Google Drive MCP

This project connects Claude Desktop to your Google Drive via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing Claude to access and interact with your Drive files and folders securely.

Setup and Usage

Follow these steps in order to get the app running:

1. Get Google OAuth Credentials

   • Go to the Google Cloud Console Credentials page to create a project and enable the Google Drive API.

   • Create OAuth 2.0 Client IDs credentials with application type Desktop app.

   • Note your Client ID, Client Secret, and set your Redirect URI to http://localhost:3000.

2. Create a .env File

   In the root of your project, create a .env file and add the following variables:

CLIENT_ID=your-client-id-here
CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret-here
REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:3000

3. Install Dependencies

npm install

4. Generate Google API Token

npm run tokenGenerator

This will open a browser to authenticate with Google and save a token.json file in your project root.

5. Build the project

npm run build

6. Install Claude Desktop (if not already installed)

   Download and install Claude Desktop from https://claude.ai/download.

7. Configure Claude Desktop MCP Servers

   In a text editor open the Claude Desktop config file at:

   macOS/Linux:

   ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

   Windows:

   %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following MCP server configuration, adjusting the path to your build output and environment variables accordingly:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "googleDrive": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/your/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "CLIENT_ID": "your-actual-client-id",
        "CLIENT_SECRET": "your-actual-client-secret",
        "REDIRECT_URI": "http://localhost:3000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save the file

8. Restart Claude Desktop