About Google Drive MCP
Google Workspace remote MCP server for Google Drive. This service is in Google's Developer Preview.
Connection and setup
- Hosting
- Google-managed remote
- Transport
- Streamable HTTP
- Endpoint
- https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1
- Authentication
- OAuth 2.0. Configure the consent screen and an OAuth client marked “Use this client for an AI-powered agent”; grant only the listed product scopes and sign in with the Google account that should be accessible.
Requirements
- Membership in the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program.
- A Google Cloud project, with the relevant Workspace API and its MCP service enabled.
- A supported remote MCP client and a Google account with access to the target Workspace data.
- OAuth 2.0 consent configuration with these scopes: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file.
Setup steps
- Join the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program and select/create a Google Cloud project.
- Enable Google Drive API and the matching MCP service in that project.
- Configure Google Auth Platform consent and add the scopes shown in Requirements.
- Create an OAuth 2.0 client for an AI agent; use the redirect URI required by your MCP client.
- Add this server URL to the client: https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1
- Authenticate with the intended Google account, grant the requested scopes, refresh the tool list, and verify the listed operations.
Tools 8
Eight tools search/read Drive files and metadata, download, copy or create files. File actions change Drive content; permissions/content may be sensitive.
- 01
copy_fileOfficially listed copy_file tool.
- 02
create_fileOfficially listed create_file tool.
- 03
download_file_contentOfficially listed download_file_content tool.
- 04
get_file_metadataOfficially listed get_file_metadata tool.
- 05
get_file_permissionsOfficially listed get_file_permissions tool.
- 06
list_recent_filesOfficially listed list_recent_files tool.
- 07
read_file_contentOfficially listed read_file_content tool.
- 08
search_filesOfficially listed search_files tool.
Limitations and notes
- Developer Preview
Original sources
- official source
Official Google primary MCP reference checked 2026-10-28.
- official source
Official Google primary MCP reference checked 2026-10-28.
- official source
Official Google primary MCP reference checked 2026-10-28.
Documentation checked 2026-10-28. Connection has not been runtime tested.





