Feature Request: Add tabId parameter to applyParagraphStyle and applyTextStyle #39
Description
Summary
The readGoogleDoc, appendToGoogleDoc, and insertText tools support a tabId parameter for multi-tab documents, but applyParagraphStyle
and applyTextStyle do not. This means formatting can only be applied to Tab 1 content.
Use Case
When programmatically managing documents with multiple tabs (e.g., project management docs with separate tabs for Overview, Meeting Notes, Action
Items), users need to apply formatting to content in any tab, not just the first one.
Current Behavior
applyParagraphStyle with target: {textToFind: "Meeting Notes"}
→ Error: Could not find "Meeting Notes" in the document
The text exists in Tab 2, but the tool only searches Tab 1.
Proposed Solution
Add optional tabId parameter to:
applyParagraphStyleapplyTextStyleformatMatchingText- Any other tools that search/modify document content
This would match the pattern already used by readGoogleDoc, appendToGoogleDoc, and insertText.
API Support
The Google Docs API batchUpdate requests support tabId in the range specification:
{
"updateParagraphStyle": {
"range": {
"startIndex": 1,
"endIndex": 50,
"tabId": "t.abc123"
},
"paragraphStyle": {"namedStyleType": "HEADING_1"},
"fields": "namedStyleType"
}
}
Environment
Tested with google-docs-mcp on January 31, 2026. Tab read/write works; formatting is Tab-1 only.
Thank you for this excellent MCP server - the tab support for read/write is already a huge improvement!