Official agent skill

Google Sheets

by cursor in cursor/plugins

Build and edit Google Sheets with the google-sheets tools - values, formatting, charts, conditional formatting, structure, validation, named and protected ranges.

OfficialNo licenceAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Google Sheets

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill google-sheets -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cursor/plugins google-sheets --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cursor/plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/third_party/google-sheets/skills/google-sheets .claude/skills/google-sheets && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
google-sheets
GitHub stars
10k
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
545 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
99
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Build and edit Google Sheets with the google-sheets tools - values, formatting, charts, conditional formatting, structure, validation, named and protected ranges.

  • Works in 4 steps: create_spreadsheet (optionally with… → write_range the data with parseInput:… → Format like a real dashboard, not a bare… → …
  • Creating a spreadsheet
  • SKILL.md covers Two coordinate systems, on…, Sequencing a styled sheet:…, Charts and Named and protected ranges, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Google Sheets is an agent skill from cursor/plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Build and edit Google Sheets with the google-sheets tools - values, formatting, charts, conditional formatting, structure, validation, named and protected ranges. Use when creating a spreadsheet or dashboard, formatting cells, adding or fixing charts, or reorganizing tabs and rows.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Excel spreadsheets. It works with Google Sheets. The repository describes itself as: Cursor plugin specification and official plugins.

When your agent uses it

  • Creating a spreadsheet
  • Formatting cells
  • Reorganizing tabs and rows

Example prompts

  • “/google-sheets”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. create_spreadsheet (optionally with named tabs; it cannot target a
  2. write_range the data with parseInput: true when values include
  3. Format like a real dashboard, not a bare grid
  4. add_chart LAST, after the data exists.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9f451cf. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Google Sheets loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 74 tokens; SKILL.md has 545 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~74
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 545 words (~1,121 tokens).

“address a TAB TITLE plus A1 cells: {sheet: "Data", cells: "A1:B4"}.”

— opening of SKILL.md by cursor
name
google-sheets

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in third_party/google-sheets/skills/google-sheets of cursor/plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9f451cf

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XLSXzzhonglei/GeoCode-Release186—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
List Buildergrowthenginenowoslawski/coldoutboundskills740—~4.7kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Gws Sheets Appendgoogleworkspace/cli31k1 repos~389Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Works with

Questions about Google Sheets

What does Google Sheets do?

Build and edit Google Sheets with the google-sheets tools - values, formatting, charts, conditional formatting, structure, validation, named and protected ranges. Google Sheets is an agent skill from cursor/plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Build and edit Google Sheets with the google-sheets tools - values, formatting, charts, conditional formatting, structure, validation, named and protected ranges.

When should I use Google Sheets?

Google Sheets fits situations like: creating a spreadsheet; formatting cells; reorganizing tabs and rows.

How do I install Google Sheets in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill google-sheets -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (third_party/google-sheets/skills/google-sheets in cursor/plugins) into .claude/skills/google-sheets in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Google Sheets in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill google-sheets -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (third_party/google-sheets/skills/google-sheets in cursor/plugins) into .agents/skills/google-sheets in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Google Sheets in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill google-sheets -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/google-sheets, .gemini/skills/google-sheets, .github/skills/google-sheets and .opencode/skills/google-sheets in your project.

What does Google Sheets need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Google Sheets is instructions for the agent only.

Does Google Sheets access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Google Sheets safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Google Sheets use?

No licence was found for Google Sheets or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Google Sheets use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Google Sheets?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Google Sheets: Managing Google Workspace (taylorwilsdon/google_workspace_mcp, 3.3k stars), Gdoc To Markdown (iurykrieger/claude-bedrock, 105 stars), XLSX (zzhonglei/GeoCode-Release, 186 stars) and List Builder (growthenginenowoslawski/coldoutboundskills, 740 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Google Sheets?

cursor (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in cursor/plugins, which has 10,130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 99 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: cursor/plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.