Google Drive MCP Server

The Google Drive MCP Server lets Claude access your Google Drive files. Search documents, read spreadsheets and Docs, and export them in various formats. Works with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs, and any file stored in your Drive.

Installation & Configuration

Add this block to your claude_desktop_config.json (or your agent framework's MCP config file):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gdrive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-gdrive"],
      "env": { "GDRIVE_CREDENTIALS_PATH": "/path/to/credentials.json" }
    }
  }
}

Config file location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Available Tools (2)

• gdrive_search
• gdrive_read_file

Use Cases

• Document search — find contracts or reports by content
• Spreadsheet analysis — ask Claude to analyze a Google Sheet
• Knowledge base — build an AI over your team's Drive documents

Source & Documentation