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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

  1. Join the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program and select/create a Google Cloud project.
  2. Enable Google Drive API and the matching MCP service in that project.
  3. Configure Google Auth Platform consent and add the scopes shown in Requirements.
  4. Create an OAuth 2.0 client for an AI agent; use the redirect URI required by your MCP client.
  5. Add this server URL to the client: https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1
  6. 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.

  • copy_file

    Officially listed copy_file tool.

    01
  • create_file

    Officially listed create_file tool.

    02
  • download_file_content

    Officially listed download_file_content tool.

    03
  • get_file_metadata

    Officially listed get_file_metadata tool.

    04
  • get_file_permissions

    Officially listed get_file_permissions tool.

    05
  • list_recent_files

    Officially listed list_recent_files tool.

    06
  • read_file_content

    Officially listed read_file_content tool.

    07
  • search_files

    Officially listed search_files tool.

    08
Limitations and notes
  • Developer Preview
Original sources

Documentation checked 2026-10-28. Connection has not been runtime tested.