# Claude for Google Workspace: Claude Now Works Inside Google Docs, Sheets and Slides

> Anthropic’s Claude for Google Workspace add-on (public beta, Oct 6, 2026) edits open Docs, Sheets and Slides files. Who gets it and how to try it.

Source: https://learn.ynteractive.com/news/2026-10-20-claude-for-google-workspace-docs-sheets-slides · Updated 2026-10-20 · Free from Stepthrough (https://learn.ynteractive.com)

By [Robert Breen](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/about) · Published October 20, 2026 · Claude news

You can ask Claude to tighten a summary, build a pivot table or fix a slide right in the Google file you have open, and approve each change before it lands.

## What happened

On October 6, 2026, Anthropic released Claude for Google Workspace, a Google add-on that lets Claude read and edit the Docs, Sheets and Slides file you have open, in public beta on all paid Claude plans. Anthropic also added Google Docs, Sheets and Slides connectors, in beta, so Claude can create and edit Google files from a regular Claude chat. By default the add-on works in "Ask before edits" mode, where each change shows up as an approval card; "Accept all edits" lets Claude work through the task without stopping. Anthropic says Claude’s access to files matches your existing Google sharing permissions, and on Enterprise plans controls such as the Compliance API and customer-managed encryption keys also cover the add-on. Source: [Claude: Claude now works in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides](https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-now-works-in-google-docs-sheets-and-slides) (October 6, 2026).

## Who gets it, and what it costs

- **Plans:** public beta on all paid Claude plans. Anthropic does not mention the Free plan.
- **Install:** from the Google Workspace Marketplace, then open a file and choose Extensions > Claude > Open Claude.
- **Team and Enterprise:** an owner or primary owner must turn on the Docs, Sheets and Slides connectors first.
- **Google admins:** can deploy the add-on to the whole domain or selected groups from the Google Admin console.

Anthropic lists no separate price for the add-on. It comes with a paid Claude plan while it is in beta.

## What it means for an office team

The basic job is the one you do at month end: in Sheets, ask Claude for a budget vs. actuals report with a tab per team that flags overspending, which is Anthropic’s own example. In Docs, ask it to tighten the executive summary or turn the next steps into a table.

Leave it on "Ask before edits" while you learn it. Each change arrives as a card you approve, so a wrong formula or a rewritten number never lands in a shared file without you seeing it first.

## Try it: the stepthrough

Practice the first step on any plan: connect Claude to Google Drive, Gmail and Calendar, approve each tool, and see exactly what Claude did.

[Start the 38-step practice](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/claude-connectors)

**Connect Claude to Google Drive, Gmail and Google Calendar**, about 8 minutes. You do each step yourself in a practice copy; nothing touches your real accounts. [Open full screen](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/claude-connectors) · [Read the steps](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/claude-google-drive-gmail-calendar-connectors)

### The 38 steps

1. Open Customize
2. Open Connectors
3. Open Discover
4. Search for Google
5. Open Google Drive
6. Connect Google Drive
7. Choose your Google account
8. Allow access
9. Open Gmail
10. Connect Gmail
11. Choose your account
12. Allow access
13. Open Google Calendar
14. Connect Google Calendar
15. Choose your account
16. Allow access
17. See your connectors
18. Start a new chat
19. Open the + menu
20. Open Connectors
21. Check the switches
22. Ask Claude to find a file
23. Send it
24. Allow the search
25. See what Claude did
26. Click the message box
27. Ask for a thread summary
28. Send it
29. Allow the email search
30. Click the message box
31. Ask about your week
32. Send it
33. Always allow calendar reads
34. Open Customize
35. Open Connectors
36. Open Google Calendar
37. Look at Tool permissions
38. Ask me first

## Related lessons and courses

- [Connect Claude to Google Drive, Gmail and Google Calendar](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/claude-google-drive-gmail-calendar-connectors) (the practice on this page)
- [Connect Claude to Google Drive, Gmail and Google Calendar](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/claude-google-drive-gmail-calendar-connectors)
- [Claude’s Excel Skill: Turn a Messy Export into a Clean Workbook](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/claude-excel-skill-messy-export-to-clean-workbook)
- [Catch a Poisoned Email Before Your AI Assistant Obeys It using Claude](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/catch-a-poisoned-email-before-your-ai-assistant-obeys-it)

## Sources

- [Claude: Claude now works in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides](https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-now-works-in-google-docs-sheets-and-slides) (October 6, 2026)

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