Google Drive MCP

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Google Drive MCP

Browse, read, and edit Google Drive files from Claude.

Try Google Drive MCP

Best for

Best for any team on Google Workspace who wants Claude to read and act on shared docs.

At a glance

Pricing: open-source
Setup time: 20 minutes
Learning curve: easy
Last verified: 5/27/2026

What we love

✓Anthropic-maintained reference
✓Native parsing of Google formats
✓Workspace-friendly

Where it falls short

−OAuth scopes can be complex
−Quota limits on free tier
−Workspace SSO setup adds steps

Install & connect

Copy-paste ready

Install

shell

npx -y mcp-remote https://googledrive.run.tools

Config — Claude Desktop

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "googledrive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://googledrive.run.tools"]
    }
  }
}

Config — Claude Code

shell

claude mcp add --transport http googledrive https://googledrive.run.tools

Pricing

✓ Pricing verified Jun 14, 2026

1 tier

Open-source

perpetual

✓MIT

Overview

Official Anthropic reference MCP exposing Google Drive — search, read Docs/Sheets/Slides, upload files. OAuth via Google Workspace.

Key features

●File search
●Native Docs/Sheets/Slides parsing
●File upload
●Folder navigation
●OAuth

Exposed tools

The MCP-tool names this server exposes. Your agent can invoke any of these when this server is connected.

GOOGLEDRIVE_ADD_FILE_SHARING_PREFERENCE
Modify sharing permissions for a file.
GOOGLEDRIVE_COPY_FILE
Duplicate an existing file by file_id.
GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_COMMENT
Create a comment on a file.
GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_DRIVE
Create a new shared drive.
GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_FILE
Create a new file or folder with metadata.
GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_FILE_FROM_TEXT
Create a new file from provided text content (up to 10MB).
GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_FOLDER
Create a new folder, optionally within a parent.
GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_REPLY
Reply to a comment on a file.
GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_SHORTCUT_TO_FILE
Create a shortcut to a file or folder.
GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_COMMENT
Delete a comment from a file.
GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_DRIVE
Permanently delete a shared drive.
GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_PERMISSION
Revoke access for a specific user or group.
GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_REPLY
Delete a specific reply by ID.
GOOGLEDRIVE_DOWNLOAD_FILE
Download a file by ID.
GOOGLEDRIVE_EDIT_FILE
Overwrite a file's content with new text (max 10MB).
GOOGLEDRIVE_EMPTY_TRASH
Permanently delete all trashed files.
GOOGLEDRIVE_FILES_MODIFY_LABELS
Modify labels applied to a file.
GOOGLEDRIVE_FIND_FILE
List or search for files and folders.
GOOGLEDRIVE_FIND_FOLDER
Find a folder by name and optional parent.
GOOGLEDRIVE_GENERATE_IDS
Pre-allocate file IDs for create/copy requests.

Best use cases

Drive-grounded RAG

Pull relevant Docs/Sheets into Claude for sourced answers.

Drive housekeeping

Let Claude rename and re-file documents based on content.

Integrations

Google Drive

Google Workspace

Google Docs

Sheets

Slides

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