Kuali Docs MCP

Google Docs integration for Claude — create docs from Markdown, read comments, and collaborate with PMs and designers.

What it does

• Create docs — Turn a Markdown PRD or spec into a formatted Google Doc
• Read docs — Pull a Google Doc back as Markdown
• List docs — See what's in the shared folder
• Get comments — Read all comments and replies on a doc
• Reply to comments — Post a reply as the Kuali bot
• Resolve comments — Mark a comment as done

Install

Claude Desktop (double-click install)

1. Download the latest kuali-docs-mcp-v*.dxt from Releases
2. Double-click the .dxt file
3. Claude Desktop will prompt you for two values:
   • Service Account Key — paste the JSON key (ask your team lead)
   • Drive Folder ID — defaults to the shared Kuali folder, leave as-is unless told otherwise
4. Click Install

Claude CLI

claude mcp add --scope user --transport stdio kuali-docs \
  --env GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY='<paste json here>' \
  --env DRIVE_FOLDER_ID='0ADdItM1HkFgXUk9PVA' \
  -- node /path/to/kuali-docs-mcp/dist/index.js

Or install the .dxt directly:

claude mcp install kuali-docs-mcp-v1.0.0.dxt

Requires Node.js 18+ — download here if needed.

Usage

Once installed, just talk to Claude:

"Create a PRD for the new dashboard feature" → Claude writes the PRD and creates a Google Doc

"What comments are on [doc URL]?" → Claude reads all open comments

"Reply to the first comment saying we'll address this in v2" → Claude posts the reply

Workflow

1. Have a conversation with Claude about a PRD or spec
2. Claude creates a formatted Google Doc in the shared folder (or a subfolder)
3. PMs and designers open the doc, log in with their normal Google accounts, and leave comments
4. Come back to Claude: "Read the comments on [doc URL] and let's go through them"
5. Claude can reply to comments, resolve them, and export the final doc back to Markdown for GitHub

Development

npm install
node build.mjs       # builds dist/ and packages kuali-docs-mcp-v*.dxt

To release: push a tag like git tag v1.0.0 && git push --tags — GitHub Actions builds and attaches the .dxt to the release automatically.

Security

• Uses a Google service account scoped to one shared Drive folder only
• The service account key is stored as a secret in Claude Desktop's keychain
• The service account bypasses Google 2FA (it uses JWT auth, not human login)
• No data is sent anywhere except Google's APIs