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Google Workspace MCP

Gives Claude your Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs and Sheets so it can draft and organise.

Open sourceBy Taylor Wilsdon (community)
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What is it?

The most complete Google Workspace connector around. It covers Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Tasks, Contacts and Chat, and does things Google's own integrations do not, such as fine-grained document editing.

The daily use case is simple: ask Claude to go through your inbox and draft replies, then tidy your calendar for the week. You choose a tool tier (core, extended or complete) or name the services you want so Claude's context stays lean.

Setup takes about five minutes: create an OAuth client in Google Cloud Console, start the server, then add it to Claude Code. The same server works as a Connector in Claude Desktop and the Claude app.

What Claude can do once it's connected

  • Search your inbox and draft or send replies
  • Plan your day: list, create and move calendar events
  • Read and edit Docs, Sheets and Slides
  • Find and organise files in Drive
  • Manage Tasks, Contacts and Chat

Install in Claude Code

Open your terminal in the project folder and run:

Command
claude mcp add --transport http workspace-mcp http://localhost:8000/mcp

Or add this to your project's .mcp.json:

.mcp.json
# Start the server first (needs uv and a Google OAuth client from Google Cloud Console):
uvx workspace-mcp --transport streamable-http --tool-tier core
# Or pick services: uvx workspace-mcp --transport streamable-http --tools gmail calendar drive

You'll be asked to sign in or paste an API key the first time you use it.

Who it's for

Anyone who lives in Gmail and Google Calendar and wants Claude to handle the admin.

Best for

  • Drafting email replies
  • Daily calendar planning
  • Searching Drive
  • Updating Sheets
  • Inbox triage

Why it made the list

Email drafts and calendar planning are the two jobs most people want Claude to do first, and this does both.

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