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How to use Google Docs with VS Code

You want Google Docs inside VS Code so it can find and summarize project documents, turn notes into a polished document, review unresolved document comments, and apply approved edits to a document — without you copy-pasting between tabs. Here is the whole setup, once.

Create your Google Docs gateway

The gateway is the thing VS Code connects to, and it is where you decide which Google Docs tools an agent may use. You create it once and every client reuses it.

Create an Arcade account

Sign up and open the dashboard. The free tier is enough to follow this through.
Create an MCP Gateway and select your Google Docs tools

In the dashboard, create a gateway and pick the Google Docs tools you want to expose. The gateway is what your client connects to, and it is where tool access is decided.
Copy your gateway URL

Every client below needs it.
```
https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/<YOUR-GATEWAY-SLUG>
```

Create a Google Docs gateway Opens the gateway builder in your Arcade dashboard.

Connect the gateway to VS Code

Add the server

VS Code 1.107.0 or higher. Command Palette → MCP: Add Server… → choose HTTP, paste your gateway URL, and name it something like mcp-arcade.
Start it and authenticate

Click Start next to the server in mcp.json or under Extensions → MCP Servers - Installed, then approve the Arcade sign-in and consent screens.
Try it out

Open the chat pane, switch to Agent mode, and ask it to use one of your Google Docs tools.

Full VS Code guide in the docs steps verified 2026-08-13

Try these Google Docs prompts

VS Code can now act on your Google Docs account. Click a prompt to copy it.

Use scoped access and permissions to control which documents an agent can reach and which write actions it can take. Pair it with Contextual Access policies so an agent can read source documents without being able to edit, append, or comment.

How to use Google Docs with VS Code

Create your Google Docs gateway

Create an Arcade account

Create an MCP Gateway and select your Google Docs tools

Copy your gateway URL

Connect the gateway to VS Code

Add the server

Start it and authenticate

Try it out

Try these Google Docs prompts

Ready to actually ship your agent?