Google Forms MCP Server
About
This MCP server uses the Google Forms API to provide functions such as creating, editing, and retrieving responses for forms. It is intended for use with AI assistants like Claude to programmatically manage Google Forms.
Explore
- Create a new Google Form
- Add text questions to a form
- Add multiple choice questions to a form
- Retrieve form details
- Retrieve form responses
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Google Forms MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
After cloning the repository, install dependencies
cd google-forms-mcp
1. Create a project in Google Cloud Console and enable the Google Forms API.
- https://console.cloud.google.com/
- Search for "Google Forms API" from APIs & Services > Library and enable it.
2. Obtain OAuth 2.0 Client ID and Secret.
- APIs & Services > Credentials > Create Credentials > OAuth client ID
- Select Application type: "Desktop app"
3. Set environment variables and obtain the refresh token.
export GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="YOUR_CLIENT_ID"
export GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
cd google-forms-mcp
npm run build
node build/get-refresh-token.js
Note: If an error occurs when running get-refresh-token.js, execute the following command:
cd google-forms-mcp
npm run build:token
node build/get-refresh-token.js
4. Copy the displayed refresh token.
5. Update the Claude desktop app's configuration file.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json.
- Add environment variables to the google-forms-mcp in the mcpServers section:
"google-forms-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/your/google-forms-mcp/build/index.js" # Update this path
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
"GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
"GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN"
}
}
6. Restart the Claude desktop app.
Create a form and add some questions.
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Claude uses MCP tools like the following to create the form:
1. Use the
create_form tool to create a new form
2. Use add_text_question or add_multiple_choice_question` tools to add questions3. Display the URL of the created form
This MCP server provides the following tools:
1. create_form - Create a new Google Form
2. add_text_question - Add a text question to the form
3. add_multiple_choice_question - Add a multiple choice question to the form
4. get_form - Get form details
5. get_form_responses - Get form responses
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"google forms mcp server": {
"google-forms-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/get-refresh-token.js"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"google-forms-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/get-refresh-token.js"
]
}
}This MCP server uses the Google Forms API to provide functions such as creating, editing, and retrieving responses for forms.
Build Method
Initial Setup
After cloning the repository, install dependenciescd google-forms-mcp
Build the Server
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