MCP Server

Google Drive MCP Server

Name: Google Drive MCP Server
Author: io.github.mcp-z

io.github.mcp-z/mcp-drive

Registry

What is the Google Drive MCP server?

Google Drive integration with file operations, folder navigation, search, and sharing

How to install Google Drive

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID
required
Google OAuth client ID (required for OAuth authentication modes)
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET
secret
Google OAuth client secret (optional for public clients)
GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE
Path to service account JSON key file (required for service-account auth mode)
AUTH_MODE
Authentication mode
HEADLESS
Disable browser auto-open, return auth URL instead (true/false)
REDIRECT_URI
OAuth redirect URI (optional, default: ephemeral loopback)
RESOURCE_STORE_URI
Resource store URI for exported files (file://)
PORT
HTTP server port (overrides --port)
BASE_URL
Base URL for HTTP transport (used for OAuth/DCR endpoints and file links)
LOG_LEVEL
Logging level
DCR_MODE
Dynamic Client Registration mode
DCR_VERIFY_URL
External verification endpoint URL (required for external DCR mode)
DCR_STORE_URI
DCR client storage URI (for self-hosted DCR mode)

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/mcp-drive",
        "-y",
        "--auth",
        "--headless",
        "--redirect-uri",
        "--service-account-key-file",
        "--resource-store-uri",
        "--base-url",
        "--log-level"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE>",
        "AUTH_MODE": "<YOUR_AUTH_MODE>",
        "HEADLESS": "<YOUR_HEADLESS>",
        "REDIRECT_URI": "<YOUR_REDIRECT_URI>",
        "RESOURCE_STORE_URI": "<YOUR_RESOURCE_STORE_URI>",
        "PORT": "<YOUR_PORT>",
        "BASE_URL": "<YOUR_BASE_URL>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "DCR_MODE": "<YOUR_DCR_MODE>",
        "DCR_VERIFY_URL": "<YOUR_DCR_VERIFY_URL>",
        "DCR_STORE_URI": "<YOUR_DCR_STORE_URI>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/mcp-drive",
        "-y",
        "--auth",
        "--headless",
        "--redirect-uri",
        "--service-account-key-file",
        "--resource-store-uri",
        "--base-url",
        "--log-level"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE>",
        "AUTH_MODE": "<YOUR_AUTH_MODE>",
        "HEADLESS": "<YOUR_HEADLESS>",
        "REDIRECT_URI": "<YOUR_REDIRECT_URI>",
        "RESOURCE_STORE_URI": "<YOUR_RESOURCE_STORE_URI>",
        "PORT": "<YOUR_PORT>",
        "BASE_URL": "<YOUR_BASE_URL>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "DCR_MODE": "<YOUR_DCR_MODE>",
        "DCR_VERIFY_URL": "<YOUR_DCR_VERIFY_URL>",
        "DCR_STORE_URI": "<YOUR_DCR_STORE_URI>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/mcp-drive",
        "-y",
        "--auth",
        "--headless",
        "--redirect-uri",
        "--service-account-key-file",
        "--resource-store-uri",
        "--base-url",
        "--log-level"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE>",
        "AUTH_MODE": "<YOUR_AUTH_MODE>",
        "HEADLESS": "<YOUR_HEADLESS>",
        "REDIRECT_URI": "<YOUR_REDIRECT_URI>",
        "RESOURCE_STORE_URI": "<YOUR_RESOURCE_STORE_URI>",
        "PORT": "<YOUR_PORT>",
        "BASE_URL": "<YOUR_BASE_URL>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "DCR_MODE": "<YOUR_DCR_MODE>",
        "DCR_VERIFY_URL": "<YOUR_DCR_VERIFY_URL>",
        "DCR_STORE_URI": "<YOUR_DCR_STORE_URI>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-drive": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/mcp-drive",
        "-y",
        "--auth",
        "--headless",
        "--redirect-uri",
        "--service-account-key-file",
        "--resource-store-uri",
        "--base-url",
        "--log-level"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE>",
        "AUTH_MODE": "<YOUR_AUTH_MODE>",
        "HEADLESS": "<YOUR_HEADLESS>",
        "REDIRECT_URI": "<YOUR_REDIRECT_URI>",
        "RESOURCE_STORE_URI": "<YOUR_RESOURCE_STORE_URI>",
        "PORT": "<YOUR_PORT>",
        "BASE_URL": "<YOUR_BASE_URL>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "DCR_MODE": "<YOUR_DCR_MODE>",
        "DCR_VERIFY_URL": "<YOUR_DCR_VERIFY_URL>",
        "DCR_STORE_URI": "<YOUR_DCR_STORE_URI>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add mcp-drive --env GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID> --env GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET> --env GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE=<YOUR_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE> --env AUTH_MODE=<YOUR_AUTH_MODE> --env HEADLESS=<YOUR_HEADLESS> --env REDIRECT_URI=<YOUR_REDIRECT_URI> --env RESOURCE_STORE_URI=<YOUR_RESOURCE_STORE_URI> --env PORT=<YOUR_PORT> --env BASE_URL=<YOUR_BASE_URL> --env LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL> --env DCR_MODE=<YOUR_DCR_MODE> --env DCR_VERIFY_URL=<YOUR_DCR_VERIFY_URL> --env DCR_STORE_URI=<YOUR_DCR_STORE_URI> -- npx -y @mcp-z/mcp-drive -y --auth --headless --redirect-uri --service-account-key-file --resource-store-uri --base-url --log-level

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