Google Drive

Name: Google Drive
Author: mcp-z

Community

MCP server by mcp-z · updated 10 days ago · 386 downloads a week

Score 44

Google Drive integration with file operations, folder navigation, search, and sharing Google Drive is a community project by mcp-z, not verified by a company domain.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Licence

No licence found, so reuse rights are unclear

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

What you need

Setting	Needed	What it is
`GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID`Environment variable	Required	Google OAuth client ID (required for OAuth authentication modes)
`GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET`Environment variable, secret	Optional	Google OAuth client secret (optional for public clients)
`GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE`Environment variable	Optional	Path to service account JSON key file (required for service-account auth mode)
`AUTH_MODE`Environment variable	Optional	Authentication mode
`HEADLESS`Environment variable	Optional	Disable browser auto-open, return auth URL instead (true/false) Default: `false`
`REDIRECT_URI`Environment variable	Optional	OAuth redirect URI (optional, default: ephemeral loopback)
`RESOURCE_STORE_URI`Environment variable	Optional	Resource store URI for exported files (file://)
`PORT`Environment variable	Optional	HTTP server port (overrides --port)
`BASE_URL`Environment variable	Optional	Base URL for HTTP transport (used for OAuth/DCR endpoints and file links)
`LOG_LEVEL`Environment variable	Optional	Logging level

From the publisher's entry in the official MCP Registry. Required settings are already in the install config below as placeholders.

Install Google Drive

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add google-drive -e GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=123456789-abcdefghijk.apps.googleusercontent.com -- npx -y @mcp-z/mcp-drive

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install Google Drive in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/mcp-drive"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "123456789-abcdefghijk.apps.googleusercontent.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install Google Drive in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/mcp-drive"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "123456789-abcdefghijk.apps.googleusercontent.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Google Drive in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "google-drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/mcp-drive"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "123456789-abcdefghijk.apps.googleusercontent.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install Google Drive in VS Code

codex mcp add google-drive --env GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=123456789-abcdefghijk.apps.googleusercontent.com -- npx -y @mcp-z/mcp-drive

Step-by-step: install Google Drive in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/mcp-drive"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "123456789-abcdefghijk.apps.googleusercontent.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Google Drive in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add google-drive npx -y @mcp-z/mcp-drive

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install Google Drive in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the google-drive block.

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Google Drive: common questions

How do I install Google Drive?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add google-drive -e GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=123456789-abcdefghijk.apps.googleusercontent.com -- npx -y @mcp-z/mcp-drive. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is Google Drive the official server?

Google Drive is a community project by mcp-z, not verified by a company domain.

Is Google Drive free?

The code is public, but no licence file was found, so check the repository before commercial use.

Is Google Drive safe to use?

It scores 44 of 100. Grades: licence F, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

What are alternatives to Google Drive?

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Does Google Drive work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.