Google Drive & Sheets
About
Integrates Google Drive and Sheets functionality for file operations and spreadsheet data manipulation.
Details
- Author
- isaacphi
- Repository
- isaacphi/mcp-gdrive
- GitHub stars
- 209
- Downloads
- 3,382
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- File Management, Other, Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, Workplace, AI, Search, Cloud Service, Infrastructure
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- Search files in Google Drive by query and pagination.
- Read the contents of any Google Drive file.
- Read and update Google Sheets cells with flexible ranges.
- Export Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Presentations, Drawings) to standard formats.
- Access all file types via gdrive:///<file_id> resource URIs.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Google Drive & SheetsCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
@isaacphi/mcp-gdrive
Environment-
CLIENT_ID
<CLIENT_ID> -
CLIENT_SECRET
<CLIENT_SECRET> -
GDRIVE_CREDS_DIR
/path/to/config/directory
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
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Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
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 scopes https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets
5. In order to allow interaction with sheets and docs you will also need to enable the Google Sheets API and Google Docs API in your workspaces Enabled API and Services section.
6. Create an OAuth Client ID for application type "Desktop App"
7. Download the JSON file of your client's OAuth keys
8. Rename the key file to gcp-oauth.keys.json and place into the path you specify with GDRIVE_CREDS_DIR (i.e. /Users/username/.config/mcp-gdrive)
9. Note your OAuth Client ID and Client Secret. They must be provided as environment variables along with your configuration directory.
10. You will also need to setup a .env file within the project with the following fields. You can find the Client ID and Client Secret in the Credentials section of the Google Cloud Console.
GDRIVE_CREDS_DIR=/path/to/config/directory
CLIENT_ID=<CLIENT_ID>
CLIENT_SECRET=<CLIENT_SECRET>
Make sure to build the server with either npm run build or npm run watch.
Next you will need to run node ./dist/index.js to trigger the authentication step
You will be prompted to authenticate with your browser. You must authenticate with an account in the same organization as your Google Cloud project.
Your OAuth token is saved in the directory specified by the GDRIVE_CREDS_DIR environment variable.

To integrate this server with the desktop app, add the following to your app's server configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gdrive": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@isaacphi/mcp-gdrive"],
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>",
"GDRIVE_CREDS_DIR": "/path/to/config/directory"
}
}
}
}
gdrive_search
Search for files in Google Drive. Parameters: query (string), pageToken (string, optional), pageSize (number, optional)
gdrive_read_file
Read contents of a file from Google Drive. Parameters: fileId (string)
gsheets_read
Read data from a Google Spreadsheet with flexible options for ranges and formatting. Parameters: spreadsheetId (string), ranges (array of strings, optional), sheetId (number, optional)
gsheets_update_cell
Update a cell value in a Google Spreadsheet. Parameters: fileId (string), range (string), value (string)
- gdrive_search
- Description: Search for files in Google Drive.
- Input:
- query (string): Search query.
- pageToken (string, optional): Token for the next page of results.
- pageSize (number, optional): Number of results per page (max 100).
- Output: Returns file names and MIME types of matching files.
- gdrive_read_file
- Description: Read contents of a file from Google Drive.
- Input:
- fileId (string): ID of the file to read.
- Output: Returns the contents of the specified file.
- gsheets_read
- Description: Read data from a Google Spreadsheet with flexible options for ranges and formatting.
- Input:
- spreadsheetId (string): The ID of the spreadsheet to read.
- ranges (array of strings, optional): Optional array of A1 notation ranges (e.g., ['Sheet1!A1:B10']). If not provided, reads the entire sheet.
- sheetId (number, optional): Specific sheet ID to read. If not provided with ranges, reads the first sheet.
- Output: Returns the specified data from the spreadsheet.
- gsheets_update_cell
- Description: Update a cell value in a Google Spreadsheet.
- Input:
- fileId (string): ID of the spreadsheet.
- range (string): Cell range in A1 notation (e.g., 'Sheet1!A1').
- value (string): New cell value.
- Output: Confirms the updated value in the specified cell.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"google drive & sheets": {
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>",
"GDRIVE_CREDS_DIR": "/path/to/config/directory"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"@isaacphi/mcp-gdrive"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
Linux
{
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>",
"GDRIVE_CREDS_DIR": "/path/to/config/directory"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"@isaacphi/mcp-gdrive"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Macos
{
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>",
"GDRIVE_CREDS_DIR": "/path/to/config/directory"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"@isaacphi/mcp-gdrive"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Windows
{
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>",
"GDRIVE_CREDS_DIR": "/path/to/config/directory"
},
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"@isaacphi/mcp-gdrive"
],
"command": "cmd"
}
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