Agent skill

Public Google Doc Reader

by ykdojo in ykdojo/safeclaw

“Read publicly shared Google Docs using curl to download into a file.”

— description from SKILL.md by ykdojo
MITAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Public Google Doc Reader

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ykdojo/safeclaw --skill gdoc -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ykdojo/safeclaw gdoc --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/ykdojo/safeclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/setup/skills/gdoc .claude/skills/gdoc && 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
gdoc
GitHub stars
184
Token cost
~117 tokens
SKILL.md length
43 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

  • Works in 3 steps: Replace /edit (or any suffix after the… → ALWAYS use curl, NOT WebFetch. WebFetch… → Read the downloaded file with the Read…
  • Calls curl; reaches docs.google.com

About this skill

Public Google Doc Reader is a skill in ykdojo/safeclaw (184 stars). Its SKILL.md is about 117 tokens. Licence: MIT.

Workflow steps

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

  1. Replace /edit (or any suffix after the doc ID) with /mobilebasic
  2. ALWAYS use curl, NOT WebFetch. WebFetch summarizes/truncates content. curl gets the full document
  3. Read the downloaded file with the Read tool

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2527f1b. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • docs.google.com

    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

Public Google Doc Reader loads about 117 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 43 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~18
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~117

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

The full file from ykdojo/safeclaw at commit 2527f1b, republished under its MIT licence (© ykdojo). 43 words, ~117 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/gdoc/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
gdoc
description
Read publicly shared Google Docs using curl to download into a file.

Google Docs Reader

To read a Google Doc:

  1. Replace /edit (or any suffix after the doc ID) with /mobilebasic
  2. ALWAYS use curl, NOT WebFetch. WebFetch summarizes/truncates content. curl gets the full document:
bash
curl -sL 'https://docs.google.com/document/d/DOC_ID/mobilebasic' > /tmp/doc.txt
  1. Read the downloaded file with the Read tool

© ykdojo, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in setup/skills/gdoc of ykdojo/safeclaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2527f1b

Compare with similar skills

Public Google Doc Reader next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Colleague DistillationZhixiangLuo/10xProductivity478—~2.1kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Gdoc To Markdowniurykrieger/claude-bedrock1051 repos~3.8kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Cache Notesbenoror/obsidianos_work165—~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Auth Preflightai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst304—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Public Google Doc Reader

How do I install Public Google Doc Reader in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ykdojo/safeclaw --skill gdoc -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (setup/skills/gdoc in ykdojo/safeclaw) into .claude/skills/gdoc in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Public Google Doc Reader in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ykdojo/safeclaw --skill gdoc -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (setup/skills/gdoc in ykdojo/safeclaw) into .agents/skills/gdoc in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Public Google Doc Reader 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 ykdojo/safeclaw --skill gdoc -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gdoc, .gemini/skills/gdoc, .github/skills/gdoc and .opencode/skills/gdoc in your project.

What does Public Google Doc Reader need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Public Google Doc Reader needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl).

Does Public Google Doc Reader access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: docs.google.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Public Google Doc Reader 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 Public Google Doc Reader use?

Public Google Doc Reader is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Public Google Doc Reader use?

About 117 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 468 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 Public Google Doc Reader?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Public Google Doc Reader: Managing Google Workspace (taylorwilsdon/google_workspace_mcp, 3.3k stars), Colleague Distillation (ZhixiangLuo/10xProductivity, 478 stars), Gdoc To Markdown (iurykrieger/claude-bedrock, 105 stars) and Cache Notes (benoror/obsidianos_work, 165 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Public Google Doc Reader?

ykdojo (a GitHub user) maintains it in ykdojo/safeclaw, which has 184 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.

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