Connect Smartsheet to Claude Code
Search, read and write Smartsheet from Claude Code. Arlet links the two through one MCP connection and takes care of keys and authentication.
Use Smartsheet's official MCP server from the AI services you already use, through Arlet. Set a Smartsheet API access token and the connection is ready.
From searching workspaces and reading sheets to adding and updating rows, reading reports, replying to discussions and reviewing automated workflows, your AI can do it all. What it can read and write matches the Smartsheet permissions of the user who issued the token. Business, Enterprise and Advanced Work Management plans are covered, and the connection targets accounts in the US region (mcp.smartsheet.com).
How to connect Smartsheet to Claude Code
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In the Arlet dashboard, open Integrations β Add an integration and choose Smartsheet. Set your Smartsheet API key, name the connection and click Create.
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In your terminal, run claude mcp add --transport http arlet https://mcp.arlet.dev/mcp/ to add Arlet as an MCP server.
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Start Claude Code, run /mcp, select arlet and click Authenticate.
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Your browser opens. Sign in with Google and click Allow on the consent screen. The connection is complete.
The connection is per user and works across every project on the same machine.
What you can do
Smartsheet tools that Claude Code can call.
searchSearch sheets, reports, dashboards, folders and workspaces by name or content.
list_workspacesList the workspaces you can access.
browse_workspaceList the sheets, reports, dashboards and folders at the top of a workspace.
get_sheet_summaryRead sheet data with optional filtering, sorting and column selection.
find_in_sheetSearch for text inside a sheet and return matching cells.
get_columnsGet a sheet's columns with their types and settings.
add_rowsAdd rows to a sheet.
update_rowsUpdate many rows and cells in one operation.
get_cell_historyRead the change history of a cell.
create_sheetCreate a blank sheet or one from a template.
get_reportRead a report's columns, rows and cells.
list_discussionsRead the discussions and comments on a sheet or row.
add_commentReply to a discussion.
get_workflowsList the automated workflows attached to a sheet.
The tool list follows what Smartsheet's official MCP server provides and may change.
Example uses
Surface overdue work
Pull overdue and not-started tasks out of a WBS sheet, group them by owner and prepare the weekly status meeting.
Update progress in bulk
Apply the status and due-date changes agreed in a meeting to every affected row at once.
Read a portfolio report
Summarize the highest-risk projects, and why, from a report that rolls up several sheets.
Trace a change
Check when and by whom a specific cell changed and explain the history behind a decision.
Prompts you can use as-is
- In the 'Product Launch' sheet, list the overdue tasks grouped by owner
- From the PMO report, list the projects with a red status and the reasons
- Push the phase 2 tasks in the 'Migration Plan' sheet out by two weeks
- Who last changed the total cell in the 'Budget' sheet, and when?
