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searching-documents-with-coda

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.

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This skill uses the workspace's default tool permissions.

Supporting Assets

coda-reference.mddigital-science-reference.md

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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

# 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

Command	Description
`coda docs list`	List all accessible documents
`coda docs list --query "PRD"`	Search documents by name
`coda docs list --mine`	Show only your documents
`coda docs list --limit 10`	Limit results
`coda docs search "roadmap"`	Search documents by query
`coda docs show DOC_ID`	Show document details

Page Commands

Command	Description
`coda pages list DOC_ID`	List all pages in document
`coda pages show DOC_ID PAGE_ID`	Show page details
`coda pages export DOC_ID PAGE_ID`	Export page as HTML (default)
`coda pages export DOC_ID PAGE_ID --format markdown`	Export page as Markdown
`coda pages export DOC_ID PAGE_ID -o page.md`	Save to file

Table Commands

Command	Description
`coda tables list DOC_ID`	List all tables in document
`coda columns list DOC_ID TABLE_ID`	Show table schema/columns
`coda rows list DOC_ID TABLE_ID`	List all rows in table
`coda rows list DOC_ID TABLE_ID --limit 10`	Limit rows returned
`coda rows list DOC_ID TABLE_ID --query "filter"`	Filter rows
`coda rows show DOC_ID TABLE_ID ROW_ID`	Show specific row details

Export Commands

Command	Description
`coda export DOC_ID TABLE_ID`	Export table as JSON (console)
`coda export DOC_ID TABLE_ID --format csv`	Export as CSV
`coda export DOC_ID TABLE_ID -o data.json`	Save to file

Authentication Commands

Command	Description
`coda auth status`	Show current configuration
`coda auth test`	Test API connection

Common Workflows

Find and Read a Document

# 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

# 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

# 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

Task	Command
Find PRDs	`coda docs search "PRD"`
Find roadmaps	`coda docs search "roadmap"`
Find competitive analysis	`coda docs search "competitive"`
Find research docs	`coda docs search "research"`
Find Overleaf/Nova docs	`coda docs search "overleaf"` or `"nova"`
Find Reflect docs	`coda docs search "reflect"`

Global Options

Option	Description
`--format conversational`	Human-readable output (default)
`--format json`	Machine-readable JSON output
`--format csv`	CSV output
`--format table`	Tabular output
`--ai-snippets`	Show AI agent code snippets

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:

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

Or run directly without global install:

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

Error Handling

Error	Solution
`command not found: coda`	Install: `cd ~/aves/coda-cli && uv tool install .`
`CODA_API_KEY not set`	Run `export CODA_API_KEY="your-key"`
`Invalid API key`	Get new key at https://coda.io/account
`Document not found`	Verify DOC_ID from URL or search results
`Table not found`	Run `coda tables list DOC_ID` for valid IDs
`Page not found`	Run `coda pages list DOC_ID` for valid IDs