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This document describes how you can use the @googledocs command in Gemini Code Assist to read, summarize, and list your Google Docs assets, like documents and folders, directly from your IDE (integrated development environment).
The Gemini Code Assist Google Docs tool is available as part of the Gemini Code Assist for individuals and the Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise editions. For details, see the Gemini Code Assist overview.
Before you begin
Complete the following steps for the Gemini Code Assist subscription you want to use.
Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise
The first two steps must be done by an administrator, and the third step can be completed by individual developers.
Replace MY_DOC with the title of the document you want summarized.
List documents
The Google Docs tool in Gemini Code Assist can list documents with a variety of modifiers, like recently viewed docs, docs shared with you, or docs you created. These are just a few ways The tool can list documents. Try asking it to list, group, or sort documents however best supports your work.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-22 UTC."],[],[],null,["| **Preview**\n|\n| This product or feature is in preview. Products and features that are\n| in preview are available \"as is\".\n\nThis document describes how you can use the `@googledocs` command in\nGemini Code Assist to read, summarize, and list your Google Docs\nassets, like documents and folders, directly from your IDE (integrated\ndevelopment environment).\n\nThe Gemini Code Assist Google Docs tool is available as part of\n[Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise edition](https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/overview#supported-features).\n\nBefore you begin\n\nThe first two steps must be done by an administrator, and the third step\ncan be completed by individual developers.\n\n1. [Install Gemini Code Assist for Standard and Enterprise](https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/set-up-gemini-standard-enterprise).\n2. Enable the Google Docs tool for users by following the steps in [Enable Gemini Code Assist tools](https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/tools-agents/enable-tools-standard-enterprise).\n3. Install Google Docs in your IDE by following the steps in [Configure Gemini Code Assist tools](https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/tools-agents/configure-tools-standard-enterprise).\n\nRead a document\n\nThe Google Docs tool in Gemini Code Assist can return the full\ncontents of a document so you can read it directly from your IDE.\n\n- In your IDE,\n [navigate to the Gemini Code Assist chat](https://cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/codeassist/use-gemini-code-assist-chat)\n and enter the following prompt:\n\n @googledocs read \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eMY_DOC\u003c/var\u003e\n\n Replace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eMY_DOC\u003c/var\u003e with the title of the document you want to read.\n\nSummarize a document\n\nThe Google Docs tool in Gemini Code Assist can summarize\nGoogle Docs for you directly from your IDE.\n\n- In your IDE,\n [navigate to the Gemini Code Assist chat](https://cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/codeassist/use-gemini-code-assist-chat)\n chat and enter the following prompt:\n\n @googledocs summarize \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eMY_DOC\u003c/var\u003e\n\n Replace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eMY_DOC\u003c/var\u003e with the title of the document you want\n summarized.\n\nList documents\n\nThe Google Docs tool in Gemini Code Assist can list documents with a\nvariety of modifiers, like recently viewed docs, docs shared with you, or docs\nyou created. These are just a few ways The tool can list documents. Try asking\nit to list, group, or sort documents however best supports your work.\n\n- In your IDE,\n [navigate to the Gemini Code Assist chat](https://cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/codeassist/use-gemini-code-assist-chat)\n chat and enter one of the following prompts:\n\n @googledocs list recent documents\n @googledocs list documents shared with me\n @googledocs list documents created by me\n\nRelated topics\n\n- Learn more about Gemini Code Assist tools by reading the [Tools overview](https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/tools-agents/tools-overview)."]]
