google-drive MCP Server

What this does

google-drive exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET
GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS
GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH
GOOGLE_IMPERSONATE_USER
GOOGLE_DRIVE_SCOPES
GOOGLE_DRIVE_ALLOW_WRITE
GD_TOOLS
GD_DISABLE

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

How do I install google-drive?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add google-drive to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with google-drive?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to google-drive as well.

Does google-drive need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH, GOOGLE_IMPERSONATE_USER, GOOGLE_DRIVE_SCOPES, GOOGLE_DRIVE_ALLOW_WRITE, GD_TOOLS, GD_DISABLE. They go in the env block of your MCP config.