Does Google Sheets have an MCP server?
Google Sheets maintains an official MCP server.
Developer Preview — access requires the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program.
- Access
- Remote server
- Endpoint
- https://sheetsmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1
- Category
- Workplace & Productivity
The receipts
A remote server run by Google Sheets itself — nothing to install. Documented at developers.google.com.
This MCP server integrates with your Google Drive and Google Sheets, to enable creating and modifying spreadsheets.
Connect it
Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add --transport http googlesheets https://sheetsmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Click Add custom connector
- Paste
https://sheetsmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1 - Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"googlesheets": {
"url": "https://sheetsmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1"
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"googlesheets": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://sheetsmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1"
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
- Enable Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
- Choose Create and paste
https://sheetsmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1 - Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat
Questions
Does Google Sheets have an official MCP server?
Yes. Google Sheets maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://sheetsmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1.
How do I connect Google Sheets to Claude?
Add https://sheetsmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1 as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http google-sheets https://sheetsmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1" in Claude Code.
Do I need to install anything to use the Google Sheets MCP server?
No. It is a remote server hosted by Google Sheets, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.
How is this verdict verified?
Official Google-hosted Sheets MCP server at sheetsmcp.googleapis.com (read cells, update values, formulas, batch updates) with OAuth 2.0, documented on developers.google.com. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
How we know
Official Google-hosted Sheets MCP server at sheetsmcp.googleapis.com (read cells, update values, formulas, batch updates) with OAuth 2.0, documented on developers.google.com.
- GitHub data refreshed on 2026-10-14, and again every six hours.
- Vendor docs checked by hand on 2026-08-10.
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