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How to make a Google Cloud project for Workspace CLI tools

To use tools like gog and gdoc, you need to create a Google Cloud project. This takes ~10 minutes.

To do this—of course—just ask your agent to walk you through the steps. Or, if you're feeling lazy, to do it with Chrome!

The full steps are below.

N.B. A critical step, which my agent missed initially: publish the app. If you leave the app in "testing" mode, you'll be logged out every 7 days.

Create a project

  1. Go to console.cloud.google.com
  2. Click the project dropdown (top left) → New Project
  3. Name it something like "Agent CLI Tools" → Create
  4. Select the new project from the dropdown

Enable APIs

Go to APIs & Services → Library and enable each API you need. For gog and gdoc, you'll probably want:

  • Gmail API
  • Google Calendar API
  • Google Drive API
  • Google Docs API
  • Google Sheets API

Search for each by name, click into it, click Enable.

Configure the OAuth consent screen

Go to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen.

  1. Select External user type → Create
  2. Fill in the required fields:
    • App name: anything (e.g. "CLI Tools")
    • User support email: your email
    • Developer contact email: your email
  3. Click Save and Continue through the remaining steps (Scopes, Test Users, Summary)—defaults are fine for now

Create OAuth credentials

Go to APIs & Services → Credentials.

  1. Click Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
  2. Application type: Desktop app
  3. Name: anything (e.g. "CLI")
  4. Click Create
  5. Download the JSON file—you'll need it in a moment.

Publish the app

Go to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen and click Publish App.

Your app will be limited to 100 users, unless you verify it (hard, and takes 4-6 weeks).

Authorise your accounts

Run your CLI clients and follow their instructions to auth. You'll need that JSON file you downloaded earlier. When done, delete it.