Google Drive MCP Server

Official

Search and read files from your Google Drive with AI

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The official Google Drive MCP server allows your AI assistant to search, read, and export files from your Google Drive. Access Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and uploaded files through natural language. Authenticate once with OAuth2 and the server remembers your credentials. Particularly useful for research workflows where relevant documents are scattered across Drive folders.

Install Config

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json· Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-gdrive"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools (2)

Tool name	Description
gdrive_search	Search for files across Google Drive
gdrive_read_file	Read the content of a Google Doc, Sheet, or file

Example Prompts

“Search my Drive for the Q4 marketing report”
“Read the content of my project proposal doc”
“Find all spreadsheets about budget planning”
“What's in the meeting notes from last week?”

Pros & Cons

Pros

Access to all Google Workspace file types
OAuth2 authentication — no long-lived tokens
Official Anthropic server

Cons

Read-only — cannot create or edit files
OAuth2 setup is more involved than a simple API key

Who Is This For?

·Users whose documents live in Google Drive
·Researchers and writers who want AI to access their document library

When to use: Use when your team's documents are in Google Drive and you want AI to search and synthesize them without downloading and uploading files manually.