Google Drive Claude connector

Search, read, and upload files instantly

Add to Claude

URL https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1

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

Needs a Google Drive account All setup steps

Google Drive in Claude at a glance

Reads: 6 tools; Files, file contents, file metadatas and 2 more
Creates & edits: 4 tools; Files
Deletes: 1 tool; Files
Acts as: Your account; Claude works through your own Google Drive sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

1 · You ask

“Find Google Drive files about [a topic].”
→
2 · Claude calls
search_files
Finds files that match what you ask for
→
3 · Server runs it

drivemcp.googleapis.com

As your Google Drive account
→
4 · Answer

Reply in the chat

Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Google Drive’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Google Drive to Claude

Google Drive docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Google Drive.
2 Click Connect. Sign in to Google Drive and approve access.
3 In a chat, check Google Drive is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

Add the server:

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

Add --scope user to use it in every project.

2 Run /mcp, pick google-drive and sign in.
3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Google Drive MCP server URL

https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1

Google Drive MCP tools

6 read, 4 write, 1 delete. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

Acts on Reads · 6 Changes data · 5

Files 6 tools
- search_files Finds files that match what you ask for (our summary)
- copy_file Writes Makes a copy of a file (our summary)
- create_file Writes Adds a new file (our summary)
- share_file Writes Shares a file (our summary)
- trash_file Deletes Deletes a file (our summary)
- update_file Writes Edits an existing file (our summary)
File contents 2 tools
- download_file_content Downloads a file content (our summary)
- read_file_content Opens one file content with its details (our summary)
- None
File metadatas 1 tool
- get_file_metadata Opens one file metadata with its details (our summary)
- None
File permissions 1 tool
- get_file_permissions Pulls up a list of file permissions (our summary)
- None
Recent files 1 tool
- list_recent_files Pulls up a list of recent files (our summary)
- None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Google Drive

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Google Drive offers. Not from Google or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

Find Google Drive files about [a topic].

uses search_files
Create a Google Drive file for [what it is about].

uses create_file
Update the Google Drive file [name or link]: [what to change].

uses update_file
Turn these notes into Google Drive files, one per action item: [paste notes].

uses create_file
Open the Google Drive file content [name or link] and give me the key points.

uses read_file_content
List the Google Drive recent files and give me a short overview.

uses list_recent_files

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

drivemcp.googleapis.com

A different domain from the developer site (cloud.google.com). Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Google Drive account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Published by Google and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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Questions people ask

What does the Google Drive connector do in Claude?

Connect Google Drive to Claude to search through your documents, read file contents, upload new files, and analyze your data. Claude can find specific documents even when you don't remember the exact name, read and analyze the content of Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and PDFs, and upload files directly to your Drive. Useful for finding project notes, extracting data from spreadsheets, preparing meeting materials, or organizing files scattered across your Drive.

Is the Google Drive connector official?

It is made by Google and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

What is the Google Drive MCP server URL?

https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1. It is a remote MCP server hosted at drivemcp.googleapis.com. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http google-drive https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1

How do I add Google Drive to Claude Code?

Run "claude mcp add --transport http google-drive https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose google-drive and sign in to Google Drive. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

Do I need a Google Drive account?

Yes. You sign in to Google Drive when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

Can Claude change or delete my Google Drive data?

Judging by tool names, 5 of its 11 tools can change data, including 1 that delete or remove things. The other 6 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.