docs_update_content
Update the content of a Google Doc by specifying the document ID and providing the new content. Designed for use with the MCP Google Workspace Server to enhance document management through AI-driven interactions.
Instructions
Update the content of a Google Doc
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | Yes | New content | |
| document_id | Yes | ID of the document |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"content": {
"description": "New content",
"type": "string"
},
"document_id": {
"description": "ID of the document",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"document_id",
"content"
],
"type": "object"
}
Implementation Reference
- src/mcp_google_suite/server.py:339-354 (handler)MCP tool handler that extracts arguments (document_id, content) and calls DocsService.update_document_contentasync def _handle_docs_update_content( self, context: GoogleWorkspaceContext, arguments: dict ) -> Dict[str, Any]: """Handle docs update content requests.""" document_id = arguments.get("document_id") content = arguments.get("content") if not document_id or content is None: raise ValueError("Both document_id and content are required") logger.debug(f"Updating document - ID: {document_id}, Content length: {len(content)}") result = await context.docs.update_document_content( document_id=document_id, content=content ) logger.debug("Document content updated successfully") return result
- Input schema definition for the docs_update_content tool, specifying document_id and content as required string parameterstypes.Tool( name="docs_update_content", description="Update the content of a Google Doc", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "document_id": {"type": "string", "description": "ID of the document"}, "content": {"type": "string", "description": "New content"}, }, "required": ["document_id", "content"], }, ),
- Helper method in DocsService that performs the actual Google Docs API batchUpdate to insert new content at index 1 (effectively replacing content)async def update_document_content(self, document_id: str, content: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """Update the content of a Google Doc.""" try: service = await self.get_service() requests = [{"insertText": {"location": {"index": 1}, "text": content}}] result = await asyncio.to_thread( service.documents() .batchUpdate(documentId=document_id, body={"requests": requests}) .execute ) return {"success": True, "result": result} except HttpError as error: return {"success": False, **self.handle_error(error)}