Google Drive MCP Server

An independent MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Google Drive operations. List, search, read, upload, share, and manage files and folders in Google Drive via OAuth2.

Features

• 📁 List Files — Browse files in any folder with sorting and pagination
• 🔍 Search Files — Full-text search or advanced Drive query syntax
• 📄 Read Files — Read Google Docs, Sheets, Slides as text/CSV, or any text file
• ⬆️ Upload Files — Upload files to any folder
• 📂 Create Folders — Organize files with new folders
• 🔗 Share Files — Share with users as reader, commenter, or writer
• 📦 Move Files — Move between folders
• 🗑️ Delete Files — Move files to trash (recoverable)

Installation

pip install workos-gdrive-mcp-server

Prerequisites

You need Google OAuth2 credentials with the Google Drive API scope enabled.

Getting Credentials

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create/select a project → Enable the Google Drive API
3. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials (Desktop app type)
4. Generate a refresh token using the helper script or OAuth Playground

The refresh token must include the scope:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

Tip: If you already have tokens for Gmail/GMeet with the same Google project, you can generate a new refresh token that includes Drive scope along with your existing scopes.

Quick Start

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id \
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret \
GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN=your-refresh-token \
gdrive-mcp-server

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID	✅	Google OAuth2 client ID
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET	✅	Google OAuth2 client secret
GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN	✅	OAuth2 refresh token with Drive scope
GDRIVE_LOG_LEVEL	❌	Log level (default: INFO)

Available Tools

Read Operations

gdrive_list_files

List files in Google Drive, optionally within a specific folder.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
folder_id	string	""	Folder ID (empty = all files)
max_results	int	20	Results per page (1-100)
page_token	string	""	Pagination token
order_by	string	"modifiedTime desc"	Sort order

gdrive_search_files

Search for files by name, content, or advanced query.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	string	—	Search keywords or Drive query syntax
max_results	int	20	Results per page (1-100)
page_token	string	""	Pagination token

gdrive_get_file_info

Get detailed metadata for a specific file.

Parameter	Type	Description
file_id	string	Google Drive file ID

gdrive_read_file

Read the text content of a file. Google Workspace files are auto-exported.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
file_id	string	—	Google Drive file ID
max_chars	int	50000	Max characters to return

Write Operations

gdrive_create_folder

Create a new folder.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
name	string	—	Folder name
parent_id	string	""	Parent folder (empty = root)

gdrive_upload_file

Upload a file (content as base64).

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
name	string	—	File name
content_base64	string	—	Base64-encoded content
mime_type	string	"application/octet-stream"	MIME type
parent_id	string	""	Parent folder (empty = root)

gdrive_share_file

Share a file with a user.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
file_id	string	—	File to share
email	string	—	User email
role	string	"reader"	reader, commenter, or writer
notify	bool	true	Send notification email

gdrive_move_file

Move a file to a different folder.

Parameter	Type	Description
file_id	string	File to move
new_parent_id	string	Destination folder ID

gdrive_delete_file

Move a file to trash (recoverable).

Parameter	Type	Description
file_id	string	File to trash

Adding to AI Applications

Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gdrive": {
      "command": "gdrive-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-refresh-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

WorkOS

Add via Settings → MCP Servers → Add Server:

• Name: gdrive
• Command: gdrive-mcp-server
• Environment Variables: GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN

License

MIT