Can an assistant write a script and run it in the same session?

Yes, with one Apps Script platform caveat: run_script_function executes functions from a deployed script, so the flow is create or update the source, create a deployment with manage_deployment, then invoke. All three steps are tool calls the assistant can chain.

What are bound scripts, and are they supported?

create_script_project creates both standalone projects and scripts bound to a specific Doc, Sheet, or Form — bound scripts are how you add custom behavior to one particular document.

When should I reach for Apps Script instead of a native service?

When the other services don’t expose what you need: custom triggers, Workspace APIs the server doesn’t wrap, or multi-step server-side logic that should run on Google’s infrastructure rather than through a dozen round trips.

Google Apps Script MCP Server

The escape hatch: write, deploy, and execute custom code across Workspace.

$ uvx workspace-mcp --tools appscript runs only the Google Apps Script MCP tools — combine services as needed

Quick start Full API reference →

Apps Script is the escape hatch for everything the other eleven services don’t cover. An assistant can create a script project, write or update its source with update_script_content, and execute deployed functions with arguments via run_script_function — custom automation authored and invoked in the same conversation.

The operational tools matter just as much: list_deployments and manage_deployment handle versioning, and list_script_processes shows recent executions and their status when something needs debugging.

What you can ask

“Write a script that snapshots the on-call sheet every Friday and deploy it”
“Run the syncInventory function against the staging spreadsheet”
“Which script executions failed this week, and why?”

All 9 Google Apps Script MCP tools

Tiers control how many tools the server registers: start lean with --tool-tier core and step up to extended or complete when a workflow needs more. Parameters and examples for every tool are in the API reference.

list_script_projects Core List available script projects.

get_script_project Core Retrieve full project structure and files.

get_script_content Core Read a script file from a project.

create_script_project Core Create standalone or bound script projects.

update_script_content Core Create or update script files.

run_script_function Core Execute deployed script functions with args.

list_deployments Extended List deployments for a project.

manage_deployment Extended Create, update, or delete deployments.

list_script_processes Extended Inspect recent executions and status.

OAuth scopes

The server requests only the scopes for the services you enable. In read-only mode it requests just the readonly variants and skips registering write tools entirely.

script.projects create and edit script projects
script.deployments manage deployments and versions
script.processes inspect executions and status

Google Apps Script MCP questions

Can an assistant write a script and run it in the same session?: Yes, with one Apps Script platform caveat: run_script_function executes functions from a deployed script, so the flow is create or update the source, create a deployment with manage_deployment, then invoke. All three steps are tool calls the assistant can chain.
What are bound scripts, and are they supported?: create_script_project creates both standalone projects and scripts bound to a specific Doc, Sheet, or Form — bound scripts are how you add custom behavior to one particular document.
When should I reach for Apps Script instead of a native service?: When the other services don’t expose what you need: custom triggers, Workspace APIs the server doesn’t wrap, or multi-step server-side logic that should run on Google’s infrastructure rather than through a dozen round trips.

Works alongside

All services: Gmail MCP·Google Drive MCP·Google Calendar MCP·Google Docs MCP·Google Sheets MCP·Google Slides MCP·Google Forms MCP·Google Tasks MCP·Google Contacts MCP·Google Chat MCP·Google Custom Search MCP·Google Apps Script MCP