mcp-google-sheets and google-workspace-mcp
The first is a specialized, battle-tested implementation focused narrowly on Sheets operations, while the second is a comprehensive wrapper attempting to cover the entire Google Workspace suite—making them competitors for Sheets use cases but potential complements if you need multi-service orchestration.
About mcp-google-sheets
xing5/mcp-google-sheets
This MCP server integrates with your Google Drive and Google Sheets, to enable creating and modifying spreadsheets.
Exposes 19 specialized tools for spreadsheet operations (CRUD, batching, formatting, sharing, search) beyond basic creation/modification, with support for both Service Account and OAuth authentication. Built as a Python MCP server using stdio transport, designed to integrate with MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop to enable natural language-driven spreadsheet workflows. Features optional tool filtering to reduce token consumption by exposing only required capabilities.
About google-workspace-mcp
dguido/google-workspace-mcp
MCP server for Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Gmail, and Contacts
Implements MCP (Model Context Protocol) as a Claude Desktop plugin with OAuth 2.0 authentication, automatic token refresh, and selective service enablement via environment variables. Provides 80+ tools across Google Workspace APIs including file operations, document editing, email search/filtering, calendar scheduling, and contact management. Supports token-optimized output (TOON) format to reduce LLM token consumption by 20-50% on list operations.
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