[BUG] docs_get_document returns no content for Google Docs tables

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 17, 2026 by aaronzira Closed Mar 21, 2026

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  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Description

The docs_get_document tool returns paragraph elements only. Any content inside a Google Docs table is silently omitted -- no error, no placeholder, just a gap in the character indices.

## Actual Behavior

Table cells are entirely absent. The character index gaps in the response confirm the tables exist in the document but their content is not exposed. For example, a document with a table between
indices 10,062 and 10,616 returns nothing for that range.

## Impact

Documents that use tables for structured content (e.g., data mappings, reference tables, decision matrices) are effectively unreadable via this tool. There is no fallback — drive_export_file as
HTML returns a non-Google-Workspace file, which drive_get_file cannot read either.

## Environment

  • API Platform: claude.ai web app with Claude Code CLI
  • Tool access: G-Suite MCP connector configured via claude.ai
  • Connector: G-Suite MCP (claude.ai built-in connector)
  • Tool: docs_get_document
  • Tested on: Google Docs with single and multi-column tables

What Should Happen?

## Expected Behavior

Table cell content should be included in the response, either inline with paragraphs (preserving reading order) or as a separate tables field in the response.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

## Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create or open a Google Doc that contains one or more tables with text content.
  2. Call docs_get_document with the document's ID.
  3. Inspect the returned paragraphs array.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.77 (Claude Code)

Platform

Other

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

iTerm2

Additional Information

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