What is Mcp Gdrive Server

mcp-gdrive-server is an MCP server that integrates with Google Drive, enabling users to list, read, and search for files stored in Google Drive.

Use cases

Use cases include building applications that require file search and retrieval from Google Drive, integrating Google Drive file access into desktop applications, and automating file management tasks within Google Drive.

How to use

To use mcp-gdrive-server, create a Google Cloud project, enable the Google Drive API, configure OAuth consent, and set up authentication. After building the server, you can run it and authenticate to access your Google Drive files.

Key features

Key features include the ability to search for files in Google Drive, support for all file types, automatic export of Google Workspace files to various formats (Markdown, CSV, Plain text, PNG), and access to files in their native formats.

Where to use

mcp-gdrive-server can be used in various fields such as software development, data management, and any application requiring integration with Google Drive for file handling.

Google Drive server

This MCP server integrates with Google Drive to allow listing, reading, and searching over files.

Components

Tools

• search
  • Search for files in Google Drive
  • Input: query (string): Search query
  • Returns file names and MIME types of matching files

Resources

The server provides access to Google Drive files:

• Files (gdrive:///<file_id>)
  • Supports all file types
  • Google Workspace files are automatically exported:
    • Docs → Markdown
    • Sheets → CSV
    • Presentations → Plain text
    • Drawings → PNG
  • Other files are provided in their native format

Getting started

1. Create a new Google Cloud project
2. Enable the Google Drive API
3. Configure an OAuth consent screen (“internal” is fine for testing)
4. Add OAuth scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
5. Create an OAuth Client ID for application type “Desktop App”
6. Download the JSON file of your client’s OAuth keys
7. Rename the key file to gcp-oauth.keys.json and place into the root of this repo (i.e. servers/gcp-oauth.keys.json)

Make sure to build the server with either npm run build or npm run watch.

Authentication

To authenticate and save credentials:

1. Run the server with the auth argument: node ./dist auth
2. This will open an authentication flow in your system browser
3. Complete the authentication process
4. Credentials will be saved in the root of this repo (i.e. servers/.gdrive-server-credentials.json)

Usage with Desktop App

To integrate this server with the desktop app, add the following to your app’s server configuration:

Docker

Authentication:

Assuming you have completed setting up the OAuth application on Google Cloud, you can now auth the server with the following command, replacing /path/to/gcp-oauth.keys.json with the path to your OAuth keys file:

docker run -i --rm --mount type=bind,source=/path/to/gcp-oauth.keys.json,target=/gcp-oauth.keys.json -v mcp-gdrive:/gdrive-server -e GDRIVE_OAUTH_PATH=/gcp-oauth.keys.json -e "GDRIVE_CREDENTIALS_PATH=/gdrive-server/credentials.json" -p 3000:3000 mcp/gdrive auth

The command will print the URL to open in your browser. Open this URL in your browser and complete the authentication process. The credentials will be saved in the mcp-gdrive volume.

Once authenticated, you can use the server in your app’s server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gdrive": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-v",
        "mcp-gdrive:/gdrive-server",
        "-e",
        "GDRIVE_CREDENTIALS_PATH=/gdrive-server/credentials.json",
        "mcp/gdrive"
      ]
    }
  }
}

NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gdrive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-gdrive"
      ]
    }
  }
}

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.