# Google Docs connector

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Read the text and structure of a known document.

Category: [Content](/product/connectors/?category=content)
Tools from: [Google Docs](https://developers.google.com/workspace/docs/api/reference/mcp)
Sign-in: Choose a supported connection method
Works as: Agent tool

List recorded: Sep 30, 2026

## Overview

Paperclip’s Google Docs MCP connector gives your AI agents tools to read the text and structure of a known document. Each tool can be Allowed, Ask first or Off.

Agents reach documents the authorizing account can open. Paperclip has no file picker. Supply a document URL or ID; this list has no title-search tool.

## What agents can do with Google Docs

- Read a document by its ID (`read_doc`)
- Inspect document structure (`read_doc`)
- Read text before planning edits (`read_doc`)

## How to connect Google Docs

1. In Paperclip, open Connectors and select Google Docs.
2. On the Access step, choose the identity and which agents may use the connection.
3. Choose the capability group and Connect with Paperclip where offered or Use your own Google OAuth app with its client ID and secret. Complete Google’s consent screen.

[Setup guide](https://docs.paperclip.ing/connectors/google-setup/)

## Google Docs tools for agents (1)



### Read (1)

<div data-tool-name="read_doc" data-tool-class="read">
<code>read_doc</code>
<p class="c4-description-summary">This tool retrieves a JSON representation of the Google Doc given its document ID.</p>
<details class="faq-item c4-tool-description">
<summary class="faq-header" aria-label="Full description for read_doc">Full description</summary>

<pre class="faq-answer c4-description-text">This tool retrieves a JSON representation of the Google Doc given its document ID.

The JSON representation includes both the text as well as structural information about the document.

Corresponds to [`documents.get`](https://developers.google.com/workspace/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/get) in the REST API.</pre>
</details>
</div>

This list describes the reviewed tools. Your selected method, provider access and action permissions determine what agents can use.

These lists show actions from a connected account when the list was recorded. On this website, evidence that an action changes data or submits information elsewhere puts it in Write, even when the account originally grouped it as Read. The original account grouping is retained separately. Read describes the reviewed evidence; it does not guarantee that an action has no side effects. Account groupings and available actions can change.

Only actions active on the connected account when this list was recorded are shown. Disabled actions were unavailable, and actions held for review needed to be enabled. This list does not establish their current availability.



### Connection policies

Discovered actions follow the connection’s policies. Review their permissions and set actions to Ask first or Off as needed. The reviewed account list includes only read_doc; its quarantined editing tool is not shown as available.

## Google Docs connector FAQ

### Can I require approval for actions?

Set an action to Ask first to require human approval of each call or Off to prevent calls. Allowed actions run without approval. Read and Write grouping is separate from these settings.

### What can agents reach in Google Docs?

Agents reach documents the authorizing account can open. Paperclip has no file picker. Supply a document URL or ID; this list has no title-search tool.

### What do I need before connecting?

Use a registered Google Workspace account. Google Workspace Developer Preview registration is required. Use Connect with Paperclip where offered or configure your own Google OAuth app using the setup guide.


Ways to connect

- Connect with Paperclip
  - Read only: Use Paperclip-managed OAuth for read-only Docs access.
  - Read & edit: Use Paperclip-managed OAuth to read and update Docs.
- Use your own Google OAuth app
  - Read only: Use your own Google OAuth app for read-only Docs access.
  - Read & edit: Use your own Google OAuth app to read and update Docs.

[Google Docs connector](https://docs.paperclip.ing/connectors/google-docs/)

[Set action permissions](https://docs.paperclip.ing/connectors/action-permissions/)

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- [Box](https://paperclip.ing/product/connectors/box/): Search files, read their content and add comments.
- [Cloudinary](https://paperclip.ing/product/connectors/cloudinary/): Find media assets and update their metadata and tags.
- [Google Drive](https://paperclip.ing/product/connectors/google-drive/): Search and read files and create or copy files.

## Give your agents Google Docs.

Join the Paperclip waitlist to connect Google Docs and choose what your agents can do.

[Join the waitlist](https://paperclip.ing/waitlist/)