Google Drive MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Drive MCP or direct API to search files, upload documents, share folders, and manage permissions through natural language.

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Google Drive is a cloud storage platform for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files. It's perfect for keeping your documents accessible and organized across devices.

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TOOLS & TRIGGERS

Supported Tools and Triggers

Every Google Drive action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Insert File Parent (v2)

Tool to add a parent folder for a file using Google Drive API v2.

Insert Property (v2 API)

Tool to add a property to a file, or update it if it already exists (v2 API).

Copy file with advanced options

Creates a copy of a file and applies any requested updates with patch semantics.

Create Comment

Tool to create a comment on a file in Google Drive.

Create Shared Drive

Tool to create a new shared drive.

Create File or Folder

Creates a new file or folder in Google Drive.

Create a File from Text

Creates a new file in Google Drive from provided text content (up to 10MB), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to Google Workspace types.

Create a folder

Creates a new folder in Google Drive, optionally within an EXISTING parent folder specified by its ID or name.

Create Permission

Tool to create a permission for a file or shared drive.

Create Reply

Tool to create a reply to a comment in Google Drive.

Create Shortcut to File/Folder

Tool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in Google Drive.

Delete Child (v2)

Tool to remove a child from a folder using Google Drive API v2.

Delete Comment

Permanently deletes a comment thread (and all its replies) from a Google Drive file — this action is irreversible.

Delete Shared Drive

Tool to permanently delete a shared drive.

Delete Parent (v2)

Tool to remove a parent from a file using Google Drive API v2.

Delete Permission

Deletes a permission from a file by permission ID.

Delete Property (v2 API)

Tool to delete a property from a file using Google Drive API v2.

Delete Reply

Tool to delete a specific reply by reply ID.

Delete Revision

Tool to permanently delete a file revision.

Download a file from Google Drive

Downloads a file from Google Drive by its ID.

Download file via operation

Tool to download file content using long-running operations.

Edit File

Updates an existing Google Drive file with binary content by overwriting its entire content with new text (max 10MB).

Empty Trash

Tool to permanently and irreversibly delete ALL trashed files in the user's Google Drive or a specified shared drive.

Export Google Workspace file

Exports a Google Workspace document to the requested MIME type and returns exported file content.

Find file

The comprehensive Google Drive search tool that handles all file and folder discovery needs.

Find folder

Tool to find a folder in Google Drive by its name and optionally a parent folder.

Generate File IDs

Generates a set of file IDs which can be provided in create or copy requests.

Get about

Tool to retrieve information about the user, the user's Drive, and system capabilities.

Get App

Tool to get information about a specific Drive app by ID.

Get Changes Start Page Token

Tool to get the starting pageToken for listing future changes in Google Drive.

Get Child Reference (v2)

Tool to get a specific child reference for a folder using Drive API v2.

Get Comment

Tool to get a comment by ID.

Get Shared Drive

Tool to get a shared drive by ID.

Get File Metadata

Tool to get a file's metadata by ID.

Get Property (v2)

Tool to get a property by its key using Google Drive API v2.

Get Parent Reference (v2)

Tool to get a specific parent reference for a file using Drive API v2.

Get Permission

Gets a permission by ID.

Get Permission ID for Email

Tool to get the permission ID for an email address using the Drive API v2.

Get Reply

Tool to get a specific reply to a comment on a file.

Get Revision

Tool to get a specific revision's metadata (name, modifiedTime, keepForever, etc.

Delete folder or file

Tool to delete a file or folder in Google Drive.

Hide Shared Drive

Tool to hide a shared drive from the default view.

Insert Child Into Folder (v2)

Tool to insert a file into a folder using Drive API v2.

List Access Proposals

Tool to list pending access proposals on a file.

List Approvals

Tool to list approvals on a file for workflow-based access control.

List Changes

Tool to list the changes for a user or shared drive.

List Folder Children (v2)

Tool to list a folder's children using Google Drive API v2.

List Comments

Tool to list all comments for a file in Google Drive.

List File Labels

Tool to list the labels already applied to a file in Google Drive.

List Properties (v2 API)

Tool to list a file's properties in Google Drive API v2.

List Permissions

Tool to list a file's permissions.

List Replies to Comment

Tool to list replies to a comment in Google Drive.

List File Revisions

Tool to list a file's revision metadata (not content) in Google Drive.

List Shared Drives

Tool to list the user's shared drives.

Modify File Labels

Modifies the set of labels applied to a file.

Move File

Tool to move a file from one folder to another in Google Drive.

Patch Permission

Tool to update a permission using patch semantics.

Patch Property (v2 API)

Tool to update a property on a file using PATCH semantics (v2 API).

Resumable Upload

Tool to start and complete a Google Drive resumable upload session.

Stop Watch Channel

Tool to stop watching resources through a specified channel.

Trash File

Tool to move a file or folder to trash (soft delete).

Unhide Shared Drive

Tool to unhide a shared drive.

Untrash File

Tool to restore a file from the trash.

Update Comment

Tool to update an existing comment on a Google Drive file.

Update Shared Drive

Tool to update the metadata for a shared drive.

Update File Metadata (PATCH v2)

Tool to update file metadata using the Drive API v2 PATCH method.

Update Property (v2 API)

Tool to update a property on a file using Google Drive API v2.

Update File (Metadata)

Updates file metadata.

Update File Revision Metadata

Updates ONLY the metadata properties of a specific file revision (keepForever, published, publishAuto, publishedOutsideDomain).

Update Permission

Tool to update a permission with patch semantics.

Update Reply

Tool to update a reply to a comment on a Google Drive file.

Upload File

Uploads a file (max 5MB) to Google Drive, placing it in the specified folder or root if no valid folder ID is provided.

Upload File from URL to Drive

Tool to fetch a file from a provided URL server-side and upload it into Google Drive.

Upload/Update File Content

Tool to update file content in Google Drive by uploading new binary content.

Watch Drive Changes

Tool to subscribe to changes for a user or shared drive in Google Drive.

Watch File for Changes

Tool to subscribe to push notifications for changes to a specific file.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Google Drive MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK
2

Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

console.log("Creating Tool Router session...");
const { mcp } = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${mcp.url}`);
Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session
3

Connect to AI Agent

typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: mcp.url,
    headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key' }
  }
});

const tools = await client.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Create a folder named Project Docs in my Google Drive' }],
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(5)
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
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SETUP GUIDE

Connect Google Drive API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/openai
Install the Composio SDK
2

Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
3

Execute Googledrive Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Create a folder named "Team Documents" in my Drive'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Googledrive actions with your Agent

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Google Drive Integration

  • Supports both Google Drive MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Google Drive data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in OAuth handling with automatic token refresh and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Google Drive access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Google Drive
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Google Drive resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

No, you can get started immediately using Composio's built-in Googledrive app. For production, we recommend configuring your own OAuth credentials.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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