bullets

Tool to remove bullets from paragraphs within a specified range in a Google Document.

Delete Tab

Deletes a tab from a Google Document.

Delete Table Column

Tool to delete a column from a table in a Google Document.

Delete Table Row

Tool to delete a row from a table in a Google Document.

Export Google Doc as PDF

Tool to export a Google Docs file as PDF using the Google Drive API.

Get Drive File Metadata

Get selected metadata fields for one Google Drive file by ID.

Get Spreadsheet Values

Read cell values from one range in a Google Sheets spreadsheet.

Get document by id

Retrieves an existing Google Document by its ID; will error if the document is not found.

Get Document End Index

Retrieves the end index and paragraph structure of a Google Document or specific segment.

Get document plain text

Retrieve a Google Doc by ID and return a best-effort plain-text rendering.

Insert Image in Table Cell

Inserts an image from a given URI into a specific table cell in a Google Document.

Insert Inline Image

Tool to insert an image from a given URI at a specified location in a Google Document as an inline image.

Insert Page Break

Tool to insert a page break into a Google Document.

Insert Table in Google Doc

Tool to insert a table into a Google Document.

Insert Table Column

Tool to insert a new column into a table in a Google Document.

Insert Table Row

Inserts a new row into a table in a Google Document at a specified location.

Insert Text into Document

Tool to insert a string of text at a specified location within a Google Document.

Insert Text in Table Cell

Inserts text into a specific cell of a table in a Google Document by row and column position.

List Drive Item Permissions

List permissions for a Google Drive file, folder, or shared drive.

Get Charts from Spreadsheet

Tool to retrieve a list of all charts from a specified Google Sheets spreadsheet.

Replace All Text in Document

Tool to replace all occurrences of a specified text string with another text string throughout a Google Document.

Replace Image in Document

Tool to replace a specific image in a document with a new image from a URI.

Search Documents

Search for Google Documents using various filters including name, content, date ranges, and more.

Unmerge Table Cells

Tool to unmerge previously merged cells in a table.

Update Document Markdown

Replaces the entire content of an existing Google Docs document with new Markdown text; requires edit permissions for the document.

Update Document Section Markdown

Tool to insert or replace a section of a Google Docs document with Markdown content.

Update Document Style

Tool to update the overall document style, such as page size, margins, and default text direction.

Update existing document

Applies programmatic edits, such as text insertion, deletion, or formatting, to a specified Google Doc using the `batchUpdate` API method.

Update Table Row Style

Tool to update the style of a table row in a Google Document.

Update Tab Properties

Updates properties of a document tab such as title, parent tab, index, and icon emoji.

Upload Drive File

Upload a file of 5 MiB or less to Google Drive using multipart upload.

FRAMEWORKS

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ChatGPT

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Claude Cowork

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Antigravity

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OpenAI Agents SDK

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Claude Agent SDK

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Grok Bot

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Muse

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Kimi Code

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Grok Build

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VS Code

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OpenCode

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OpenClaw

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Hermes

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Atomic Agent

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CLI

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Google ADK

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LangChain

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Vercel AI SDK

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Mastra AI

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LlamaIndex

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CrewAI

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Pydantic AI

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AutoGen

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Google Docs MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Google Docs tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Google Docs and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Codex fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Google Docs tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Google Docs scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Google Docs data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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