Google MCP Server

Google Sheets MCP server with allowlist-based permission control

Local serverstdio

What is the Google MCP server?

If you already use Google, the google mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Google Sheets MCP server with allowlist-based permission control.

What the server does

Google API の MCP (Model Context Protocol) サーバー群をまとめた pnpm workspace モノレポ。

Installation

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.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS — Yes
  • GOOGLE_MCP_CONFIG — No
  • GOOGLE_OAUTH_TOKENS — No

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS, GOOGLE_MCP_CONFIG. 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.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Google's toolset — GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS, GOOGLE_MCP_CONFIG, GOOGLE_OAUTH_TOKENS — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by shivaduke28; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Google's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALSYes
GOOGLE_MCP_CONFIGNo
GOOGLE_OAUTH_TOKENSNo

How to install the Google MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-calendar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@shivaduke28/google-calendar-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "/path/to/credentials.json",
        "GOOGLE_MCP_CONFIG": "/path/to/config.json"
      }
    },
    "gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@shivaduke28/gmail-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "/path/to/credentials.json"
      }
    },
    "google-sheets": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@shivaduke28/google-sheets-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "/path/to/credentials.json",
        "GOOGLE_MCP_CONFIG": "/path/to/config.json"
      }
    },
    "google-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@shivaduke28/google-docs-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "/path/to/credentials.json",
        "GOOGLE_MCP_CONFIG": "/path/to/config.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GOOGLE_MCP_CONFIGConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Google to GOOGLE OAUTH CREDENTIALS.
  • Use Google to GOOGLE MCP CONFIG.
  • Use Google to GOOGLE OAUTH TOKENS.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Google to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS, GOOGLE_MCP_CONFIG, GOOGLE_OAUTH_TOKENS) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Google directly.