Connect Claude Desktop (or other MCP clients) to your Google Docs and Google Drive!
If you already use Google Docs MCP Shared, the google docs mcp shared mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Connect Claude Desktop (or other MCP clients) to your Google Docs and Google Drive!.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Integration — The Integration tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: YOUR_GOOGLE_DOC_ID, SHARED_DRIVE_ID, FOLDER_ID, DRIVE_ID. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Before you start, make sure you have: 1. Node.js and npm: A recent version of Node.js (which includes npm) installed on your computer. You can download it from nodejs.org. (Version 18 or higher recommended). 2. Git: Required for cloning this repository. (Download Git). 3. A Google Account: The account that owns or has access to
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
This sits in the file and storage access group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Google Docs MCP Shared's toolset — Integration — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jasonWong-serviceDirect; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Google Docs MCP Shared's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Integration | The Integration tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-docs-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/PATH/TO/YOUR/CLONED/REPO/mcp-googledocs-server/dist/server.js"
],
"env": {}
}
// Add commas here if you have other servers defined
}
// Other Claude settings might be here
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
Before you start, make sure you have: 1. Node.js and npm: A recent version of Node.js (which includes npm) installed on your computer. You can download it from nodejs.org. (Version 18 or higher recommended). 2. Git: Required for cloning this repository. (Download Git). 3. A Google Account: The account that owns or has access to
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| YOUR_GOOGLE_DOC_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| SHARED_DRIVE_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| FOLDER_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| DRIVE_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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