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# Google Drive MCP Server
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> A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to search, read, and interact with your Google Drive files using RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
## Features
- 🔍 **Semantic search** across Google Drive files
- 📄 **Document parsing** — Docs, Sheets, PDFs, and plain text
- 🤖 **MCP-compatible** — Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP client
- ⚡ **RAG pipeline** — Chunking + embeddings for accurate retrieval
- 🔐 **OAuth 2.0** — Secure Google authentication
## Quick Start
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sohamkatdare/google-drive-mcp.git
cd google-drive-mcp
# Install backend dependencies
cd backend-new && npm install
# Install frontend dependencies
cd ../frontend && npm install
# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env
# Add your Google OAuth client ID and secret to .env
# Start the server
npm run dev
```
## MCP Client Configuration
Add to your MCP client config (e.g., `claude_desktop_config.json`):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-drive": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["path/to/google-drive-mcp/backend-new/index.js"]
}
}
}
```
## Project Structure
```
google-drive-mcp/
├── backend-new/ # Node.js/Express MCP server
│ ├── index.js # Main entrypoint
│ ├── server.ts # TypeScript MCP server logic
│ └── package.json
├── frontend/ # Next.js React frontend
│ └── src/
├── .github/ # CI/CD and issue templates
└── LICENSE
```
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
### Areas for Contribution
- Additional Google Workspace integrations (Sheets, Slides)
- Improved document chunking strategies
- Caching layer for frequently accessed files
- Test coverage
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
