Google Forms MCP

Setup

1. Enable Google Forms API + Google Drive API at console.cloud.google.com
2. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials (Desktop app type)
3. Get refresh token:

   cd ~/.claude/mcp/google-forms-mcp
   bun install && bun run build
   GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="..." GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="..." bun run token
   

4. Add to .mcp.json (use full path, not ~):

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "google-forms-mcp": {
         "command": "bun",
         "args": ["/Users/USERNAME/.claude/mcp/google-forms-mcp/build/index.js"],
         "env": {
           "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "...",
           "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "...",
           "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "..."
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

5. Run /mcp reset to load

Tools

Item Ordering (CRITICAL)

All items are added at index 0. The LAST item you add appears FIRST.

For a multi-section form, add in reverse order:

1. create_form → update_form (description)
2. Additional Notes (last item)
3. Last section questions (e.g., 4.2, 4.1)
4. Last section header (Section 4)
5. Previous section questions (e.g., 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1)
6. Previous section header (Section 3)
7. ... continue for all sections ...
8. First section questions (e.g., 1.3, 1.2, 1.1)
9. First section header (Section 1) ← ADD LAST, APPEARS FIRST

Multiple Choice Options

Two formats supported:

// Simple strings
options: ["Option A", "Option B", "Option C"]

// With descriptions (renders as "Label – Description")
options: [
  { label: "Option A", description: "Details about A" },
  { label: "Option B", description: "Details about B" }
]

Parameters:

• includeOther: true - Adds "Other" with text field
• multiSelect: true - Checkboxes (multi-select)
• multiSelect: false - Radio buttons (single choice, default)

API Limitations

Section vs Page

• add_section - Visual divider only, stays on same page (uses textItem)
• add_page - Creates page break, user clicks "Next" (uses pageBreakItem)

For single-page surveys, always use add_section.