Google Drive with Claude Agent SDK

How to integrate Google Drive MCP with Claude Agent SDK

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Google Drive to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Google Drive agent that can create a new folder named 'invoices', share last uploaded file with your team, add comment to project proposal document through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Google Drive account through Composio's Google Drive MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:

Get and set up your Claude/Anthropic and Composio API keys
Install the necessary dependencies
Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Google Drive
Configure an AI agent that can use Google Drive as a tool
Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Google Drive operations

What is Claude Agent SDK?

The Claude Agent SDK is Anthropic's official framework for building AI agents powered by Claude. It provides a streamlined interface for creating agents with MCP tool support and conversation management.

Key features include:

Native MCP Support: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol servers
Permission Modes: Control tool execution permissions
Streaming Responses: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications
Context Manager: Clean async context management for sessions

What is the Google Drive MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Googledrive MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Google Drive account. It provides structured and secure access to your files and folders, so your agent can perform actions like uploading files, managing sharing permissions, organizing folders, and collaborating via comments on your behalf.

Automated file uploads and creation: Effortlessly ask your agent to create new files or folders, upload documents, or generate files from provided text content in your Google Drive.
Advanced sharing and permission management: Let your agent modify sharing preferences for files and folders, granting or revoking access to users, groups, domains, or the public.
Collaboration through comments and replies: Have the agent add comments to files, reply to existing comments, or delete comments to facilitate smooth collaboration with your team.
Efficient folder and shortcut organization: Direct your agent to create, organize, or nest folders, or generate shortcuts to important files and folders for easier access.
File duplication and backup: Instruct your agent to duplicate existing files, creating reliable backups or templates for repeated use.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools

Triggers

Insert File Parent (v2)Tool to add a parent folder for a file using Google Drive API v2.

Insert Property (v2 API)Tool to add a property to a file, or update it if it already exists (v2 API).

Copy file with advanced optionsCreates a copy of a file and applies any requested updates with patch semantics.

Create CommentTool to create a comment on a file in Google Drive.

Create Shared DriveTool to create a new shared drive.

Create File or FolderCreates a new file or folder in Google Drive.

Create a File from TextCreates a new file in Google Drive from provided text content (up to 10MB), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to Google Workspace types.

Create a folderCreates a new folder in Google Drive, optionally within an EXISTING parent folder specified by its ID or name.

Create PermissionTool to create a permission for a file or shared drive.

Create ReplyTool to create a reply to a comment in Google Drive.

Create Shortcut to File/FolderTool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in Google Drive.

Delete Child (v2)Tool to remove a child from a folder using Google Drive API v2.

Delete CommentPermanently deletes a comment thread (and all its replies) from a Google Drive file — this action is irreversible.

Delete Shared DriveTool to permanently delete a shared drive.

Delete Parent (v2)Tool to remove a parent from a file using Google Drive API v2.

Delete PermissionDeletes a permission from a file by permission ID.

Delete Property (v2 API)Tool to delete a property from a file using Google Drive API v2.

Delete ReplyTool to delete a specific reply by reply ID.

Delete RevisionTool to permanently delete a file revision.

Download a file from Google DriveDownloads a file from Google Drive by its ID.

Download file via operationTool to download file content using long-running operations.

Edit FileUpdates an existing Google Drive file with binary content by overwriting its entire content with new text (max 10MB).

Empty TrashTool to permanently and irreversibly delete ALL trashed files in the user's Google Drive or a specified shared drive.

Export Google Workspace fileExports a Google Workspace document to the requested MIME type and returns exported file content.

Find fileThe comprehensive Google Drive search tool that handles all file and folder discovery needs.

Find folderTool to find a folder in Google Drive by its name and optionally a parent folder.

Generate File IDsGenerates a set of file IDs which can be provided in create or copy requests.

Get aboutTool to retrieve information about the user, the user's Drive, and system capabilities.

Get AppTool to get information about a specific Drive app by ID.

Get Changes Start Page TokenTool to get the starting pageToken for listing future changes in Google Drive.

Get Child Reference (v2)Tool to get a specific child reference for a folder using Drive API v2.

Get CommentTool to get a comment by ID.

Get Shared DriveTool to get a shared drive by ID.

Get File MetadataTool to get a file's metadata by ID.

Get Property (v2)Tool to get a property by its key using Google Drive API v2.

Get Parent Reference (v2)Tool to get a specific parent reference for a file using Drive API v2.

Get PermissionGets a permission by ID.

Get Permission ID for EmailTool to get the permission ID for an email address using the Drive API v2.

Get ReplyTool to get a specific reply to a comment on a file.

Get RevisionTool to get a specific revision's metadata (name, modifiedTime, keepForever, etc.

Delete folder or fileTool to delete a file or folder in Google Drive.

Hide Shared DriveTool to hide a shared drive from the default view.

Insert Child Into Folder (v2)Tool to insert a file into a folder using Drive API v2.

List Access ProposalsTool to list pending access proposals on a file.

List ApprovalsTool to list approvals on a file for workflow-based access control.

List ChangesTool to list the changes for a user or shared drive.

List Folder Children (v2)Tool to list a folder's children using Google Drive API v2.

List CommentsTool to list all comments for a file in Google Drive.

List File LabelsTool to list the labels already applied to a file in Google Drive.

List Properties (v2 API)Tool to list a file's properties in Google Drive API v2.

List PermissionsTool to list a file's permissions.

List Replies to CommentTool to list replies to a comment in Google Drive.

List File RevisionsTool to list a file's revision metadata (not content) in Google Drive.

List Shared DrivesTool to list the user's shared drives.

Modify File LabelsModifies the set of labels applied to a file.

Move FileTool to move a file from one folder to another in Google Drive.

Patch PermissionTool to update a permission using patch semantics.

Patch Property (v2 API)Tool to update a property on a file using PATCH semantics (v2 API).

Resumable UploadTool to start and complete a Google Drive resumable upload session.

Stop Watch ChannelTool to stop watching resources through a specified channel.

Trash FileTool to move a file or folder to trash (soft delete).

Unhide Shared DriveTool to unhide a shared drive.

Untrash FileTool to restore a file from the trash.

Update CommentTool to update an existing comment on a Google Drive file.

Update Shared DriveTool to update the metadata for a shared drive.

Update File Metadata (PATCH v2)Tool to update file metadata using the Drive API v2 PATCH method.

Update Property (v2 API)Tool to update a property on a file using Google Drive API v2.

Update File (Metadata)Updates file metadata.

Update File Revision MetadataUpdates ONLY the metadata properties of a specific file revision (keepForever, published, publishAuto, publishedOutsideDomain).

Update PermissionTool to update a permission with patch semantics.

Update ReplyTool to update a reply to a comment on a Google Drive file.

Upload FileUploads a file (max 5MB) to Google Drive, placing it in the specified folder or root if no valid folder ID is provided.

Upload File from URL to DriveTool to fetch a file from a provided URL server-side and upload it into Google Drive.

Upload/Update File ContentTool to update file content in Google Drive by uploading new binary content.

Watch Drive ChangesTool to subscribe to changes for a user or shared drive in Google Drive.

Watch File for ChangesTool to subscribe to push notifications for changes to a specific file.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:

Composio API Key and Claude/Anthropic API Key
Primary know-how of Claude Agents SDK
A Google Drive account
Some knowledge of Python

Getting API Keys for Claude/Anthropic and Composio

Claude/Anthropic API Key

Go to the Anthropic Console and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models.
Keep the API key safe.

Composio API Key

Log in to the Composio dashboard.
Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.

Install dependencies

pip install composio-anthropic claude-agent-sdk python-dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the Claude Agents SDK.

What's happening:

composio-anthropic provides Composio integration for Anthropic
claude-agent-sdk is the core agent framework
python-dotenv loads environment variables

Set up environment variables

bash

COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
USER_ID identifies the user for session management
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY authenticates with Anthropic/Claude

Import dependencies

import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions
import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

What's happening:

We're importing all necessary libraries including the Claude Agent SDK and Composio
The load_dotenv() function loads environment variables from your .env file
This setup prepares the foundation for connecting Claude with Google Drive functionality

Create a Composio instance and Tool Router session

async def chat_with_remote_mcp():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")

    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)

    # Create Tool Router session for Google Drive
    mcp_server = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["googledrive"]
    )

    url = mcp_server.mcp.url

    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Session URL not found")

What's happening:

The function checks for the required COMPOSIO_API_KEY environment variable
We're creating a Composio instance using our API key
The create method creates a Tool Router session for Google Drive
The returned url is the MCP server URL that your agent will use

Configure Claude Agent with MCP

# Configure remote MCP server for Claude
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode="bypassPermissions",
    mcp_servers={
        "composio": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": url,
            "headers": {
                "x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Google Drive tools via Composio.",
    max_turns=10
)

What's happening:

We're configuring the Claude Agent options with the MCP server URL
permission_mode="bypassPermissions" allows the agent to execute operations without asking for permission each time
The system prompt instructs the agent that it has access to Google Drive
max_turns=10 limits the conversation length to prevent excessive API usage

Create client and start chat loop

# Create client with context manager
async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
    print("\nChat started. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

    # Main chat loop
    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()
        if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit"}:
            print("Goodbye!")
            break

        # Send query
        await client.query(user_input)

        # Receive and print response
        print("Claude: ", end="", flush=True)
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, "content"):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, "text"):
                        print(block.text, end="", flush=True)
        print()

What's happening:

The Claude SDK client is created using the async context manager pattern
The agent processes each query and streams the response back in real-time
The chat loop continues until the user types 'exit' or 'quit'

Run the application

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(chat_with_remote_mcp())

What's happening:

This entry point runs the async chat_with_remote_mcp() function using asyncio.run()
The application will start, create the MCP connection, and begin the interactive chat session

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Google Drive and Claude Agent SDK:

import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions
import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

async def chat_with_remote_mcp():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")

    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)

    # Create Tool Router session for Google Drive
    mcp_server = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["googledrive"]
    )

    url = mcp_server.mcp.url

    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Session URL not found")

    # Configure remote MCP server for Claude
    options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
        permission_mode="bypassPermissions",
        mcp_servers={
            "composio": {
                "type": "http",
                "url": url,
                "headers": {
                    "x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
                }
            }
        },
        system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Google Drive tools via Composio.",
        max_turns=10
    )

    # Create client with context manager
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        print("\nChat started. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

        # Main chat loop
        while True:
            user_input = input("You: ").strip()
            if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit"}:
                print("Goodbye!")
                break

            # Send query
            await client.query(user_input)

            # Receive and print response
            print("Claude: ", end="", flush=True)
            async for message in client.receive_response():
                if hasattr(message, "content"):
                    for block in message.content:
                        if hasattr(block, "text"):
                            print(block.text, end="", flush=True)
            print()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(chat_with_remote_mcp())

Conclusion

You've successfully built a Claude Agent SDK agent that can interact with Google Drive through Composio's Tool Router.

Key features:

Native MCP support through Claude's agent framework
Streaming responses for real-time interaction
Permission bypass for smooth automated workflows

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Google Drive MCP?

With a standalone Google Drive MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Google Drive tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Google Drive and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Agent SDK?

Yes, you can. Claude Agent SDK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Google Drive tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Google Drive while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Google Drive scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Google Drive data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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How to integrate Google Drive MCP with Claude Agent SDK

Table of Contents

Connect Google Drive without Auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate Google Drive with

TL;DR

What is Claude Agent SDK?

What is the Google Drive MCP server, and what's possible with it?

Supported Tools & Triggers

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

How the Composio SDK works

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Getting API Keys for Claude/Anthropic and Composio

Install dependencies

Set up environment variables

Import dependencies

Create a Composio instance and Tool Router session

Configure Claude Agent with MCP

Create client and start chat loop

Run the application

Complete Code

Conclusion

How to build Google Drive MCP Agent with another framework

ChatGPT

Antigravity

OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

Codex

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CLI

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Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

OpenCode

VS Code

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Google Drive MCP?

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Agent SDK?

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Google Drive while using Tool Router?

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

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