How do I connect Google Drive?

Open Google Drive in ApexGenius Connections, choose Connect, and sign in with the Google account whose files you want. Add a connection for each other account.

Can my AI delete or share files?

No. Google’s Drive MCP has no delete, move or share tool. Your AI can create and copy files.

Which files can my AI read?

The files the connected Google account can open, including PDFs, Word files and images as well as Docs, Sheets and Slides.

Can I connect more than one Google account?

Yes. Each account is its own connection. Tell your AI which account to use.

Will this list of tools change?

Google publishes the Drive MCP tools, and ApexGenius reads Google’s live list on every search. This page shows the list as of its review date.

Google Drive MCP connector

Google OAuth · Available

Google Drive MCP Connector for AI Agents

Connect Claude, ChatGPT and other AI agents to Google Drive over MCP: search, read and download Drive files, check who can see them, and create or copy files.

Connect one or more Google accounts once in ApexGenius through Google’s official Drive MCP, then search files, read and download them, check who can see them, and create or copy files from compatible AI agents. Each AI agent needs its own ApexGenius setup.

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Google Drive

App connector

Available

Bring your Google Drive and reusable skills to compatible AI agents. Search, read and download files, then create or copy files. It never deletes or shares.

8
Operations: 6
Read: 2
Write: 3
In context

Authorization: Google OAuth
Cataloged tools: 8 discoverable
Connection scope: One Google account’s Drive per saved connection
Accounts: Connected account

Claude / ChatGPT

MCP client

ApexGenius route

Gateway context

Google Drive

Authorized session

Why the gateway is here

It keeps the Google Drive authorization, tools, and activity behind the same managed route you use for your other supported systems.

Ask it

What people ask Google Drive.

These questions use the Google Drive tools below. Start with a read after connecting your channel or account.

List up to five files I can read in Google Drive. Show names and links without opening or changing their contents.Read
Find the latest proposal PDF and summarize it.Read
Who can see the pricing spreadsheet?Read
Make a copy of the proposal template named for the client I name.Write

Tools

What Google Drive can do through ApexGenius.

The reviewed catalog contains these 8 Google Drive tools. Search by tool name, job, or access type.

Open the generated tool reference

Find files

search_files

Read

Search by title, text, type, owner, folder or date.

Find files

list_recent_files

Read

List your most recent files.

Find files

get_file_metadata

Read

Read a file’s details, with a short preview of its content.

Find files

get_file_permissions

Read

List who can see or edit a file.

Read files

read_file_content

Read

Read a file as text, with its comments if you ask.

Read files

download_file_content

Read

Download a file, or export a Google file to another format.

Create and copy

create_file

Write

Create a file or folder, or upload content, including new Docs, Sheets and Slides.

Create and copy

copy_file

Write

Copy a file, with a new name and folder if you want.

Connection model

How to connect Google Drive.

The Google Drive connection belongs to your signed-in account. Any Google Drive-native resources stay inside that provider.

Read connection details

Before you start

An account with permission to use the Google Drive resources you intend to connect.

1. Connect Google Drive to ApexGenius

Open Google Drive in Connections. Choose Connect, or Add connection when offered. Give the connection a name if prompted. If Gateway setup pending appears, contact ApexGenius support before continuing.
Choose the account and review access. Sign in to the Google account that has access to the intended resources. Review the permissions Google requests, then return to ApexGenius.
Review the connected account and resources. Find Allowed resources on the connection page or its Tools tab. Choose Refresh and enable only the connected Drive account. Resource selection does not add permissions to the Google account.
Check the connection. Use Test connection or Check again and read the reported status. Add an AI agent from the AI agents page, choose Read only for the first test, and try the question below.
This captured Google Drive connection reports ready. Check your own connection and its latest validation before using tools.Open full-size image (opens in a new tab)

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2. Choose your AI and finish setup

Each guide includes the AI setup and a first question for Google Drive.

ChatGPT setup →Claude setup →Codex setup →

Current governance

Know the account, tools, and result.

ApexGenius keeps the selected context and current tool surface visible, then records supported write activity for review.

Authorized context

The connected Google account decides which files can be read. Name the account when you connect more than one.

Current tool surface

Google’s Drive MCP has no delete, move or share tool.

Reviewable activity

Enabled writes run immediately. Turn a tool off to block calls.

Disconnecting stops future access. It does not remove a file already created or copied.

Why a gateway

8 operations. Three tool definitions.

Your AI starts with three ApexGenius gateway tools. It discovers the Google Drive operations available to its authorization when a task needs them, then runs the selected operation through the gateway.

One saved provider connection

Connect Google Drive to ApexGenius, then authorize each AI client to use the saved connection with its own tool permissions.

Scoped per agent

Give one client read-only and the write operations never appear in its tool list at all.

Every call on the record

Which agent asked, what ran, and whether it succeeded, kept per connection for review.

Use Google Drive with your AI.

Choose your AI client for setup steps and examples using Google Drive.

FAQ

Questions people ask before connecting Google Drive.

How do I connect Google Drive?: Open Google Drive in ApexGenius Connections, choose Connect, and sign in with the Google account whose files you want. Add a connection for each other account.
Can my AI delete or share files?: No. Google’s Drive MCP has no delete, move or share tool. Your AI can create and copy files.
Which files can my AI read?: The files the connected Google account can open, including PDFs, Word files and images as well as Docs, Sheets and Slides.
Can I connect more than one Google account?: Yes. Each account is its own connection. Tell your AI which account to use.
Will this list of tools change?: Google publishes the Drive MCP tools, and ApexGenius reads Google’s live list on every search. This page shows the list as of its review date.

More connectors

Explore the directory.

MCP-compatible AI agents

Codex starts in Plugins in the ChatGPT desktop app. ChatGPT Chat and Work also use Plugins, with personal setup where Developer Mode is permitted. Each AI client has its own guide and authorization requirements.

App connections

Salesforce keeps connection context. Other providers use your signed-in account.

Connect Google Drive. Start with a safe read.

Use the AI you already work in while ApexGenius keeps the app route visible.

Connect Google Drive

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Compatibility does not imply partnership.