What it does
When Google Drive is enabled on an agent, the agent can automatically perform file actions as part of its reasoning process. You ask a question or give it a task — the agent decides when and how to use your Google Drive account on your behalf.Prerequisites
You must have an active Google Drive connection in your workspace before enabling this tool. If no active connection exists, the toggle is disabled.- Go to Integrations for your workspace.
- Find Google Drive in the integrations grid.
- Click Connect and complete the OAuth flow.
- Return to your agent and enable the tool.
Adding the tool to an agent
- Open an agent in the editor.
- Click the button with the tooltip Add MCP Tool or Sub Agent.
- In MCP Tools, click Google Drive. The Google Drive node appears on the canvas.
- Click the node to open the Settings panel on the right.
- In the Authentication field, select the connected Google Drive account the agent should use.
- If no active connection is found, the settings panel shows a warning with a link to Integrations to connect first.
Use cases
- Upload a generated report to a shared Drive folder when a workflow completes.
- Search for a file by name and return its metadata to the user.
- List files in a project folder before processing them in a later step.
- Create a folder structure for a new client or project.
Notes
- The agent uses your connected Google Drive account to perform actions. Make sure the OAuth connection has access to the folders your workflows need.
- This tool counts as 1 credit per action the agent performs.
- OAuth may show third-party authorization branding during the connect flow.