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name: searching-documents-with-coda description: Search and extract content from Coda documents including PRDs, roadmaps, competitive analyses, and research docs. Use when user wants to find documents in Coda, list pages and tables, export content as Markdown/HTML/JSON/CSV, or access structured data from Coda workspace. Triggers on "find in Coda", "search Coda", "Coda document", "export from Coda", or references to product documentation. allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write

Overview

Query and export content from Coda documents using the coda CLI. Supports searching documents, listing pages and tables, exporting page content as Markdown/HTML, and exporting table data as JSON/CSV.

Reference Documentation:

• coda-reference.md — Full command reference with all options
• digital-science-reference.md — Digital Science documentation links

Authentication: Requires CODA_API_KEY environment variable. Get your key at https://coda.io/account

Quick Start

Copy# Verify authentication
coda auth status

# Search for documents
coda docs search "PRD"

# List pages in a document
coda pages list DOC_ID

# Export page as Markdown
coda pages export DOC_ID PAGE_ID --format markdown

# Export table data as JSON
coda export DOC_ID TABLE_ID --format json

Command Reference

Document Commands

Page Commands

Table Commands

Export Commands

Authentication Commands

Common Workflows

Find and Read a Document

Copy# 1. Search for the document
coda docs search "product roadmap"

# 2. List pages in the document
coda pages list DOC_ID

# 3. Export page content as Markdown
coda pages export DOC_ID PAGE_ID --format markdown

Extract Table Data

Copy# 1. List tables in document
coda tables list DOC_ID

# 2. View table schema
coda columns list DOC_ID TABLE_ID

# 3. Export table data
coda export DOC_ID TABLE_ID --format json -o data.json

Browse Table Rows

Copy# List first 20 rows
coda rows list DOC_ID TABLE_ID --limit 20

# Filter rows
coda rows list DOC_ID TABLE_ID --query "status:active"

# Show specific row details
coda rows show DOC_ID TABLE_ID ROW_ID

Common Searches

Global Options

Tips

• Document IDs are in the URL: coda.io/d/Doc-Name_d<DOC_ID>
• Page IDs start with canvas- (found via pages list)
• Table IDs start with grid- or table- (found via tables list)
• Row IDs are shown in rows list output
• Use --format json for machine-readable output
• Export pages as Markdown for easy reading

Installation

If coda command is not found, install from source:

Copycd ~/aves/coda-cli && uv tool install .

Or run directly without global install:

Copycd ~/aves/coda-cli && uv run coda <command>

Error Handling