# Google Drive MCP (MCP server)

> Google Drive MCP is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Secure access to Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Calendar through MCP. It has 223 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp.

Connect an MCP client to Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Calendar through one self-hosted server. Search and organize files, create and edit Workspace content, manage sharing, and automate multi-step workflows while keeping control of the Google identity and credentials used for every call.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 223 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Productivity |
| Latest release | v2.12.0 (Sep 25, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 1, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-drive-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_DRIVE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env GOOGLE_DRIVE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS=your-value --transport stdio google-drive-mcp -- npx -y @piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-drive-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_DRIVE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "google_drive_oauth_credentials",
      "description": "GOOGLE_DRIVE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "google-drive-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_DRIVE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "${input:google_drive_oauth_credentials}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `GOOGLE_DRIVE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS` (secret) (required): Path to a Google OAuth 2.0 Desktop app credentials JSON file.

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