Recipe Backup Sheet As Csv

Export a Google Sheets spreadsheet as a CSV file for local backup or processing.

Security Scan

The skill is an instruction-only recipe that consistently calls a Google Workspace CLI (gws) and related skills to export a sheet to CSV — its requirements and instructions match the stated purpose.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description request exporting Google Sheets to CSV and the SKILL.md calls 'gws' and the gws-sheets/gws-drive skills to perform exactly that. Requiring the 'gws' binary and those companion skills is coherent with the purpose.

Instruction Scope

Instructions only invoke gws commands to get spreadsheet metadata, export via Drive, or read values as CSV. They do not reference unrelated files, environment variables, or external endpoints beyond the expected Google APIs (via the gws tooling).

Install Mechanism

No install spec or code files are present; this is instruction-only, which minimizes direct install risk. The skill depends on an existing 'gws' binary rather than downloading code itself.

Credentials

The skill declares no environment variables or credentials itself, which is reasonable for a recipe that delegates auth to gws and the gws-* skills. However, those underlying tools/skills will need Google credentials (OAuth tokens or service account keys); you should verify how the gws tooling obtains and stores those credentials before use.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request persistent/system-wide changes or wider privileges. It is user-invocable and does not force inclusion in every agent run.

Assessment

This is a small, coherent recipe that just calls the 'gws' CLI and companion gws-sheets/gws-drive skills to export a Google Sheet as CSV. Before installing, confirm you trust the 'gws' binary and the referenced companion skills because they are the components that will handle Google authentication and access to your sheets. Verify where the gws commands will write the CSV (stdout vs local file) and review how gws stores credentials (OAuth cache, service-account file, etc.). If you do not already have gws or do not trust the companion skills, don't install or run this recipe until you inspect those dependencies.

Export a Google Sheet as CSV

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-sheets, gws-drive

Export a Google Sheets spreadsheet as a CSV file for local backup or processing.

Steps

1. Get spreadsheet details: gws sheets spreadsheets get --params '{"spreadsheetId": "SHEET_ID"}'
2. Export as CSV: gws drive files export --params '{"fileId": "SHEET_ID", "mimeType": "text/csv"}'
3. Or read values directly: gws sheets +read --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range 'Sheet1' --format csv