Google Drive
Planilhas e documentos criados e atualizados pelo assistente
- Our basic checks: 2 of 3 passed
- No key to enter
- Another maker (myagents.click), not the service owner
Runs in the cloud
Guide 2 · 4 min read · Checked Nov 11, 2026
Let AI read files in Google Drive
Let AI find, read and summarise documents in your Google Drive, without downloading and pasting them one by one.
What you need
- A Google account with files in Drive
- Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini on the web or the desktop app (which plans work is listed under each app below)
- For a work account, your administrator may need to allow it first
1Easiest: the connector already in your AI app
Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini already have a Google Drive connector. Switch it on in settings, sign in to Google, and you’re done. Nothing to install, and your files go only to the AI vendor and Google.
ClaudeAll plans, including Free
Open Claude on the web or the desktop app, go to “Customize > Connectors”, then click the “+” button next to Connectors
Choose Google Drive and click “Connect”
Sign in to Google and allow access as the screen asks, then go back to the chat and ask about your files
On Team and Enterprise plans, an organisation owner must enable this connector first · You can attach a file to a chat with the “+” button and “Add from Google Drive” · By default, Claude asks you first every time before it shares, moves or deletes a file
Checked Nov 11, 2026 · Source: support.claude.com (1) · support.claude.com (2)
ChatGPTThe help page doesn’t list plans; it says it depends on your plan, location and workspace settings
Open ChatGPT and go to “Settings > Plugins” (very old mobile apps may say Apps)
Choose Google Drive and select “Connect” (if you see “Install plugin”, select that first)
Sign in to Google, review the permissions, then go back to the chat and ask about your files
If Google Drive isn’t in the list, it isn’t available for your plan, location or workspace yet · This one Google Drive app also covers Docs, Sheets and Slides
Checked Nov 11, 2026 · Source: help.openai.com (1) · help.openai.com (2)
GeminiWorks with a personal Google account; the help pages don’t say you need to pay
Go to gemini.google.com, click “Customize” in the sidebar (if you don’t see it, click “More” first), then click “Connectors” at the top
Find Google Workspace, click “Add” and follow the on-screen steps
In a chat, type @, choose Google Drive, then ask about your files
Sign in with the same account you use for Drive and keep “Keep Activity” on · If it won’t connect, turn on “Smart features in other Google products” in Gmail settings and reload · This one connector, Google Workspace, covers Drive, Gmail and Calendar
Checked Nov 11, 2026 · Source: support.google.com (1) · support.google.com (2)
2Way 2: an MCP made by the service itself
If Google publishes its own Drive MCP in the registry, it shows up here. We compare the maker’s verified domain with Google’s domains, not just the name.
There is no MCP made by the service itself in the registry we check yet (data as of Nov 11, 2026). Use way 1 for now.
3Last resort: an MCP from someone else
These are not made by Google. Your files pass through that maker or run on your computer. Use them only when way 1 doesn’t work, for example when your AI app has no Drive connector, and read the “Basic checks” on each server’s page first.
Google Drive MCP
Lets AI search and read files in Google Drive, including Docs, Sheets, Slides and Calendar, signed in with your own Google account.
- Our basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
- You will need to enter: GOOGLE_DRIVE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS
- Made by piotr-agier, not the service owner
Runs on your computer
WireCat Google Drive
Google Drive and Docs for agents: search, read and write a local copy. Sign in with drive first.
- Our basic checks: 2 of 2 passed
- No key to enter
- Another maker (wirecat.dev), not the service owner
Runs on your computer
Try typing
- “Find the quotation I edited most recently in Drive and give me the total”
- “Compare the two budget files whose names start with “Budget 2026””
- “Read yesterday’s meeting notes and list the follow-up tasks”
Stuck? Try this
Google Drive isn’t in the connector list
Try the web or desktop app first. On a work account, ask your administrator to enable it · In ChatGPT it may not be available for your plan or location yet · In Gemini, look for Google Workspace instead
Gemini says it can’t connect to Google Workspace
Turn on “Keep Activity” in Gemini and “Smart features in other Google products” in Gmail settings, then reload
Google says the sign-in is blocked
Work accounts often need the Google Workspace administrator to allow the app first. Send them the app name.
AI says it can’t find the file
Check you connected the right Google account and that it can open the file itself. Paste the file’s link into the chat and ask it to read that file.
AI ignores pictures in a document
Claude reads only the text of Drive files; embedded images aren’t processed. Attach pictures to the chat yourself.
Keep your data safe
- AI can see every file your Google account can open. Keep secret files in a separate account, or out of the Drive you connect.
- Files other people share with you may hide instructions for the AI (prompt injection). Read every request before you let AI share, move or delete a file.
- When you stop using it, disconnect it in your AI app’s settings and remove its access on your Google account’s security page.
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