recipe-copy-sheet-for-new-month

SKILL.md

Duplicate a Google Sheets template tab for a new month of tracking.

Automates the three-step workflow: retrieve spreadsheet metadata, copy a template sheet, and rename the new tab with a month identifier

Requires the gws-sheets skill and uses Google Sheets API commands for sheet operations

Ideal for recurring monthly tracking workflows where a consistent template structure needs to be replicated with minimal manual effort

Copy a Google Sheet for a New Month

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

Duplicate a Google Sheets template tab for a new month of tracking.

Steps

Get spreadsheet details: gws sheets spreadsheets get --params '{"spreadsheetId": "SHEET_ID"}'

Copy the template sheet: gws sheets spreadsheets sheets copyTo --params '{"spreadsheetId": "SHEET_ID", "sheetId": 0}' --json '{"destinationSpreadsheetId": "SHEET_ID"}'

Rename the new tab: gws sheets spreadsheets batchUpdate --params '{"spreadsheetId": "SHEET_ID"}' --json '{"requests": [{"updateSheetProperties": {"properties": {"sheetId": 123, "title": "February 2025"}, "fields": "title"}}]}'