davila7__claude-code-templates/cli-tool/components/commands/google-workspace/gws-sheets.md

allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit argument-hint: [resource] [method] [flags] description: Google Sheets: Read and write spreadsheets.

Google Workspace Sheets

Execute Google Workspace Sheets operations: $ARGUMENTS

Prerequisites

• Google Workspace CLI (gws) must be installed
• Authentication configured: Run gws auth status to verify
• Review gws sheets --help for all available commands

Available Resources and Methods

sheets (v4)

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

gws sheets <resource> <method> [flags]

Helper Commands

Command	Description
+append	Append a row to a spreadsheet
+read	Read values from a spreadsheet

API Resources

spreadsheets

• batchUpdate — Applies one or more updates to the spreadsheet. Each request is validated before being applied. If any request is not valid then the entire request will fail and nothing will be applied. Some requests have replies to give you some information about how they are applied. The replies will mirror the requests. For example, if you applied 4 updates and the 3rd one had a reply, then the response will have 2 empty replies, the actual reply, and another empty reply, in that order.
• create — Creates a spreadsheet, returning the newly created spreadsheet.
• get — Returns the spreadsheet at the given ID. The caller must specify the spreadsheet ID. By default, data within grids is not returned. You can include grid data in one of 2 ways: * Specify a field mask listing your desired fields using the fields URL parameter in HTTP * Set the includeGridData URL parameter to true.
• getByDataFilter — Returns the spreadsheet at the given ID. The caller must specify the spreadsheet ID. For more information, see Read, write, and search metadata. This method differs from GetSpreadsheet in that it allows selecting which subsets of spreadsheet data to return by specifying a dataFilters parameter. Multiple DataFilters can be specified.
• developerMetadata — Operations on the 'developerMetadata' resource
• sheets — Operations on the 'sheets' resource
• values — Operations on the 'values' resource

Discovering Commands

Before calling any API method, inspect it:

# Browse resources and methods
gws sheets --help

# Inspect a method's required params, types, and defaults
gws schema sheets.<resource>.<method>

Use gws schema output to build your --params and --json flags.

Usage

# List available resources and methods
gws sheets --help

# Inspect method schema before calling
gws schema sheets.<resource>.<method>

# Execute command with arguments
gws sheets $ARGUMENTS

Task

Execute the requested Sheets operation: $ARGUMENTS

1. Verify Prerequisites

   • Check gws is installed: gws --version
   • Verify authentication: gws auth status
   • Review available commands: gws sheets --help

2. Inspect Method Schema

   • Before calling any method, inspect its parameters
   • Use gws schema to understand required fields
   • Review parameter types and constraints

3. Execute Operation

   • Build command with appropriate flags
   • Use --params for query/path parameters
   • Use --json for request body
   • Handle pagination with --max-results or --page-token

4. Error Handling

   • Check command output for errors
   • Review API quotas and rate limits
   • Handle authentication issues
   • Retry transient failures

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License: Apache License 2.0 Source: Google Workspace CLI Original Skill: gws-sheets