Google's managed Drive MCP server lets AI agents search files, read content, view metadata and permissions, and create or copy files. It is offered in the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program alongside Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Chat, and People MCP servers, and uses OAuth 2.0 via a Google Cloud project.
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- 1Connect it in ChatGPT
Turn on Developer mode in ChatGPT (Settings → Security and login), open Plugins, select + and paste https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1 as the MCP server URL, then sign in with OAuth. Add it to a chat from the composer's tools menu.
- 2Or add it to Codex or the API
codex mcp add google-drive --url https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1 codex mcp login google-driveThe login command opens a browser to finish OAuth.
Configs are generated from the publisher's documented endpoint. Check their docs for plan requirements and scopes. New to this? Read the step-by-step tutorial.
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search_fileslist_recent_filesread_file_contentdownload_file_contentget_file_metadataget_file_permissionscreate_filecopy_fileThings to ask
- “Find the most recent version of the board deck in my Drive”
- “Read the product requirements doc and list open questions”
- “Make a copy of the budget template for Q1”
- “Who has access to the Hiring Plan file?”