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Claude for Google Workspace — Docs, Sheets, and Slides Add-on

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Product: Claude for Google Workspace (add-on + connectors) URL: https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-now-works-in-google-docs-sheets-and-slides Date: 2026-10-06 Status: Public beta, all paid Claude plans

Claude now ships as a sidebar add-on in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, plus Google Workspace Connectors (beta) for creating and editing Google files from inside Claude chat.

What it does

The add-on opens Claude in a sidebar next to your open file. Claude can read the document and your current selection, then edit the file directly. Two edit modes control how changes land:

  • Ask before edits (default) — each change appears as an approval card
  • Accept all edits — Claude applies changes without pausing

Docs

  • Edits individual sentences or headings while preserving surrounding formatting
  • For larger rewrites: proposes suggestion cards that highlight passages you apply or dismiss
  • Converts content into tables

Sheets

  • Writes formulas, builds pivot tables and native charts
  • Adds tabs
  • Sends a range to Python for joins or data cleaning, then writes results back
  • Can build a report from an empty sheet using attached source files
  • Flags items over budget

Slides

  • Creates slides using the deck’s existing layouts and themes
  • Checks its own work post-edit
  • Flags overlapping or off-slide elements and hard-to-read text

Shared Claude setup

When signed in, the sidebar offers the same models, connectors, and skills as the main Claude app — the workspace add-on is not a stripped-down version. Practical examples:

  • Pull Salesforce account history through a connector while editing a document
  • Use a saved skill to standardize deck formats across a team

Connectors (beta)

A separate Connectors feature lets you work from the Claude chat interface toward Google files. Paste a file link or request a new doc, sheet, or deck; on supported setups, the file opens in a side pane beside the chat. Best for new files or work spanning several files. Claude’s access matches your existing Google sharing permissions.

To enable: turn on the Google connectors. On Team and Enterprise plans, an owner or primary owner must enable them first.

Enterprise controls

On Enterprise plans, the add-on inherits:

  • Compliance API — same as the rest of the Claude platform
  • CMEK — customer-managed encryption keys
  • OpenTelemetry audit export — for compliance logging

Installation

  1. Install from the Google Workspace Marketplace
  2. Open a file → Extensions > Claude > Open Claude
  3. Admins can deploy to a domain or selected groups via the Google Admin console (no per-user install required at scale)

Requirement: A paid Claude plan. Sign in with your Claude account for full model, connector, and skills access.

Key Takeaways

  • Claude for Google Workspace is a sidebar add-on (beta, all paid plans) for Docs, Sheets, and Slides — install once from Google Workspace Marketplace.
  • Docs gets suggestion cards for large rewrites, targeted inline edits, and table conversion; Sheets gets formulas, pivot tables, Python data processing, and report generation; Slides gets theme-aware creation and layout QA.
  • Two edit modes: Ask before edits (default, approval card per change) and Accept all edits (no pause).
  • The sidebar uses the same models, connectors, and skills as the main Claude app — not a reduced feature set.
  • The Connectors beta lets you create and edit Google files directly from Claude chat with a side-by-side pane.
  • Enterprise: Compliance API, CMEK, and OpenTelemetry audit export extend to the add-on.

Source: claude-google-workspace-2026-10-11.md

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