Google Drive

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The power editor for Google Workspace automation that goes where the official connector won't. Exposes 98 tools across Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and GWS admin APIs, with deep Sheets operations that preserve formulas, charts, and conditional formatting instead of flattening everything to CSV. Built for shared drive governance and bulk operations: audit external permissions across drives, edit Slides presentations programmatically, run domain-wide delegation for org-scale automation. Supports OAuth, service accounts with DWD, and ADC. Ships with aggregation tools like `audit-shared-drive-permissions` and `summarize-spreadsheet` plus four MCP prompts for cleanup and bulk formatting workflows. Reach for this when you need write access to the full Workspace document model, not just read-only file listings.

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GOOGLEDRIVE_ADD_FILE_SHARING_PREFERENCEModifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.5 params

Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.

Parameters* required

domainstring

Domain to grant permission to (e.g., 'example.com'). Required if 'type' is 'domain'.

email_addressstring

Email address of the user or group. Required if 'type' is 'user' or 'group'.

file_idstring

Unique identifier of the file to update sharing settings for.

rolestring

Permission role to grant.

typestring

Type of grantee for the permission.

GOOGLEDRIVE_COPY_FILEDuplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.2 params

Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.

Parameters* required

file_idstring

The unique identifier for the file on Google Drive that you want to copy. This ID can be retrieved from the file's shareable link or via other Google Drive API calls.

new_titlestring

The title to assign to the new copy of the file. If not provided, the copied file will have the same title as the original, prefixed with 'Copy of '.

GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_COMMENTTool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.5 params

Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.

Parameters* required

anchorstring

A JSON string representing the region of the document to which the comment is anchored (e.g., {'type': 'line', 'line': 12}).

contentstring

The plain text content of the comment.

file_idstring

The ID of the file.

quoted_file_content_mime_typestring

The MIME type of the quoted content.

quoted_file_content_valuestring

The quoted content itself.

GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_DRIVETool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.6 params

Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.

Parameters* required

backgroundImageFileobject

An image file and cropping parameters from which a background image for this shared drive is set. This is a write only field; it can only be set on drive.drives.update requests that don't set theme...

colorRgbstring

The color of this shared drive as an RGB hex string. It can only be set on a drive.drives.update request that does not set themeId.

hiddenboolean

Whether the shared drive is hidden from default view.default: false

namestring

The name of this shared drive.

requestIdstring

An ID, such as a random UUID, which uniquely identifies this user's request for idempotent creation of a shared drive. A repeated request by the same user and with the same request ID will avoid cr...

themeIdstring

The ID of the theme from which the background image and color will be set. The set of possible driveThemes can be retrieved from a drive.about.get response. When not specified on a drive.drives.cre...

GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_FILECreates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).6 params

Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).

Parameters* required

descriptionstring

A short description of the file.

fieldsstring

A comma-separated list of fields to include in the response.

mimeTypestring

The MIME type of the file.

namestring

The name of the file.

parentsarray

The IDs of parent folders.

starredboolean

Whether the user has starred the file.

GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_FILE_FROM_TEXTCreates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.4 params

Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.

Parameters* required

file_namestring

Desired name for the new file on Google Drive.

mime_typestring

MIME type for the new file, determining how Google Drive interprets its content.default: text/plain

parent_idstring

ID of the parent folder in Google Drive; if omitted, the file is created in the root of 'My Drive'.

text_contentstring

Plain text content to be written into the new file.

GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_FOLDERCreates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.2 params

Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.

Parameters* required

folder_namestring

Name for the new folder.

parent_idstring

ID or name of the parent folder. If a name is provided, the action attempts to find it. If an ID is provided, it must be a valid Google Drive folder ID. If omitted, the folder is created in the Dri...

GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_REPLYTool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.5 params

Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.

Parameters* required

actionstring

The action the reply performed to the parent comment. Valid values are: resolve, reopen.

comment_idstring

The ID of the comment.

contentstring

The plain text content of the reply. HTML content is not supported.

fieldsstring

Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response.

file_idstring

The ID of the file.

GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_SHORTCUT_TO_FILETool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in google drive. use when you need to link to an existing drive item from another location without duplicating it.8 params

Tool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in google drive. use when you need to link to an existing drive item from another location without duplicating it.

Parameters* required

ignoreDefaultVisibilityboolean

Whether to ignore the domain's default visibility settings for the created file.

includeLabelsstring

A comma-separated list of IDs of labels to include in the labelInfo part of the response.

includePermissionsForViewstring

Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only 'published' is supported.

keepRevisionForeverboolean

Whether to set the 'keepForever' field in the new head revision.

namestring

The name of the shortcut.

supportsAllDrivesboolean

Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. Recommended to set to true if interacting with shared drives.

target_idstring

The ID of the file or folder that this shortcut points to.

target_mime_typestring

The MIME type of the target file or folder. While optional, providing it can be helpful.

GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_COMMENTDeletes a comment from a file. use when you need to remove a specific comment from a google drive file.2 params

Deletes a comment from a file. use when you need to remove a specific comment from a google drive file.

Parameters* required

comment_idstring

The ID of the comment.

file_idstring

The ID of the file.

GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_DRIVETool to permanently delete a shared drive. use when you need to remove a shared drive and its contents (if specified).3 params

Tool to permanently delete a shared drive. use when you need to remove a shared drive and its contents (if specified).

Parameters* required

allowItemDeletionboolean

Whether any items inside the shared drive should also be deleted. This option is only supported when `useDomainAdminAccess` is also set to `true`.

driveIdstring

The ID of the shared drive.

useDomainAdminAccessboolean

Issue the request as a domain administrator; if set to true, then the requester will be granted access if they are an administrator of the domain to which the shared drive belongs.

GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_PERMISSIONDeletes a permission from a file by permission id. use when you need to revoke access for a specific user or group from a file.4 params

Deletes a permission from a file by permission id. use when you need to revoke access for a specific user or group from a file.

Parameters* required

file_idstring

The ID of the file or shared drive.

permission_idstring

The ID of the permission.

supportsAllDrivesboolean

Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives.

useDomainAdminAccessboolean

Issue the request as a domain administrator; if set to true, then the requester will be granted access if the file ID parameter refers to a shared drive and the requester is an administrator of the...

GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_REPLYTool to delete a specific reply by reply id. use when you need to remove a reply from a comment on a file.3 params

Tool to delete a specific reply by reply id. use when you need to remove a reply from a comment on a file.

Parameters* required

comment_idstring

The ID of the comment.

file_idstring

The ID of the file.

reply_idstring

The ID of the reply.

GOOGLEDRIVE_DOWNLOAD_FILEDownloads a file from google drive by its id. for google workspace documents (docs, sheets, slides), optionally exports to a specified `mime type`. for other file types, downloads in their native format regardless of mime type.2 params

Downloads a file from google drive by its id. for google workspace documents (docs, sheets, slides), optionally exports to a specified `mime type`. for other file types, downloads in their native format regardless of mime type.

Parameters* required

file_idstring

The unique identifier of the file to be downloaded from Google Drive. This ID can typically be found in the file's URL in Google Drive or obtained from API calls that list files.

mime_typestring

Target MIME type for exporting Google Workspace documents (e.g., Google Doc, Sheet, Slide). Supported export formats vary by file type; e.g., text/plain is only supported for Google Docs, not Sheet...one of

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document · application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text · application/rtf · application/pdf · text/plain · application/zip

GOOGLEDRIVE_EDIT_FILEUpdates an existing google drive file by overwriting its entire content with new text (max 10mb).3 params

Updates an existing google drive file by overwriting its entire content with new text (max 10mb).

Parameters* required

contentstring

New textual content to overwrite the existing file; will be UTF-8 encoded for upload.

file_idstring

Identifier of the Google Drive file to update.

mime_typestring

MIME type of the 'content' being uploaded; must accurately represent its format.default: text/plain

GOOGLEDRIVE_EMPTY_TRASHTool to permanently delete all of the user's trashed files. use when you want to empty the trash in google drive.2 params

Tool to permanently delete all of the user's trashed files. use when you want to empty the trash in google drive.

Parameters* required

driveIdstring

If set, empties the trash of the provided shared drive. This parameter is ignored if the item is not in a shared drive.

enforceSingleParentboolean

Deprecated: If an item is not in a shared drive and its last parent is deleted but the item itself is not, the item will be placed under its owner's root. This parameter is ignored if the item is n...

GOOGLEDRIVE_FILES_MODIFY_LABELSModifies the set of labels applied to a file. returns a list of the labels that were added or modified. use when you need to programmatically change labels on a google drive file, such as adding, updating, or removing them.3 params

Modifies the set of labels applied to a file. returns a list of the labels that were added or modified. use when you need to programmatically change labels on a google drive file, such as adding, updating, or removing them.

Parameters* required

file_idstring

The ID of the file.

kindstring

This is always drive#modifyLabelsRequest.default: drive#modifyLabelsRequest

label_modificationsarray

The list of modifications to apply to the labels on the file.

GOOGLEDRIVE_FIND_FILETool to list or search for files and folders in google drive. use when you need to find specific files based on query criteria or list contents of a drive/folder.10 params

Tool to list or search for files and folders in google drive. use when you need to find specific files based on query criteria or list contents of a drive/folder.

Parameters* required

corporastring

Corpora to query. 'user' for user's personal files, 'drive' for files in a specific shared drive (requires 'driveId'), 'domain' for files shared with the domain, 'allDrives' for all drives the user...one of user · drive · domain · allDrives

driveIdstring

ID of the shared drive to search. Required if 'corpora' is 'drive'.

fieldsstring

Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response. Use '*' for all fields or a comma-separated list, e.g., 'nextPageToken,files(id,name,mimeType)'.default: *

includeItemsFromAllDrivesboolean

Whether both My Drive and shared drive items should be included in results. If true, 'supportsAllDrives' should also be true.default: false

orderBystring

A comma-separated list of sort keys. Valid keys are 'createdTime', 'folder', 'modifiedByMeTime', 'modifiedTime', 'name', 'name_natural', 'quotaBytesUsed', 'recency', 'sharedWithMeTime', 'starred',...

pageSizeinteger

The maximum number of files to return per page.default: 100

pageTokenstring

The token for continuing a previous list request on the next page.

qstring

A query for filtering the file results. See Google Drive API documentation for query syntax. Example: \"name contains 'report' and mimeType = 'application/pdf'\"

spacesstring

A comma-separated list of spaces to query. Supported values are 'drive', 'appDataFolder' and 'photos'.default: drive

supportsAllDrivesboolean

Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. If 'includeItemsFromAllDrives' is true, this must also be true.default: true

GOOGLEDRIVE_FIND_FOLDERTool to find a folder in google drive by its name and optionally a parent folder. use when you need to locate a specific folder to perform further actions like creating files in it or listing its contents.7 params

Tool to find a folder in google drive by its name and optionally a parent folder. use when you need to locate a specific folder to perform further actions like creating files in it or listing its contents.

Parameters* required

full_text_containsstring

A string to search for within the full text content of files within folders (if applicable and supported by Drive for the folder type or its contents). This search is case-insensitive.

full_text_not_containsstring

A string to exclude from the full text content of files within folders. This search is case-insensitive.

modified_afterstring

Search for folders modified after a specific date and time. The timestamp must be in RFC 3339 format (e.g., '2023-01-15T10:00:00Z' or '2023-01-15T10:00:00.000Z').

name_containsstring

A substring to search for within folder names. This search is case-insensitive.

name_exactstring

The exact name of the folder to search for. This search is case-sensitive.

name_not_containsstring

A substring to exclude from folder names. Folders with names containing this substring will not be returned. This search is case-insensitive.

starredboolean

Set to true to search for folders that are starred, or false for those that are not.

GOOGLEDRIVE_GENERATE_IDSGenerates a set of file ids which can be provided in create or copy requests. use when you need to pre-allocate ids for new files or copies.3 params

Generates a set of file ids which can be provided in create or copy requests. use when you need to pre-allocate ids for new files or copies.

Parameters* required

countinteger

The number of IDs to return. Value must be between 1 and 1000, inclusive.

spacestring

The space in which the IDs can be used. Supported values are 'drive' and 'appDataFolder'.

typestring

The type of items for which the IDs can be used. For example, 'files' or 'shortcuts'.

Configuration

GOOGLE_CLIENT_IDsecret

OAuth client ID. Required for OAuth refresh-token auth method.

GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRETsecret

OAuth client secret. Required for OAuth refresh-token auth method.

GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKENsecret

OAuth refresh token. Required for OAuth refresh-token auth method.

GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS

Path to service account JSON key. Required for SA + DWD auth method (alternative to OAuth).

GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH

Alias for GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS.

GOOGLE_IMPERSONATE_USER

Workspace user email to impersonate (DWD). Required when using service account auth.

GOOGLE_DRIVE_SCOPES

Comma-separated OAuth scopes. Defaults are read-only; write mode broadens Drive/Docs scopes as needed.

GOOGLE_DRIVE_ALLOW_WRITEdefault: false

Set to 'true' to enable write tools. Default read-only.

GD_TOOLS

Comma-separated category allowlist. Default: all categories enabled.

GD_DISABLE

Comma-separated category disablelist.

Readme

Google Drive MCP Server

The Workspace power-editing MCP — formula-aware Sheets, full Slides editing, shared-drive audits the read-only Claude.ai connector deliberately won't ship.

98 tools across Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, GWS admin, and aggregations. Service Account + Domain-Wide Delegation for org-scale automation. GWS-aware capability detection — features auto-unlock for Workspace accounts.