What it does
Provides Claude with access to Google Workspace services through the Model Context Protocol. Connects to Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Gmail, and Calendar, enabling Claude to retrieve documents, query spreadsheet data, search email threads, check calendar events, and work with file metadata during conversations. The server abstracts authentication complexity and translates Claude's requests into corresponding Google Workspace API calls.
Who it's for
Developers and teams embedding Claude into Google Workspace-centered workflows—content teams automating document analysis, engineers querying shared drives and email archives, data analysts pulling spreadsheet values for processing, or anyone building Claude-powered applications that require Google Workspace integration.
Common use cases
- Retrieve and summarize documents stored in Google Drive
- Query spreadsheet data in Google Sheets for analysis or aggregation
- Search Gmail threads and extract information from message bodies
- Check calendar availability and retrieve event details
- Extract and organize file metadata across Google Drive folders
Setup pitfalls
- OAuth 2.0 configuration requires a Google Cloud project with credentials and service-specific scopes for each service (Docs, Sheets, Drive, Gmail, Calendar). Incomplete or mismatched scopes cause silent failures on specific operations.
- Token expiry and refresh—OAuth access tokens expire; improper refresh token handling breaks long-running workflows.
- Limited documentation—no README means configuration steps are opaque. Expect trial-and-error to identify required environment variables and credential format.