porteden sheets#

Use porteden sheets for Google Sheets data operations and file management. Use -jc flags for AI-optimized output.

If porteden is not installed: brew install porteden/tap/porteden (or go install github.com/porteden/cli/cmd/porteden@latest).

Setup (once)

• Browser login (recommended): porteden auth login — opens browser, credentials stored in system keyring
• Direct token: porteden auth login --token <key> — stored in system keyring
• Verify: porteden auth status
• If PE_API_KEY is set in the environment, the CLI uses it automatically (no login needed).
• Drive access requires a token with driveAccessEnabled: true and a connected Google account with Drive scopes.

Sheets commands ( porteden sheets)#

Data operations#

• Create new spreadsheet: porteden sheets create --name "Q1 Budget"
• Create in folder: porteden sheets create --name "Data" --folder google:0B7_FOLDER
• Spreadsheet metadata (tabs, dimensions): porteden sheets info google:SHEETID -jc
• Read cell range: porteden sheets read google:SHEETID --range "Sheet1!A1:C10" -jc
• Read whole sheet: porteden sheets read google:SHEETID --range "Sheet1" -jc
• Write cells (JSON): porteden sheets write google:SHEETID --range "Sheet1!A1:B2" --values '[["Name","Score"],["Alice",95]]'
• Write cells (CSV string): porteden sheets write google:SHEETID --range "Sheet1!A1:B2" --csv "Name,Score\nAlice,95"
• Write cells (CSV file): porteden sheets write google:SHEETID --range "Sheet1!A1" --csv-file ./data.csv
• Append rows (JSON): porteden sheets append google:SHEETID --range "Sheet1!A:B" --values '[["Bob",87]]'
• Append rows (CSV): porteden sheets append google:SHEETID --range "Sheet1!A:B" --csv "Bob,87"

File management#

• Get export links (xlsx, pdf, csv): porteden sheets download google:SHEETID -jc
• Share: porteden sheets share google:SHEETID --type user --role writer --email user@example.com
• Share publicly: porteden sheets share google:SHEETID --type anyone --role reader
• List permissions: porteden sheets permissions google:SHEETID -jc
• Rename: porteden sheets rename google:SHEETID --name "Q2 Budget"
• Delete (trash): porteden sheets delete google:SHEETID -y

Range format#

• Full range: Sheet1!A1:C10
• Whole sheet: Sheet1
• Open-ended (for append): Sheet1!A:B

Notes#

• Credentials persist in the system keyring after login. No repeated auth needed.
• Set PE_PROFILE=work to avoid repeating --profile.
• -jc is shorthand for --json --compact: strips noise, limits fields, reduces tokens for AI agents.
• File IDs are always provider-prefixed (e.g., google:1BxiMVs0XRA5...). Pass them as-is.
• --values, --csv, and --csv-file are mutually exclusive — provide exactly one.
• --csv inline: use \n as row separator (e.g., "Name,Score\nAlice,95\nBob,87").
• --raw flag disables formula evaluation (values written literally, not parsed as formulas).
• porteden sheets download returns URLs only — no binary content is streamed.
• accessInfo in responses describes active token restrictions.
• delete moves to trash (reversible). Files can be restored from Google Drive trash.
• Confirm before sharing or deleting.
• Environment variables: PE_API_KEY, PE_PROFILE, PE_FORMAT, PE_COLOR, PE_VERBOSE.