How do I install Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk)?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk) need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: GSUITE_TOKEN_DB_PATH, GSUITE_CREDENTIALS_FILE, GSUITE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE.

What transport does Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk) use?

Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk) runs locally over stdio.

When was Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk) last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-11. Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Tasks and Contacts for agents, with your own Google login

Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk) MCP server

Google Suite

Unified Python SDK for Google Workspace APIs with Clean Architecture.

Features

🔐 Unified Auth - Single OAuth flow for all Google APIs
📧 Gmail - Send, receive, search, labels, attachments
📅 Calendar - Events, calendars, scheduling
📁 Drive - Files, folders, sharing, upload/download
📊 Sheets - Read/write, upsert, typed rows, validation, conditional formats, charts, pivots, export (engine from GSpreadManager)
✅ Tasks - Task lists, tasks, subtasks, due dates, complete/reopen
👥 Contacts - List, search, create, update and delete contacts (People API)
🔎 Search Console (read-only) - Sites, search analytics, URL inspection, sitemaps
📈 Google Analytics 4 (read-only) - Account summaries, properties, reports, realtime reports
🏷️ Tag Manager (read-only) - Accounts, containers, workspaces, tags, triggers, variables, versions
🚀 REST API - Single FastAPI gateway for all services
💻 CLI - Unified command-line interface

Installation

pip install gsuite-sdk

Optional extras:

pip install gsuite-sdk[cloudrun]  # Google Cloud Secret Manager support
pip install gsuite-sdk[all]       # All optional dependencies (FastAPI, CLI)

Quick Start

Prerequisites

You need OAuth credentials from Google Cloud Console. See Getting Credentials for a step-by-step guide.

Authentication

from gsuite_core import GoogleAuth

# OAuth (interactive, opens browser)
auth = GoogleAuth()
auth.authenticate()

# Or with service account
auth = GoogleAuth.from_service_account("service-account.json")

Gmail

from gsuite_gmail import Gmail, query

gmail = Gmail(auth)

# Get unread messages with fluent API
for message in gmail.get_unread():
    print(f"{message.sender}: {message.subject}")
    message.mark_as_read().archive()  # Fluent chaining!

# Send email with signature
gmail.send(
    to=["[email protected]"],
    subject="Hello",
    body="World",
    signature=True,  # Appends your Gmail signature
)

# Search with query builder (inspired by simplegmail)
messages = gmail.search(
    query.newer_than(days=7) & query.has_attachment() & query.from_("[email protected]")
)

# Or use construct_query for dict-style
messages = gmail.search(query.construct_query(
    unread=True,
    newer_than=(7, "day"),
    labels=["Work"],
))

Drive

from gsuite_drive import Drive

drive = Drive(auth)

# List files
for file in drive.list_files():
    print(f"{file.name} ({file.mime_type})")

# Upload
uploaded = drive.upload("document.pdf")
print(f"Uploaded: {uploaded.web_view_link}")

# Download
file = drive.get("file_id")
file.download("local_copy.pdf")

# Create folder and upload into it
folder = drive.create_folder("My Folder")
drive.upload("file.txt", parent_id=folder.id)

Calendar

from gsuite_calendar import Calendar

calendar = Calendar(auth)

# Get upcoming events
events = calendar.get_upcoming(days=7)
for event in events:
    print(f"{event.start}: {event.summary}")

# Create event
calendar.create_event(
    summary="Meeting",
    start="2026-01-30T10:00:00",
    end="2026-01-30T11:00:00",
)

Sheets

from gsuite_sheets import Sheets

sheets = Sheets(auth)

# Open spreadsheet by title or URL
sheet = sheets.open("My Spreadsheet")
# Or by key
sheet = sheets.open_by_key("1A2B3C...")
# Or by URL
sheet = sheets.open_by_url("https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/...")

# Read values
values = sheet.get_values("Sheet1!A1:D10")
print(values)  # [[row1], [row2], ...]

# Write values
sheet.update_values("Sheet1!A1", [["Name", "Email"], ["John", "[email protected]"]])

# Append rows
sheet.append_values("Sheet1", [["Jane", "[email protected]"]])

# Batch operations
sheet.batch_update([
    {"range": "Sheet1!A1", "values": [["Header1", "Header2"]]},
    {"range": "Sheet1!A2", "values": [["Data1", "Data2"]]},
])

# Create new spreadsheet
new_sheet = sheets.create("Budget 2026")
print(f"Created: {new_sheet.url}")

# List all spreadsheets
for spreadsheet in sheets.list_spreadsheets():
    print(f"{spreadsheet['name']} - {spreadsheet['id']}")

Tasks and Contacts

Tasks and Contacts are opt-in: their scopes are not in the default login (contacts is a sensitive scope). Log in with them and enable the Google Tasks API / People API in your Cloud project:

gsuite auth login --force --scopes default,tasks,contacts

from datetime import date

from gsuite_contacts import Contacts
from gsuite_tasks import Tasks

tasks = Tasks(auth)
task = tasks.create_task("Pay rent", due=date(2026, 2, 1))
for t in tasks.list_tasks(show_completed=False):
    print(t.title, t.due, "overdue" if t.is_overdue else "")
tasks.complete_task(task.id)

contacts = Contacts(auth)
for c in contacts.search("ana"):
    print(c.display_name, c.email, c.phone)
ana = contacts.create(given_name="Ana", emails=["[email protected]"])
contacts.update(ana.id, phones=["+54 11 5555-5555"])

Search Console, Analytics (GA4) and Tag Manager (read-only)

These three are read-only and opt-in: their scopes (webmasters.readonly, analytics.readonly, tagmanager.readonly) are not in default or all, so existing logins keep working without re-consent. To use them:

In your Google Cloud project enable the Google Search Console API, the Google Analytics Admin API, the Google Analytics Data API and the Tag Manager API.
If your OAuth consent screen lists scopes explicitly, add the three above.
Log in again. A login replaces the stored scopes, so list every set you still need (here, with Tasks and Contacts too):

gsuite auth login --force --scopes default,tasks,contacts,marketing

marketing is searchconsole,analytics,tagmanager; each can also be asked for alone. Restart the MCP server / redeploy the API (gsuite auth export) after.

from gsuite_analytics import Analytics
from gsuite_searchconsole import SearchConsole
from gsuite_tagmanager import TagManager

sc = SearchConsole(auth)
sc.list_sites()
sc.query(
    "sc-domain:example.com", "2026-09-01", "2026-09-30",
    dimensions=["query", "page"],
    filters=[{"dimension": "country", "operator": "equals", "expression": "arg"}],
    row_limit=100,
)
sc.inspect_url("sc-domain:example.com", "https://example.com/blog/")

ga = Analytics(auth)
ga.account_summaries()
ga.run_report(
    "123456789", ["date", "sessionSource"], ["activeUsers", "sessions"],
    date_ranges=[("28daysAgo", "today")],
    dimension_filters=[{"field": "country", "value": "Argentina"}],
    limit=50, order_by="sessions",
)
ga.run_realtime_report("123456789", ["country"], ["activeUsers"])

gtm = TagManager(auth)
container = gtm.list_containers("accounts/123")[0]["path"]
workspace = gtm.list_workspaces(container)[0]["path"]
gtm.list_tags(workspace), gtm.list_triggers(workspace), gtm.list_versions(container)

REST API

# Start unified API server
gsuite serve --port 8080

# Or with Docker
docker run -p 8080:8080 gsuite-api

# All services under one roof
curl http://localhost:8080/gmail/messages/unread
curl http://localhost:8080/calendar/events/upcoming
curl http://localhost:8080/drive/files
curl http://localhost:8080/sheets/list
curl http://localhost:8080/sheets/{spreadsheet_id}/values/Sheet1!A1:D10
curl http://localhost:8080/tasks/lists/@default/tasks
curl "http://localhost:8080/contacts/search?q=ana"
# Read-only, need the "marketing" scopes
curl http://localhost:8080/searchconsole/sites
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/analytics/properties/123456789:runReport \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"metrics": ["sessions"], "dimensions": ["date"]}'
curl "http://localhost:8080/tagmanager/tags?parent=accounts/1/containers/2/workspaces/3"

Interactive API docs available at /docs when server is running. See API Documentation section below for details.

CLI

# Authentication
gsuite auth login              # Opens browser for OAuth
gsuite auth status             # Check auth status
gsuite auth export             # Export token for Cloud Run

# Gmail
gsuite gmail list --unread     # List unread messages
gsuite gmail read MSG_ID       # Read specific message
gsuite gmail send --to [email protected] --subject "Hi" --body "Hello"
gsuite gmail search "from:boss has:attachment"
gsuite gmail labels            # List all labels

# Calendar  
gsuite calendar list --days 7  # Upcoming events
gsuite calendar today          # Today's events
gsuite calendar week           # Week view
gsuite calendar create "Meeting" --start "2026-01-30 10:00"
gsuite calendar calendars      # List calendars

# Sheets
gsuite sheets list             # List all spreadsheets
gsuite sheets open "Budget"    # Open by title
gsuite sheets read SHEET_ID "Sheet1!A1:D10"  # Read range
gsuite sheets write SHEET_ID "Sheet1!A1" "Name,Email"
gsuite sheets append SHEET_ID "Sheet1" "John,[email protected]"
gsuite sheets create "New Sheet"  # Create spreadsheet

# Tasks (login with --scopes default,tasks)
gsuite tasks lists             # Task lists
gsuite tasks ls --due-before 2026-02-28
gsuite tasks add "Pay rent" --due 2026-02-01
gsuite tasks done TASK_ID

# Contacts (login with --scopes default,contacts)
gsuite contacts search ana
gsuite contacts add -g Ana -e [email protected] -p "+54 11 5555-5555"
gsuite contacts show CONTACT_ID

# Server
gsuite serve --port 8080       # Start REST API
gsuite status                  # Overall status

Architecture

google-suite/
├── packages/
│   ├── core/           # Shared auth, config, token storage
│   ├── gmail/          # Gmail client + query builder
│   ├── calendar/       # Calendar client
│   ├── drive/          # Drive client (upload, download, share)
│   ├── sheets/         # Sheets client + engine (from GSpreadManager)
│   ├── tasks/          # Tasks client
│   ├── contacts/       # Contacts client (People API)
│   └── mcp/            # MCP server (published as gsuite-mcp)
├── api/                # Unified FastAPI REST gateway
├── cli/                # Unified CLI (Typer + Rich)
├── skills/gsuite-sdk/  # Agent skill (SKILL.md + references)
├── plugins/gsuite-sdk/ # Claude Code plugin: a synced copy of the skill + the MCP server
├── docs/               # Documentation site (MkDocs)
└── tests/integration/  # Opt-in tests against a real Google account

Design Principles

Clean Architecture - Domain entities, interfaces, infrastructure separation
Provider Agnostic - Swap implementations via interfaces
Shared Auth - One OAuth flow grants access to all services
Independent Packages - Install only what you need
Unified Gateway - Single API/CLI for all services

For detailed architecture decisions and design patterns, see Architecture Documentation.

Use with AI agents

skills/gsuite-sdk is an Agent Skill that teaches an agent to use the gsuite CLI (JSON output) and the SDK. Install it in your agent:

npx skills add PabloAlaniz/google-suite                          # Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, ...
claude plugin marketplace add PabloAlaniz/google-suite           # Claude Code plugin
claude plugin install gsuite-sdk@gsuite-sdk
gemini extensions install https://github.com/PabloAlaniz/google-suite   # Gemini CLI extension

In a Claude Code session: /plugin install gsuite-sdk --marketplace PabloAlaniz/google-suite.

MCP server

gsuite-mcp exposes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Tasks and Contacts as MCP tools for any MCP client:

claude mcp add gsuite -e GSUITE_TOKEN_DB_PATH="$PWD/tokens.db" -- uvx gsuite-mcp

It is in the official MCP Registry as io.github.PabloAlaniz/gsuite-sdk. On OpenClaw it is pabloalaniz/gsuite-sdk on ClawHub.

The agent still needs the SDK and a login: pip install "gsuite-sdk[cli]" and gsuite auth login (see Quick Start).

Standalone Repos

This monorepo consolidates and extends these standalone projects:

Gmail-API - Standalone Gmail API
Calendar-API - Standalone Calendar API

The standalone repos remain functional for existing deployments.

Configuration

Environment variables (prefix GSUITE_):

Variable	Description
`GSUITE_CREDENTIALS_FILE`	OAuth credentials JSON path
`GSUITE_TOKEN_STORAGE`	`sqlite` or `secretmanager`
`GSUITE_TOKEN_DB_PATH`	SQLite token database path
`GSUITE_GCP_PROJECT_ID`	GCP project (for Secret Manager)
`GSUITE_API_KEY`	API key for REST endpoints (required unless `GSUITE_ALLOW_NO_API_KEY=true`)
`GSUITE_CORS_ORIGINS`	Comma-separated origins allowed by CORS (off by default)

See api/README.md for every REST API setting.

Development

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/PabloAlaniz/google-suite.git
cd google-suite

# Install everything, pinned by uv.lock
uv sync --all-extras

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Lint
uv run ruff check packages api cli

Deployment

Cloud Run (GCP)

Deploy the REST API to Cloud Run with Secret Manager for token storage:

# Build and push Docker image (from the repo root)
docker build -f api/Dockerfile -t gcr.io/YOUR_PROJECT/gsuite-api .
docker push gcr.io/YOUR_PROJECT/gsuite-api

# Deploy to Cloud Run
gcloud run deploy gsuite-api \
  --image gcr.io/YOUR_PROJECT/gsuite-api \
  --platform managed \
  --region us-central1 \
  --set-env-vars GSUITE_TOKEN_STORAGE=secretmanager \
  --set-env-vars GSUITE_GCP_PROJECT_ID=YOUR_PROJECT \
  --set-secrets GSUITE_API_KEY=gsuite-api-key:latest \
  --allow-unauthenticated

The API rejects every request until GSUITE_API_KEY is set. If you protect the service with IAM instead (--no-allow-unauthenticated), set GSUITE_ALLOW_NO_API_KEY=true rather than the key.

Note: For Secret Manager token storage, ensure your Cloud Run service account has secretmanager.versions.access permission.

Docker Compose

For local development or self-hosted deployment:

version: '3.8'
services:
  gsuite-api:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: api/Dockerfile
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    environment:
      GSUITE_CREDENTIALS_FILE: /secrets/credentials.json
      GSUITE_TOKEN_DB_PATH: /data/tokens.db
      GSUITE_API_KEY: your-api-key-here
    volumes:
      - ./credentials.json:/secrets/credentials.json:ro
      - ./data:/data

API Documentation

When running the REST API server, interactive API docs are available at:

Swagger UI: http://localhost:8080/docs
ReDoc: http://localhost:8080/redoc

Troubleshooting

Token refresh failed

Problem: TokenRefreshError: Failed to refresh token

Solution:

Delete the token database: rm ~/.gsuite/tokens.db (or your configured path)
Re-authenticate: gsuite auth login
For service accounts, verify the JSON file hasn't expired

Missing scopes

Problem: HttpError 403: Insufficient Permission

Solution:

Check required scopes in error message

Re-authenticate with additional scopes:

gsuite auth login --scopes gmail.readonly,calendar,drive

Or update GSUITE_DEFAULT_SCOPES environment variable

Credentials not found

Problem: CredentialsNotFoundError: OAuth credentials file not found

Solution:

Download OAuth credentials from Google Cloud Console
Save as credentials.json in working directory
Or set GSUITE_CREDENTIALS_FILE environment variable

Import errors

Problem: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gsuite_gmail'

Solution:

Install the package: pip install gsuite-sdk
Or for development: uv sync --all-extras (see CONTRIBUTING.md)

License

MIT - see LICENSE

Author

Pablo Alaniz (@PabloAlaniz)

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How do I install Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk)?

Does Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk) need an API key?

What transport does Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk) use?

When was Google Workspace (gsuite Sdk) last checked?

Documentation

Google Suite

Features

Installation

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Authentication

Gmail

Drive

Calendar

Sheets

Tasks and Contacts

Search Console, Analytics (GA4) and Tag Manager (read-only)

REST API

CLI

Architecture

Design Principles

Use with AI agents

MCP server

Standalone Repos

Configuration

Development

Deployment

Cloud Run (GCP)

Docker Compose

API Documentation

Troubleshooting

Token refresh failed

Missing scopes

Credentials not found

Import errors

License

Author