@mcp-z/mcp-drive

Docs: https://mcp-z.github.io/mcp-drive Google Drive MCP server for searching files, browsing folders, and managing Drive content.

Common uses

• Search files and folders
• Browse folder contents and paths
• Move, create, and trash Drive items

Transports

MCP supports stdio and HTTP.

Stdio

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp-z/mcp-drive"]
    }
  }
}
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HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drive": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:9001/mcp",
      "start": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@mcp-z/mcp-drive", "--port=9001"]
      }
    }
  }
}
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start is an extension used by npx @mcp-z/cli up to launch HTTP servers for you.

Create a Google Cloud app

1. Go to Google Cloud Console.
2. Create or select a project.
3. Enable the Google Drive API.
4. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials (Desktop app).
5. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret.
6. Select your MCP transport (stdio for local and http for remote) and platform

• For stdio, choose "APIs & Services", + Create client, "Desktop app" type
• For http, choose "APIs & Services", + Create client, "Web application" type, add your URL (default is http://localhost:3000/oauth/callback based on the --port or PORT)
• For local hosting, add "http://127.0.0.1" for Ephemeral redirect URL

7. Enable OAuth2 scopes: openid https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
8. Add test emails

OAuth modes

Configure via environment variables or the env block in .mcp.json. See server.json for the full list of options.

Loopback OAuth (default)

Environment variables:

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
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Example (stdio) - Create .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp-z/mcp-drive"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id"
      }
    }
  }
}
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Example (http) - Create .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drive": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:3000",
      "start": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@mcp-z/mcp-drive", "--port=3000"],
        "env": {
          "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
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Local (default): omit REDIRECT_URI → ephemeral loopback. Cloud: set REDIRECT_URI to your public /oauth/callback and expose the service publicly.

Note: start block is a helper in "npx @mcp-z/cli up" for starting an http server from your .mpc.json. See @mcp-z/cli for details.

Service account

Environment variables:

AUTH_MODE=service-account
GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE=/path/to/service-account.json
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Example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp-z/mcp-drive", "--auth=service-account"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE": "/path/to/service-account.json"
      }
    }
  }
}
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DCR (self-hosted)

HTTP only. Requires a public base URL.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drive-dcr": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/mcp-drive",
        "--auth=dcr",
        "--port=3456",
        "--base-url=https://oauth.example.com"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}
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How to use

# List tools
mcp-z inspect --servers drive --tools

# Call a tool
mcp-z call drive files-search '{"query":"name contains \\\"report\\\""}'
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Tools

1. file-move
2. file-move-to-trash
3. files-search
4. folder-contents
5. folder-create
6. folder-path
7. folder-search

Resources

1. file

Prompts

1. organize-files
2. query-syntax

Configuration reference

See server.json for all supported environment variables, CLI arguments, and defaults.