Google Drive MCP Server

Overview

The MCP Google Drive Server provides seamless integration with Google Drive, allowing AI models to search, list, and read files from Google Drive. It intelligently handles different Google Workspace file types, converting them to appropriate formats for AI consumption.

Key Features

Available Tools

Quick Reference

Detailed Usage

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "gdrive",
  tool_name: "gdrive_search",
  arguments: {
    query: "quarterly report"
  }
});

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "gdrive",
  tool_name: "gdrive_read_file",
  arguments: {
    file_id: "your-file-id"
  }
});

Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gdrive": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "path/to/gdrive-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "path/to/gdrive-mcp-server/credentials/gcp-oauth.keys.json",
        "MCP_GDRIVE_CREDENTIALS": "path/to/gdrive-mcp-server/credentials/.gdrive-server-credentials.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Authentication

To set up authentication for the Google Drive MCP Server, you need to:

1. Create a Google Cloud Project and enable the Google Drive API.
2. Configure the OAuth Consent Screen.
3. Create OAuth Client ID for a "Desktop app" and download the JSON file (e.g., client_secret_*.json).
4. Create a credentials directory in your gdrive-mcp-server installation.
5. Move and rename the downloaded JSON file to credentials/gcp-oauth.keys.json.
6. Run the authentication command: node dist/index.js auth from the server's directory and complete the OAuth flow in your browser. This will generate .gdrive-server-credentials.json.

Common Use Cases

1. Searching for Documents

Find specific documents based on keywords:

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "gdrive",
  tool_name: "gdrive_search",
  arguments: {
    query: "meeting minutes Q3 2023"
  }
});

2. Retrieving File Content

Get the content of a Google Doc or other file by its ID:

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "gdrive",
  tool_name: "gdrive_read_file",
  arguments: {
    file_id: "1AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWxYz"
  }
});

3. Processing Google Sheets Data

Read a Google Sheet and process its CSV content:

// Assuming gdrive_read_file returns CSV for Sheets
use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "gdrive",
  tool_name: "gdrive_read_file",
  arguments: {
    file_id: "your-spreadsheet-id"
  }
});

Sources

• Google Drive API Documentation
• Google Cloud Console
• felores/gdrive-mcp-server GitHub Repository