Google Drive: Folders & Shared Drives

Google Drive: Folders & Shared Drives MCP Connector for Claude

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Manage your Drive hierarchy — organize folders, manage Shared Drives, and create shortcuts via AI.

12 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Connect your Google Drive account to your AI agent and specialize in advanced folder management and organizational structures. Use natural language to coordinate Shared Drives (formerly Team Drives), maintain folder hierarchies, and manage shortcuts across your entire corporate storage.

What you can do

  • Folder Organization — Create deep folder structures and move files or folders between parents instantly
  • Shared Drive Management — List and inspect all accessible Shared Drives to manage collaborative workspaces
  • Shortcut Creation — Create shortcuts to critical documents within relevant project folders for easy access
  • Bulk Permissions — Share entire folders with users or groups and audit existing access levels efficiently
  • Storage Insights — Retrieve high-level quota and storage information to keep your organizational drive clean

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Google OAuth Client ID and Secret
  3. Complete the secure Google authorization flow
  4. Start organizing your shared workspaces from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

This version is optimized for administrative organizational tasks and large-scale folder management. Your AI agent acts as your workspace architect.

Who is this for?

  • IT Administrators — manage Shared Drive structures and audit large-scale folder permissions via natural language
  • Operations Managers — organize project hierarchies and ensure all team members have access to the correct folders
  • Workspace Architects — maintain clean organizational structures and create intuitive shortcut paths across the company drive
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12 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

add_folder_permission

Share a folder with a user or group

create_folder

Create a new folder

create_shortcut

Create a shortcut to a file or folder

get_drive_about

Get Drive storage and quota info

get_folder_metadata

Get detailed metadata for a folder

list_folder_contents

List files and subfolders within a specific folder

list_shared_drives

List accessible Shared Drives

list_shortcuts

List all shortcuts within a folder

list_team_drives

List legacy Team Drives

move_file_to_folder

Move a file or folder to a different parent folder

remove_folder_permission

Remove a specific permission from a folder

search_folders

Search for folders by name

See how to talk to your AI agent using Google Drive: Folders & Shared Drives.

List all subfolders inside the 'Marketing 2024' folder.

Inspecting folder hierarchy... Inside 'Marketing 2024', I found 5 subfolders: 'Q1_Campaigns', 'Q2_Strategy', 'Brand_Assets', 'Social_Media_Backlog', and 'Archives'. Would you like the contents of 'Brand_Assets'?

Move the file 'Final_Report.pdf' to the 'Approved_Exports' folder.

Moving file... I've successfully transferred 'Final_Report.pdf' (ID: 839201) to the 'Approved_Exports' folder (ID: 93021). The file is no longer in its previous location.

Create a shortcut to 'Price_List_Global' in the 'Sales_Team_Quick_Access' folder.

Creating shortcut... Success! I've created a shortcut named 'Link to Price List' in the 'Sales_Team_Quick_Access' folder, pointing to the original 'Price_List_Global' document.

This version is specialized for folder management, hierarchical organization, and Shared Drives. It includes specific tools for moving files between folders, managing Shared Drive memberships, and creating shortcuts to maintain a clean workspace.

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