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Google Drive: a Claude connector by Google

Official

For people whose notes, sheets and slides live in Google Drive. Skip it if your files sit in OneDrive, Box or on your own disk.

Copy install command Open its page in the directory

Add it

Add it from its page in Claude’s connector directory and sign in. In Claude Code you can add it with this command:

claude mcp add --transport http google-drive https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1

Run it in your terminal. Open its page in the directory

What does Google Drive do?

Google Drive is a Claude connector that lets Claude search your Drive, open files and work with what is inside. It can find a document from a rough description, read Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and PDFs, and pull figures out of spreadsheets. Its tools also create, copy, update, share and trash files, read file details and permissions, and list what you opened recently. That makes it handy for gathering meeting material or tidying scattered folders.

When should you use Google Drive?

Use it when

  • You cannot remember a file's name, only what it said
  • You need numbers pulled from a Google Sheet
  • You are preparing notes for a meeting from several Drive files

Skip it when

  • Your team stores files in Microsoft 365 or Box
  • You do not want Claude able to share or trash files

What it needs and what it can touch

You need

  • A Google account with Google Drive

What it can do

  • Reads files, file details and sharing permissions in Google Drive
  • Creates, copies, updates and uploads files
  • Shares files and moves files to the trash

From reading its instructions, not from running it.

Details

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