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Google Drive MCP Server

by danbugs

Google Drive MCP Server

Give Claude the ability to manage your Google Drive files through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Available Tools

Once configured, Claude can:

  • create_drive_folder - Create new folders in your Drive

  • move_drive_file - Move files/folders between locations

  • rename_drive_file - Rename any file or folder

  • get_drive_file_info - Get metadata about files

  • list_drive_folder_contents - See what's inside folders

Example Usage

"Create a folder structure for organizing my Drive: Personal, Work, and Projects"

"Move all the documents with 'meeting notes' in the name to the Work folder"

"Show me what's in my root Drive folder"

Setup

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.10+

  • Google account

  • Claude Desktop app

1. Google Cloud Setup

  1. Go to Google Cloud Console

  2. Create a new project or select existing one

  3. Enable the Google Drive API

  4. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials:

    • Go to "APIs & Services" → "Credentials"

    • Click "Create Credentials" → "OAuth client ID"

    • Choose "Desktop app"

    • Download the JSON file

Might need to add yourself as a test user under "OAuth consent screen" tab.

2. Install Dependencies

# Clone this repository git clone https://github.com/danbugs/google-drive-mcp.git cd google-drive-mcp # Create virtual environment python -m venv venv # Activate virtual environment # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate # macOS/Linux: source venv/bin/activate # Install dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Setup Credentials

# Create credentials directory mkdir ~/.google-drive-mcp # or %USERPROFILE%\.google-drive-mcp on Windows # Move your downloaded credentials file # Rename it to credentials.json and place in ~/.google-drive-mcp/

4. Test Authentication

Run the test script to complete OAuth setup:

python test_auth.py

This will open a browser window for Google authentication and create the required token.json file.

5. Configure Claude Desktop

Edit your Claude Desktop config file:

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

Add the MCP server configuration:

{ "mcpServers": { "google-drive": { "command": "/path/to/your/venv/bin/python", "args": ["/path/to/your/google_drive_mcp_server.py"] } } }

Replace /path/to/your/ with your actual paths. On Windows, use venv\Scripts\python.exe instead.

6. Restart Claude Desktop

Quit and restart Claude Desktop, then test with:

"Can you list the contents of my Google Drive root folder?"

Security

  • OAuth credentials stored locally in ~/.google-drive-mcp/

  • Only accessible through Claude Desktop via MCP

  • Standard Google OAuth security model

  • Revoke access anytime from Google Account settings

Troubleshooting

"Credentials file not found"

  • Ensure credentials.json is in ~/.google-drive-mcp/

  • Check file permissions

"Module not found" errors

  • Activate the virtual environment

  • Re-run pip install -r requirements.txt

Claude doesn't see the tools

  • Verify claude_desktop_config.json syntax is valid JSON

  • Use absolute paths, not relative ones

  • Restart Claude Desktop completely

  • Check Claude Desktop logs: Help → "Show Logs"

Authentication issues

  • Delete ~/.google-drive-mcp/token.json and re-run test_auth.py

  • Ensure Google Drive API is enabled in Cloud Console

Resources

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hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

Enables Claude to manage Google Drive files and folders through natural language commands. Supports creating folders, moving/renaming files, retrieving file metadata, and listing folder contents with secure OAuth authentication.

  1. Available Tools
    1. Example Usage
      1. Setup
        1. Prerequisites
        2. 1. Google Cloud Setup
        3. 2. Install Dependencies
        4. 3. Setup Credentials
        5. 4. Test Authentication
        6. 5. Configure Claude Desktop
        7. 6. Restart Claude Desktop
      2. Security
        1. Troubleshooting
          1. Resources

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