Google Drive

by w-jeon

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Integrates with Google Drive to enable file listing, reading, and searching across various document formats, with OAuth authentication for secure access to user content.

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Author: w-jeon
Repository: w-jeon/mcp-gdrive
Categories: Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, Workplace, File Management, AI, Search, Frontend, Security, Knowledge Base, Infrastructure

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name Google Drive

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
Arguments
- Argument 1 -y
- Argument 2 @modelcontextprotocol/server-gdrive
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

From the repository

1. Create a new Google Cloud project
2. Enable the Google Drive API
3. Configure an OAuth consent screen ("internal" is fine for testing)
4. Add OAuth scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
5. Create an OAuth Client ID for application type "Desktop App"
6. Download the JSON file of your client's OAuth keys
7. Rename the key file to gcp-oauth.keys.json and place into the root of this repo (i.e. servers/gcp-oauth.keys.json)

Make sure to build the server with either npm run build or npm run watch.

To authenticate and save credentials:

1. Run the server with the auth argument: node ./dist auth
2. This will open an authentication flow in your system browser
3. Complete the authentication process
4. Credentials will be saved in the root of this repo (i.e. servers/.gdrive-server-credentials.json)

To integrate this server with the desktop app, add the following to your app's server configuration:

`search`

Search for files in Google Drive. Input: `query` (string): Search query. Returns file names and MIME types of matching files.

- search
- Search for files in Google Drive
- Input: query (string): Search query
- Returns file names and MIME types of matching files

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

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

Linux

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

Macos

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

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-gdrive"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

Google Drive server

This MCP server integrates with Google Drive to allow listing, reading, and searching over files.

Components

Tools

- search
- Search for files in Google Drive
- Input: query (string): Search query
- Returns file names and MIME types of matching files

Resources

The server provides access to Google Drive files:

- Files (gdrive:///<file_id>)
- Supports all file types
- Google Workspace files are automatically exported:
- Docs → Markdown
- Sheets → CSV
- Presentations → Plain text
- Drawings → PNG
- Other files are provided in their native format

Getting started

Make sure to build the server with either npm run build or npm run watch.

Authentication

To authenticate and save credentials:

Usage with Desktop App

To integrate this server with the desktop app, add the following to your app's server configuration:

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