gdrive-mcp-server

gdrive-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under files & storage. It reaches google and googledrive. It needs GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS and MCP_GDRIVE_CREDENTIALS to authenticate. Its repository has 72 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Efficient implementation of the Google Drive MCP server

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. gdrive-mcp-server’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Ranked by services in common with gdrive-mcp-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

What does gdrive-mcp-server do?

Efficient implementation of the Google Drive MCP server

How do I install gdrive-mcp-server?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/felores/gdrive-mcp-server

What does gdrive-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches google and googledrive. The credentials we found in its source are GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS and MCP_GDRIVE_CREDENTIALS.

Is gdrive-mcp-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 72 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-11-07.

What licence does gdrive-mcp-server use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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